Help:IPA for 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 a sant, pàs sand ɑː mab, sâl father eː peth, trên air ə cymydog, rỳg about ɛ perth, mès well iː hir, tîm be ɪ tipyn, sgìl it ɨ punt, gwyn pin ɨː llun, bûm, rhy, tŷ No equivalent in English; Russian ты oː bro, ôl raw ɔ bron, glòs gone uː cwch, dŵr pool ʊ cwm, mẁg put Diphthongs IPA Examples English approximations ai tai eye aɨ cau, nesáu pie au llaw around ɑːɨ hael, cae Yael ɛu llew wayward əi Seisnig pain əɨ gwneud əu bywyd RP toe ɪu lliw Similar to Cockney English till ɨu Duw, menyw ɔi osgoi boy ɔɨ coeden soil ʊɨ mwy, gŵyl French grenouille

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