2006-12-09 10:04:41 · 10 answers · asked by Lina 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Generally speaking, the main difference is that English is counted among the Germanic languages and Irish with the Celtic ones.
Specifically there are many things, two spring to mind immediately:
One of the main characteristics of Celtic languages is that inflection changes not only the ending, but also the initial sound of a word.
e.g "mathair" (= a mother) but "mo mhathair" my mother, and the initial sound changes from "m" to "w"
Another striking difference is that the pronoun comes after the verb in ordinary sentences, in English that happens only rarely in questions like "Can I ...?" etc.
2006-12-09 10:28:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most people in Ireland speak English, though there are some minor difference. Irish, however, is a completely different language. It is still an offical lanauge in Ireland, but most speak English instead.
2006-12-09 10:18:13 · answer #2 · answered by chemicalimbalance000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Irish actually do speak English.
2006-12-09 10:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's a totally different language so I'd say there's a lot of differences
2006-12-09 10:13:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gaelic influence
2006-12-09 10:12:06 · answer #5 · answered by kareiche 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its totally different
heres some examples
ENGLISH IRISH
how are you = conas ata tu?
hello = dia is muire agat
2006-12-09 10:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
quite a lot
2006-12-09 10:06:27 · answer #7 · answered by epbr123 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the accent
2006-12-09 10:09:23 · answer #8 · answered by May 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nothing,,just accent
2006-12-09 10:13:04 · answer #9 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its in the rhythm.
2006-12-09 10:09:10 · answer #10 · answered by siaosi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋