Key Welsh sounds (ll, ch, rh, dd), vowel length, and stress patterns for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound pattern or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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- Ll sound
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A voiceless lateral fricative, made by placing the tongue as for "l" and blowing air around it, with no exact English equivalent. Example word: llaeth (milk).- Ch sound
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A voiceless velar fricative, like the "ch" in Scottish "loch." Example word: bach (small).- Rh sound
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A voiceless "r," pronounced with a puff of breath before the trill. Example word: rhaid (must, need).- Dd sound
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Pronounced like the "th" in English "the" (voiced). Example word: dda (good).- Th sound
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Pronounced like the "th" in English "thin" (voiceless). Example word: nyth (nest).- F sound
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Pronounced like an English "v." Example word: fy (my).- Ff sound
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Pronounced like an English "f." Example word: ffenestr (window).- W as a vowel
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Pronounced like the "oo" in English "moon." Example word: cwm (valley).- Y (clear sound)
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In the final syllable of a word, pronounced like "i" in "pin." Example word: dyn (man).- Y (obscure sound)
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In non-final syllables, pronounced like the "u" in English "cup." Example word: y (the).- C is always hard
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Always pronounced like "k," never like "s." Example word: ci (dog).- G is always hard
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Always pronounced like the "g" in "go," never soft. Example word: gardd (garden).- U sound
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In South Wales pronounced similarly to the clear "y," like "i" in "pin." Example word: un (one).- Ae diphthong
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Pronounced gliding from "a" to "e," roughly like the "y" in "my." Example word: mae (is, are).- Au diphthong
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Pronounced gliding from "a" to "u," roughly like the "y" in "my." Example word: cau (to close).
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