Welsh

Days of the Week

Dydd Llun - Monday
Dydd Mawrth - Tuesday
Dydd Mercher - Wednesday
Dydd Iau - Thursday
Dydd Gwener - Friday
Dydd Sadwrn - Saturday
Dydd Sul - Sunday


Click on the "play" button to hear the days of the week spoken in Welsh!

The QuickTime plugin needed to hear this sound file can be downloaded here.

CH is pronounced in Welsh by making a noise like a pig.
LL is pronounced in Welsh by putting your tongue forward (but not out of your mouth) and blowing.

Try this:

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYNDROBWYLLLLANDYSEILIOGGOGOGOCH

It is the name of a place in Wales and probably one of the longest names in the world.
It's actually a description of the place. See if you can find out what it means.
The Culture of Wales might be a good place to start....

It can be said by a non Welsh speaker by splitting it up into lots of bits:

LLAN FAIR PWLL GWYN GYLL GOG ERY CHWYN DRO BWYLL LLAN DYS EIL IOG GO GO GOCH

I have emphasised the LLs and the CHs for you to make it easier.

You can find out a lot more about the Welsh language, including links to other sites, in the Language section of the Welsh Tourist Board website.