Scottish vs Irish
Scottish and Irish differ from each other in terms of grammar and some intonations even though at first when you hear them, you would probably think that they are the same. This is because they belong to the same Gaelic language with Manx language as the third one.
Scottish
In Scotland, Gaelic is pronounced as Gah-Lick and they sound like very aggressive or always angry. Scottish accents when pronouncing words with letter “r”, they tend to speak it much like of the Spanish wherein the “r:” is hardly spoken like there are two r’s. Words ending in “ing” are pronounced normally but dropping the letter “g” and the letter “I” is spoken like “ayt” like in “fight” and “light”.
Irish
The Irish accents are considered by a number of people around the world as one of the sexiest accents that exist. This is because when they speak, their accents are very lively and it seems that they are happy all the time just by listening to them talking. The “TH” sound in words is pronounced as a soft “T”. Gaelic in Irish accent is pronounced as Gai-Lick.
Difference between Scottish and Irish
When the first time you hear an Irish talking and a Scottish talks, you would probably say that they have the same intonation or accent. But the more you listen carefully is the more that you will be aware that Scottish accents are somewhat aggressive when compared to the Irish accent which is soft, gay, and lively. Gaelic in Scottish is Gah-Lick while it is Gai-Lick in Irish. Irish is known for their own words like “aye” whereas the word “wee” is popularized by the Scottish. The “R” in Scottish is like two “Rs” whereas it is softly spoken in Irish.
The difference between Scottish and Irish is on the quality of their intonation and accent. While Scottish is very aggressive, Irish is sexier since they speak very lively and happily.
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In brief: • Gaelic in Scottish is pronounced as Gah-Lick whereas it is pronounce as Gai-Lick in Irish. • Scottish sounds very aggressive while the Irish sounds lively. • While the “R” in Scottish is hardly spoken like there are two Rs, the “TH” in Irish, on the other hand, sounds like a soft “T”. |
Aren’t you confusing the Scots and Irish varieties of English with the Scots and Irish versions of Gaelic? Comparing and contrasting Irish/Scots English with Irish and Scottish Gaelic is like comparing and contrasting Swedish and Norwegian with Spanish and Portuguese.
Moreover, you can find some very lovely, gentle, liliting accents in the West of Scotland and on the islands, while you can hear some very harsh and aggressive accents in Northern Ireland – think of Ian Paisley.
In brief, the four languages / dialects dealt with in this post differ between them far more than the three points listed above; none is “sexier” than the other, nor more aggressive or lively – in fact, I often feel, when listening to RTÉ’s Irish programmes that Irish is more strident than the Scots Gaelic broadcast on the BBC, but that is probably due to the speaker rather than the language.
To be really brief, they each have their own charms and faults.