As Gaeilge

United States
March 26, 2016 5:04am CST
I thought I would throw this out there in hopes that someone here can tell me a reputable source to learn Irish from online. I know there are sites like Italki but they only have one teacher last I checked. I do like the idea of being able to speak to an Irish Speaking person one on one though. Duolingo is another site and then there is bitesize but those are the only ones I know of that teach Irish. There is youtube as well, and it helps somewhat. There is Forvo.com for pronounciation but I find some of the audio on there is not clear or is spoken too fast. I'd also like some books recommended to me, mainly on grammar, a good English - Irish dictionary. Another hurdle is what dialect. I know with the celtic languages there are different dialects. I think I'd want to learn Ulster Dialect but I'd like resources / material that ONLY cover that dialect so that I won't get confused whilst learning. So any suggestions?
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
26 Mar 16
@scribbledadnauseum As someone who lives in Ulster I can say that I've never spoken a word in Irish and never need to, even in the Gaeltacht.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Mar 16
From what I have read it is not a requisite to study Irish in Northern Ireland. I just looked at a map of the Gaeltacht, and while I am not sure how current the map is, it seems very very small areas speak the Irish Language in Northern Ireland.
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
26 Mar 16
I dont have any real suggestions except for YouTube videos Reality.
Oshy
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
26 Mar 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum Oh I see Reality..I had never really watched them but just figured they would be on there. Hope you find a reliable source, if I happen on one will let you know friend.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView Thank You, I would appreciate it. Yes, youtube is great but everyone tends to cover the same info and some are better than others, but still when you are working with a dialect...
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Mar 16
THe problem with that is it's always just the very basics and you can't be sure that you are getting the dialect you want etc... Still I do depend on them for some pronounciations.
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suzzy3
@suzzy3 (8341)
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26 Mar 16
I cannot help you but wish you well with learning Irish ,I think that must be very difficult.
AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
26 Mar 16
I can pick up on latin based languages okay enough, but yes this will in a whole new league. Couple that with the fact I am over here and the best sources for it are over there! I do have a friend who has studied Celtic a bit before, but which celtic I am not sure.