Irish + IPT
Aa = a in “father”
Áá = aw in “saw”
Bb = b in “big”
Cc = k in “kite” before “a,” “o,” “u,” or “á,” and = ch in “loch” before “e” or “i”
Dd = d in “dog”
Dh (as in “dhá”) = th (A soft “th” sound like “gh” in “ghost”)
Ee = eh in “bed”
Éé = ay in “say”
Ff = f in “fish”
Fh = (f)h (it’s used to indicate lenition (aspiration) of the following consonant (“fear” (man) → “fhear” and “puc” (push) → “phuc”)
Gg = g in “go” before “a,” “o,” “u,” or “á,” and = y in “yes” before “e” or “i”
Hh = h in “hello”
Ii = ee in “tree”
Íí = ee in “tree”
Ll = l in “light”
Mm = m in “moon”
Nn = n in “no”
Oo = o in “go”
Óó = oh in “go”
Pp = p in “pen”
Rr = r (a rolled “r” sound)
Ss = s in “sun”
Tt = t in “top”
Uu = oo in “food”
Úú = oo in “food”
Xx = ks in “box”
Яя [Yaya] = ya in “yard”
Zz = (Not used in traditional Irish words)