Americans Pronounce Welsh Town Names

“Were they drunk when they named this town?”
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[@padopaw]

'i had no idea that they have their own language' wtf are you on woman

[@stevethompson7168]

She's from a country that differentiates "English" and "English (British)"

[@Davbach01]

+Steve Thompson Nice

[@THEFizzyIssy]

hahahaha

[@Brandon-di2km]

To be fair the modern accent of American English is closer to the original English language pronunciation. The so called British accent was developed by the upper classes to distinguish themselves from the poor, and just spread throughout the country, but not across the pond.

[@Davbach01]

Brandon That's your opinion, I suppose it depends what side of the Atlantic you're on. I find English spoken in UK and northern Europe (anything above the English Channel in my book) have similar structure, more precise and less verbose. But that's probably just weather.

[@Olivia-jn8yf]

OMFG THEY KNOW WE EXIST

[@makh5736]

I DIDNT THINK THEY KNEW ABOUT US XD

[@hannahm7746]

WE WELSH ARE IGNORED ALL THE TIME

[@samrowe4572]

Exactly my reaction!

[@josueacuna1569]

Gareth bale is how i know you exist And Ramsey

[@SkyRocketteShip]

Josue Acuna I found out Wales's existence also from Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale, to be fair... I'm not alone at last, thank you!

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

1:41 "Yeah no, I'm just gonna go." She should go go goch instead.

[@marklee702]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwryndrobwylllllantysiliogogogoch

[@notitzgravity]

Dennis M FUNNY

[@burgerkingfootlettuce6363]

Why does she need to be red

[@heddwyncloakoftimekeep7744]

It's easy to pronounce

[@marklee702]

@@heddwyncloakoftimekeep7744 it is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwylllllantysiliogogogoch - god why does it take up almost 2 lines

[@grilldwater5248]

"It's a beautiful language" - yes WHEN YOU'RE NOT BEING FORCED TO TAKE IT AS A GCSE

[@binglebongled1ngledangle]

Ikr 😂

[@jesslouise9756]

Omg ikr i have only been learning Welsh for 2 years and i am being forced to take an exam next year 🙄🙄

[@nekkonya881]

Relatable.

[@galaxypugz9316]

Jossie Davies ikr 😂

[@foxyfox5892]

Omg I so agree with this

[@michalaswindail783]

Yep, our language just looks like we slapped a keyboard.

[@taffyducks544]

How?! Cymraeg predates English by over 1500 years. The Britons were using the Phonecian alphabet when the Saxon horde were still using runes. They, the English were When they got Britain and the druids had to create the English language for them using the phonecian alphabet and influnces from other Germanic languages, Latin and Cymraeg.

[@taffyducks544]

@@lurji sorry, nothing in his comment implies a joke, or sarcasm!

[@jaylynn.-]

@@taffyducks544 it's a joke it was obvious that they were joking.

[@taffyducks544]

@@jaylynn.- Point it out then!!! The Welsh constantly hear this sort of thing due to things such as....An English Superiority complex and foreign Ignorance!

[@jaylynn.-]

@@taffyducks544 kay then.

[@cullan2]

Would you like to buy a vowel

[@ifanprice1668]

We're welsh, the only thing we can afford are sheep, unfortunately

[@Vectal_]

Ys pls

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Things never really picked up in wales ever since the english came... - RULE BRITANNIA

[@kungfukid2191]

In Wales "Y" is a vowel

[@chickenpermission608]

So..."y" isn't a vowel in English?!

[@lazuriidkwhattoputhere8719]

"why do the 2 Ys sounds differently" Why do the 3 As in Australia sound different?

[@allenwright123]

never really thought bout that.. put the pronunciation above them and you'll find why

[@sergiovasquez1509]

-ough

[@NiaJustNia]

It confuses me because both ys are pronounced "uh" "T-Uh-Oo-Uh-N", so I don't see how they're different if you say it correctly 😂

[@Bandie18]

And each "c" in "Pacific Ocean"

[@vox_void]

And each e in Mercedes, I think.

[@duolingoowl9307]

Iceland: I have hard to pronounce town names Wales: **pulls uno reverse card**

[@burgerkingfootlettuce6363]

Iceland is a country and Welsh shop lol what a coincidence

[@ctmarshpit1156]

PROSSIE ROUNDABOUTS!!!

[@tes3327]

@JORDAN PETERS *well done* what they mean near welsh ( or maybe even britain as whole ) has a store called Iceland

[@iranoutofideas7114]

@JORDAN PETERS Wales isn't a country, it's a nation

[@typhoon2minerva]

Well try Bangkok's original name this is one word Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit

[@julienpitre802]

How to write in Welsh: Bash your head on a keyboard with the letters L,Y,T and G

[@BasicRBN02]

Actually I do Welsh as I live in Wales and Welsh is easier than English once you learn Welsh it will be really easy

[@zarbixii]

Caerdydd Plwmp Sili

[@julienpitre802]

Robyn Flowes It's always easier when you understand.

[@mariaxo2266]

Well that's nice 😑

[@lemonzxd3756]

Or just add 'iau ' to the end of any English word , that works most of the time

[@devclubgaming3653]

Not even the narrator can pronnounce these correctly. (I'm from Wales).

[@Gorkii89]

+DevClub Gaming Please tell me the way 'Ll' is pronounced is not like s or sh. I'm half German and half Welsh but my family unfortunatelly doesn't speak Welsh (they are from Caerphilly). They can at least read Welsh though and they told me you pronounce Ll more like the German 'ch'.

[@Gorkii89]

+ibrebecca Thanks, so my family tought me the right pronunciation :)

[@orionbarbalate4350]

+Gorkii Crescent yeah, it's basically an h in front of and L. that's the sound

[@Gorkii89]

Yeah, German-Welsh combination ftw xD I'm sad my family members from Wales don't know Welsh that well. They are from Caerphilly and they don't really speak Welsh there :(

[@giggles2932]

I know right... Rydw i'n byw yng Ngymru... a teithiais i i llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychgwyndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch... probably spelt it wrong though ... #Wenglish

[@debfisher6096]

The person doing the voiceover can't say "ll" and is pronouncing most of the names wrong.

[@moiwilliams170]

Deb Fisher aye cytunaf,

[@rachpendlebury901]

They don’t sound welsh to me at all and I live on the border I hear the accent often

[@nonameunfortunately]

I knew it doesnt sounded right

[@rowanfynn4574]

To be fair it's very hard to if you haven't learned the welsh language.

[@jamiel6005]

IK it was killing me, they didn’t pronounce any of it right at alll.

[@_poppypowell_]

"We associate it with being England" NEVER SAY THAT TO A WELSH PERSON EVER!

[@serenzside9364]

They may aswell should’ve gotten out the lineup right then and there tbh. Anyone w me?

[@OfficiallyPlat]

w/out england, wales would be a mess

[@user-nj9ru4ef2w]

isn't it just like a suburb in england though

[@_poppypowell_]

@@user-nj9ru4ef2w Idk if that's some sort of joke, but no. Wales is a totally different country with a totally different language

[@kiastephens4857]

Welsh people unite ! This was so funny to watch as I'm Welsh

[@runwaybb]

Right XD

[@JEV16111]

Yay!

[@misscute0539]

Me too high five dude lol

[@caileighrussell8042]

UNITE!

[@tokkina6611]

It was funny to watch for me as well although I'm German but I lived in Wales for a while xD I was just confused about the narrator's pronunciation...especially when he kept reading ll as sh xD

[@ceryshughes6590]

“We associate it with being like England” that was an insult to me and the fellow welsh citizens.

[@counterleo]

I support 2 teams: Wales, and whoever England are playing

[@Echodolly6]

Whereas me, with my welsh dad and english mum just kind of panics in the middle 😂

[@rowanfynn4574]

@@counterleo Yeah i do that

[@faithwilliams7411]

that was an insult to us English citizens jkjkjkjkjkjk love wales

[@walsh9080]

Wales was part of the kingdom of England for centuries, hence Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the throne of England. Can forgive foreigners some confusion.

[@joelt8625]

"Americans Pronounce Welsh Town Names" *plays french music*

[@mssheeba1965]

Mr worldwide

[@confusedflourbeetle4734]

its not necessarily french that style of music was poplular througout northern and western europe

[@thomasb8700]

That is not french music my guy

[@joelt8625]

I forgot this comment even existed xd

[@axvyrall2793]

@Auto Driven not really

[@catrinnowaczek9692]

Being fluent in Welsh makes this better. I'm crying from laughing so much

[@fishylax1526]

Same!

[@roryhumber8263]

Glad I live in Swansea, so I can actually spell my address

[@darlingdolly8895]

Rory Humber Omg me too =D!

[@darlingdolly8895]

***** Some places xD But the beach is beautiful ^__^

[@Srh8D]

Rory Humber Same xD although there are some street names around me that I can't spell...

[@darlingdolly8895]

***** omfg, you cant compare wales to australia, you people actually get that thing,.,, what's it called? oh yeah THE SUN.

[@stephyclaws]

I'm from Swansea :D

[@ghr1990]

The Welsh are the best when it comes to trolling with town names.

[@ronnieswoleman4290]

I was driving through north Wales the other day and getting trolled heartily.

[@synxelectrika]

Seriously when I'm on the way to Anglesey I go past this town by the name of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

[@zacharymogel9500]

Especially llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

[@abandonedfragmentofhope5415]

That’s because Welsh isn’t written phonetically to the pronunciation rules of the Latin alphabet.

[@lawrencem6945]

I hear Wales is beautiful, you’ve clearly not been down the back alleys of Cardiff love

[@ceinwencooke2603]

Oh my god I couldn't stop laughing at this

[@PiousMoltar]

*MOST of Wales is beautiful. Stay out of the cities. Actually just stay out of the south. I mean, Pembrokshire's alright... went on holiday there once... it was nice but I've been nicer places in England. North Wales is where it's at.

[@littledrummerboi7116]

Lol yes I agree 100%

[@call_me_OJ]

Do not go Grangetown

[@littledrummerboi7116]

PiousMoltar I’m in tho south, I hope you know how I feel... It’s a great place tho.

[@lj.r8500]

When she said ‘’I still wanna go to Wales, but I don’t want to see the road signs there’’- road signs have welsh and English on them 🙄

[@ItsLxyla-pewpew]

lol. It was a joke but ok buddy

[@sbaeneg4738]

It was a joke but this is another example of Americans not knowing whare thimgs are in the world eg: oh yea i know whare belgium is,its in france

[@boocomplimations677]

@@sbaeneg4738 .

[@jamiejones158]

How is she going to know that if she's never been there?

[@tsarnicholasii274]

That's unfortunate though since it leads to the anglicisation of names, like Blaenavon instead of Blaenafon.

[@lukegarrett2598]

Finally buzzfeed paid attention to wales and that's right we are not like England at all. PROUD TO BE WELSH

[@rosiediamond4013]

Luke Garrett Same!!!!

[@n00binator64]

Cymru am byth!

[@Annabelandobsession]

Don't worry, us English don't really want you, you sing too much and the only thing you have going for you is the gift shops with the 1000's or dragon statues the old witch sells in EVERY village :)

[@lukegarrett2598]

Annabelandobsession and you do realise that most Welsh people live in cities and we got natural beauty way more friendly people and a nicer way of life most of England is like a concrete jungle now wales is just a beautiful landscape and we are the land of song. The only nice English city is liverpool.

[@lukegarrett2598]

Annabelandobsession and I've lived in Wales all my life name all these villages with dragon statues because I can't name that many don't google it just name me them if your such a expert

[@katherineboatman2688]

"Where do you live?" "Yeah I live in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerych-wyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch"

[@3O4313]

they normally say llanfair pg or llanfairpwllgwyngyll

[@bethjonescovers997]

@@3O4313 Yea they just call is Llanfair and on the maps its just llanfair

[@poppypearson1301]

I say Llanfair pg

[@ulireinhart1887]

I know how to say it lmao and I’m American

[@poppypearson1301]

Uli Reinhart I’m sure you don’t say it right though 😂

[@Tam-md2hl]

“This is the coolest language!” Omg that made my day ily Jen 😭💘

[@EannaWithAFada]

Americans: Wow Irish is such a hard language Welsh: 😏

[@yourneighborhoodwierdo8349]

Well it does look hard coming from an American. I’m taking Spanish right now and most Spanish words are similar to english words. So compared to Spanish this is very hard

[@tomjames9674]

I was born in England and find Welsh way easier than Irish 😅 it's much more phonetic

[@abugidaiguess]

Irish spelling is on several types of drugs Welsh is difficult with like everything except spelling

[@holliswilliams8426]

I have studied Spanish a lot and Welsh is much, much harder. I admire anyone taking this as a subject although I'm not sure why you would when so few people speak it.

[@WelahMan]

​@@holliswilliams8426We do it because it's so valued to our culture and our History. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe and is derived from celtic making it very special. Oftentimes however, people from England say the same as you. They see no need for our language, they try to stop us speaking it by interfering with Welsh political affairs. Wales is affectively trapped by English rule without the world knowing or caring. When we try and argue back we're either called racist against England or sheep shaggers, every Welsh child in school has stories about this racial stereotypeing which isn't funny and isn't smart. Therefore our language being spoken across our country with such ancient history is one of the most important things to us. That's why we learn it.

[@EVILBUNNY28]

Welcome to the 'Landofsavingmoneyandgettingtherightdealgogogocomapre'

[@plastictrees_3059]

Yassss!!!!

[@crazyminionre2572]

That advert makes fun of Wales

[@therandomer6261]

Perfect

[@opwave79]

Wasn't there video of a weather guy correctly pronouncing it? That was cool.

[@sexandviolenceable]

+CrazyMinionRE yeah i always have fun in Wales.VIP section of the UK. just pay at the bridge

[@BrendanBeckett]

Funny that guy said the Welsh give a lot of thought to city names, because doesn't that last one basically mean "the town down by the shore with the big rock on the beach next to the old shipyard" or something like that

[@thesatans1]

+Brendan Beckett not even close, it's "The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's red cave".

[@BrendanBeckett]

Jac Peall I wasn't trying to accurately guess it, I was getting the point across that it was a long mundane description of a place

[@ameliah2384]

XD

[@ameliah2384]

The last one I could say when I was 8 and I live there

[@mittfh]

+Brendan Beckett The town was originally Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (St Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel), the rest (in rather butchered Welsh) was added when the railway arrived in the late 1800s as a stunt to boost tourism. Needless to say, the stunt worked :)

[@ayre0n_9]

I know I shouldn't but as a Welsh person I feel just a little insulted that even the voice over that was supposed to be able to pronounce the names correctly got barely any of it right.

[@CrustyBuffMen]

"Shanfairpwllgwyngysh"

[@Andy-ju8bb]

When I heard the voice over pronunciation of LlanfairPG I died a little inside

[@franco682]

I speak Spanish as my native language, and I know the very basics of Welsh, but even I felt something in my heart when he pronounced "ll" as "sh".

[@niabaugh9603]

IK he got llanfairPG quite wrong

[@holliswilliams8426]

What annoys me slightly is that it's so common to ''bluff'' being able to speak Welsh when you barely know a hundred words. I know people do it in all languages, but it seems quite common to do it for Welsh and Irish.

[@BobbyMulqueen]

"And we associate it being like England" .... I can feel the rumble from the hoards of sinewy Snowdonian mountain shepherds, and the screams of "NAC YDW! CYMRAEG DW I!" Blasting through the Valleys... 😂

[@CarwynAndrews]

Let's be fair, he's not wrong xD

[@myrddingwynedd2751]

Correct.

[@myrddingwynedd2751]

@Ranjit Tyagi Cariad i tithau hefyd.

[@gaymermoment]

Duolingo made me understand every word of that

[@holliswilliams8426]

The US is another continent, do you know the difference between Bolivia and Ecuador?

[@cadienoch7265]

I find it hilarious that the person Who was supposedly pronouncing the towns correctly was pronouncing it wrong 😂😂😭

[@08Rimmer]

Cadi Enoch glad I'm not the only one that was thinking that

[@sirbeautimus5346]

Cadi Enoch I noticed that as well! 😅😃

[@GroovyDude994]

Omg ikr

[@lelaviation9869]

This is how you say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobllllantysiliogogogoch: Clan-vair-poof-gwin-gif-gogerif-win-drobll-anti-silio-gogogoch

[@angharad6226]

English MapperYT Close enough but it is hard to pronounce "ll" tbf

[@kierabrown4885]

When your welsh watching this. I'm crying 😂😂😂😂

[@joemann5984]

Kiera Brown makes my blood boil

[@robyn.e.b7932]

Sameee omg

[@mylan4742]

I’m Australian so all I heard was someone spamming a keyboard to name towns if I could name a town there it would be cnshwfjejte

[@rubytravis4371]

I’m welsh too

[@basically280]

@@mylan4742 I agree and I am Welsh like wtf how we supposed to pronounce that.

[@rodrigosantosvaleriano1859]

"Why do the two Ys make different noises?" Excuse me, "AustrAliA".

[@jess7539]

"were they drunk while making this?" Yes, yes we were.

[@otherfergl4609]

I was thinking the exact same

[@courtneyjones7070]

I am welsh and even the man saying them and the start was pronouncing it wrong 😭

[@slag1931]

courtney Jones he is from South Wales so he has a different accent

[@kiaaakinseyyy5216]

courtney Jones ynysybwl was correct tho

[@slag1931]

I’m from Ynysybwl

[@BaddaBigBoom]

I'm Scottish but I wondered if he pronounced Llanfair PG properly ..lots of "shh" sounds in the "LL" bits.

[@darlinxx]

Im from Llangfairpwllgwyngyllgogocerychwrndrobwillantisiliogogogoch

[@yann1ck666]

How they make city names Major: OK, we're almost done with our city. Now we only need a name. Any suggestions? Guy 1: Thrywytz? Major :Nah. Guy 2: Ysybyzy Crymitzy? Major: Nah. Guy 3:* gets a stroke* Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch. Major: ... PERFECT! YOU'RE GETTING PROMOTION!

[@yann1ck666]

Stan Marsh Sorry , didn't mean to sound offensive. And btw I don't live in America. Sorry

[@dysfynnction]

Oh.. Hmm.. Uh ill delete my comment, too much sorrys to apologise

[@Mefstar1]

+Yannick De Mal there is no z in the Welsh language

[@yann1ck666]

Beth Meopham I just typed something random. How could I know which letters the Welsh alphabet has?

[@yann1ck666]

***** How am I supposed to know? I just wrote something ramdom . And you have no reason to be so mean. I have feelings too :'(

[@jasminerichards1881]

"we associate it with being like england" So I took that personally...

[@meowsteve289]

THEY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR EXISTENCE

[@mrsolodolotk2602]

any else notice Irish music in the background? ahaha

[@mikewu7683]

lol Muricans

[@shmoobalizer]

MrsolodoloTk me

[@zzz-tg7mn]

MrsolodoloTk me

[@mrdark6243]

Could have had Tom Jones

[@octomonkey1980]

Close harmony male voices are more associated with Wales

[@blakehayward7125]

I'm Welsh and the language and country is beautiful. BTW, 99% of the Welsh population can't pronounce the last one.

[@bethanylloyd11]

I can because I'm welsh

[@TorchedKiwi]

Blake Hayward Pretty sure you have to be able to to be called Welsh :P Everyone can say it in my area of Wales!

[@KieranMonday]

Blake Hayward The last one is famous so quite a few learn how to say it just so they can say they can say it.

[@jordn-wi6qm]

Blake Hayward pretty sure only 20% of the welsh population can speak welsh so that's not suprising

[@poppy7933]

My grandmother lives there! I can't even pronounce it so we call it llanfairpg XD

[@rubytravis4371]

OMFG I LIVE IN CRYMYCH and btw even the voiceover guy got it wrong 😂

[@axpuaa]

Ruby Travis do you cry much?

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach3978]

1:33 we all knew that would be there. Its literally what i came for

[@James-gc5if]

Let's face it, most English people can't pronounce Welsh place names either.

[@lucyviolet8451]

I was born in England but my whole family is Welsh and I can pronounce most Welsh words. although I suppose I have grown up to be welsh

[@ameliah2384]

I fence and some people from London were invited to join the club for a couple days. We compete all across the country and sometimes the world and we are based in South Wales. The people from London were chatting to us so I said to them "so how much Welsh do you do in school" and they were totally confused. Apparently they didn't know that Welsh was its own language and that we even learnt it.

[@user-jb1mb5xh9t]

+Jamie Dawkins Some of these were just common sense. The last one - I'd definitely need help. The first few seemed quite easy though. Maybe that's because there's quite a large population of Welsh and Irish people in the little section of London I live in, though.

[@James-gc5if]

Lottie Harris Yeah, you've probably absorbed some Welshness through osmosis of being around a lot of Welsh people :P

[@user-jb1mb5xh9t]

Jamie Dawkins At my school there are more than five welsh teachers. With all the flags around, you'd think you accidentally took a wrong turn and ended up in the South of Wales.

[@emay.1]

Being Welsh I am laughing my arse off

[@Jake_2938]

same

[@batman_lover3431]

Same here

[@ThBunnyMan]

Omg same!

[@lollyclose5017]

Same

[@hermionestevie7104]

Same 😂

[@scarfulls6471]

Her: "I still want to go to Wales because it's beautiful I hear" me: with it raining a ton like yesterday and how it finally snowed like a few weeks ago or something

[@Rancord123]

I’m a Welsh person and I can confirm, our language does look like we smashed our keyboard to name things

[@burgerkingfootlettuce6363]

Yep. I'm from the same country

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Nope - the alphabet doesn't belong to the Welsh or English, the English don't have the moral authority on how Letters should sound or be used. Anyone with a brain cell knows Welsh is a class language. Even J.R.R Tolkien loved it.

[@DrORRB-qm7fl]

Truth Before Opinions yeah! I’m sick of people saying stuff like that as an excuse not to try and learn or care about the language.

[@mariajones266]

If people noticed us it would be a lot easier

[@mug3621]

Truth Before Opinions honestly true. im american, but it pisses me off that ‘we’ use our american english phonetic system on other indo-euro languages that goes on another phonetic route, like spanish, portuguese, of course welsh, irish, and other languages i cant think of atm.

[@Alegwillyum]

Tyy myny fyckyng y's

[@videoupload987]

Nyt ynyth yhthy yhyhrhy

[@tommyt6729]

Yayyay uyuuauuufuckiiuuyyyu cunyytt

[@ayylmao9004]

Alexander W. yy ruyn gyns liys

[@abc123444555]

Y fyckyng wynk styin

[@zelterman6837]

Yo mama!

[@twenlil]

When you ran out of vowels in Scrabble, you can switch to Welsh.

[@tanitluminake]

Thanks for the strategy.

[@rhysellis4280]

learn to speak your own language correctly first mate before you start dissing Welsh.

[@chloeblake6847]

I take offence to that. cer I grafu, pen pidyn!!!!

[@pastelpepe]

Rhys Ellis Eng *land* Ire *land* Scot *land* *Wales*

[@deiojones9975]

Dan and Phil's kink wales is a special place so they do not deserve to be like the rest of the british isles

[@EmTom44]

"Its very interesting that its so close to England and we associate it with being like England but its so very different" This man is officially every Welsh person's favourite American

[@flipastix2.031]

1:37 when she screamed! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I literally teared up from laughing and I don’t know why

[@WelshSwan1986]

Don't feel too bad I guess. I had an English friend who came to visit me in Swansea and she came down on the train from Newcastle and caught an earlier train than she'd intended to catch and she called me in a fit of panic saying 'I think I have got off in the wrong place!!! I'm in Ffordd Allan!''. I burst out laughing, she was in Swansea but was reading the 'Way Out' sign which in Welsh is 'Ffordd Allan.'

[@karlouise6680]

Norfolk Enchants as a fellow jack i can't stop laughing 😂😂😂 this is so funny!

[@tonyvantinthung5103]

Lol

[@1515327E]

That's great - the famous one was this guy who drove to Caerfyrddin for some meeting and when he got there, the first thing he said was, "I didn't know Wales had a massive city; I came down the M4 and every sign was for some huge place called 'Gwasanaethau.'

[@Steve14ps]

'Dim Ffordd' and 'Parcio Di Dal' get people thinking

[@rhianwenj7597]

@@1515327E I lived near Leeds and a variation of this happened to me. They were a lovely couple and so genuine about it. They were amazed I could say the word. They would go on a touring holiday of Wales and I'd get messages requesting little lessons about pronunciation, history, cultural stuff. They we so open to new things at their advanced age and we're lovely. ❤️

[@JensenP12]

At 1:42, most Welsh people say Llanfair if I'm not mistaken. Because saying all that... jesus....

[@batman_lover3431]

I just say llanfairpwll because CBA saying the rest

[@juicee5638]

I just say llanfairPG

[@batman_lover3431]

Juicee yeah my mum says it like that

[@noidea6953]

It's Llanfair PG because of the multiple Llanfairs but you say it if you know it to show off

[@rhysdavies7764]

We only say the whole name for tourists. I say Llanfairpwll

[@dachlon91]

Why is there like Irish folk music playing? 😂

[@dachlon91]

Jackie Roberts yeah I know Wales is Celtic but this music sounds much more like Irish folk than Welsh folk.

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

"Were they drunk when they named this town?" I'm dying, lol. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iiaxotigg1344]

you should have shown them how to pronounce aluminium.

[@inactiveandsavedforarchive9312]

Aluminum! 😀

[@gprice1978]

Or solder

[@geopixels6886]

TheNeversaydie8911 Aluminum = "ə loo' min əm"

[@uaekappa]

You mean aluminum?

[@iiaxotigg1344]

no I do not mean aluminum 😊

[@Nazzamajazz]

haha im at uni in Cardiff and i feel their pain! XD

[@deborahhumphreys4822]

Marianaa I feel you I'm at university in Cardiff too and the struggle is real

[@rhyspearson8400]

I live in cardiff and I know where the uni is

[@boltovi6311]

Rhys Pearson COOL STORY BRO

[@LilyDoesRandomStuff3Meep]

Marianaa Newport girl here :3

[@MrSlyGamer]

Barry here. ;) Welsh names aren't that hard. Cymro balch!

[@joshuabullion1429]

1:47 I blew a fuse! HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE WELSH!! OFFENCE TO THE TOP!!!

[@Sleepless4Life]

Can't offend sheepshaggers m8!

[@ehrin_1329]

Sleepless4Life unless we can actually play rugby, and win the six nations!

[@jacjolly8214]

@@Sleepless4Life don't be so insulting

[@rikuleinonen]

Just reactions from english people. What do ya expect when suddenly there is a hellish wtf word right in front of ur very eyes?

[@jacjolly8214]

@@rikuleinonen it's a wtf word to you , not to the people of the country who can say it and understand it's meanin

[@novdelta381]

"Why do the Y's make different sounds?" *laughs in ough*

[@abugidaiguess]

yeah no English is the one language you can say that sorta thing about

[@kait1912]

Anyone else from south Wales?

[@ItzKW]

i'mfrom the welsh speaking part of wales, the NORTH

[@lwilliams1280]

ItzKW we speak Welsh in the south as well....

[@jacku4944]

If your from the south you don't speak proper welsh

[@lwilliams1280]

jack u shut up

[@lwilliams1280]

jack u you don't even know proper English.

[@cyleelderkin]

Im welsh and even the voice that was saying it the right way was saying it wrong

[@BabyfaceL3DG]

Nobody cares

[@WhenDarknessFalls]

I know, it was annoying me. It sounds like a french person pronouncing Welsh

[@msoynri]

iRoniKs SwiftS I am a Pole living in Wales and noticed that as well, especially with Llanfair...

[@cyleelderkin]

Shut up jebidiah

[@menelise]

Monika Syroka Yes, the male announcer was way off with his attempt at LlanfairPG (the female voice that seemed to accompany the victims was correct), but the hyphenation was also incorrect initially, when the first letter ("ll") of llantysylio was split, to show l-l: you can't split a single letter (for those who are not aware, "ll" is a single letter in the Welsh alphabet).

[@rhyskarslake]

this is one of my favourite videos love this 😂

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

J.R.R Tolkien's favourite language, along with Finnish! The fella had good taste. The Welsh (British) language is awesome when spoken by someone who's fluent.

[@Jessie-dp3vy]

I speak fluent Welsh and this is VERY cringy for me

[@jasthedovahkiin3710]

i don't even know anything in welsh even though we learn it. i feel ashamed XD

[@yourmumgay2374]

Trash O.o I speak next to no Welsh and it's still cringey.

[@cianevans7497]

Trash O.o Fi fyd

[@cymraes9611]

and the fact that the person who's meant to be pronouncing the town names are pronouncing them completely wrong:( Ond diw'n mor falch i fod yn Cymraes!

[@jazzuww2565]

Trash O.o OKay u are my new twin I didn't know other trash members lived in Wales (excluding sheep) XDXD

[@merryanneputeri2964]

Dis is why welsh people don't play scrabble. Exactly why.

[@teasingtaka]

+Merry Anne lmfao

[@gingerclynch2309]

Hey I'm welsh and me and my twin played scrabble since we were about 9

[@TheTradge]

You could just remove all the vowels

[@clivegraham6027]

we play scrabble in english

[@teasingtaka]

Clive Graham i think someone didnt get the joke.....

[@white-lf5pe]

I visited Wales recently (Cardiff)so beautiful..❤️ I definitely want to learn Wesh..and the people were so nice ..

[@snuz5126]

One of the most talented things on earth is spelling things right in welsh. It's like someone hit their head on their keyboard and typed in welsh

[@kellyroyds5040]

The suburbs surrounding Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US is home to several towns with Welsh names: Bryn Mawr, Bryn Athyn, Bala Cynwyd, Llanerch just to name a few.

[@almishti]

I'm from NY state near the PA border, we have a few there too. If you're Welsh you don't even wanna hear how we pronounce them... :P

[@misscute0539]

+Kat Karsecs lol I'm welsh

[@huwgsxr1000]

And i bet they're all pronounced wrong lol.

[@josephelias9081]

Never knew that, you'd think a lot more Americans would know. I DO know America has some Welsh communities and celebrations.

[@arwelparry7529]

Yeah, I've heard that Bala Cynwyd is pronounced something like "bay-la kin-wood" while in Wales it would be pronounced "bah-la KUN-wid".

[@tamzyn5192]

YASSS! LIKE IF YOUR WELSH

[@tamzyn5192]

***** i win at life heather, I win at life

[@crysvicious]

I'm not Welsh and i can't speak Welsh but I have distant Welsh ancestors that I'd like to learn more about :)

[@adrianac3258]

The Welsh Flag is amazing it actually has a Dragon🐉😍!

[@StephanieDaige]

I started learning Cymraeg on Duolingo, and the very first word they taught me was Draig!🐉 What a cool language. 😎

[@MrHrob1]

I like how Americans are insulting a language even tho they couldn’t even be bothered to make their own

[@cypher_2259]

@Halsten oh?

[@cypher_2259]

@Halsten I mean with the amount of things you can differently like sidewalk and biscuit is argue that you guys are half way there

[@cypher_2259]

@Halsten we don't say sidewalk in Britton and your biscuit isn't right

[@cypher_2259]

@Halsten it doesn't make sense lol

[@charlottepowell2048]

This makes me proud to be Welsh

[@blu295]

Same

[@rachelthomas4731]

And me

[@AfaAbulNafi]

+Rachel Thomas and me

[@gemmaread2946]

I'm welsh too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Rhiannonyah]

+Charlotte Powell same!!

[@943SG]

The background music sounded Irish, not Welsh. Pity.

[@thomasellis445]

Simon Green Welsh, Irish, it's celtic so it can be considered either.

[@943SG]

Thomas Ellis Fair point, but surely it would have been better to use a male voice choir for example. That would've been more identifiably Welsh

[@thomasellis445]

Simon Green I guess so, Skrillex would have been better but yeah

[@thomasellis445]

***** Well it's still Celtic. The Welsh like the Irish share a large proportion of their ancestry with the Basques of Northern Spain and South Western France, sharing similar traditions that have been passed down generations, so they do have Celtic style music that is alike.

[@tribrow1]

***** that isn't true in the slightest! we can clearly see that Q-Celtic and P-Celtic languages Have many similarities and they both derive from Proto-Celtic although Q-celtic languages seem to have kept a closer connection than P. here is some examples: Snake: P-celtic Gallo-Brittonic: Natrī Cymraeg: Neidr Kernewek: Nader Brehzoneg: Naer Cumbric: Nedir Q-Celtic Gaeilge: Nathair Y Gaelg: Aarnieu Gàidhlig: Nathair Sword: P-celtic Gallo-Brittonic:Cladibos Cymraeg: Cleddyf Kernewek: Cledhe Brehzoneg: Kleze Cumbric: Cledhiv Q-celtic Gaeilge: Claíomh Y Gaelg: Cliwe Gàidhlig: Claidheamh Head: P-celtic Gallo-Brittonic: Pennos Cymraeg: Pen Kernewek: Penn/pennow Brehzoneg: Penn Cumbric: Penn Q-celtic Gaeilge: Ceann Y Gaelg: Kione Gàidhlig: Ceann and there are countless more! if its one thing i cant stand its people giving false information, you should consider doing a bit of research before you start talking shit!

[@lunabearrytextra7748]

Thanks to the lady that said the welsh language is cool! Warms my heart! (Cuz im welsh)

[@TheOneAndOnlyHaleamy]

Others this name is impossible Me: I can say it... well kinda Some dude: say it then! *me* GOGOGOCH*

[@AgglomeratiProduzioni]

Tywyn, Crymych, Ynysybwl, Ysbyty Ystwyth. Wales: the place that hates vowels. Oh no wait, there's Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch.

[@benjamingibson3548]

+Ruben In Welsh, both Y and W are vowels, along with the usual lot. It makes words in hangman a lot harder to guess, I can tell you!

[@noisyjodie2]

Y is a vowel in Welsh though XD

[@alyxxxify]

+Ruben just like in English 'H' is both a silent vowel and a consonant.

[@marvinstock1438]

+Ruben actually in welsh Y and W are vowels too :p A E I O U W Y

[@elbaker9528]

Really pissed me off that they had Irish music in the background

[@fhpurcell5364]

they always do for any place on the British isles. there was a Buzzfeed video on the Scottish referendum with Irish music on it. maybe the budget ran out after they bought one Irish soundtrack

[@ryth3r887]

French

[@prestonjones1653]

A celt is a celt.

[@otherfergl4609]

Idk what it is but it aint welsh ill tell u that

[@skurinski]

@@fhpurcell5364 its buzzfeed, what do you expect? Nothing but trash

[@AtarahDerek]

Everyone: So, when you have a language, vowels are extremely useful... Wales: No.

[@redthroatedloon]

welsh actually has more vowels than english...

[@ayanoaishi6800]

I am Welsh and i am really happy when that girl said she wanted to come visit , Wales is an amazing country :)

[@btstextimagine8648]

I'm actually from wales and it's so funny 😂

[@vivienwhy3453]

Me to

[@hannajones7405]

Same 😂 #cymruambyth❤❤

[@surferfrog]

Same XD

[@amyxx1809]

Same. I’m from the South 😊 also ARMY!!

[@slag1931]

BTS Text imagine same 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@loisbirchall9923]

I'm Welsh. I can speak Welsh. That was so bad but also funy

[@J05H30H3]

Same

[@calypsifie7312]

Helo sut wyt ti?

[@goose4919]

They were American. Get them to pronounce Dún na nGall or Uibh fhaill

[@seeforkat]

ylssisittspupttuaroatois5osiykloprquatiptata11116

[@102mila]

I’m Welsh and I know how to say the words cause I learnt the alphabet but I have no idea how to read or understand most words

[@midasmirto7265]

the name means: [The] church of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [of the] pool (pwll) of the white hazels (Gwyn gyll) near [lit. "over against"] (go ger) the fierce whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the church of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) of the red cave (-ogo[f] goch). Various elements have occasionally been translated differently, for example, "the white pool among the hazel trees" or "the cave of St Tysilio the Red".

[@aledwashere4962]

Im welsh im proud i can speak 2 languages

[@ceinwencooke2603]

I'm bilingual, Welsh and English, almost trilingual with French as well

[@kdashpixels4230]

Boss: Ok Guys we need to think of a name for our town. Any thoughts? Guy 1: Huli! Boss: Nah. Guy 2: Torowin! Boss: Nah Guy 3: *Slams face in keyboard* : cghfwtgedswnmjmjmjgafc Boss: PERFECT!

[@lostfiresanimations6541]

KdashPixels Good to know they had keyboards back when there wasn't supposed to be any

[@kdashpixels4230]

DoomBringer IsMyName It's a new town

[@deidavis7658]

KdashPixels Not bad for a first timer... But sadly. In the Welsh Langauge we have no V. Try again.

[@kdashpixels4230]

Dei Davis there edited ty.

[@jamespointer1]

KdashPixels i live in newtown... Yeah i think they got bored with just smashing keyboards or never got around to naming it

[@TheErnestc]

Longest town name: Taumatawhakatangi­hangakoauauotamatea­turipukakapikimaunga­horonukupokaiwhen­uakitanatahu (85 letters). Location: North Island, New Zealand. Short forms: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu (57 letters), Taumata(7 letters). Translation: "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one"

[@sirbeautimus5346]

k

[@frederik2220]

Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit - AKA BANGKOK and it means - The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn.

[@Jadeannaliese]

* is happy because I am from New Zealand and can speak pretty good Maori *

[@Spudjoolica]

yus they should do one of these but with maori places id like to see them pronounce something like whangaparoa or aucklands maori name, tamaki makaurau

[@benj9380]

I'm sorry but 'the man with the big knees' had me DIEING. Is this Maori?

[@oliviadowning1328]

As a welsh I'm laughing my arse off

[@ryanniv1851]

I was waiting for that long one 😂😂

[@toroza159]

Ryann iV That’s what she said!

[@kelman727]

Wonder what they'd make of Aberystwyth?

[@alexanderkinchen-goldsmith263]

kelman727 yeah i live near there i live in tregaron which is next to lampeter.

[@songdeva]

Those of us who've seen Y Gwyll would do alright. :)

[@NoahMiller13579]

a-bay-reese-wheeth? Is that close?

[@tristwchcudd5727]

kelman727 knowing them thay would miss prouns swansy or cardiff lol

[@daiseeeanne2924]

Anyone know Caerpilly or Abertridwr?

[@eggjjhfyuvdh352]

the fuckig computer couldn't say em

[@eggjjhfyuvdh352]

llanfairpwllgwyngchwyndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?

[@eggjjhfyuvdh352]

psh

[@wesof1583]

When the teachers in my (very Welsh school) discovered this, every student was brought to watch it together (basically hundreds of kids laughing at their mispronunciations lmao)

[@user-rx1mz4oj3g]

what if you make them try mutations... i’ve been fluent in welsh for years now and i still can’t do it properly lol

[@myrddingwynedd2751]

Yn union.

[@lizziecats6811]

I’m welsh and even the ‘correct’ way of saying this is soooo wrong 😂😂

[@robbiecale3327]

I live in Wales and I live in the city with the easiest pronunciation, Swansea

[@paulgreen4630]

That's the English name, try it's Welsh name.

[@paulgreen4630]

*****​ Abertawe

[@robbiecale3327]

It is Abertawe. I didn't use it because I hate the Welsh language

[@paulgreen4630]

***** You mean Caerdydd?

[@Janosuk]

Fishguard, that's on par ;), that is unless you're using the welsh name of Abergwaun.

[@TheScunneredMan]

There is a place in Australia, with an even longer name. I think most locals call that very very long Welsh town is Llanfair. The double L here is pronounced Ch, as in Scottish Loch.

[@verifiedfangirl6107]

Pontypridd boi!!! Where the bridge is and where Treforest is (Tom Jones' place) and the valley next to Ynysybwl

[@Unknown-vq6of]

Creative Crow Up the valleys butt!

[@verifiedfangirl6107]

@@Unknown-vq6of Ini like

[@jphillips9364]

As an actual Welsh person, this was very frustrating to watch

[@makh5736]

I'm Welsh, and I found this rather funny :D

[@LaurieRowlands]

I'm just happy they included us for a change 😆

[@carilloyd5053]

Tbh I didn't care, ^

[@caitlynala8697]

One Red Bandit YUP

[@izzyperks595]

I’m welsh and this was hard to watch😂😂 anyone else from north wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💗

[@uxity3513]

Izzy Perks fi

[@Cerys-qp4xq]

I’m from south

[@caseymaygames6405]

Me

[@natwilliams4197]

I’m from south but it was helirious 😂😂😂

[@rosiethecat-un8zq]

Dwin dod o wrecsam

[@masterofthemotleycrew8179]

"this is such a cool language" from a welsh speaker, it just sounds like people are having a seizure when they say full sentences

[@Kolious_Thrace]

Welsh or Cymreag as it is in called in Welsh is a 4.000 years old language. The oldest in the British Isles. It was spoken by the Celts! 100 Americas together are still not that old that this language! I think around 76% of Welsh people are still speak it! Welsh people are called Cymry which means Fellow-countrymen. The term Welsh came from the proto-Germanic word Walhaz when Germans invaded Britain.

[@pamelawalden95]

76% in the North in the south most speak only English

[@flyingrancidm00nfish7]

Never ask for directions in Wales Baldrick, you'll be washing spit out of your hair for a fortnight!!

[@Leslie58]

Hahahhahahahayahymbbkyphtttt..... ;-)

[@TheUltimateOne775]

It's like Welsh people are only starting to discover vowels* XD * I do not consider 'y' to be a vowel

[@cassataco6635]

TheUltimateOne775 but it is one xD

[@selsig_dwp]

It is a different language after all, where the alphabet is completely different

[@_brocklaar]

TheUltimateOne775 'Y' is a vowel in the Welsh alphabet

[@BethBurr]

The first 6 letters are A B C Ch D and Dd

[@jymy111]

TheUltimateOne775 Y is a semi-vowel

[@MartinJames389]

Llanfair pg (as it's called) is a 19th century made up name. It came with he railway to try to lure tourists to the station with the longest name. It's a complicated description rather than a name.

[@tes3327]

As living there, coming here I knew that Caernarfon was either going to be left out or butchered also to welsh leaners, i'm curious about what you think is hard or not so far?