Help:IPA/Welsh

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Welsh pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Welsh phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Welsh.

Consonants IPA Examples English approximations b bach, cwbl, mab be d dydd, cadw, tad do dʒ joio, garej, diengyd (colloquial) just ð ddoe, deuddeg, bedd wither f ffenest, ei phen, cyffro, corff find ɡ glân, cegin, cig get h haul, gwahanol have j iaith, geiriadur you k cig, acw, ac sky, cool l leicio, Alban, bol like ɬ llyfr, cyllell No equivalent in English; some speakers pronounce a voiceless palatal fricative instead (the sound in hl) m mab, cymaint, dim me m̥ fy mhen, ym Mhen-y-bont No equivalent in English. Approximately like wormhole n nerth, anadlu, gwyn no n̥ fy nhad, yn Nhywyn No equivalent in English. Approximately like unhappy ŋ fy ngwely, trengi, rhwng thing ŋ̊ fy nghŵn, yng Nghymru No equivalent in English. Approximately like Shanghai p pen, copa, map open r radio, garw, dŵr right but trilled r̥ rhestr, anrheg Voiceless r. Similar to pronouncing it hr in a similar way to English wh. s Saesnes, swsus see ʃ siarad, siop, brwsh she t tatws, at stop tʃ tsieini, wats chance θ thus, athro, peth think v faint, afal, arf very w wedyn, ei wraig, gwlân was χ chwaer, tuchan, bwlch Not present in English; similar to Scots loch

Monophthongs IPA Examples English approximations NW SW a sant, pàs sand aː mab, sâl father eː peth, trên air ə cymydog, rỳg about ɛ perth, mès well ɪ ɪ tipyn, sgìl it ɨ punt, gwyn pin (SW) iː iː hir, tîm be ɨː llun, bûm, rhy, tŷ No equivalent in English; Russian ты oː bro, ôl raw ɔ bron, glòs off uː cwch, dŵr pool ʊ cwm, mẁg put Diphthongs IPA Examples English approximations NW SW ai̯ ai̯ tai eye aɨ̯ cau, nesáu pie ɑːɨ̯ hael, cae Yael au̯ llaw around ɛu̯ llew wayward əi̯~ɛi̯ əi̯~ɛi̯ Seisnig pain eɨ̯ gwneud əu̯ bywyd RP toe ɪu̯ ɪu̯ lliw Similar to Cockney English till ɨu̯ Duw, menyw ɔi̯ ɔi̯ osgoi boy ɔɨ̯ coeden soil ʊ̯ɨ ʊ̯i mwy, gŵyl Louie

Other symbols used in transcription of Welsh pronunciation
IPA	Explanation
ˈ	Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example cymydog [kəˈmədog]

See also

• Welsh orthography