I’d imagine they fake an American accent. Maybe Burbank, CA?

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    • Yakkie-dah = hello; good morning/day; yes; correct; goodbye
    • Boy-o = boy
    • Ma-fan-way = girl
    • Cmyru-way = motorway
    • Cmyru-shypi = shop
    • Cmyru-foni = phone
    • Cymru-nana = banana
    • Llllllgoogllgoogll-y-cymrnllllll = the/a/I/you/we/us/him/her/them/up/down/this/that/those

    Now you can speak Welsh. Well done or, should I say, Yakkie-Cymru.

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      • Hello = Shwmae / S’mae
      • Good morning - Bore da
      • Day - Dydd
      • Yes - ydw, ydy (and other words, it’s a bit complicated)
      • Correct - iawn
      • Goodbye - hwyl
      • Boy = Bachgen / Hogyn (South Wales / North Wales)
      • Girl = Merch / Hogan (South Wales / North Wales)
      • Motorway - Traffordd
      • Shop - Siop
      • Phone - Ffôn, mobile phone - ffôn symudol
      • Banana - Banana
      • The - y, yr
      • A - (no article)
      • You - chi / ti
      • We - ni
      • Us - ni
      • Him - o
      • Her - hi
      • Them - nhw
      • Up - i’r lan
      • Down - i lawr
      • This - hon / hwn / hyn
      • that - hyna
      • those - hwnnw

      I can’t be arsed to write the pronunciation in IPA. Just go on Google Translate to hear how it’s pronounced or learn Welsh on Duolingo.

      Da iawn, rwyt ti’n gallu siarad / ysgrifennu Cymraeg nawr / rŵan! :)