The letter _c_, unless followed by _h_, is always pronounced in Gaelic like the English _k_, a letter not found in Gaelic. The Gaelic pronunciation of the letters _b_, _d_, and _g_ is soft, and they are often sounded more as if they were _p_, _t_, and _k_. In Ross-shire Gaelic _sr_ is pronounced as if it were _str_, and _rt_ as if it were _rst_. The consonant _d_ before the vowels _e_ and _i_, whether followed by another vowel or not, is pronounced as if it were _j_. The consonant _s_ before the vowels _i_ or _e_ is sounded as _sh_. The consonant _l_ has a liquid double sound, unlike anything in English; it may be approximated by lisping the vowel _u_ before and the letter _y_ after the ordinary sound of the letter _l_. The letter _h_ after the consonants _d_, _f_, _g_, _t_, and _s_, in Ross-shire Gaelic, renders those consonants silent; _bh_ and _mh_ are usually pronounced like _v_, a letter not found in the Gaelic alphabet. Sometimes _adh_ seems to be pronounced very like _ag_. The possessive case is frequently formed in Gaelic by the insertion of the letter _h_ after the initial consonant, and of the letter _i_ after the vowel in the first or second syllable. The aspirate _h_ is often inserted between the definite article and a noun beginning with a vowel. Sometimes the letter _t_ is similarly inserted before a noun commencing with a consonant. These, and some other changes, are made for the sake of euphony. The vowel sounds can only be defined with difficulty. The attempts made in this glossary are but imperfect. It may be stated that _ach_ is generally pronounced _och_; _ao_ and _u_, as _oo_; _ea_, as _a_ in "bake"; _a_, _e_, and _i_, usually as in French; _ei_, sometimes as _a_ in "bake," and sometimes as _i_ in "bin"; and _ai_ is sometimes almost like _u_ in "dull," and sometimes like _a_ in "tan." Anyone desiring to pronounce a Gaelic name or word correctly, should ask a native to render it, and try to imitate him; even then, in some cases, it will be impossible to be exactly right. _A cheardach ruadh_ (ar charstock rooer), The red smithy. _Ceardach_, a smithy; _ruadh_, red. _A Mhaighdean_ (ar veytchen), The maiden. See _Maighdean_. _Achagarbh_, properly spelt _Achadhgarbh_ (ach a garrav), Rough field. _Ach_, a field; _garbh_, rough. _Achagarve._ See _Achagarbh_. _Achdistall_, or _Achdiestal_ (achjestel), Field of Diestal. _Ach_, a field; _Diestal_, a Norse word, probably the name of a rock.