Welsh Alphabet

Today I will teach you the Welsh alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Welsh letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Welsh contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.

A a	[a, ɑː] like cat
B b	[b] like bat
C c	[k] like call
CH ch	[x] like loch
D d	[d] like dove
DD dd	[ð] like this
E e	[ɛ, eː] like egg
F f	[v] like vast
FF ff	[f] like fly
G g	[ɡ] like gate
NG ng	[ŋ] like thing
H h	[h] like hat
I i	[ɪ, iː, j] like ink
L l	[l] like love
LL ll	[ɬ] like mute
M m	[m] like mat
N n	[n] like net
O o	[ɔ, oː] like stove
P p	[p] like pet
PH ph	[f] like phone
R r	[r] like rat
RH rh	[r̥] like pray
S s	[s] like sat
T t	[t] like tan
TH th	[θ] like thin
U u	[ɨ̞, ɨː] unique sound
W w	[ʊ, uː, w] like tool
Y y	[ɨ̞, ɨː, ə] like kit

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