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Pronouncing Welsh

The following excerpts are from http://www.bicycle-beano.co.uk/extra/welsh.html They have an extensive Welsh pronunciation page.

Both Welsh and English are spoken in Wales.

You don't need to be a Welsh speaker to appreciate Wales; but an understanding of Welsh place names will allow your visit to be more enjoyable,

Welsh is a phonetic language. Although there is a long list of vowels and consonants, once you understand a few rules, it is easy.

Just remember that the emphasis in Welsh is usually on the penultimate syllable. For example, Caernarfon (kyre-nar-von)Beddgelert (beth-gel-airt), Llanberis (thlan-ber-ris), Felindre (veh-lin-dray).

Welsh has a slightly different alphabet from English:

C - pronounced as a K, as in English 'kick' eg: Caernarfon (kyre-nar-von).

CH - pronounced as in the Scottish 'loch' and the composer Bach.

DD - pronounced TH, as in English 'breathe' eg: Beddgelert (beth-gell-airt).

G - pronounced as a hard G, as in English 'get' eg: Beddgelert (beth-gell-airt).

LL - roughly pronounced THL eg: Llanberis (thlan-ber-ris)

F - pronounced as a V, as in English 'of' eg: Felindre (veh-lin-dray).

FF - pronounced as an F, as in English 'off' eg: FFestiniog (fest-in-yog).

W - pronounced as an OO, as in English 'swoon' eg: Llanrwst (thlan-roost)

Y - has two different pronunciations. In all but the last syllable of a word it's pronounced as a U - as in English 'fun'. When it is in the last syllable of a word it is pronounced as an i - as in English 'is'. For example, the Welsh for mountain is mynydd (mun-ith); the Welsh for mountains is mynyddoedd (mun-uth-oith). Because it no longer occurs in the last syllable, the sound of the second y changes from 'i' to 'u' (also, notice the emphasis moves along to the new penultimate syllable). In single syllable words, the Y is unpredictable!

Pronouncing Welsh

Also read A Brief History of the Welsh Language