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The Welsh Alphabet |
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The Welsh
alphabet is made up of a total of 29 letters, some of
which are actually double letters.
Unlike the English alphabet the following letters are not
in the Welsh alphabet:
K, Q, V, X, Z
The following combination of double letters are used as single
letters in the Welsh alphabet:
CH, DD, FF, NG, LL, PH, RH, TH
To help you to learn how to pronounce the Welsh alphabet
listed below
English words are listed alongside the letters, each of
which contains a highlighted section (blue) that sounds similar
to the pronunciation for the applicable Welsh alphabet
letter. |
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A |
The a in "hat" |
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2 |
B |
The b in "burn" |
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C |
The k in "kite" |
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4 |
CH |
The ch in "loch" |
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5 |
D |
The d in "doug" |
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6 |
DD |
The th in "this" |
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E |
The a in "sale" |
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8 |
F |
The v in "value" |
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FF |
The f in "foot" |
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10 |
G |
The g in "girl" |
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NG |
The ng in "king" |
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12 |
H |
The h in "hut" |
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13 |
I |
The ee in "see" |
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J |
The j in "just" |
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L |
The "l" in
lorry |
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LL |
The sound of this letter is produced by placing the tip of your tongue
on the roof of your mouth (up against your front top
teeth) then breathing out sharply through your mouth for
about 1
second |
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M |
The m in "mother" |
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N |
The n in "new" |
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O |
The o in "boat" |
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P |
The p in "pyjamas" |
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PH |
The f in "foot" |
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R |
The r in "rose" |
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RH |
The rh in "rhapsody" |
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S |
The s in "sit" |
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25 |
T |
The t in "tyre" |
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26 |
TH |
The th in "think" |
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27 |
U |
The ee in "feel" |
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28 |
W |
The oo in "pool" |
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Y |
The er in "her" |
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