View Message

New Post
Search
Help
Archives

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

Re: Pronunciation of Llewella
by Andria (guest)
9/29/2004, 1:46 PM
in reply to a message by Caprice
Like the arabic "kh" ?
Reply
vote up1vote down

Replies

- Rob Allen (guest)   +2
9/29/2004, 2:23 PM
Not sure about the Arabic 'kh', but it seems likely to be similar.Actually, my understanding was that the double-L in Welsh was pronounced like 'chl', with the 'ch' being the sound from 'loch'. Supposedly, mis-hearing of this pronunciation is what created the name 'Floyd' from the original 'Lloyd'.To answer the original question, I think most English-speaking people would say 'loo-ella', but a Welsh person might say 'chloo-echla'.
Reply
vote up1vote down
- Seda* (Sedalyn)   +1
9/29/2004, 4:48 PM
????I'm really confused by Welsh pronunciation now.
Reply
vote up1vote down
- Andria (guest)
9/30/2004, 3:50 AM
Welsh LLOk I get it.
In fact, in order to pronounce the welsh "ll", you have to try to pronounce a "h" and a "l" simultaneously. So it rather sounds like a scottish "ch".
Reply
vote up1vote down