I’ve been learning Irish for a few months now - incredibly difficult language but fascinating.
Also getting back into poetry and learning different techniques around writing. Not sure I always like some of the very rigid “rules” but it’s interesting to learn. I’ve never been particularly technical with my writing but it has opened my mind to trying new styles.
Been brushing up on mine too. :) What are you using? I had hit a wall but then came across the Sionnach app which is good but hitting a wall with it a bit too.
Nice! Are you Irish yourself? Yeah I started with Duolingo which I still use - I’ve looked at Sionnach but I don’t love the interface though I like the concept. I used duocards for a while too. I think they both have different methods of learning than Duolingo but neither quite has the easy, smooth interface yet! Also did a local online class for a couple of months but the teacher wasn’t very engaging unfortunately so I didn’t carry on 😭 I want to get some 1:1 tutoring at some stage, I think that’s the best way but obviously $$$ 🙄
I have a coworker and friend who is Irish (but not fluent in Irish) and I love getting to practice it with her and leaving her notes in the office in Irish haha. I think getting to use it is the key which is why I’d like a tutor. I’m Australian so no “need” for it here, I just enjoy it and find Ireland fascinating.
I am indeed. I’m honestly fascinated that an Australian would choose to learn Irish. Really cool tbh! What prompted you to pick it if you don’t mind me asking? There are a heap of resources in a thread I started a while back that might be of use to you. I’ll be going through them more deeply soon.
Just a heads up - the dialects are bananas. Like I used to be very comfortable having a conversation with a native speaker back in my youth but the Ulster Irish I find really, really difficult to understand. Partly accent, partly pronunciation.
One small example, the name Róisín in Connacht dialect is row-sheen (like row your boat) but for folks in Ulster it’s ro-sheen (like box). To me the fada on the o = “oh”. Not sure how it ended up like that but there you have it.
I hear you on Sionnach, but I liked that it’s open source / a community effort and spoken by natives. It ramps up very quickly is my only issue.
I’ve been learning Irish for a few months now - incredibly difficult language but fascinating.
Also getting back into poetry and learning different techniques around writing. Not sure I always like some of the very rigid “rules” but it’s interesting to learn. I’ve never been particularly technical with my writing but it has opened my mind to trying new styles.
Been brushing up on mine too. :) What are you using? I had hit a wall but then came across the Sionnach app which is good but hitting a wall with it a bit too.
Nice! Are you Irish yourself? Yeah I started with Duolingo which I still use - I’ve looked at Sionnach but I don’t love the interface though I like the concept. I used duocards for a while too. I think they both have different methods of learning than Duolingo but neither quite has the easy, smooth interface yet! Also did a local online class for a couple of months but the teacher wasn’t very engaging unfortunately so I didn’t carry on 😭 I want to get some 1:1 tutoring at some stage, I think that’s the best way but obviously $$$ 🙄
I have a coworker and friend who is Irish (but not fluent in Irish) and I love getting to practice it with her and leaving her notes in the office in Irish haha. I think getting to use it is the key which is why I’d like a tutor. I’m Australian so no “need” for it here, I just enjoy it and find Ireland fascinating.
I am indeed. I’m honestly fascinated that an Australian would choose to learn Irish. Really cool tbh! What prompted you to pick it if you don’t mind me asking? There are a heap of resources in a thread I started a while back that might be of use to you. I’ll be going through them more deeply soon.
Just a heads up - the dialects are bananas. Like I used to be very comfortable having a conversation with a native speaker back in my youth but the Ulster Irish I find really, really difficult to understand. Partly accent, partly pronunciation.
One small example, the name Róisín in Connacht dialect is row-sheen (like row your boat) but for folks in Ulster it’s ro-sheen (like box). To me the fada on the o = “oh”. Not sure how it ended up like that but there you have it.
I hear you on Sionnach, but I liked that it’s open source / a community effort and spoken by natives. It ramps up very quickly is my only issue.
If you haven’t seen it yet, Kneecap is great.