II Stress in English Language
Sh, has the sound of h.
L, before or after a, o. u and II after a, 0, u, have a flatter sound
than I in English and is produced by pressing the point of the
tongue against the teeth as in the word that, in contact with e, i,
the sound is like II in million. It has a simple sound after i and
when aspirated it is like I in English.
N, in conjunction with a, o. u, is like n in English, m has a flatter
sound, with e, i, it has a slender sound like n in pinion, n aspirated
has the sound of n in English, after c, g, m, t, it resembles the
sound ofr.
R, rr, like r in English.
Monosyllables ending in Ib, lbh, /g, 1m, nm, r;g, rb, rbh, rm, are
sounded as two syllables, thus, flar;g (fearug), dealbh (dealuv),
marbh (maruv).
The letters 1, n, have an aspirated sound, though the aspirate let-
ter is not used, so also has r though much slighter.
ENqlisli is NOT pliONETic
Always remember that English is not 'phonetic'. That means that
we do not always say a word the same way that we spell it.
Some words can have the same spelling but different pronuncia-
tion, for example:
I like to read [ri:d].
I have read [red] that book.
Some words have different spelling but the same pronunciation,
for example:
I have read [red] that book.
My favourite colour is red [red].