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Buntus Cainte Ceim a hAon: A First Step in Spoken Irish Part 1 (Irish and English Edition) Paperback – January 1, 2002

Irish Edition by Tomas O Domhnallain (Author), William Bolger (Illustrator)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 ratings
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Buntus Cainte (English: Basic Speaking) was a programme aimed at teaching the Irish language that was broadcast on Radio Telefis Eireann in Ireland, beginning in 1967. The show was presented by Maire O Neill and Aileen Geoghegan. The programme catered for people with little or no Irish. Phrases were spoken by the presenters in both Irish and English, and were also overlaid (in Irish) on a simple static cartoon relating to the phrase. Buntus Cainte is the most successful course in Irish ever, and is in continual demand. Now for the first time the course books and listening material are available as part of the same package. The material from the original recordings has been remastered and is now on audio CD attached to this book.
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  1. Print length
    134 pages
  2. Language
    English, Irish
  3. Publisher
    An Gum
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2002
  5. ISBN-10
    1857910656
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1857910650
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ An Gum (January 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Irish
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 134 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1857910656
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1857910650
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 ratings

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Sheila Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars good value
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2023
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Arrived in excellent condition. Appears to be an excellent addition to my language library.
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Meredith
5.0 out of 5 stars Received timely and in excellent condition.
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
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Learn the Irish language.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Start here if you to learn useful Irish without a lot of "boring grammar".
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015
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As a linguist who has studied Irish for a little over 20 years, I still believe this is the best beginner book of Irish for those otherwise averse to "heavy grammar" type text books. It's not technical at all, but the vocabulary and sentences taught in the book are very useful, and the organization according to themes and patterns make the Irish language easy to grasp. The characters are funny and easy to relate to.

I enjoy using this book with my young children.

As a side note, one also learns from this book what life in Ireland must have been like in the 1960s, and gleans also from it just how much the world has, and has not, changed since then, especially for women and children.
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Jen F.
5.0 out of 5 stars great course
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
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Buntús Cainte is a great course for learning Irish. It does not include grammar explanations so you'll need other materials for that, but for memorizing vocabulary and phrases listening to these CDs has helped me enormously.
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avid reader
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent beginning
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013
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Be sure to buy it new or make sure it mentions having CD's. A used book without CD's is useless. Make no mistake it takes a lot of practice but find it very valuable. I frankly think a few tips about how vowels and constanants are pronounced are very necessary also to help you verify what you think you hear, but these are accessible online. I particularly like that when introducing new material they speak slowly, then use it in conversation style which is of course much faster to acclimate your ear.
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GordM
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent first step
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2010
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A well conceived approach to learning what can at best be described as a "challenging" language. The inclusion of the CD and the drawings means that the student is able to see and hear the words at the same time, thus enabling what is commonly called the audio-visual approach. Grammar can be imparted visually rather than through endless rules and lists, and vocabulary is learned through situations. It is no surprise that this book has its legendary reputation; it is clearly as good as it gets for students who do not have daily access to a teacher.
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Jean Pickard
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for getting started and there are many resources ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2016
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This is a great book for getting started and there are many resources online that go along with the book. I am taking a beginning Irish language class and this is the book they use in class. The simple conversations build on each other throughout the book, so before you know it you are able to have a basic conversation in Irish!
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Georgeanne Flanagan
4.0 out of 5 stars Learning Gaelic
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2013
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I am taking a Gaelic language class and the instructor chose this book. The only problem I have is with the cds, the speakers talk too fast for beginners. The illustrations are cute and add fun to the learning.
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CTYDEHT
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. It’s the only one you need
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2022
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If you wish to speak Gaeilge buy this and parts 2 & 3. A suberb course that will get you having real conversations from lesson one. No complicated grammar, no verb tables etc you can do all that afterwards.
This will get you speaking confidently ( and if you wish reading and writing ). Each lesson is very short but effective and if you follow its recommendation of little and often you will soon find yourself thinking in Gaeilge. If only all language courses were as good
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Pluton
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 5, 2016
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It's very good, and it's more interesting than other books.
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Will
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, friendly and speedy response
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2021
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Great service, with book - in great condition- delivered rapidly, with a friendly personal note.
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Steve T W Rowley
5.0 out of 5 stars I would recommend this to anyone wanting to learn Irish
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 5, 2018
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Fantastic little book for the beginner in Irish language learning. The CDs give clear pronunciation and the book, even only though it is only A5 size, is easy to read and be taken anywhere. There is also an app linked to the course.
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Rosaleen D.
5.0 out of 5 stars I would highly recommend this book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2021
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Very easy to access, I have just started to learn Gaeilge.
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