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- "I gcónaí!"
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The audio is done by a real human, and DL has already had to replace it once (the original audio was spoken by a non-native, who made lots of mistakes). This is why they won't have complete audio for the course (especially because DL is still running in the red) and why you'll see some 2 year old comments about how bad the audio is.
For now, I do suggest sticking to Teanglann, and, if you know the IPA, go read the WIkipedia page on Irish orthography; it's a good descriptor of how it's used, and Irish orthography is fairly regular.
I'm not certain (this is a guess based on the above comment), but 'i' = 'in' and 'conai' = 'residence' so 'i gconai' comes from the concept of being 'in residence.' "Always" in this sense is almost like a state of being. Sort of how some language's word for "eternal" doesn't mean "forever" in reference to a timeline, rather it means "completely" in the sense of permeating something completely. I always sing. The joy of singing resides in me. It is in residence.