Unsure about what I'm hearing

Welsh General / Questions
#1

Two sentences I’m not 100% sure of the sound I’m hearing:

  1. And, I’d better try to say something…
    "A? well i mi drio…
    It sounds like the word “And” becomes “Ag” ? Or, is it “Ac”? Either way, it doesn’t sound like plain ol’ “A”

  2. I watched that film about…
    Nes i wylio (or wylio’r) ffilm
    I can’t hear if there’s a yr ('r) on the end of wylio
    I thought it should just be: Nes i wylio ffilm 'na but it sounds like they are saying an “r” at the end of wylio.
    Thanks in advance for the help!

#2

Without listening myself (don’t know which challenge or if it’s South or North version), I’d say from context that it is

  1. ac well i mi drio
    the a (and) becomes ac before a vowel, but it may still sound like ‘ag’ in some dialects (ag is normally the ‘before-vowels’ version of â (with) )
  2. yes, there will be an 'r on the end of wylio because in order to say “that film”, the Welsh here is literally “the film there”
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#3

Okay, thanks. This is helpful. I’m doing the North Wales version- don’t know if that makes a difference with “ag” vs. “ac”

#4

Oh, and, it’s Lesson 1 Challenge 1 (NW version) somewhere about 10 minutes 50 seconds in.

#5

Not really - it’s more an accent thing than a defined N/S thing.