Learn Irish
Irish Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion™
What do I get?
Communicate and connect with the world. Build a foundation of fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure. Develop the Irish language skills to enjoy social interactions such as travel and shopping and learn to share your ideas and opinions in Irish.
Inside the box, you'll find:
- Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1, 2 & 3 (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:
- Build your vocabulary and language abilities
- Spell and write accurately
- Speak without a script
- Retain what you’ve learned
- Read and understand your new language
- Share ideas and opinions, express feelings and talk about everyday life
Sample topics include:
- The basics, such as age and family relations
- 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
- Political, media, business and religious terms
System Requirements
Requirements for Rosetta Stone User Workstations
- Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5
- 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 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
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GRÁ!!!!
"I have been trying to learn Irish by book and disc, and they didn't work well, then I started taking classes at the local heritage centre, and they were going alright, but slow, and I ..."
- GraimGaeilge
(Chicago, IL), 2009-04-17 | more
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Amazing
"This system was absolutely amazing. I had four weeks to learn a new language before leaving on a month long trip to Ireland. It was the easiest thing I had to do to get ready ..."
- lbpc
(Montana), 2009-07-11 | more
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