San fhoilseachán seo, déanfaimid machnamh ar cad is fuaim cainte ann agus cad iad na cineálacha atá ann. Tugaimid táblaí freisin le fuaimeanna na teanga, agus iad briste síos ina: gutha agus bodhar, crua agus bog, péireáilte agus gan phéire.
Ábhar
Sainmhíniú fuaime
Fuaime cainte is é a chloisimid agus a rá.
Úsáidtear fuaimeanna don chumarsáid bhriathartha agus is iad seo:
- gutaí – is féidir iad a chanadh (i eochair ar bith). Sa chás seo, ní bheidh an t-aer ag teacht amach as an béal teacht ar constaicí ina cosán.
- consain – ní féidir iad a chanadh.
Táblaí fuaimeanna na teanga saor in aisce,
Fuaimeanna guta: [a], [i], [o], [y], [s] agus [e].
Consain ghlórtha agus gan ghuth
| Péireáilte | Gan ghá | ||
| Gutha | Bodhar | Gutha | Bodhar |
| [b], [b´] | [p], [p´] | [agus'] | [x], [x´] |
| [i], [i'] | [f], [f´] | [l], [l´] | [c] |
| [g], [g´] | [k], [k´] | [mm'] | [ch'] |
| [d], [d´] | [t], [t'] | [n], [n´] | [sh'] |
| [F] | [i] | [p], [p´] | |
| [z], [z'] | [c], [c´] |
Consain chrua agus bhog
| Péireáilte | Gan ghá | ||
| Soladach | Bog | Soladach | Bog |
| [b] | [b] | [F] | [agus'] |
| [i] | [i'] | [c] | [ch'] |
| [g] | [G'] | [i] | [sh'] |
| [d] | [d'] | ||
| [h] | [le'] | ||
| [chun] | [chun'] | ||
| [l] | [l'] | ||
| [m] | [m'] | ||
| [níl] | [n'] | ||
| [P] | [p'] | ||
| [R] | [r'] | ||
| [ó] | [le'] | ||
| [t] | [t'] | ||
| [F] | [f'] | ||
| [NS] | [x'] |
Mar sin, tá 42 fhuaim i : 6 ghuta agus 36 chonsan.