Welsh Witchcraft Book Companion Videos: Glossary Pronunciation Guide

[@laurahayes3392]

I’m from South Wales and pronounce the Ll exactly as you do. I’ve never heard it any other way. Thank you for the video

[@jenl7122]

This is very cool. Thank you. You are the first one to say..."learn the Welsh alphabet." Which makes perfect sense!

[@damionvine1754]

This is awesome, I love when you teach the Welsh pronunciation thank you so much 🙏💫

[@kyju8987]

ur a great teacher! as soon as i ain't broke i'm getting this book lol! Diolch!

[@telluricmuse8701]

I've been learning Welsh on duolingo for the last couple of months, and I agree that hearing it is a lot different to reading it! Thank you so much for sharing this alongside your book :)

[@a1bc0p7o5t]

Love waking up to new videos 🥰🥰🥰👏

[@ethanwisdom1282]

i like to do my homework and listen to u talk sometimes so this video is a gem haha, also loving your book!

[@kellylouisebrown4954]

Diolch Mhara. Happy to say my Welsh is still very good :)

[@dewillewellynn]

Diolch yn fawr iawn, Mhara. Fideo ardderchog arall, yn ôl yr arfer. Llawer o Bendithion i chi. (Thank you very much, Mhara. Another excellent video, as usual. Many Blessings to you.) :)

[@HeatherDeweyPettet]

I just now found this video... I am sorry to say that I have not read your book all the way through... and now ironically I have been writing a nonfiction book: a source for fantasy writers, about the denizens of Faerie, as I had found a lot of this information while doing research for my novel... I was just now working on a pronunciation guide!! 🤯

[@JaniceMoan]

This was wonderful! Thank you so much for taking us through it. I can't wait for part 2! I will have to save both parts just so I can continue to practice.

[@sftgp]

honestly… i’m waiting for the second book already!

[@davidprice8282]

I just got your book Tue. Been watching all your KZbin videos. Thanks for sharing, LOVE the book. I live in California, envy your weather. Looking forward to following you. Have been watching Hearth Witch for a while Thanks..

[@llewcunedda4528]

Really love your videos and ordered/pre-ordered your book. My dad's family are from Ynys Mon (Caergybi/Bodffordd/Llangefni/Biwmares etc) but was born in the South as a monoglot English speaker. A far cry from my grandfather who only learned English as a teenager lol. Really appreciate your work and these subjects really help engage with the language. Can't wait to read. Diolch yn Fawr :)

[@Hq13454]

I've been reading your book and this video is an amazing resource. I'm enjoying this all so much.

[@jacquiscottagelife7746]

Excellent video Mhara! The alphabet was extremely helpful, and surprising because that's the way I learned some of the letters in primary school in England. A as in cat, not A as in ale, etc. I can say most of the letters, I just can't wrap my tongue around some of the sounds when you put the letters together ... yet! lol

[@garrettkiriakos-fugate449]

this is amazing! Thank you for taking the time to do this video. I just got your book and also learning Welsh so this is super helpful. Diolch yn fawr!

[@kellydean101]

My copy of your book came in today, and I’m reading it now! Love it so far. Thank you so much for the work you do, Mhara. 🥰

[@berritanner3250]

This is really helpful Mhara. Thank you so much.

[@TarotandWitchery]

I'm so excited about this!!!!!

[@TarotandWitchery]

I pre-ordered your book and I've been reading it every morning with breakfast.

[@divinerdetective44]

This is wonderful, thanks so much! 🙏🏻

[@jacobparry177]

For anyone who doesn't have the book but wants a little guide they can copy and paste: A as in: Apple, cAt, fAther. Example: Araf, Arth, Da E as in: End, friEnd, cAre, fAir, swEat. E.g. : Enw, Gwen, Eto I as in: sweet, flee, flEA me. Also as in the Y in Yes, or the J in fjord when followed by a vowel. E.g. Tir, Isel. Iaith, Iechyd O as in: mOp, gOne, fOur, cOre, lAW, mAUl. E.g. Ogof, Mor, Côr. U similar to the i in: kit, fit, lit (If you can't master the above, you can pronounce U as in the above i) E.g. Undeb, Urddol, Uchod W as in: Cool, rUle. And as in Water, Would when followed by a vowel. E.g. Wrth, Wsos. Wagle, Werthu Y as in: rUn, fUn, lEARn, cOme. And as in the above U (Again, replace Y with the above i if you can't master it). E.g. as in fUn: Dy, Dysgu, Tywysog. As in the I above: Gwyn, Tŷ, Yw Vowels can be either long or short. Most long vowels are marked thusly: â ê î ô û ŵ ŷ. But some words with long vowels aren't written with them, as in Da, Do. But if a word is only one syllable long, then it's vowel is more than likely long, even if it isn't marked with an accent. Also, Y, as in FUn, rUn, isn't usually lengthened at all, so if you see Ŷ, then it has the same quality as Û. B as in: Bet, bounce. Never silent like in doubt. E.g. Bardd, Bai, Bol C as in: Can, Can't, Cough, never as in City, Science. E.g. Cant, Cawr, Cof. Ch as in German or Scots. Never as in Church, Chore, Choir or Mach. E.g. Chwarae, Chwaer, Chwilio. D as in: Done, Do, Debt. E.g. Daioni, Doniol, Dirfawr. Dd as in the Th in: The, although, this. E.g. Ddoe, Addysg, Sylweddoli. F as in English, 'of', I.e. V E.g. Felly, Fel Ff as in English, 'off', I.e. F. E.g. Ffroen, Ffwrn. G as in: Go, get, gaily. Never as in: Gelatine, danger. E.g. Gafael, Gwenu. Ng as in: Sing, song, Thinking. E.g. yng Ngwynedd Ngh: as above, but aspirated, as though the ng were followed by a little h. Yng Nghaernarfon. H as in: House, Her. Never as in Hour or the American pronounciation of Herb. E.g. Heulwen, Heli, Hafan J as in: Jam, Jelly, Enginge E.g. Jam, Jeli, Injan. L as in: Let, Loose, Love. E.g. Label, Lois. Ll as described in the video. But if you can't master it, it might be better to just use a normal L, rather than pronouncing the Ll as Cl. [Ll can mutate to L anyway]. E.g. Llanfair, Llachar. M as in: Month, Might, Magic. E.g. Mêl, Mis, Mawr Mh: an aspirated M. Ym Mhentreberw. N as in: Night, New. E.g. Noson, Newydd. Nh: aspirated N. 'Nhrefelin. P as in: Pet, Patrick. Never as in Pterodactyl, Psychic. E.g. Perthyn, Plantos. Ph as in F (this letter exists to show when P mutates into an F sound) Pen. Ei phen. R rolled, but it doesn't really matter. E.g. Roedd, Rydw. Rh: aspirated R. Think of it as Hr, an R either followed or preceeded by a H. E.g. Rhedeg, Rheged. S as in: Sing, song, soul. Can sometimes sound like the Sh in Should, if the S is followed by an i and another vowel. Never as in Z or the S in Fusion. E.g. Seren, Siarad. T as in: Top, Tile, Tweet. Never as in Nation. E.g. Teulu, Torth, Tegeingl. Th as in: Thick, Thin, Though. Never as in The, They, Though. But, the combo Tsi+vowel can make the sound of Ch in Curch. E.g. Gwerthu, Gwaith. Tsiaen, Tsieina. There's also the doubled N (which, unlike the other double letter, counts as two letters), which occurs when a word with the consonant cluster -nt- changes. E.g. Diwylliant > Diwylliannau Same goes for double R, but it seems to be a rule so we don't mix up similar words, e.g. Tôri (A Tory) and Torri (to break). Also important to note that some consonants mutate in certain situations. Cath (cat) Fy nghath - my cat Dy gath - your cat Ei gath - his cat Ei chath - her cat. Same can be said for all letters except R and the double, triple letters.

[@telluricmuse8701]

... random question. Do Welsh kids grow up with songs for learning the letters of the alphabet?

[@jackieroberts7895]

Yes

[@DontTreadOnMe825]

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