Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

How to say and what Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch means.

"The church of St. Mary (Llanfair) of the pool (pwll) of the white hazels (gwyn gyll) near to (go ger) the fierce whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) and the church of St. Tysilio (Llantysilio) of the red cave (gogo goch)."

All Welsh words are spelled phonetically - pronounced exactly as they are spelled. Once you learn how to pronounce each letter in the name, it's not so bad:

• F is pronounced like an English letter V.
• FF is pronounced like an English F.
• LL is pronounced like an English L, but you blow air out along the sides of your tongue as you say it.
• CH is a heavily aspirated H, pronounced with the tongue back in the throat, similar to the German CH.
• Y is an "uh" sound unless it is at the end of the word, then it's an "ee" sound.
• W is a vowel with an "oo" sound.

Have a go, impress your friends!

Llanfair ~ pwll gwyn gyll ~ go ger y ~ chwyrn drobwll ~ Llantysilio ~ gogo goch

Llan-vire ~ pooll gu-in gi-ll ~ go gehr uh ~ choo-ee-rn dro-bwll ~ [pause] Llan-ti-sil-ee-o ~ go-go goch

Day 1

Monmouth - Crickhowell - Brecon - Llandrindod Wells - Elan Valley - Bishop's Castle

Day 2

Bishop's Castle - Welshpool - Llangollen - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Wrexham

Day 3

Wrexham - Penrhyn Bay - Llandudno - Conwy Castle - Betws-y-coed - Beaumaris / Cemaes Bay

Day 4

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll - Caernarfon - Llyn Peninsula - Portmeirion - Porthmadog