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Wales |
Cymru |
KUM-ree |
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Hello |
Shwmae |
SHOO-mai |
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Cheers (Goodbye) |
Hwyl |
HOO-eel |
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Yes |
Ie |
EE-yay |
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No |
Na |
nah |
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Please |
Plis |
plis |
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Thank you |
Diolch |
DEE-olch
(“ch” as in “loch” not “chew”) |
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Welcome (both the
greeting and the response to ‘thank you’ |
Croeso |
kro-EH-so |
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Good morning |
Bore da |
BOAR-eh daa |
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Good night |
Nos da |
noss daa |
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Mother |
Mam |
mahm |
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Father |
Tad |
tahd |
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Grandmother |
Nain or Mamgu |
nine, MAHM-gee |
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Grandfather |
Taid or Tadcu |
tide, TAHD-kee |
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Saint David |
Dewi Sant |
DEW-ee Sahnt |
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Snowdon (the mountain) |
Yr Wyddfa |
ear WITH-va |
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Dog |
Ci |
kee |
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Cat |
Cath |
kahth |
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Black |
Du |
dee |
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Blue |
Glas |
glahs |
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Brown |
Brown |
broan |
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Green |
Gwyrdd |
GOO-irth |
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Orange |
Oren |
O-rehn |
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Red |
Coch |
koch (“ch” as in “loch”
not “chew”) |
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Yellow |
Melyn |
MEL-in |
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White |
Gwyn |
gwin |
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One |
Un |
een |
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Two |
Dau |
dai |
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Three |
Tri |
tree |
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Four |
Pedwar |
PED-ooahr |
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Five |
Pump |
pimp |
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Six |
Chwech |
choo-EHch** |
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Seven |
Saith |
syehth (soft “th” as in
“with” not “the”) |
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Eight |
Wyth |
OO-eeth (soft “th”) |
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Nine |
Naw |
nahw |
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Ten |
Deg |
dehg |
**pronounce
“ch” as in the word “loch” not as in “chew” – it’s a sound in the back of your
throat. “Chwech” is not an easy word to say even when you can hear it first.
You can hear it pronounced in a number game at the BBC’s
Snapdragon
web site.
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