Dia duit Fáilte (Welcome) › Forums › General Discussion (Irish and English) › Dia duit This topic has 1 reply, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 years, 9 months ago by Labhrás. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts November 28, 2019 at 5:20 pm #37092 bunktron6KParticipant Why is it that“Dia duit” is pronounced “djiah gwich” But for “Cad is ainm duit” it’s pronounced “cahd iss anim ditch? “ From http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/gaelic.html I’m referring to the “duit” November 29, 2019 at 5:53 pm #46452 LabhrásParticipant Why is it that“Dia duit” is pronounced “djiah gwich” But for “Cad is ainm duit” it’s pronounced “cahd iss anim ditch? “ From http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/gaelic.html I’m referring to the “duit” Dia duit ~Dia dhuit “D” in “duit” (and in similar forms of do) is often lenited (ie. dhuit, at least so pronounced), especially after vowels (e.g. after Dia), less often after consonants (e.g. ainm) so:Dia dhuitbut …ainm duit Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In