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Folk Dance Federation of California, South, Inc.
Welsh |
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 ending |
| aw | - 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 |