Consonants | IPA | Examples | English equivalent (approximate) | b | bach, cwbl, mab | be | d | dydd, cadw, tad | do | dʒ | diawl, garej | just | ð | ddydd, deuddeg | the | f | ffenest, cyffredin, corff, phen | find | ɡ | glân, cegin, cig | get | h | haul, gwahanol | have | j | iaith, geiriadur | you | k | cig, acw, ac | can | l | mo leicio, ei lyfr, Alban, bol | like | ɬ | llyfr, cyllell | No English equivalent[1] somewhere between the voiceless l in please and the tl in RP kettle | m | mab, cymaint, dim | me | m̥ | fy mhen, cymharu | wormhole | n | nerth, anadlu, gwyn | no | n̥ | fy nhad, brenhines | unhappy | ŋ | fy ngwely, dangos, rhwng | thing | ŋ̊ | yng Nghymru, anghywir | Shanghai | p | pen, copa, map | please | r | radio, ei restr, garw, dŵr | right but trilled | r̥ | rhestr, diarhebion | Voiceless r as in pretty but trilled | s | Saesnes, swsus | see | ʃ | siop | she | t | tatws, at | time | tʃ | wats | chance | θ | thad, athro, peth | think | v | faint, ei fab, afal, arf | very | w | wedyn, ei wraig, cywir | was | χ | chwaer, ei chath, bwlch | No common English equivalent; Scots loch or Yinglish chutzpah | | | Monophthongs | IPA | Examples | English equivalents | a | sant, pàs | sand | ɑː | mab, sâl | father | eː | peth, trên | air | ə | ysgrifenyddes | butter | ɛ | perth | well | iː | hir, sgîl | be | ɪ | tipyn, dim | it | ɨ̞ | gwyn, punt | pin | ɨː | tŷ, llun | tea | oː | bro, côt | Scottish English toe | ɔ | bron | gone | uː | cwch, dŵr | you | ʊ | cwm, mẁg | good | Diphthongs | IPA | Examples | English equivalents | ai | tai | eye | aɨ | cau, nesáu | pie | au | llaw | around | ɑːɨ | hael, cae | ɛu | llew | əi | Seisnig | əɨ | gwneud | əu | bywyd | RP toe | ɪu | lliw | ɨu | Duw, menyw | ɔi | osgoi | boy | ɔɨ | coeden | ʊɨ | mwy, gŵyl | |