| Consonants | | IPA | Examples | English equivalent (approximate) | | b | bach, cwbl, mab | be | | d | dydd, cadw, tad | do | | dʒ | diawl, garej | just | | ð | ddydd, deuddeg | the | | f | ffenest, cyffredin, corff, phen | find | | ɡ | glân, cegin, cig | get | | h | haul, gwahanol | have | | j | iaith, geiriadur | you | | k | cig, acw, ac | can | | l | mo leicio, ei lyfr, Alban, bol | like | | ɬ | llyfr, cyllell | No English equivalent; similar to the voiceless l in please but with considerably more friction | | m | mab, cymaint, dim | me | | m̥ | fy mhen, cymharu | wormhole | | n | nerth, anadlu, gwyn | no | | n̥ | fy nhad, brenhines | unhappy | | ŋ | fy ngwely, dangos, rhwng | thing | | ŋ̊ | yng Nghymru, anghywir | Shanghai | | p | pen, copa, map | please | | r | radio, ei restr, garw, dŵr | right but trilled | | r̥ | rhestr, diarhebion | Voiceless r as in pretty but trilled | | s | Saesnes, swsus | see | | ʃ | siop | she | | t | tatws, at | time | | tʃ | wats | chance | | θ | thad, athro, peth | think | | v | faint, ei fab, afal, arf | very | | w | wedyn, ei wraig, cywir | was | | χ | chwaer, ei chath, bwlch | No common English equivalent; Scots loch or Yinglish chutzpah | | | | Monophthongs | | IPA | Examples | English equivalents | | a | sant, pàs | sand | | ɑː | mab, sâl | father | | eː | peth, trên | air | | ə | ysgrifenyddes | about | | ɛ | perth | well | | iː | hir, sgîl | be | | ɪ | tipyn, dim | it | | ɨ̞ | gwyn, punt | pin | | ɨː | tŷ, llun | tea | | oː | bro, côt | lord | | ɔ | bron | | uː | cwch, dŵr | you | | ʊ | cwm, mẁg | good | | Diphthongs | | IPA | Examples | English equivalents | | ai | tai | I | | aɨ | cau, nesáu | pie | | au | llaw | around | | ɑːɨ | hael, cae | | ɛu | llew | | əi | Seisnig | | əɨ | gwneud | | əu | bywyd | | ɪu | lliw | | ɨu | Duw, menyw | | ɔi | osgoi | boy | | ɔɨ | coeden | | ʊɨ | mwy, gŵyl | |