The Heretic's Apprentice (37 page)

ae

As in
chwaer
(sister), like the
y
in sk
y
, never the
ae
in C
ae
sar.

c

As in
cael
(have), like the
c
in
c
at, never the
c
in
c
ity.

ch

As in
chwech
(six), like the
ch
in Scottish lo
ch
.

dd

As in
Caerdydd
(Cardiff), like the
th
in
th
en, never the
th
in
th
row.

f

As in
fioled
(violet), like the
v
in
v
iolin.

ff

As in
coffi
(coffee), like the
f
in
f
riend.

g

As in
glaw
(rain), like the
g
in cra
g
, never the
g
in
g
ene.

ll

As in
llaeth
(milk), like saying an
h
and
l
simultaneously. Made by putting your tongue in the position of
l
and then blowing out air gently.

r

As in
carreg
(stone), should be trilled and always pronounced, never dropped.

rh

As in
rhain
(these), should be trilled with aspiration. Like saying an
h
and
r
simultaneously.

s

As in
sant
(saint), like the
s
in
s
ound, never the
s
in la
s
er.

th

As in
fyth
(never), like the
th
in
th
ink, never the
th
in
th
ose.

w

As in
gwin
(wine), like the
oo
in b
oo
k.

y

As in
wy
(egg), like
uh
in
a
bove