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)"
