June 29, 2005

  • Wanna learn some neat Welsh???


    a     the "a" in hat
    b     the "b" in burn
    c     the "k" in kite
    ch   the "ch" in loch
    d     the "d" in doug
    dd   the "th" in this
    e     the "a" in shade
    f      the "v" in value
    ff     the "f" in foot
    g     the "g" in girl
    ng   the "ng" in king
    h     the "h" in hut
    i      the "ee" in see
    j      the "j" in just
    ll     created by placing tongue on roof of mouth and breathing sharply through mouth for 1 second (like a "th" sound)
    m    the "m" in mother
    n     the "n" in new
    o     the "o" in boat
    p     the "p" in pyjamas
    ph   the "f" in foot
    r     the "r" in rose
    rh   the "rh" in rhapsody
    s     the "s" in sit
    t     the "t" in tyre
    th    the "th" in think
    u     the "ee" in feel
    w    the "oo" in pool
    y    the "er" in her


    Pretty interesting, huh? Here are a few words to get you started. lolz... Have fun!


    Sunday - Dydd Sul                                   Evening - Noswaith
    Monday - Dydd Llun                                Night - Nos
    Tuesday - Dydd Mawrth                          It's hot - Mae'n boeth
    Wednesday - Dydd Mercher                    It's cold - Mae'n oer
    Thursday - Dydd Iau                                 It's sunny - Mae'n heulog
    Friday - Dydd Gwanwyn                          It's cloudy - Mae'n gymylog
    Saturday - Dydd Sadwrn                          It's windy - Mae'n wyntog
    Summer - Y Gwanwyn                             It's raining - Mae'n bwrw glaw
    Spring - Yr Haf                                        It's snowing - Mae'n brwr eira
    Autumn - Yr Hydref                                 One - Un
    Winter - Y Gaeaf                                      Two - Dau
    Week - Wythnos                                      Three - Tri
    Month - Mis                                              Four - Pedwar
    Year - Blwyddin                                       Five - Pump
    Time - Amser                                            Six - Chwech
    Hour - Awr                                               Seven - Saith
    Minute - Munud                                        Eight - Wyth
    Today - Heddiw                                        Nine - Naw
    Tomorrow - Yfory                                     Ten - Deg
    Yesterday - Ddoe                                      Hundred - Cant
    Morning - Bore                                          Thousand - Mil
    Afternoon - Prynhawn                                Million - Miliwn
    Child - Plentyn                                            Children - Plant
    Woman - Menyw                                       Women - Menywod
    Man - Dyn                                                  Men - Dynion
    Boy - Bachgen                                           Boys - Bechgyn
    Girl - Merch                                               Girls - Merched


    Where are you going? - Ble rwyt ti yn mynd?
    Where have you been? - Blw rwyt ti wedi bod?
    Who's there? - Pwy sydd yna?
    How do you feel? - Sut wyt ti yn teimlo?
    What's the matter? - Beth sydd yn bod?

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