How do you pronounce the longest Welsh town name?
What is the English translation of llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?
Literally translated, the long form of the name means: [The] church of [St.] Mary (Llanfair) [of the] pool (pwll) of the white hazels (gwyn gyll) near [lit. “over against”] (go ger) the fierce whirlpool (y chwyrn drobwll) [and] the church of [St.] Tysilio (Llantysilio) of the red cave (-ogo[f] goch).
How do you pronounce the longest town name?
LLAN – FAIR – PWLL – GWYN – GYLL – GO – GER – YCH – WYRN – DROB – WLL – LLAN – TY – SILIO – GO – GO – GOCH. LLAN – To start off with, pronounce this section as you would do the Scottish word “clan”.