| Consonants
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent (approximate)
|
|---|
| b
|
bach, cwbl, mab
|
be
| | d
|
dydd, cadw, tad
|
do
| | dʒ
|
diawl, garej
|
just
| | ð
|
ddydd, deuddeg
|
the
| | f
|
ffenest, cyffredin, corff, phen
|
find
| | ɡ
|
glân, cegin, cig
|
get
| | h
|
haul, gwahanol
|
have
| | j
|
iaith, geiriadur
|
you
| | k
|
cig, acw, ac
|
can
| | l
|
mo leicio, ei lyfr, Alban, bol
|
like
| | ɬ
|
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
|
nerth, anadlu, gwyn
|
no
| | n̥
|
fy nhad, brenhines
|
unhappy
| | ŋ
|
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
|
tatws, at
|
time
| | tʃ
|
wats
|
chance
| | θ
|
thad, athro, peth
|
think
| | v
|
faint, ei fab, afal, arf
|
very
| | w
|
wedyn, ei wraig, cywir
|
was
| | χ
|
chwaer, ei chath, bwlch
|
No common English equivalent; Scots loch or Yinglish chutzpah
|
| |
| Monophthongs
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
|
|---|
| a
|
sant, pàs
|
sand
| | ɑː
|
mab, sâl
|
father
| | eː
|
peth, trên
|
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
|
| Diphthongs
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
|
|---|
| ai
|
tai
|
eye
| | aɨ
|
cau, nesáu
|
pie
| | au
|
llaw
|
around
| | ɑːɨ
|
hael, cae
| | ɛu
|
llew
| | əi
|
Seisnig
| | əɨ
|
gwneud
| | əu
|
bywyd
|
RP toe
| | ɪu
|
lliw
| | ɨu
|
Duw, menyw
| | ɔi
|
osgoi
|
boy
| | ɔɨ
|
coeden
| | ʊɨ
|
mwy, gŵyl
|
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