A Gaelic Alphabet: A Guide to the Pronunciation of Gaelic Letters and Words

by George McLennan

Using his knowledge of the conventions of the language and not a little humour, George McLennan offers a straightforward guide to the Gaelic alphabet.

Genres: Nonfiction

80 pages

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[David Bisset · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but too much emphasis upon micro-differences in pronunciation.

[Michael Bauer · Rating 1 out of 5]

If the aim is a very rough and ready guide for tourists trying to wrap their tongue around Gaelic, then fair enough.
But it's useless as a guide for serious learners of Gaelic. You simply cannot replicate the sounds of Gaelic using English syllables. It just does not work. You wouldn't expect a German to understand duss-an-yah-gah when they're expecting Düsenjäger... this book will lead to Gaelic on a part with that unfortunately.

[Crystal Jewell Killeen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book to accompany my other learning materials for Scottish Gaelic.