Broadcast Media
Transcribe and subtitle programmes for S4C, BBC Radio Cymru, and other Welsh-language broadcasters, ensuring accessibility and archival.
Welsh speech to text
Prepare a transcript draft from Welsh audio or video, then review the text alongside your recording.
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Start with your recording
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Make more of your transcript
Work with your recording after transcription: review the text, find the passage you need and prepare it for the next step.
Review text with timestamps
Use the recording and timestamped text together to check names, unfamiliar words and speaker changes in context.
Edit before you publish
Correct the transcript in the editor, refine segments and prepare a version that fits your document or video.
Keep the useful parts
Export plain text, structured data or subtitle files. Use the transcript for notes, research, captions and follow-up work.
From a recording to a useful transcript
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Create your account
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Upload and select the language
In the app, choose your file again, select its spoken language and model, then start transcription.
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Review, then export
Check the draft against your recording, correct the text and timing, then export the format you need.
Varieties and writing conventions
Regional speech and spelling conventions matter. Identify the variety in your recording and check an excerpt before committing a larger project.
- Gogledd Cymru (North Welsh)
- Spoken in northern Wales, characterized by a more guttural 'ch' sound and the use of 'ti' for 'you' (informal).
- De Cymru (South Welsh)
- Spoken in southern Wales, with a softer intonation and frequent use of 'chi' for both formal and informal 'you'.
- Patagonian Welsh (Y Wladfa)
- A dialect preserved in the Welsh colony in Patagonia, Argentina, with influences from Spanish and archaic Welsh features.
What to check in your transcript
Turn Welsh recordings into a draft you can review alongside the audio, with particular attention to names and changes at the start of words.
Results depend on the recording, selected model and language variety. Review names, specialist terms and unclear passages before sharing or publishing.
Mutations and names
Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name.
Welsh and English passages
Review language changes sentence by sentence and keep English passages in the form intended by the speaker.
Check the Latin text
Review accents and language-specific letters. Check that similar-looking Cyrillic characters have not entered Latin words when editing or copying text.
The details that need attention
What to listen for when reviewing the first draft.
Initial Consonant Mutations
Welsh has three types of initial mutations (soft, nasal, aspirate) that change the first letter of words depending on grammar. Regional Welsh pronunciation and vocabulary need review in their own context. When working with Gogledd Cymru (North Welsh), De Cymru (South Welsh), Patagonian Welsh (Y Wladfa), keep the speaker’s wording and check unfamiliar forms with a fluent reviewer.
Dialectal Variation
Differences between North and South Welsh, as well as Patagonian Welsh, affect vocabulary and pronunciation. Regional Welsh pronunciation and vocabulary need review in their own context. When working with Gogledd Cymru (North Welsh), De Cymru (South Welsh), Patagonian Welsh (Y Wladfa), keep the speaker’s wording and check unfamiliar forms with a fluent reviewer.
Long Consonant Clusters
Welsh words often contain long sequences of consonants (e.g., 'cyfrwng', 'gwyddbwyll').
Work with your recordings
Practical ways to turn a recording into material you can search, edit and reuse.
Education
Support Welsh-medium schools and universities by converting lectures and educational videos into accurate text for study materials.
Government & Public Services
Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name. Review language changes sentence by sentence and keep English passages in the form intended by the speaker.
Podcasts & YouTube
Generate subtitles and show notes for Welsh-language podcasts and video channels, expanding reach to deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences.
Oral History Preservation
Transcribe interviews and oral histories from native Welsh speakers, including those in Patagonia, preserving linguistic heritage.
Accessibility
Work from a saved Welsh audio or video recording in the online app. Review the resulting transcript and export SRT or VTT captions for your video; this describes a recorded-file workflow.
Text for your notes. Subtitles for your video.
After transcription and review in the app, choose the output that fits your next step.
- TXT
- Plain text for notes, documents and searching.
- SRT
- Subtitle cues for YouTube and video editors.
- VTT
- Web captions for HTML video players.
- JSON
- Structured transcript data for your own workflow.
Welsh Speech to Text: Breaking Barriers for the Welsh Language
Welsh (Cymraeg) is a Celtic language spoken primarily in Wales, with a diaspora community in Patagonia, Argentina. The language has a vibrant media landscape, including the television channel S4C, Radio Cymru, and numerous podcasts and YouTube channels. Accurate speech-to-text technology is vital for preserving and promoting Welsh in the digital age.
Why Accurate Welsh Transcription Matters
Transcribing Welsh audio is not just about converting sounds to text. It supports bilingual education, government services, and cultural preservation. For example, Welsh-medium schools rely on transcriptions for lesson materials. Additionally, oral history projects capture the voices of older speakers, and those recordings need accurate text for archives.
The Challenges of Welsh Speech Recognition
Welsh presents several hurdles for automatic speech recognition:
- Initial consonant mutations: Soft, nasal, and aspirate mutations change word beginnings (e.g., 'pen' becomes 'ben' after 'ei' meaning 'his'). A system must understand grammar to transcribe correctly.
- Dialectal diversity: Northern, Southern, and Patagonian Welsh differ in vocabulary, pronunciation, and sometimes syntax.
- Phonetic complexity: Welsh has sounds like the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative (ll) and the voiceless uvular fricative (ch), which are rare in other languages.
- Regional Welsh pronunciation and vocabulary need review in their own context. When working with Gogledd Cymru (North Welsh), De Cymru (South Welsh), Patagonian Welsh (Y Wladfa), keep the speaker’s wording and check unfamiliar forms with a fluent reviewer.
Speechyou addresses these challenges head-on. Listen to a representative section before processing a long Welsh recording. Background voices, music and distortion can obscure words; keep uncertain passages marked for review and compare them with the original audio. Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name. Review language changes sentence by sentence and keep English passages in the form intended by the speaker.
Use Cases for Welsh Speech-to-Text
- Media subtitling: S4C and independent producers can generate subtitles quickly for programmes, meeting accessibility standards.
- Podcast transcription: Welsh-language podcasters can produce show notes and transcripts to improve SEO and reach hearing-impaired listeners.
- Education: Teachers can transcribe lessons for revision notes, and students can convert spoken Welsh to text for assignments.
- Government and legal: Transcribe council meetings and court proceedings to maintain bilingual records.
- Research: Linguists studying Welsh dialects can analyse transcribed interviews efficiently.
- Personal use: Welsh learners can practice by dictating sentences and seeing them transcribed accurately.
How Speechyou Helps
Upload your audio or video file, select Welsh as the language, and receive a transcript after processing. You can export the text as plain text, SRT, or VTT subtitles. The Solo plan includes unlimited transcription, making it affordable for individuals and small organisations.
By using Speechyou, you contribute to the vitality of the Welsh language. Accurate transcription makes Welsh content more accessible, searchable, and shareable. Whether you are a broadcaster, teacher, researcher, or learner, our tool helps you work with Welsh audio efficiently.
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Questions before you start
Practical details before you start.
Does Speechyou handle Welsh initial consonant mutations accurately?
Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name. Review language changes sentence by sentence and keep English passages in the form intended by the speaker. Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name.
Can I transcribe Patagonian Welsh with Speechyou?
Absolutely. For mixed-language Welsh recordings, mark each language change during review and check borrowed words and names against the audio. Correct any passage that has been normalized into the wrong language. Regional Welsh pronunciation and vocabulary need review in their own context. When working with Gogledd Cymru (North Welsh), De Cymru (South Welsh), Patagonian Welsh (Y Wladfa), keep the speaker’s wording and check unfamiliar forms with a fluent reviewer.
What audio formats are supported for Welsh transcription?
Check Welsh spelling against the recording and the writing convention used by your project. Review names, diacritics and unfamiliar word forms before exporting; a page’s script label does not replace checking the actual written output. Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name.
How accurate is Welsh speech-to-text for children's voices?
Listen to a representative section before processing a long Welsh recording. Background voices, music and distortion can obscure words; keep uncertain passages marked for review and compare them with the original audio. Check place names and mutated forms against what the speaker actually says; an English spelling may refer to a different name.
Can I generate Welsh subtitles for YouTube directly?
After uploading and reviewing your Welsh recording in the app, export SRT or VTT subtitles. Preview the file with your video and check names, line breaks and timing before publishing. TXT and JSON are also available for transcript workflows.
What should I check when Welsh and English occur together?
Listen through the language changes, check names in context and keep the original wording. Do not treat an English passage as a request to translate the rest of the recording.
What written form should I review for Welsh?
Review the latin script text and check that it matches your project’s writing convention. Any transliteration or translation should be an explicit editing task; the page name alone is not a guarantee of automatic conversion.
Does choosing a file here start transcription?
No. Choosing or dropping a file takes you to signup. The landing page does not upload, store or transcribe it. After creating your account, select the file again in the app and choose the spoken language and model.
Which audio and video formats can I use?
The app accepts MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC and M4A audio, plus MP4, WEBM, MOV, M4V and MPEG/MPG video. The free trial and Solo support files up to 10 GB each. You can extract or trim a short section first to evaluate the result.
Can I create subtitles and edit the transcript?
In the app, review and edit the transcript before exporting. Use TXT for plain text, SRT for video editors and YouTube, VTT for web captions, or JSON for structured data. Check subtitle timing and line breaks against the original video before publishing.
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- 1,700+ language support
- Browser voice recorder
- Share with view-only guests
- Priority email support
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