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Help[Facts] Re: How do you pronounce Llyr?
in reply to a message by morfydd
A friend once told me that 'll' was pronounced as a breathy 'h' in Welsh. Was she totally off-mark, or could the 'l-and-blowing' sound be interpreted as an h?
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I'm afraid that your friend was totally off-mark, as an "h" is in the back of the throat and "ll" is pronounced at the same spot of the palate as "l". English speakers often try "cl" as an alternative, but it's nowhere near and sounds pretty awful. The breathy "h" idea sounds like the Spanish jota.
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