Irish Level 1 & 2 Set with Audio Companion™
What do I get?
Build a foundation and navigate your surroundings. Learn fundamental Irish vocabulary and essential language structure from greetings and introductions to simple questions and their answers. Gain the confidence to talk about your environment such as giving and getting directions, telling time, dining out, shopping, and enjoying basic social interactions.
Inside the box, you’ll find:
- Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1 & 2 (Windows/Mac)
- USB Headset with microphone
- User’s guide
- Audio Companion, a multiple-CD set to play or download to your MP3 player
Irish Learning Tips
- You’ll notice stroke marks over some letters in Irish. These indicate when a vowel is long.
- The meaning of words in Irish can depend on whether the vowel is long or short.
- You may notice that each consonant in Irish has two varieties of pronunciation, depending on context.
- Don’t be surprised if you see uppercase letters within a word. In some situations, the second letter appears in upper case.
- Irish has no exact equivalent of ‘yes.’ Instead of affirming with a single word, an Irish speaker generally repeats the question.
- You’ll notice that Irish noun forms vary depending on whether they are masculine or feminine.
- While in many languages, words change at the end to reflect their relationship with other words, Irish words can change at the beginning as well. For example, an ‘h’ may be inserted.
What will I learn?
This set will help you:
- Learn the basics
- Build intermediate-level conversational skills
- Spell and write accurately
- Speak without a script
- Retain what you’ve learned
- Read and understand your new language
Sample topics include:
- Age, family relations, household items
- Questions, greetings, introductions
- Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
- Directions, locations, telling time
- Present, past and future tense
- Apologies and polite requests
- How to order at a restaurant and give and receive directions
- Emotions, opinions, and ideas
System Requirements
Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations
- Windows 2000 or later
- Mac OS 10.4 or later
- 512 MB RAM
- 1 GHz or faster processor speed
- 600 MB free hard-drive space (per level)
- 16-bit sound card
- 800 x 600 display resolution (1024 x 768 recommended)
- Internet or phone connection required for product activation
- Speech recognition feature requires a USB headset microphone (included with purchase)
- 16X CD-ROM Drive (for installation)
Note for Microsoft® Windows Vista™ users:
Current Rosetta Stone products have been engineered to install and run on the Windows Vista operating system. Some 3rd party components used in Rosetta Stone products have not been certified by Microsoft as ‘Vista Compliant’. Accordingly, you may encounter some Vista-related operating issues. Rosetta Stone technical support may or may not be able to resolve these Vista-related issues. Rosetta Stone hereby disclaims any representations, warranties, guaranties and conditions with respect to the compatibility of the Rosetta Stone products with the Windows Vista operating systems.
User Reviews
5 out of 5
Makes learning a difficult language easier
"Rosetta Stone makes learning Irish easier and more instinctive. Because English is not used, you don't learn to translate but rather you learn by listening to native speakers and visualizing. The Audio Companion helps me ..."
- Sully
(Lee's Summit, MO), 2009-07-11 | more
5 out of 5
Very Helpful
"Rosetta Stone is a great way to learn a language. It uses audio and visual learning methods. It sometimes feels like I am playing a game of matching insted of learning! Both my husband and ..."
- Gizmo
(Lisle, IL), 2009-03-11 | more
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