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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Welsh language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.

See Welsh phonology and Welsh orthography for a more thorough look at the sounds of Welsh.

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! colspan=3| Consonants

IPAExamplesEnglish approximations
style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|b}}

| {{lang|cy|bach, cwbl, mab}}

| be

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|d}}

| {{lang|cy|dydd, cadw, tad}}

| do

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|dʒ}}

| {{lang|cy|joio, garej, diengyd (colloquial)}}

| just

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ð}}

| {{lang|cy|ddoe, deuddeg, bedd}}

| wither

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|f}}

| {{lang|cy|ffenest, ei phen, cyffro, corff}}

| find

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɡ}}

| {{lang|cy|glân, cegin, cig}}

| get

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|h}}

| {{lang|cy|haul, gwahanol}}

| have

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|j}}

| {{lang|cy|iaith, geiriadur}}

| you

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|k}}

| {{lang|cy|cig, acw, ac}}

| sky, cool

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|l}}

| {{lang|cy|leicio, Alban, bol}}

| like

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɬ}}

|{{lang|cy|llaw, cyllell}}

| No English equivalent; similar to the voiceless l in please but with considerably more friction

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|m}}

| {{lang|cy|mab, cymaint, dim}}

| me

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|m̥}}

| {{lang|cy|fy mhen, ym Mhen-y-bont}}

| me but whispered

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|n}}

| {{lang|cy|nerth, anadlu, gwyn}}

| no

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|n̥}}

| {{lang|cy|fy nhad, yn Nhywyn}}

| no, but whispered

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ŋ}}

| {{lang|cy|fy ngwely, trengi, rhwng}}

| thing

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ŋ̊}}

| {{lang|cy|fy nghŵn, yng Nghymru}}

| thing but whispered

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|p}}

| {{lang|cy|pen, copa, map}}

| open

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|r}}

| {{lang|cy|radio, garw, dŵr}}

| right but trilled

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|r̥}}

| {{lang|cy|rhestr, anrheg}}

| right but trilled and whispered

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|s}}

| {{lang|cy|Saesnes, swsus}}

| see

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ʃ}}

| {{lang|cy|siarad, siop, brwsh}}

| she

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|t}}

| {{lang|cy|tatws, at}}

| stop

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|tʃ}}

| {{lang|cy|tsieini, wats}}

| chance

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|θ}}

| {{lang|cy|thus, athro, peth}}

| think

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|v}}

| {{lang|cy|faint, afal, arf}}

| very

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|w}}

| {{lang|cy|wedyn, ei wraig, gwlân}}

| was

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|χ}}

| {{lang|cy|chwaer, tuchan, bwlch}}

| Scottish loch but further back

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! colspan="4" | Vowels

colspan="4" | Monophthongs
colspan="2" |IPA

! rowspan="2" |Examples

! rowspan="2" |English approximations

{{abbr|NW|North Wales Welsh}}

!{{abbr|SW|South Wales Welsh}}

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ä|a}}

| {{lang|cy|sant, pàs}}

| pasta

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ä|aː}}

| {{lang|cy|mab, sâl}}

| pasta but longer

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɛ}}

| {{lang|cy|perth, mès}}

| well

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|eː}}

| {{lang|cy|peth, trên}}

| Scottish may

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ə}}

| {{lang|cy|cymydog, rỳg}}

| about

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɪ}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA link|ɪ}}

| {{lang|cy|tipyn, sgìl}}

| it

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɨ̞|ɨ}}

| {{lang|cy|punt, gwyn}}

| roses

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|iː}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA link|iː}}

| {{lang|cy|hir, tîm}}

| be

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɨː}}

| {{lang|cy|llun, bûm, rhy, tŷ}}

|roses but longer

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ɔ}}

| {{lang|cy|bron, glòs}}

| off

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|oː}}

| {{lang|cy|bro, ôl}}

| raw

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|ʊ}}

| {{lang|cy|cwm, mẁg}}

| put

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA link|uː}}

| {{lang|cy|cwch, dŵr}}

| pool

colspan="4" | Diphthongs
style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ai}}

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA|ai}}

| {{lang|cy|tai}}

| eye

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|aɨ}}

| {{lang|cy|cau, nesáu}}

| pie

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|aːɨ}}

| {{lang|cy|hael, cae}}

| rowspan="2" | Yael

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|aːi}}

| {{lang|cy|Cymraeg}}

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|au}}

| {{lang|cy|llaw}}

| around

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɛu}}

| {{lang|cy|llew}}

| Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Europa

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɛi}}The diphthongs that were historically {{IPA|[əi, əɨ]}} now begin with a more front vowel {{IPA|[ɛ ~ e]}} for most speakers. Transcription styles in sources vary but are most often transcribed with {{IPA|[ɛi, ɛɨ]}} on Wikipedia.

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɛi}}

| {{lang|cy|Seisnig}}

| rowspan="2"|pain

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|eɨ}}

| {{lang|cy|gwneud}}

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|əu}}

| {{lang|cy|bywyd}}

| Received Pronunciation toe

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɪu}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA|ɪu}}

| {{lang|cy|lliw}}

| rowspan="2"| Cockney till

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɨu}}

| {{lang|cy|Duw, menyw}}

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɔi}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA|ɔi}}

| {{lang|cy|osgoi}}

| boy

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ɔɨ}}

| {{lang|cy|coeden}}

| soil

style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ʊɨ}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{IPA|ʊi}}

| {{lang|cy|mwy, gŵyl}}

| Louie

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! colspan=3 | Other symbols used in transcription of Welsh pronunciation

IPAExplanation
style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA|ˈ}}

| Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable, for example {{lang|cy|cymydog}} {{IPA|[kəˈmədɔɡ]}})

See also

Notes

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