Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc.
Welsh
By Dick Oakes
A a, B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e, F f, Ff ff, G g,
Ng ng, H h, I i, L i, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph,
R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u, W w, Y y
â, ê, î, ô, û, ŵ, ŷ
All vowels can be lengthened with the addition of a circumflex (^) which changes the meaning.
Short vowels are sometimes marked with a grave (`) before the letter where they would normally be long.
Letters not listed are pronounced approximately as in English.
a - a as in man e - e as in bet i - i as in litre o - o as in hot u - i as in pita w - oo as in zoo y - a as in abut when used as the definite article
- i as in litre (sometimes)
- u as in under (sometimes)C, c - c as in cat (always hard) Ch, ch - ch as in loch (soft and aspirated) Dd, dd - th as in the F, f - v as in five Ff, ff - f as in fun G, g - g as in goat (always hard) J, j - dj as in djinn Ng, ng - ng as in finger Ll, ll - Form your lips and to pronounce the letter L, but blow air around the sides of the tongue Rh, rh - Sounds as if the h comes before the r Th, th - th as in think DIPTHONGS: ae - i as in lie ai - i as in lie au - i as in lie
- a in map or e in pet when used as a plural endingaw - ow as in cow ei - ay as in pray eu - ay as in pray ew - ou as in you (sort of . . .) i'w - ew as in yew ow - ow as in tow si - sh as in she wy - wi as in win y'w - ew as in yew ywy - ui as in fluid