| 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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