sound | word | gloss | pronunciation |
P | penn | head | PEN |
gwypych | you would know | GW@P-ych | |
B | bod | to be | BO:D |
hebawg | falcon | HE:B-awg | |
mab | boy, son | MA:B | |
M | mam | mother | MAM |
cymryd | to take | C@M-ryd | |
gwelsom | we saw | GWEL-som | |
MH | mhlant | children (nasalized) | MHLANT |
ymhervedd | in the middle of | @-MHER vedd | |
FF/PH | ffordd | road | FFORDD |
cyffes | confession | C@FF-es | |
corff | body | CORFF | |
phali | brocade (aspirated) | FFA:L-i | |
V | vorwyn | maiden (lenited) | VOR-wyn |
cyvodi | to arise | c@v-O:D-i | |
hav | summer | HA:V | |
T | teg | fair, beautiful | TE:G |
attav | to me | AT-av | |
wyt | you are | WYT | |
D | deu | two (masc.) | DEU: |
modrwy | ring | MOD-rwy | |
oed | appointment, date | OYD | |
TH | thad | father (aspirated) | THA:D |
llathreid | shining | LLATH-reid | |
cyvoeth | realm | C@V-oyth | |
DD | Dduw | God (lenited) | DDUW |
cynneddyv | quality, property | c@n-E:DD-yv | |
neuadd | hall | NEU:-add | |
N | neges | errand | NE:G-es |
honno | that (fem.) | HON-o | |
gorffen | to finish | GOR-ffen | |
NH | nharyan | shield (nasalized) | NHA:R-yan |
brenhines | queen | bre-NHI:N-es or bren-HI:N-es, which will be nearly identical | |
S | swyddawg | officer | SW@:DD-awg |
nessa"u | to approach | nes-A:-u | |
gwas | lad, servant | GWA:S | |
L | lys | court (lenited) | LY:S |
gwylad | to watch | GWY:L-ad | |
meddwl | thought | ME:DD-wl | |
LL | llyma | behold | LL@M-a |
allan | outside | ALL-an | |
pell | far | PE:LL | |
R | ryd | ford | RY:D |
arav | slow | A:R-av | |
hir | long | HI:R | |
C | carw | stag | CA:R-w |
raccw | yonder | RAC-w | |
G | gallu | to be able | GALL-u |
hygar | affectionate | H@:G-ar | |
gwisg | clothing | GWISG | |
NG | ngwr | man (nasalized) | NGW:R |
anglod | disgrace | ANG-lod | |
rwng | betwen | RWNG | |
NGH | nghi | dog (nasalized) | NGHI: |
cynghor | advice | C@NGH-or or C@NG-hor | |
CH | charyad | love (aspirated) | CHA:R-yad |
achaws | cause | A:CH-aws | |
chwech | six | CHWECH | |
H | hi | she | HI: |
gwahanu | to separate | gwa-HA:N-u | |
A | can | song | CA:N |
cam | injury | CAM | |
E | lle | place | LLE: |
llenn | cloak | LLEN | |
I | gwir | true, truth | GWI:R |
gwisg | clothes | GWISG | |
O | holl | all | HO:LL |
honn | this (fem.) | HON | |
U | un | one | U:N |
unben | chieftain | UN-ben | |
W | gwr | man | GW:R |
gwrth | against | GWRTH | |
Y | hyd | length | HY:D |
hynt | path | HYNT | |
hynny | those | H@N-y | |
hygar | affectionate | H@:G-ar | |
AW | llaw | hand | LLAW: |
EW | newydd | new | NEW-ydd make sure you don't rhyme it with English "new" |
IW | cymriw | wound, injury | C@M-riw |
YW | mywn | inside | MYW:N |
AE | maen | stone | MAE:N |
OE | coed | wood | COE:D |
WY | dwyn | to carry, bear | DWY:N |
EI | geir | word | GEI:R |
EU | deu | two (masc.) | DEU: |
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