How do you say:
"cead mile failte" & "Taoiseach"
Many thanks
2007-02-15 12:28:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Ireland ➔ Other - Ireland
Many thanks the both of you xxxx
2007-02-15 13:09:14 · update #1
teeshock for taoiseach and kaid-meela-fallta for caed mile failte
2007-02-15 12:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by karen464916 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Taoiseach Pronunciation
2016-09-30 21:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by guyer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taoiseach - tee shockk
Cead Mile Failte - kead mila fallcha
Slan
2007-02-16 00:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by red lyn 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As above - the T of Taoiseach and the D of Céad are palatised sounds.
Your tongue should be at the front of your palate just behind your teeth.
It is the sound that makes Irish people identifiable, no matter how long they have lived away.
Tee shock - Kayd meel-uh fawl-chah
2007-02-16 10:17:35 · answer #4 · answered by Trish D 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cead mile failte - Kade meal_uh fall_che.
Taoiseach - Teeshock
Sláinte - Good health!
2007-02-15 12:39:52 · answer #5 · answered by Polo 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
What everyone else said ... except I wanted to add ...
The T in Taoiseach is not pronounced "T" ... it is more of a very soft "th" ... perhaps as in "with", maybe even softer. If you are familiar with French or Spanish pronunciation you will get my drift.
Likewise, the D in Cead is not like D in English. It is more like a hard "th" ... halfway between "th" in "wither" and a full-blown D.
You will frequently hear these words pronounced with a T and a D on the national TV station, but boy does it grate on the ear.
I suspect English people are unable to hear these differences in pronunciation anyway. I remember learning Spanish with an English girl (she was yummy) and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't pronounce "tengo" ... worse, she couldn't even hear that she was so far wide of the mark.
tengo ..
No, say "thengo"
tengo
No, say "thengo"
tengo ...
arrrrrrrrgh
2007-02-16 09:38:49 · answer #6 · answered by jarlathc0 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
cead mile failte - kaad meela faltha
Taoiseach - teeshock
2007-02-15 22:33:41 · answer #7 · answered by Delete 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Hello,
First let me deal with Taoiseach..... This is to say "tea-shock", and his job is the same as Tony Blairs in England, so the Taoiseach is the Irish Prime Minister....
Now for one of my favourite greetings in the Irish Language ...... Cead-Mile-Failte, this is to say, "cade meela faulture". and it means a "hundred thousand welcomes"
I do so hope you are happy with my translation for you and the meanings are perfectly shown to you in their pronunciations.
Thank you for a lovely query, Bye Tony M
2007-02-16 06:45:45 · answer #8 · answered by tony m 4 · 4⤊ 4⤋
The above are good answers.
Try saying "Pug Ma Hone" to a big, burly Garda (Irish police Officer) next time you are in Ireland.
2007-02-17 06:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by The Shadow 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How nice will it be when Irish really become the nationaly language of Ireland, English have been too dominant.
2007-02-21 05:32:38 · answer #10 · answered by sakinokia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋