> I would like to know if possibly cymru is pronounced cimroo in gwynedd > that's cymraeg for north wales isn't it? I would also like to know > if ei and eu are pronounced ay like yn y saesneg hay. I know the > lessons said that they are pronounced i as yn y saesneg bike. And I'm > not saying I didn't learn anything from the lessons I learned quite a > bit already actually but I'm looking for exceptions. I would apreciate > any answers even you're not sure - diolch Anna, Having been away for the past 10 days I've not been able to check my mail so if this has already been answered please accept my appologies. Cymru is pronounced KUhMREE so is Cymry - the Welsh People. Gwynedd is actually the top left county (North-West) which includes Caernarfon Bangor and most of the slate quarries. North is Gogledd (GOGLETHe [soft 'th']). Ei/u are subject to variable pronunciation: in the South they tend to be pronounced as 'EE' further north they become 'ay' and in places become much 'deeper' a sound which I can't quite transcribe - possibly somwhere between 'ay' and 'i'? Hope this hasn't completely bamboozled you... Pob hwyl Huw Huw Garan (NJ152@uk.ac.lamp.vms) 0@+-}%v^{6&L? (!!!!!!) (for those who are wondering what the hell I'm on about, a translation: angelic pope wearing toupee in updraft has nose broken in 2 places moustache is tongue tied bucktoothed vampire with 1 1/2 teeth missing & smokes a pipe)