This key represents the pronunciation given for names on this site, particularly used in the Names of the Week. Syllables are broken down with a dash; capitals represent the stressed syllable.
B | ball | A | bat, last |
CH | chin, itch | AW | saw, more, bought |
D | dark | AY | main, fate |
DTH | that, then | E | let, said |
F | fate, phone | EE | meet, clean |
H | hall | I | sit, thin |
J | jump, gentle | Ī | kind, night |
K | cat | O | pot, gone |
KH | loch (guttural 'ch') | Ō | phone, boat |
L | last | OY | toy, boiler |
M | mine | OO | moon, tune |
N | not | OW | now, loud |
NG | sing, sink | U | put, look |
P | pin | Ə | about, taken, the |
R | right |
RH | guttural 'r' |
RR | rolled 'r' |
S | sun |
SH | shout, dish |
T | time |
TH | thin, through |
V | very |
W | wish |
X | mix |
Y | yoghurt |
Z | zone, blazer |
ZH | azure, vision |
HL | rolled Welsh 'l' say HL together quickly listen |
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