| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent
|
| b
|
bach, cwbyl, mab
|
be
|
| d
|
dyd, cadw, tat
|
do
|
| ð
|
dyd, deudec
|
the
|
| f
|
ffenestr, kyffredin, corff, phenn
|
find
|
| ɡ
|
glan, kegin, kic
|
get
|
| h
|
heul, gwahan
|
have
|
| j
|
ieith
|
you
|
| k
|
kig, racw
|
can
|
| l
|
y lyuyr, Alban, boly
|
like
|
| ɬ
|
llyuyr, kyllell
|
No English equivalent; similar to the voiceless l in please but with considerably more friction
|
| m
|
mab, kymeint, dim
|
me
|
| m̥
|
uym penn, amharu
|
wormhole
|
| n
|
nerth, anadlu, gwynn
|
no
|
| n̥
|
uyn tad, brenhin
|
unhappy
|
| ŋ
|
uy gwlat, rwng, dangos[1]
|
thing, finger
|
| ŋ̊
|
yg Kernyw, aghywir
|
Shanghai
|
| p
|
penn, copa
|
please
|
| r
|
y restr, garw, dwuyr
|
right but trilled
|
| r̥
|
restr, dyarhebu
|
Voiceless r as in pretty but trilled
|
| s
|
sarff
|
see
|
| t
|
tu, at
|
time
|
| θ
|
that, athraw, peth
|
think
|
| v
|
uaint, y uab, aual, arf
|
very
|
| w
|
wedy, y wreic, kywir
|
was
|
| χ
|
chwaer, y chath, bwlch
|
No common English equivalent; Scots loch or Yinglish chutzpah
|
| |
| Monophthongs
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
|
| a
|
sant, mab
|
pant, fan
|
| e
|
penn, peth
|
between bet and bait (but monophthongal, as in Welsh English)
|
| ə
|
ysgriuennydyon
|
about
|
| i
|
dim, hir
|
be
|
| ɨ
|
gwynn, ty
|
|
| o
|
bronn, bro
|
between bought and boat (but monophthongal, as in Welsh English)
|
| u
|
cwmm, cwch
|
you, fool
|
| ʉ
|
punt, llun
|
|
| Diphthongs
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalents
|
| aɨ̯
|
cael
|
|
| au̯
|
llaw
|
loud
|
| ei̯
|
seith
|
paid
|
| eu̯
|
llew
|
|
| eʉ̯
|
gwneut
|
|
| əu̯
|
bywyt
|
|
| iu̯
|
lliw
|
|
| ɨu̯
|
benyw
|
|
| oɨ̯
|
coet
|
|
| uɨ̯
|
mwy
|
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