gaelic pronunciation

[beloitpiper]

I know (or think I know) that slainte is pronounced "slanj-uh" with the last syllable sometimes dropped altogether. How is failte (sp?) pronounced?

Sláinte = "slaan-sha"

Fáilte = "Fall-sha"

How is "mo croi" pronounced? And what does it mean?

How is "tuatha" pronounced?

Mo chroi = "mo (gutteral, like "loch") ch-oye

It means "my heart" as a term of endearment, usually said "A Stór Mo Chroí" which means "Darling of my heart" pronounced "Ah store mo ch-oye"

Tuatha = "too-ha"

[DWFII]

Slainte = "slaan-sha"
Mo chroi = "mo (gutteral, like "loch") ch-oye"

What does "slaan" sound like in English? What does in rhyme with?

So the "mo" in mo chroi sounds like "maw?"

And is the "ch" in chroi a soft ch as in "church" or is is hard as in "loch?"

Somewhere I got the impression that gaelic had no soft "c" sound not even in "ch."

[beloitpiper]

What does "slaan" sound like in English? What does in rhyme with?

So the "mo" in mo chroi sounds like "maw?"

And is the "ch" in chroi a soft ch as in "church" or is is hard as in "loch?"

Somewhere I got the impression that gaelic had no soft "c" sound not even in "ch."

Slaan, like "awning". I guess I should've typed it "slawn-cha".

Mo as in "Muh"

Ch soft like the end of "loch". Like in the German language.