Consonants
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IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent (approximate)
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b
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bach, cwbl, mab
|
be
| d
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dydd, cadw, tad
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do
| dʒ
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diawl, garej
|
just
| ð
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ddydd, deuddeg
|
the
| f
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ffenest, cyffredin, corff, phen
|
find
| ɡ
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glân, cegin, cig
|
get
| h
|
haul, gwahanol
|
have
| j
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iaith, geiriadur
|
you
| k
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cig, acw, ac
|
can
| l
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mo leicio, ei lyfr, Alban, bol
|
like
| ɬ
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llyfr, cyllell
|
No English equivalent[1] somewhere between the voiceless l in please and the tl in RP kettle
| m
|
mab, cymaint, dim
|
me
| m̥
|
fy mhen, cymharu
|
wormhole
| n
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nerth, anadlu, gwyn
|
no
| n̥
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fy nhad, brenhines
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unhappy
| ŋ
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fy ngwely, dangos, rhwng
|
thing
| ŋ̊
|
yng Nghymru, anghywir
|
Shanghai
| p
|
pen, copa, map
|
please
| r
|
radio, ei restr, garw, dŵr
|
right but trilled
| r̥
|
rhestr, diarhebion
|
Voiceless r as in pretty but trilled
| s
|
Saesnes, swsus
|
see
| ʃ
|
siop
|
she
| t
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tatws, at
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time
| tʃ
|
wats
|
chance
| θ
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thad, athro, peth
|
think
| v
|
faint, ei fab, afal, arf
|
very
| w
|
wedyn, ei wraig, cywir
|
was
| χ
|
chwaer, ei chath, bwlch
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No common English equivalent; Scots loch or Yinglish chutzpah
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Monophthongs
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IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
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a
|
sant, pàs
|
sand
| ɑː
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mab, sâl
|
father
| eː
|
peth, trên
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air
| ə
|
ysgrifenyddes
|
butter
| ɛ
|
perth
|
well
| iː
|
hir, sgîl
|
be
| ɪ
|
tipyn, dim
|
it
| ɨ̞
|
gwyn, punt
|
pin
| ɨː
|
tŷ, llun
|
tea
| oː
|
bro, côt
|
Scottish English toe
| ɔ
|
bron
|
gone
| uː
|
cwch, dŵr
|
you
| ʊ
|
cwm, mẁg
|
good
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Diphthongs
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IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
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ai
|
tai
|
eye
| aɨ
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cau, nesáu
|
pie
| au
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llaw
|
around
| ɑːɨ
|
hael, cae
| ɛu
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llew
| əi
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Seisnig
| əɨ
|
gwneud
| əu
|
bywyd
|
RP toe
| ɪu
|
lliw
| ɨu
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Duw, menyw
| ɔi
|
osgoi
|
boy
| ɔɨ
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coeden
| ʊɨ
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mwy, gŵyl
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