| If you are heading to Wales for a holiday this | | | | FF - is pronounced as an F, as in English 'off' |
| summer it might be worth brushing up on a few | | | | W - is pronounced as an OO, as in English 'swoon' |
| Welsh sayings and learning a bit of the Welsh | | | | Y - is a little more complicated as it has two |
| language. Though the country is officially bi-lingual | | | | different pronunciations. In all circumstances |
| (English and Welsh) and more people speaks | | | | except when Y last syllable of a word it's |
| English than Welsh it's always worth knowing a | | | | pronounced as a U - as in English 'fun'. When Y is |
| few phrases, especially when visiting some areas | | | | in the last syllable of a word it is pronounced as |
| which predominantly use Welsh such as areas of | | | | an i - as in English 'is'. Unfortunately in single syllable |
| the north or east, or to simple fit in with the local | | | | words, the Y is unpredictable! |
| and impress them down the pub with your | | | | Apart from a few slightly different vowels to |
| knowledge. | | | | English Welsh is a fairly easy language to learn as |
| The Welsh has a slightly different alphabet to its | | | | it is largely phonetic, it's pronounced as it looks. |
| English counterpart, some of the differences | | | | Some of the most common phrases you will |
| include: | | | | come across include: |
| C - is pronounced as a K, as in English 'kick' | | | | Good morning - Bore da (Pronounced: Boh-reh |
| CH - is pronounced as in the Scottish 'loch' and | | | | dah) |
| the composer Bach. | | | | Good afternoon - Prynhawn da (Prin-houn dah) |
| DD - is pronounced TH, as in English 'breathe' | | | | Good night - Nos da (nohs dah) |
| G - is pronounced as a hard G, as in English 'get' | | | | Welcome to Wales - Croeso i Gymru (Croesoh |
| LL - is roughly pronounced THL | | | | ee Gum-reeh) |
| F - is pronounced as a V, as in English 'of' | | | | Cheers! - Iechyd da! |