a |
/a/ |
á |
Somewhere in length between /a/ and /a:/ |
â |
/a:/ |
e |
/e/ |
é |
/ɛ/ |
ê |
/ɛ:/ |
i |
/ɪ/ |
í |
/i/ |
î |
/i:/ |
o |
/ɒ/ |
ó |
/əʊ/ |
ô |
/əʊ:/ |
u |
/u/ |
ú |
Somewhere in length between /u/ and /u:/ |
û |
/u:/ |
y |
/y/ |
ý/ŷ |
/y:/ |
B |
/b/ |
C |
/k/ |
D |
/d/ |
F |
/f/ word initial /v/ if medial or final |
G |
/g/ |
I |
/j/ when starting a word only |
L |
/l/ |
P |
/p/ |
R |
[r] alveolar trill at all times |
T |
/t/ |
W |
/w/ |
CH |
/x/ |
DH |
/ð/ |
LH |
/ɬ/ This is the Welsh 'LL' sound. Do not confuse this with the 'dark' L, /ɫ/ |
PH |
/f/ |
RH |
/r̥/ |
TH |
/θ/ |
HW |
/ʍ/ |
NG |
/ŋ/ word initial or final /ng/ medially |
ER |
/ɛr/ |
IR |
/ɪə/ |
UR |
/əːr/ |
AI |
/aɪɪ/ |
AE |
/aɪe/ |
AU |
/aʊ/ |
AW |
/aʊ/ |
EI |
/eɪ/ |
OE |
/ɔɪ/ |
UI |
/ui:/ |