What accent do people from North Wales have?

This recording is an example of a Gwynedd accent. A North Welsh accent is a wonderful combination of the speech patterns shared with other Welsh speakers and features that are a natural consequence of the close proximity of Cheshire, the Wirral and Merseyside.

Is duolingo Welsh North or South?

On Duolingo we teach a form of Welsh that will be understood across all of Wales with very few extreme examples of dialect. The automated voice sounds southern to me as someone from the north but I’ve heard southerners say that it sounds northern to them.

Is North and South Welsh different?

North Welsh is spoken in the South, and vice versa. South might be more useful to learn – it has more standard aspects to it. North has more shortenings – “sti” = “wyddost ti” in south Welsh, and “te” = “yntefe” in south Welsh. One should learn the local dialect but alas, you live so far from Wales like me!

What is the difference between North Welsh and South Welsh?

North Welsh is spoken in the South, and vice versa. Nah, just joking. South might be more useful to learn – it has more standard aspects to it. North has more shortenings – “sti” = “wyddost ti” in south Welsh, and “te” = “yntefe” in south Welsh.

What is the official language of Wales?

As a bi-lingual country all signs in Wales are shown in both Welsh and English, often with the Welsh appearing first. Many of the place names in Wales are in Welsh and many of the topographical descriptions on maps appear in Welsh only.

How do you pronounce hiking in the Welsh language?

A common example when hiking is the Welsh word for mountain, mynydd. This is pronounced mun–ith where the first y is a ‘u’ sound and the second sound is an ‘i’ sound. Another common example is where ‘y’ appears by itself or joined by an ‘r’ to make ‘yr’. Y or yr means the and is pronounced as uh or ur.

What letters in Welsh are the same as English but pronounced differently?

There are also some letters that are the same as English but pronounced differently. Welsh consists of vowels, consonants and diphthongs. Welsh consonants – B, C, Ch, D, Dd, F, Ff, G, Ng, H, L, Ll, M, N, P, Ph, R, Rh, S, T, Th Diphthongs are combinations of letters which have specific sounds when they occur together.