A1
Broad and Slender Distinction
Leathan agus Caol
About this concept
The broad/slender rule 'caol le caol agus leathan le leathan' (slender with slender and broad with broad): vowels on both sides of a consonant must agree. This governs spelling and pronunciation throughout Irish.
In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.
Examples
bád (broad á-d) → báid (slender á-i-d)boat → boats
fear (broad e-a-r) → fir (slender i-r)man → men
cas (broad a-s) → cais (slender a-i-s)twist → of the twist
milis (slender i-i-s) → milse (slender i-s-e)sweet → sweeter
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