Welsh - Pronunciation Flashcards
Pronounce ‘b’
B as in ba
Pronounce ‘a’
A as in mam
Pronounce ‘c’
C as in car
Pronounce ‘ch’
CH as in chi (scotich loch, bach)
Pronounce ‘d’
D as in da
Pronounce ‘dd’
DD as in dda (as english tha, the)
Pronounce ‘e’
E as in hen
Pronounce ‘f’
F as in fa (like english v in very or f in of)
Pronounce ‘ff’
FF as in ffa (like ff in different or off)
Pronounce ‘g’
G as in gan (like english good)
Pronounce ‘ng’
NG as in ing
Pronounce ‘h’
H as in hon (or hen)
Pronounce ‘i’
I as in ci ( like i in idiom )
Pronounce ‘l’
L as in lan
Pronounce ‘ll’
LL as in lle (aspirate l very much like ch in chain)
Pronounce ‘m’
M as in man
Pronounce ‘n’
N as in nan
Pronounce ‘o’
O as in to ( like english door)
Pronounce ‘j’
J as in garej ( as in english jam)
Pronounce ‘p’
P as in pen
Pronounce ‘ph’
PH as in phen (like english physics)
Pronounce ‘r’
R as in carrrr (very roll)
Pronounce ‘rh’
RH as in rhif (aspirate r)
Pronounce ‘s’
S as in saff
Pronounce ‘t’
T as in ti
Pronounce ‘th’
TH as in cath (like th in english thin)
Pronounce ‘u’
U as in pump (same sound as english pimp)
Pronounce ‘w’
Consonant W as in wind
Vowel W as in pwll (/push/)
Pronounce ‘y’
Y with ei sound as in dyn (like sit)
Y with err sound as in Cymru, yn (like gun)
Prynhawn da
Good afternoon
Noswaith dda
Good evening
Bore da
Good morning
Hwyl
Goodbye
S’mae?
How are you?
Pwy dach chi?
Who are you?
Huw dw i
I am Huw
Braf eich cyfarfod chi
Nice to meet you
Sut dach chi?
How are you?
Da iawn, diolch
Very well, thank you
Iawn
Fine, good
Go lew
Okay
Gweddol
Not bad
Wedi blino
Tired
Ofnadwy
Terrible
