A Little of Welsh

Welsh always sounded so pretty to me, like water running in a brook. Not that I can pronounce the words correctly; I think you have to learn really early if you want to do that, but it's fun to try.

c sounds like k, as in kite
ch sounds like something German; you have to cough up some phlegm.
dd sounds like th, as in there
f sounds like v, as in vanilla
ff sounds like f, as in famous
g is hard, as in glue
u sounds like ee, as in bling
a sounds like a, as in rat
au sounds like i, as in five
w usually sounds like oo, as in moon
y sounds like uh, as in plunder, except if it's the last syllable. Then it's i, as in script.
ll is the hardest for us to say and is almost physically impossible (I'm not making this up)
It is pronounced like a wet th then l.

Try:
-Llywelyn. Should be something like Thlu-oo-A-lin
-Gofynwch. Try Gov-uh-NOO-ch (cough the ch)
-Ysgrythurau. Oh boy. Usgra-THEE-rye
-Tystiolaethu. We can do it! Tuh-stee-oh-LAY-thee

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