Problem
How do I remember them?
Answer
By similar letters.
Welsh - English
arth - bear ( Think of ARth beAR or Arth(ur) the bear)
aderyn - bird (Think of a b(c)de - ryn
ceffyl - horse (think of see 2 foals grow up to be horses c e f f y l)
eliffant - elephant (think of eliFFant and ElEphant double f in the Welsh, twice E in the English)
dafad - sheep (think of the double e in the English and daft sheep with double letters a and d)
English - Welsh
bear - arth
bird - aderyn
elephant - eliffant
horse - ceffyl
sheep - dafad
To learn how to pronounce Welsh words, go to
www.duolingo.com
For information on Wales see my previous posts and
www.visitWales.com
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, language teacher. I have more posts on the Welsh language, visiting Wales and other languages. Please share links to your favourite posts.
How do I remember them?
Answer
By similar letters.
Welsh - English
arth - bear ( Think of ARth beAR or Arth(ur) the bear)
aderyn - bird (Think of a b(c)de - ryn
ceffyl - horse (think of see 2 foals grow up to be horses c e f f y l)
eliffant - elephant (think of eliFFant and ElEphant double f in the Welsh, twice E in the English)
dafad - sheep (think of the double e in the English and daft sheep with double letters a and d)
English - Welsh
bear - arth
bird - aderyn
elephant - eliffant
horse - ceffyl
sheep - dafad
To learn how to pronounce Welsh words, go to
www.duolingo.com
For information on Wales see my previous posts and
www.visitWales.com
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, language teacher. I have more posts on the Welsh language, visiting Wales and other languages. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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