"Hon"

Translation: This

[shwmae]

On their own (without a noun):

hwn = this (masculine)

hon = this (feminine)

hyn = this (abstract, e.g. this situation etc.)

[MatthewSke1]

How is "hyn" pronounced?

[shwmae]

Like "hin", rhymes with English "tin"

If you read IPA: south [hɪn], north [hɨ̞n]

[IsaacAGC]

How do you find out the difference using those i's with the symbols?

[shwmae]

It's very subtle unless you're a linguist or a north Walian speaker! Essentially the southern [ɪ] is like English "i" in "pit", whereas northern [ɨ̞] is the same but with the tongue drawn slightly further back in the mouth. Not a lot of south Walians can hear the difference either, so don't worry about it. Stick with English "pit".

[IsaacAGC]

I am North Walian and have always spoken Welsh as my 2nd language, just a bit confused towards the differences between dialetcs - thanks! I do realise what you mean about the retraction of the tongue when I say 'hyn' though!

[shwmae]

@IsaacAGC O reit, haha. Mae llawer o bobl lawr fan hyn yn y de yn cael trafferth clywed y gwahaniaeth weithiau!

[Cristina_Costea]

That's a very useful way of explaining how to pronounce the North Walian 'i', thank you so much!