This is a quick cheat sheet for the sounds found in Irish (Munster).
There are at least 2 i sounds in Irish (Munster). In terms of all possible i sounds, there is the basic most common i sound, the secondary i sound, and the tertiary i sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| I | I | Like "ih" in "pit". | ɪ |
| i% | i_ | Long "ee" sound. | iː |
There are at least 2 e sounds in Irish (Munster). In terms of all possible e sounds, there is the basic most common e sound, the secondary e sound, and the tertiary e sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| E | E | Like "eh" in "pet". | ɛ |
| e% | e_ | Long "day" sound. | eː |
There are at least 2 a sounds in Irish (Munster). In terms of all possible a sounds, there is the basic most common a sound, the secondary a sound, and the tertiary a sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| a | a | Like "ah" in father sound. | a ɑ ä |
| a% | a_ | Long "ah" sound. | aː |
There are at least 3 o sounds in Irish (Munster). In terms of all possible o sounds, there is the basic most common o sound, the secondary o sound, and the tertiary o sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| O | O | Like "uuh" in "book" sound. | ʊ ɯ |
| 1 | o$ | British oah sound. | ɔ |
| o% | o_ | Long "oh" sound. | oː |
There are at least 2 u sounds in Irish (Munster). In terms of all possible u sounds, there is the basic most common u sound, the secondary u sound, and the tertiary u sound, as well as long and nasal forms of each.
| U | U | Like "uh" in "up" sound. | ə ɞ ɐ ɘ ʌ |
| u% | u_ | Long "oo" sound. | uː |
There is at least 1 m sound in Irish (Munster). Notice the English m and mm have a similar shape.
| m3 | my~ | Palatalized m | mʲ |
There is at least 1 n sound in Irish (Munster). Notice the English n and nn have a similar shape.
| n3 | ny~ | Palatalized n | nʲ |
There is at least 1 q sound in Irish (Munster).
| q | q | Regular ng | ŋ ɴ |
There is at least 1 g sound in Irish (Munster).
| g | g | Regular g | ɡ ɢ |
There is at least 1 d sound in Irish (Munster). Notice the English d and dd have a similar shape.
| d5 | dy~ | Palatalized d | dʲ |
There are at least 2 b sounds in Irish (Munster). Notice the English b and bb have a similar shape.
| b6 | bG~ | Velarized b | bˠ |
| b5 | by~ | Palatalized b | bʲ |
There is at least 1 t sound in Irish (Munster).
| t5 | ty~ | Palatalized t | tʲ |
There is at least 1 k sound in Irish (Munster).
| k | k | Regular k | k |
There is at least 1 h sound in Irish (Munster).
| h | h | Regular h | h |
There is at least 1 y sound in Irish (Munster). Notice the English y and yy have a similar shape, although the Tone yy is like a Tone OO with a tail.
| y | y | Regular y | j |
There is at least 1 w sound in Irish (Munster). Notice the English w and ww have a similar shape.
| w | w | Regular w | w |
There is at least 1 sh sound in Irish (Munster).
| x | x | Regular sh | ʃ |
There is at least 1 r sound in Irish (Munster).
| G | G | Velar r like the French r sound | ɣ ʁ |