Pronunciation Flashcards
ng
as in ‘gang’
a
short as in ‘cat’
long as in ‘car’
e
short as in ‘met’
long as in ‘pear’
i
short as in ‘bit’
long as in ‘feel’
o
short as in ‘hot’
long as in ‘bore’
u
short as in ‘bin’
long as in the ee in ‘seen’
w
usually pronounced as in ‘moon’
following g is is usually pronounced as in ‘went’
y
has two sounds ‘ee’ of ‘i’ in the final syllable or in words of one syllable
‘uh’ in the preceding syllables
dyn (man) pronounced deen
mynydd (mountain)
How are long vowels sometimes marked?
With a het
ae, ai and au
as in ‘aisle’
Cymraeg (Welsh)
LLundain (London)
Mwynhau (to enjoy)
ei and eu
as in ‘way’
eithaf (quite)
neu (or)
oe, oi and ou
as in ‘boy’
poeth (hot)
rhoi (to give/to put)
cyffrous (exciting)
ew
pronounced ‘eh-oo’
tew (fat)
aw
like ‘ou’ in ‘cloud’
llawn (full)
ow
as in ‘oh’
brown (brown)
