Those pesky Welsh place-names!

[despair]

None as bad as my sister's SatNav system.While heading for Anglesey,at a point beyond Conwy, not only did it insist we were going via Bangor-is-y coed,but it mechanically pronounced it:-
Banger Is Why Code.

Regards
Roger

[GrahamSimons]

Now you can say Betws-y-Coed
Without getting your tongue tied
Don't let your head get swollen
Until you can say Llandeiniolen....

[Skoosh]

How about Airidhbhuirichardich! came across it on a walk once!

Skoosh.

[Cell]

Yes Skoosh,Mawr is big and Cefn is back.It should be said as;Kefvun Mowr.The un as in unknown and the mow as in owe for pain!

William Russell Jones

You do realise you are  saying it is pronounced as   "mowr"   and they are going to say it as mo-er as in "mow the lawn?  - phonetically  in the  English language .
 It's more like  this  for the English language- Can  you imagine a cat saying yawrrrrr -change that Y to an M and really roll the R at the end of the word then you have mawr
cefn sounds a bit  like  kevin
 I still haven't worked out how the hell you put ll, or ch  onto paper to explain to non speakers,  the sounds -It  is  impossible to put it into  English  phonetics.

kind regards:)

[wrjones]

Yes Skoosh,Mawr is big and Cefn is back.It should be said as;Kefvun Mowr.The un as in unknown and the mow as in owe for pain!

William Russell Jones

You do realise you are  saying it is pronounced as   "mowr"   and they are going to say it as mo-er as in "mow the lawn?  - phonetically  in the  English language .
 It's more like  this  for the English language- Can  you imagine a cat saying yawrrrrr -change that Y to an M and really roll the R at the end of the word then you have mawr
cefn sounds a bit  like  kevin
 I still haven't worked out how the hell you put ll, or ch  onto paper to explain to non speakers,  the sounds -It  is  impossible to put it into  English  phonetics.

kind regards:)

It isn't easy I agree to put some of the sounds for the benefit of English speakers,I was trying to make it as simple as I could!

William Russell Jones.