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Mh, is like v and more nasal than bh. It is silent in the middle and end of some words and gives a nasal sound to the vowel. In some districts it has the sound ofu, as, samhradh, pronounced sauradh.
P, is like p in English.
Ph, is likef in English.
C,isalwayshard,beforea,0, u,ithasthesoundofcincan,after a, 0, u, it has the same sound in some districts, as, cnoc, like ck in lock, but more generally the sound of chk, before e, i and after i, like c in came.
Ch, preceded or followed by a, o. u, has a gutteral sound like ch in loch, in contact with e, i, it has a more slender sound:
Chd, has the sound of chk, as luchd, pronounced luchk.
G, has a flatter sound than c, before and after a, o. u, it is likeg in
got, in contact with e, i, it sounds nearly likeg inget.
Gh, is flatter than ch, before and after e, i, it has the sound ofy in English, in contact with a, 0, u, it has a broader sound. In the middle and end of certain words it is silent.
T, has a flatter sound that t in English, when preceded or followed by a, o. u, the sound is like th in than but stronger and is produced by putting the point of the tongue against or between the teeth, in contact with e, i, it has the sound ofch in chin.
Th, beginning a word has the sound of h, silent in the pronoun thu and in certain tenses of irregular verbs when preceded by d'. In the middle of some words it has a slight aspiration, in others it is silent.
D, is the flat sound of t, in the same position it has almost same sound as t, but softer.
Dh, is equal togh in the same position.
S, in contact with a, o. u, is like s in English, before or after e, i, like sh, after t- (with hyphen) it is silent.