Ten years in the dark

Appendix 2

Pronunciation

With Welsh, the following letters and letter combinations are pronounced as follows:

Letter(s)How to produce the soundSymbol used to represent this sound
chA short sound like clearing your throat, produced at the back of the mouthC
ddSay 'th' as in the word 'this'ð
fAs for the letter 'v'none required
ffAs for the letter 'f'none required
llFill your mouth with your tongue, then blow down the side of itɬ
rAs for the letter 'r', but produced at the very front of the mouthnone required
siIf followed by a vowel (aeiouwy) then as for 'sh' else as for 'si' (there are some exceptions)none required
thSay 'th' as in the word 'thing'none required
uHalf way between the 'i' in 'pig' and the 'ee' in 'feet'none required
wAs 'oo' in the word 'pool'none required
wyAs 'oy' in the word 'boy'none required
yIf in the last syllable of a word or the only syllable of a word that does not begin with a 'y' then as for the letter 'i' else as for the letter 'u'. If a word is made of more than word (eg. Brynmawr which is Bryn Mawr), each component word must be considered separatelynone required

Names

Written namePronunciation
Agen AllweddAggen Aɬweð
BlaenavonBline Avvon
BrynmawrBrin Mawr
Clydach GorgeClud AC Gorge
Cnoc Nan UamhCrock Nan Warve
Dan-Yr-OgofDan Er Ogov
DynasDinnas
Eglwys FaenEgg Loyce Vine
GarimpeirosGarim Pay Ross
Grwp OgoffeddGroup Ogof Eð
IlltydianIɬtuddian
Llangatwgɬan Gatwg or ɬan Gattock
Llygad Llwchwrɬug Ad ɬwCwr
Ogof CarnoOgov Car No
Ogof ClogwynOgov Clogoin or Ogof Clogwin
Ogof Daren CilauOgov Darren Keel Eye
Ogof DraenenOgov Dry Nen
Ogof Ffynnon DduOgov Fun On ðee
Ogof Foel FawrOgov Voil Vawr
Ogof Hesp AlynOgov Hesp Allin
Ogof Llyn ParcOgov ɬin Park
Ogof Nant RhinOgov Nant Rinn
Ogof Nedd FechanOgov Neð VeCan
Ogof PasgOgov Pasg
Ogof Pen EryrOgov Pen Erreer
Ogof Pen MaelorOgov Pen My Lore
Ogof Rhyd SychOgov Rid SiC
Ogof Tarddiad RhymneyOgov Tar ðee Ad Rumney
Pol An IonainPoll An Yo Nen
PolcragreachPoll Crag Rear
PolnagollumPoll Na Gollem
SpeleologicalSpeelee Ological
SpelaeologicalSpeelee Ological
TrefilTrevil
WyvernStrictly; Wuvvern, but more usually; Why Vern
YstradfellteUstrad Veɬteh