W w — Welsh for w w

CYW w

ENW w

oo — as in pool

Sound by sound

  1. wyOO-ee

As in wy · egg

W is a vowel in Welsh

How to say w

W is a vowel in Welsh, which is why cwm and bws have no other vowel in them.

  1. 1Round your lips.
  2. 2Say oo as in pool.
  3. 3Remember: in Welsh this is a vowel.

Practise on these

  • wy
  • bws
  • Cwm

The last one is a place name — you have probably read it on a road sign.

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