Please help with Gaelic

ohayboy · Post by **ohayboy** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:13 am

Sorry about asking something which might sound basic for you guys....

Please teach me how to pronounce the song title 'Fainne Geal an Lae'

Thanks in advance.

m ó c · Post by **m ó c** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:54 am

FONN-yeah gal an lay.

it's difficult to represent gaelic sounds phonetically in english but that's fairly close.

http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/translation/
is a site offering help with the irish language.

slán

mick ó c

níl a bhuíochas ort

John-N · Post by **John-N** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:33 pm

Does anyone know the Irish gaelic word for 'flute' as in irish flute?

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:41 pm

Feadog Mor.

Translates as Big Whistle..

Strange but true..

Slan,
D.

m ó c · Post by **m ó c** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:23 am

you can also say Fliúit, but that is more the classical instrument.

and stranger but also true

Fead-óg Mór literally means Big Young Whistle.

slán

mick ó c