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The Welsh Alphabet:

A, B ,C ,Ch, D, Dd, E, F, Ff, G, Ng, H, I, L, Ll, M, N, O, P, Ph, R, Rh, S, T, Th, U, W, Y

J, K, Q, V, X or Z do not exist in Welsh

Enjoy your journey to Wales
practice pronouncing the place names on your way!

A as in hat
B
C as in cat
Ch said as in the Scottish Loch
Dd as in seethe or them
D
E as in bet or echo
F said as in the English V
Ff as in the English f
G as in good
Ng as in finger
H
I as in tin or teen.
L
Ll to make this sound you need to put your tongue tip on the roof of your mouth and then blow!
M
N
O as in dot
P
R
Rh – produce the sound using a slight blowing on the R
S
T
Th as in thank
U as in pita (bread)
W as in Zoo
Y has distinct sounds Y (uh) - Yr (ur) - yn (un)

Greetings

Bore Da - Good morning
Pnawn Da - Good afternoon
Nos Da - Goodnight
Helo - Hello
Sut Mae? - How are you?
Iawn diolch - Fine thank you
Peint o gwrw - Pint of beer
Diolch - thank you
Mae'n oer - its cold
Mae'n gynnes - its warm
Mae'n boeth - its hot
Dwi di blino - I'm tired









For more practice have a look at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh