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    Does anyone have an Irish language dictionary PDF with pronounciation guides?

    So far all the ones I've downloaded don't have any pronounciation guides next to the words, if anyone could give me a download link for one with pronounciation guides it would be a huge help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eldritch View Post
    So far all the ones I've downloaded don't have any pronounciation guides next to the words, if anyone could give me a download link for one with pronounciation guides it would be a huge help.
    Building a dictionary for the Irish community in this manner isn't perfect. There are many words that are yet to be added. More than that, the structure of the dictionary is relatively simplistic and doesn't give all relevant grammatical and usage information. But to have a usable — and useful — Irish dictionary built by the Irish community is better than not.
    Irish Dictionary

    And there's this Link
    I watched with glee, while your kings and queens, fought for ten decades for the gods they made.

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    I watched with glee, while your kings and queens, fought for ten decades for the gods they made.

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    Personally I prefer http://www.focal.ie/ as it is run by Foras na Gaeilge.

    As for the pronunciation abair.ie — romhchainteoir is very good.

    I tend to find any other Irish online dictionary's are not great...
    To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eldritch View Post
    So far all the ones I've downloaded don't have any pronounciation guides next to the words, if anyone could give me a download link for one with pronounciation guides it would be a huge help.
    Try www.daltai.com.Comprehensive grammar section and very lively forum too.

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    Dictionary of Irish Terms which was recommended above is good for terminology but not for everyday expressions.

    The only decent on-line dictionary is:
    An Foclóir Beag
    but it is an Irish dictionary rather than a bilingual dictionary.

    In any event, neither of the above give pronunciations.

    Here is a cheap (€6) printed dictionary that does give pronunciations:
    https://www.cuplafocal.ie//catalog/p...95636ec771d5e1

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