Slender and Broad – yes, but how do I say it!? Christmas Homepage › Forums › General Discussion (Irish and English) › Slender and Broad – yes, but how do I say it!? This topic has 15 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 10 years, 10 months ago by Héilics Órbhuí. Viewing 16 post (of 16 total) ← 1 2 Author Posts January 16, 2013 at 8:17 pm #43080 Héilics ÓrbhuíParticipant Yeah in my experience it is usually like the short u sound. Tionchar (in Connacht anyways) sounds vaguely like if you were to say “chunker” in American English (which may or may not help you). Author Posts Viewing 16 post (of 16 total) ← 1 2 You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In