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Audio - Go! Gaelic Language Learning in Scotland from Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig. Audio. This section provides audio support for training and a bank of song and audio files relating to topics for use as supplementary material. Core Language – The complete Core Language vocabulary is available for practice and reference.
- Enter Raidió Na Gaeltachta
- Listening Is An Important Part of Learning
- Getting Started
- Start Slowly — Just Listen
- Customizing Your Listening
- Podcasts
- Useful Terms
- Other Radio Stations and A TV Station
One day an on-line acquaintance happened to mention that he’d been listening to an Irish-language radio station — Raidió na Gaeltachta (“Gaeltacht Radio”) on-line. That passing mention revolutionized my Irish language learning.
No matter how many learning programs you try, ultimately nothing really substitutes for regularly hearing the language spoken naturally, at normal speed, by fluent, and preferably native, speakers. Unless you’re lucky enough to be sitting in a pub in the Gaeltacht listening to the locals converse, on-line radio is one of the best and easiest ways t...
Step 1
To listen to Raidió na Gaeltachta(affectionately known as “RnaG”) first go to: http://www.rte.ie/radio/(opens in a new browser tab) This is the radio section of the website for RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann): Ireland’s national public broadcaster.
Step 2
Click the button that looks like this: (You’ll see a row of circular buttons across the top of the page. Click on the one that says “Raidió na Gaeltachta,” which is the fourth from the left. Their logo is displayed so badly, you won’t be able to read the last bit of that phrase.) This will bring up a drop-down menu, with choices that include “Listen Live,” “Schedule,” and “Podcast.”
Step 3
Click on “Listen Live” on the menu that pops up. This will bring up the RTÉ Player, and whatever program RnaG is currently broadcasting will begin to play.
When you first start listening to Irish radio, even if you’ve been studying the language for a while, you’ll have a difficult time following it (in fact, it will probably sound like a lot of gibberish!). Don’t worry about that! What you want to do is just have it playing in the background while you go about your daily routine. What you’re doing is ...
As you get more used to listening to the radio in Irish, you may want to tailor your listening to programs that are more to your tastes, or that will help you with particular terms (such as weather terms). Fortunately, a lot of RnaG’s programs are archived, so you can listen to them whenever you want. To do this, look at the upper right corner of t...
Some RnaG programs are also available via podcast. If you’d like to explore this option, go back to http://www.rte.ie/radio/. Click on the “Raidió na Gaeltachta” button again, and choose the “Podcast” option from the drop-down menu. You’ll be taken to a new page, on which you can see the programs available for podcast (these have descriptions both ...
When trying to decide which program you’d like to listen to, you might want to keep these useful terms in mind: 1. Ceol Traidisiúnta: Traditional Music 2. Ceol na Cruinne: World music 3. Nuacht: News 4. Priomhscéalta Nuachta: Headline News 5. Caint agus Comhrá: Talk and Conversation
Once you’ve gotten comfortable with RnaG, you may want to explore these other on-line radio stations, as well as TG4, Ireland’s national Irish-language TV station. All offer the majority of their programming in Irish, though they do have more English-language content than does RnaG: Raidió na Life: “Liffey Radio,” originating in Dublin. Click on “L...
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Nov 20, 2021 · Best Irish Language Podcasts ☘️: Learn Irish Gaelic By Listening! by FluentIrish November 20, 2021. Blog article. Best Irish language podcasts in 2021 – and why they are a great way to learn and improve your Irish Gaelic skills!
Mar 4, 2023 · Duolingo. Duolingo is the free language learning phone app and is the perfect way to learn Irish on the go and for free. Even if you’ve only a few minutes to practice each day, this phone app ...
