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Seiniau · Sounds

CYA a

ENA a

a (as in cat), or ah
  1. aa
  2. fv
  3. aa
  4. ll

afal · apple

CYB b

ENB b

b
  1. bb
  2. woo
  3. ss

bws · bus

CYC c

ENC c

k — always hard
  1. ck
  2. iee

ci · dog

Never “s” like in city

CYCh ch

ENCh ch

KH — as in Scottish loch
  1. chKH
  2. woo
  3. ee
  4. chKH

chwech · six

One letter, not c + h

CYD d

END d

d
  1. dd
  2. rr
  3. aa
  4. iee
  5. gg

draig · dragon

CYDd dd

ENDd dd

TH — as in this
  1. mm
  2. yuh
  3. nn
  4. yuh
  5. ddTH

mynydd · mountain

One letter, not d + d

CYE e

ENE e

e — as in bed
  1. ee
  2. ll
  3. iee
  4. fff
  5. aa
  6. nn
  7. tt

eliffant · elephant

CYF f

ENF f

v
  1. fv
  2. aa
  3. nn

fan · van

Welsh f always sounds like v

CYFf ff

ENFf ff

f
  1. fff
  2. oo
  3. rr
  4. ck

fforc · fork

Two f’s make the f sound

CYG g

ENG g

g — as in go, always hard
  1. gg
  2. ll
  3. aa
  4. woo

glaw · rain

Never “j” like in gem

CYNg ng

ENNg ng

ng — as in sing
  1. llLL
  2. oo
  3. ngng

llong · ship

One letter, not n + g

CYH h

ENH h

h — always said
  1. hh
  2. ee
  3. tt

het · hat

CYI i

ENI i

ee, or i as in pin
  1. iee
  2. âah
  3. rr

iâr · hen

CYJ j

ENJ j

j
  1. jj
  2. aa
  3. mm

jam · jam

Only in borrowed words

CYL l

ENL l

l
  1. ll
  2. aa
  3. mm
  4. pp

lamp · lamp

CYLl ll

ENLl ll

LL — tongue behind top teeth, blow air out the sides
  1. llLL
  2. ee
  3. woo

llew · lion

No English sound — the star letter

CYM m

ENM m

m
  1. mm
  2. oo
  3. chKH
  4. yuh
  5. nn

mochyn · pig

CYN n

ENN n

n
  1. nn
  2. yuh
  3. thth

nyth · nest

CYO o

ENO o

o (as in hot), or oh
  1. oo
  2. rr
  3. ee
  4. nn

oren · orange

CYP p

ENP p

p
  1. pp
  2. yuh
  3. ss
  4. gg
  5. oo
  6. dd
  7. yuh
  8. nn

pysgodyn · fish

CYPh ph

ENPh ph

f
  1. phf
  2. ee
  3. nn

ei phen · her head

Mostly appears when words change after ei (her). Example word to confirm with the reviewer.

CYR r

ENR r

r — rolled
  1. rr
  2. aa
  3. dd
  4. iee
  5. oo

radio · radio

Always rolled

CYRh rh

ENRh rh

HR — breathy rolled r
  1. rhHR
  2. iee
  3. fv

rhif · number

CYS s

ENS s

s — never z
  1. ss
  2. ee
  3. rr
  4. ee
  5. nn

seren · star

CYT t

ENT t

t
  1. tt
  2. ŷee

tŷ · house

CYTh th

ENTh th

th — as in thin
  1. ck
  2. aa
  3. thth

cath · cat

Different from dd

CYU u

ENU u

ee (South), i with a smile (North)
  1. uee
  2. woo
  3. dd

uwd · porridge

Never “you”

CYW w

ENW w

oo — as in pool
  1. wyOO-ee

wy · egg

W is a vowel in Welsh

CYY y

ENY y

uh, or i as in pin
  1. yuh
  2. ss
  3. gg
  4. oo
  5. ll

ysgol · school

CYaw

ENaw

ow

glaw · rain

CYai / au

ENai / au

eye

saith · seven

CYwy

ENwy

OO-ee

wyth · eight

CYew

ENew

eh-oo

llew · lion

CYoe

ENoe

oy

croeso · welcome

CYâ ê î ô û ŵ ŷ

ENâ ê î ô û ŵ ŷ

longer

iâr · hen

CYS s

ENS s

ess

sun · sun

CYA a

ENA a

ay

apple · apple

Also “ay” in cake

CYT t

ENT t

tee

tree · tree

CYP p

ENP p

pee

pen · pen

CYI i

ENI i

eye

igloo · igloo

Also “eye” in kite

CYN n

ENN n

en

net · net

CYM m

ENM m

em

moon · moon

CYD d

END d

dee

duck · duck

CYG g

ENG g

gee

goat · goat

Soft “j” before e, i, y — gem

CYO o

ENO o

oh

octopus · octopus

Also “oh” in go

CYC c

ENC c

see

cat · cat

Soft “s” before e, i, y — city

CYK k

ENK k

kay

kite · kite

CYE e

ENE e

ee

egg · egg

Also “ee” in he

CYU u

ENU u

you

umbrella · umbrella

Also “you” in unicorn

CYR r

ENR r

ar

rabbit · rabbit

CYH h

ENH h

aitch

horse · horse

CYB b

ENB b

bee

ball · ball

CYF f

ENF f

ef

frog · frog

CYL l

ENL l

el

leaf · leaf

CYJ j

ENJ j

jay

jelly · jelly

CYV v

ENV v

vee

violin · violin

CYW w

ENW w

double-you

window · window

CYX x

ENX x

ex

xylophone · xylophone

Usually /ks/ at the end of a word

CYY y

ENY y

why

yo-yo · yo-yo

Also “ee” in happy and “eye” in my

CYZ z

ENZ z

zed

zebra · zebra

CYQ q

ENQ q

queue

queen · queen

Almost always written qu

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