Summary: Are you learning Irish on your own? Do you feel like there's no way to get into learning some Irish in your everyday life? Audrey Nickel shares five top tips to practicing Irish Gaelic on a daily basis. And you don't need to be an advanced learner to practice these tips. Audrey recommends you make speaking Irish part of your life, and not just a side interest. What you'll hear Label everything - with tips about whether to use translations and phonetics Sing a song - and how music is closely connected with how the brain learns (and how to use that for your own learning) Using the radio - both passive and active listening Read something - including the value of reading aloud Just blog it These strategies are taken from our e-book written by Audrey, The Secrets to Practicing Irish Gaelic Every Day. What's mentioned Be aware of Irish dialects, don't be afraid of them Cén t-Am É? book for kids by Siobhán Grogan Singing in Irish Gaelic by Mary McLaughlin - comes with a CD. Gives the song slowly as speech, then gives the song slowly without music. Excellent for learners. Amhrán is Fiche - Irish karaoke for your computer! Stóir is a Stórín by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin - comes with a book of songs in the Irish language, including translations Litríocht.com and siopa.ie are two online stores specializing in Irish language products Raidió na Gaeltachta (and our post on how to listen) TG4 Irish language television (and our post on how to watch) Irish Learner's Forum - Audrey is "Redwolf" there Do you have any questions for Audrey about the approaches she mentions, or any of your own tips? Be sure to add your comment below. Get the next episode as soon as it’s up Subscribe on iTunes Alternatively, subscribe on Android to this RSS feed Use the audio player in this post. The player also have a download link to grab the episode’s MP3 file. The show comes out each fortnight on Thursdays at 8am EST. Thanks for listening. We’d love to hear from you about the episode. Just leave a comment below. Eoin
