Live Q&As

In this month’s Bitesize Live Q&A Ben and Eoin welcomed you to submit your beginner learners’ questions about the Irish language. Topics covered included blended approaches to learning, learning from poetry and song, prepositions, initial mutations, the Irish primary school system and preserving the linguistic and cultural richness of the language. Here’s a taste of …

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In this month’s Bitesize Live Q&A Ben and Niall answered your questions about how the beginnings of words change (or “mutate”) in Irish depending on context. They also shared some handy tips for learning grammar and pronunciation in Irish! The questions that Bitesize subscribers asked Ben and Niall this month raised some very interesting topics. …

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On this November’s live Q&A, Ben and Siobhán from Bitesize Irish answered your questions on the Genitive Clause (‘An Tuiseal Ginideach’). Watch back to hear them demystify this intricate feature of Irish language grammar. Here are links to resources that were mentioned during the livestream: Conceptualising the Genitive So, as you may be aware, the …

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On this October’s live Q&A Ben and Siobhán from Bitesize Irish answered your questions on raising children with the Irish language. They discussed the challenges that parents can face when trying to introduce more Irish language into daily family life. Watch back to find helpful resources and strategies to help you to achieve your goals, …

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Watch the recording of Ben, Emma and Eoin of Bitesize Irish walk you through Bitesize Irish in 2022. If you’re looking to embark on your Irish language journey with us, you’re surely curious of what’s inside. Watch our walkthrough and an explanation of our membership plans.

Emma and Ben from Bitesize Irish answer your Irish language questions questions live on YouTube! July’s Q&A was all about the biggest challenges that you encounter when learning the Irish language. Question: How do you pronounce consonants When speaking irish? Scarlett said: “My BIGGEST confusion comes from the CONSONANT sounds. Is there somewhere where I …

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These are the shownotes of the Irish Language Live Q&A held by Eoin and Ben in May 2022. Ben grew up in Corca Dhuibhne (the Dingle Peninsula) in County Kerry. We invited questions specifically around Gaelainn Chorca Dhuibhne (the Irish language of Corca Dhuibhne). In the questions below, we’ve linked to specific parts of that …

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Will Bitesize Irish run Irish language immersion courses? We’ve run Irish language workshops in the past. We have been considering this as a team, and it does depends on resources. There is certainly something special about the focus of a weekend or one-week course, to help you learn to speak the Irish language. Other than …

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