Abergavenny | ˌæbəɡəˈveni |
Aberystwyth | ˌæbəˈrɪstwɪθ |
Anglesey | ˈæŋɡlsi |
Blaenau | ˈblaɪnaɪ |
Brynmawr | ˌbrɪnˈmaʊə |
Caernarvon | kəˈnɑːvn |
Cardiff | ˈkɑːdɪf |
Cardigan | ˈkɑːdɪɡən |
Carmarthen | kəˈmɑːðn |
Ceredigion | ˌkerəˈdɪɡiɒn |
Clwyd | ˈkluːɪd |
Conwy | ˈkɒnwi |
Criccieth | ˈkrɪkiəθ |
Dyfed | ˈdʌved |
Ebbw Vale | ˌebuː ˈveɪl |
Glamorgan | ɡləˈmɔːɡən |
Holyhead | ˈhɒlɪhed |
Lampeter | ˈlæmpətə |
Maesteg | ˌmaɪsˈteɪɡ |
Menai | ˈmenaɪ |
Merioneth | ˌmeriˈɒnəθ |
Merthyr Tydfil | ˈmɜːθə ˈtɪdvɪl |
Nefyn | ˈnevɪn |
Pembroke | ˈpembrʊk |
Prestatyn | preˈstætɪn |
Presteigne | preˈstiːn |
Pontypridd | ˌpɒntɪˈpriːð |
Powys | ˈpaʊɪs |
Rhayader | ˈraɪədə |
Rhuddlan | ˈrɪðlən |
Rhyl | rɪl |
Rhymney | ˈrʌmni |
Swansea | ˈswɒnzi |
Tonypandy | ˌtɒnəˈpændi |
This “mini-dictionary” gives just one acceptable General British pronunciation for each of the terms listed.
The pronunciation of Welsh names by non-Welsh speakers is quite variable. I have given pronunciations which seem to me to approximate most closely those used by Welsh speakers. I have avoided names containing <ll>. Many non-Welsh speakers use the sequence θl for this sound, but you will hear other versions.
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