I have an Interest in Irish?

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I have an interest in learningthe Irish language. My husband is Irish, I am half Irish and my oldest son is about to embark on a school abroad program where he will be in Cork County for the semester. I promised him that if he took the time to learn it, I would also. Could anyone tell me where to look online for a great on line course? And just as an added bonus, if there is anyone out there that already speaks the language, I would love to tell me hubby I love him in Irish! Please be sure to write it phoenetically so I can pronounce it correctly. Thanks in advance to you all!

alpha · Accepted Answer

The first site below has eight free online lessons in Irish with audio files.  The second site has more lessons (128) with phonetic pronunciation.

You can say 'I love you' a few ways.  The first 'Gráim thú' is pronounced 'graw-im hoo'.  A more traditional way of saying it is 'Mo ghrá thú', pronounced 'muh graw hoo' or 'Is tú mo ghrá', pronounced 'iss too muh graw' - the G sound when followed by a H (as in 'ghrá') is very guttural. You can hear sound files for these at the third site.

Anonymous · Answer

TÃ¡ gaeilge agam =]]

Is eirinnach mÃ© :D

I have been speaking it since i was young, but you may want to try Rosetta Stone

I used it to learn Welsh, it is expensive $549.....BUT IT IS WORTH IS SOOO MUCH

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to i-have-no-nickname

to say I love you is grÃ¡im tu....or if yu wanna say it with even more meaning its Taim i ngra leat

graim tu = i love you
taim i ngra leat = I am in love with you

Je t&#39;aime. · Answer

http://gaeliccollege.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=48

http://www.learn4good.com/distance_learn/ireland_online_irish_courses.htm

these are online courses for Gaelic, i hope thats what you mean when you say irish.

good luck!

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