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Cariad†:
If you're a friend of mine then you'll now that my name, Cariad(cah - ree - add) is Welsh for Sweetheart/Girlfriend/Darling and all of those.



One million speakers in the world and NOBODY here speaks it?(As far as I know.)

Will add more as time comes.

Anyway. it seems hard, sometimes impossible to read but it's easier then English once you master pronouncing it.

Things to know first:

R - Be sure to roll it. If you cant then just do one roll.

DD - Sounds like V

LL - Sounds like SH only with more air coming out of your mouth. When your tongue is at the top of your mouth let air come out the sides of your tongue.

CH - Sounds like when horking. Somewhat... Like HHH and K at the same time.

W - Pronounced OO

U - Sounds like EE but sometimes isn't. I still haven't gotten that good yet.

Y - Sounds like the I in FIN

Ae - Sounds like I as in Mine

Si - SHHH


Words                                             Pronunciation

Hello : Helo                                        Hello 

Goodbye: Da boch chi                         Da - Bo - khey         <--- Include the H. Again like a horking sound.

Good morning: Bore da                        Bor - Ai - Daw

Good afternoon: Prynhoun da              Prin - Hound - aw

Good evening: Noswaith dda               Nos - Withe - Vaw

Yes - Le                                                 Yeh

No - Na                                                  Naw

Please - Os gwelwch yn dda                  aws - gwelokh - in - vaw

Thanks - Diolch                                         dee - awlkh

Excuse me - Esgusodwch fi                         ess - gee - zaw - dawk - vee

My name is ____ - Fy enw y yw ____         veh - en - oh - ee - ew

What is your name? - Beth yw eich enw?     Beth - ee - way - khenoh

Pleased to meet you. -                                Mine - vaw - gen - eekh - kivar - vud - khee          <---- Took me time to do that one...
Mae'n dda gen i'ch cyfarfod chi

How much does this cost? -                         Vine - t - may - hawn - en - ey - gostee - oh
Faint mae hwn yn ei gostio?

Sorry/Pardon(To get past) -                         Mine - drohg - gen - ee
Mae'n ddrwg gen i


I am trying to learn Welsh -
Dw i'n trio dysgu Cymraeg                              Dwin - tree - oh - dess - gee - kim - ry - g



Communication problems:

I.E. I have no idea what you're saying.

Didw i ddim yn Siarad Cymraeg -                   Dee - dwee - vim - in - Shar - add - Kim - Rige     <--- rige as in how G is normally pronounced. Not like a j. Like a g.
I don't speak Welsh

Do you speak English? -                                id - ee - khin - shar - add - sees - neg
Ydych chi'n siarad Saesneg?

Do you speak Spanish? -
Ydych chi'n siarad Sbaeneg?                          id - ee - khin - shar - add - sbein - egg           

Could you write that down? -                         Ah - shoe - khi - eh - sg - wen - knee - ee - lah - oor   
Allwch chi ei sgwennu i lawr?

Does anyone speak English? -
Oes rhywun yn gallu siarad Saesneg?          ois - rhee - ween - in - gasha - Shar - ad - Sigh - sneg

Does anyone speak Spanish? -
Oes rhywun yn gallu siarad Sbaeneg?         ois - rhee - ween - in - gasha - Sbine - egg

Can you repeat that? -
Allwch chi ddweud hynny eto?                      Ashoo - khee - vwade - hen - knee - et - oh

I understand. - Dw i'n deall                          Doo - in Dee - ash

I don't understand. -                                    Dee - dwee - vim - in - dee - ash
Dydw I ddim i'n deall

What does ____ mean? -                            Beth - ee - west - ear
Beth yw ystyr ____?

Can you help me? - Allwch chi fy helpu?      Ashoo - khi - veh - help - ee




If you read all a lot then you would figure out some of the words from similar sentences. example: "Beth" is "What" as it's used in several sentences here. "Allwch chi(ashoo - khi)" means "Can you" And how "I'm, I am" are both "Dw i'n(doo - in)"

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