Anna- nice to make contact. I'm certainly no expert, but I've never heard Cymru pronounced as cimroo by anybody but us Sais. RE Gwynedd- it's a particular county in North Wales that includes Anglesey & the northwest coast. I think the northeast is part of Powys. Help, Cymry? Re pronunciation of ei/eu: American "hay" is pretty much a simple long "a" sound. A closer approximation, if you used to watch Happy Days, would be Fonzie's "Ayyy". If that doesn't help, try a diphthong of eh-ee. Part of this depends on which part of Wales you're talking about; the long "i" sound might be a NWelsh peculiarity. Re croeso: yes, both meanings are correct, according to my first teacher, Gareth H. Jones of Caernarfon. Threw me too the 1st time I heard it. By what means are you learning Welsh? CU around the bb. Hwyl, Lisa Deeds