Can you say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

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   Nathanvilleposted 5 years ago

   Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Wales is the longest place name in Europe.  In English it means “The Church of Mary in the Hollow of the White Hazel near the Fierce Whirlpool and the Church of Tysilio by the Red Cave. 
   
   The place is located in North West Wales, just 230 miles from where I live.

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      Nathanvilleposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch (An Introduction) https://youtu.be/_3b2F-bkAdM
      
      If you’re not sure how to pronounce this name place, then this song may help:-
      How to Say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in a song: https://youtu.be/1BXKsQ2nbno
      
      Also, CNN News Report (Weatherman nails town's super long name): https://youtu.be/dCGkqUr1kbY
      
      Other place names in the UK that Americans struggle to say correctly:-
      How to Pronounce UK Place Names (Correctly said, after an American attempts each name in turn): https://youtu.be/9q7VjLVU8Ec

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      Eurofileposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I can't say It, but my husband can and often used to recite it to our kids when we holidayed in Wales many years ago.

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         Nathanvilleposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Cool.  I can't either, but my grandmother (born in Bristol) grew up in Wales, and could speak a little Welsh quite well, which I used to love listening to; it's such a beautiful language.

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      GA Andersonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I can say it, listen;
      
      "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!"
      
      How was my accent, close?
      
      GA

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         Nathanvilleposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Cool, I wish I could say it like that.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 5 years ago

   If you are addressing a letter to someone who lives there, you have to have a long envelope.

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      Nathanvilleposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Fortunately, a shortened version, just the first 20 letter's "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll", as displayed on the village 'Welcome Sign', is acceptable by the Post Office for addressing a letter.
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

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