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eira_arian
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Welsh Thread
« on: October 13, 2009, 07:08 PM »
By popular request...
Starting with the simple stuff
Numbers 1-10
1 - un [een]
2 - dau [dye]
3 - tri [tree]
4 - pedwar [ped-wahr]
5 - pump [pimp]
6 - chwech [ummm....hard to explain - the ch is at the back of the throat - NOT ch as in church - like the 'ch' in the German 'durch']
7 - saith [s-ai (as in eye)-th]
8 - wyth [oyth]
9 - naw [now]
10 - deg [dehg]
Letters
Welsh alphabet:
a b c ch d dd e f ff g h i l ll m n ng o p ph r rh s th u w y
Pronunciation points
u in welsh is like the 'i' in 'pig'
f in welsh is like the v in 'vowel'
ff in welsh is like 'f' in english, but a little bit longer
y in welsh sounds like 'uh'
dd in welsh is a like 'th' in 'the' but a little softer
ll in welsh is impossible to explain...
Those are the simple points...other are easier to explain in the context of words
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 08:17 PM »
da gweithia, Laura bach
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 08:45 PM »
gwaith da?
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 09:37 PM »
Quote from: eira_arian on October 13, 2009, 08:45 PM
gwaith da?
What's Welsh for, "whatever!"
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 09:49 PM »
^^Thank you
I'm slow with languages though so I'll want lots of explanation
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 10:16 PM »
You have gone to a lot of trouble- Awesome!!
Fun times...
How do you say, my name is...
?
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 10:38 PM »
Quote from: Shooting Star on October 13, 2009, 10:16 PM
You have gone to a lot of trouble- Awesome!!
Fun times...
How do you say, my name is...
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I think it's come up on another thread before
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2009, 11:11 PM »
Ah I wasn't paying attention in class obviously...
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 02:10 AM »
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 09:16 AM »
Starter Phrases
Hello - Hylo
Hi - Shwmae [shum-eye]
How are you - Sut wyt ti? [sit oyt
ti
]
My name is ***** - ***** ydy fy enw i [
uh
-dee vuh
en
-oo ee]
Goodbye - Hwyl [hoyle] / da bo ti [dah boh tee]
Started Grammar
I am - Rydw i [ruhdoo ee]
You (informal) are - Rwyt ti [royt ti]
He / she is - Mae e / hi [my air / my hee]
We are - rydyn ni [ruhdin nee]
You (formal are) - rydych chi [ruhduch chee]
They are - rydyn nhw [ruhdeen noo]
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2009, 09:18 AM »
Quote from: Sir Panda on October 14, 2009, 02:10 AM
No Max Boyce?
Laura, you lost me a number 6
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2009, 10:37 AM »
On a more poignant note, how many more years do you see Welsh surviving Laura? Are the Welsh government trying to perpetuate it through teaching, from grassroots level?
The Scottish government face the same problem with Gaelic.
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2009, 10:48 AM »
I think Welsh is in a much better position than Gaelic, certainly in a position to go on indefinitely. It's compulsory in all English medium schools up to the age of 16...though that doesn't necessarily make people like it. Perhaps more importantly there's a strong core of Welsh medium schools, many of which are really excellent in academics, music, drama and sport
There are still areas where you hear very little English in everyday life...and it's quite common to hear a conversation in Welsh when you're walking through the middle of Cardiff...
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2009, 01:30 PM »
Quote from: eira_arian on October 14, 2009, 10:48 AM
There are still areas where you hear very little English in everyday life...and it's quite common to hear a conversation in Welsh when you're walking through the middle of Cardiff...
That's certainly true... I've heard a fair amount of spoken Welsh the last few times I've been in Wales (north, mid, and south...)
Long may it continue...
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Re: Welsh Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2009, 01:49 PM »
Quote from: Sir Panda on October 14, 2009, 10:37 AM
On a more poignant note, how many more years do you see Welsh surviving Laura? Are the Welsh government trying to perpetuate it through teaching, from grassroots level?
The Scottish government face the same problem with Gaelic.
I think it's too late for Gaelic, though I do have a few friends that speak and study it but they're mostly from the western isles.
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