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rmaddy
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:18 pm Post subject: Uisce beatha |
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Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast! |
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Quaich1
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: Uisce beatha |
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| rmaddy wrote: | Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast! |
Here's the pronunciation you're looking for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kpoZWU7Sf0
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rmaddy
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:54 am Post subject: Re: Uisce beatha |
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| Quaich1 wrote: | | rmaddy wrote: | Help a poor Yank out.
I can't find any good consensus on Scottish pronunciation of uisce beatha. The Irish seem to say "ishka ba". My best guess for Scottish would be "ooshke bay-ha", or perhaps "ooshka bayah".
Starting a whisky club in Minnesota and don't want to mispronounce the toast! |
Here's the pronunciation you're looking for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kpoZWU7Sf0
Cheers and welcome to the Forum. |
Thanks! I had seen that, but also this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0VaU_rJzsc
The second word sounds different to me, but I suppose either is close enough. |
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