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ArchivesRe: Ráichéal's pronunciation
in reply to a message by Array
While that site is generally very accurate, this pronunciation is incorrect.
In Gaelic, 'ch' is always pronounced hard just as in German and Hebrew.
In this name the 'ch' is slender and has a short 'yeh' sound after it.
The 'á' is a long [aw] as in 'lawn.'
The 'é' is a long [ay] as in 'rein.'
Ignore the 'i' and 'a' because they are essentially helping vowels.
So Ráichéal is roughly [RAW-khyale].
In Gaelic, 'ch' is always pronounced hard just as in German and Hebrew.
In this name the 'ch' is slender and has a short 'yeh' sound after it.
The 'á' is a long [aw] as in 'lawn.'
The 'é' is a long [ay] as in 'rein.'
Ignore the 'i' and 'a' because they are essentially helping vowels.
So Ráichéal is roughly [RAW-khyale].
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