In this week’s special St. Patrick’s Day episode, Community Coach for the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge, Sadelle Wiltshire, talks with Elizabeth and Benny about learning Irish and joining the Challenge at an upper-beginner level.

This episode features Sadelle, who made significant progress with her Irish speaking abilities in just 90 days with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

We guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

Featured Resources

• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Clozemaster
• italki
• Benny’s top Irish resources

Mentioned in this Episode

• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Benny’s Irish Instagram
• Benny’s Irish TikTok
• Benny’s Irish Twitter
• Teanglann dictionary
• Focloir dictionary
• Tearma dictionary
• Potafocal dictionary
• Futurelearn Irish from Dublin City University
• Gaeilge Gan Stró beginner textbook
• Ranganna beginner course
• Free Zoom classes from Philo-Celtic Society
• Let’s Learn Irish
• Tuairisc news site with learner content
• Nós online magazine
• Childrens’ stories
• Craic le Gaeilge Discord server
• Irish Wordle
• TG4 streaming TV shows in Irish
• Raidió na Gaeltachta
• Seachtain na Gaeilge

Additional Recommended Resources

• Conradh na Gaeilge Los Angeles
• Daltaí na Gaeilge
• Gaeltacht an Oileáin Úir / The North American Gaeltacht
• Irish language book club
• Video news clips and transcripts from Maynooth University - intermediate
• Children’s newsletter from Maynooth University - beginner

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• Joining the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge at an A2 level
• Humor as a motivator when learning
• Music and singing when learning Irish
• Getting your head around Irish pronunciation
• How to deal with the different Irish dialects
• Gaelic vs Irish
• How to build a community in your target language
• First steps and resources for Irish
• The secret to having fun in your target language
• Overcoming shyness, perfectionism and fear of speaking

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy