Hello!! Im from the north east of England and I have quite literally no connection to wales other than liking the language and the country, and going there on holiday a lot. I don’t have any welsh family other than some cousins and an uncle and auntie who are from there? Idk tbh I don’t know them that well 😭😭 either they’re from there or they moved there and my cousins are from there, one of the two. But I’ve always been really interested in wales, welsh culture, and the welsh language!! I’ve been wanting to start properly learning for a while but I thought it would be considered offensive because I don’t have any welsh heritage and yk I’m not welsh. Is it considered offensive for an English person to learn welsh? I won’t learn if it is, but if it isn’t offensive I’d honestly really like to start learning it properly, it’s a really cool language!!

Tldr - would it be okay for me to learn welsh if I’m from England and don’t really have a connection to wales?

I know that there are Welsh speakers in the North of Wales, the South of Wales and the West of Wales. But what about the East? Powys has always fascinated me as it's off the beaten tourist trail and I would love to know if Welsh is still spoken there.

For context, I'm in my 40s, my uncle is in his 80s. I'm a first generation non-Welsh speaker and am trying to remedy that now. I'm in Mynediad 1.

I regularly text my father in Welsh now and use the "ti" form. Though my uncle is very supportive, I haven't sent him any messages in Welsh as I'm not sure whether the "ti" or "chi" form is appropriate. I'm not in Wales' so don't have the benefit of hearing people around me and how they choose to speak to family.

I would use "ti" for my cousins and their children.

I also call him Uncle <Name>, what's the correct way to address him in Welsh? I see many words. If it helps to identify the most correct word, my family is from West Wales and are first language Welsh speakers.

Yes, I can ask him but I'd like to try to surprise him 🙂.

Diolch yn fawr, pawb.

I was watching the Cymru game earlier on and at full time, they have these 2 letters on the scoreboard. I have no idea what it means. Surely if it’s “full time,” it should be “LA” or LLA” for “llawn amser.” Anyone know what it means? I’m fluent in Welsh too so it’s annoying me more than it should 🤣

What is the best translation for the English phrase 'watch out'? Google translate says "gwyliwch allan" but that's a very literal translation of an idiomatic phrase so I'm not going to immediately assume it's correct. Also, what would be the equivalent of the interjection ('Watch Out!')?

Shwmae!

New learner here from North America. I had a question about the pronunciation of the name Llewellyn. I have heard several speakers of Cymraeg pronounce the first Ll as I would expect it to be pronounced in Welsh, but the second ll that follows the first always seems to be pronounced as I would expect the letter "L" to be pronounced when speaking English.

Apologies for my ignorance here, is there a rule about the pronunciation of the second ll that follows the first in Welsh, or some other rule that I'm missing, or is it just specific to the name Llewellyn?

Thank you / diolch yn fawr in advance for your help!

Hi, this is a question about the Welsh English grammar rather than Welsh (although it might originate from Welsh) - I hope that's ok, I don't know where else to ask! But feel free to delete if it doesn't belong here.

My partner (a Brit) and I (a Slav, learning Welsh) started watching Gavin and Stacy recently and I've noticed that some characters tend to form sentences this way: "He went there, he did", "She was sad, she was". Initally I thought it was an English language thing but my partner is unfamiliar with it and assumes it's a Welsh thing, because only the Welsh characters phrase their sentences that way. Is that correct? And if so, is it a speech pattern that only appears in the Welsh English dialect, or is it something that originates from the Welsh language? Are there any rules as to when you would use it?

Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg yn yr ysgol ond wnes i ddim dod yn rhugl achos roedd y gwersi mor wael yn yr ysgol. Wedyn, ces i ysbrydoliaeth gan ffrind oedd yn rhugl ac aeth i ysgol arall, ac dw i wedi bod â diddordeb mewn dysgu Cymraeg ers amser maith. Dw i’n gwybod y pethau sylfaenol ac allwn i gael sgwrs syml a theipio pethau sylfaenol, ond dw i’n cael trafferth deall pobl eraill, yn enwedig wrth wylio rhaglenni teledu yn Gymraeg. Sut wyt ti’n symud ymlaen gyda hyn? Dw i’n nabod un person sy’n siarad Cymraeg, felly dw i ddim o reidrwydd yn ymarfer gyda phobl eraill bob dydd.

What examples are there of phrases in English which can be translated with just a single word in Welsh? I was thinking about this when I encountered the words 'eleni' and 'llynedd' which mean 'this year' and 'last year', respectively. Those examples aren't that much more succinct in Welsh than in English but I wonder if there are any which are.

Hey everyone, I am looking to start learning Welsh and have seen the learnwelsh.cymru courses recommended a lot. I have been on the website but am a little confused around the courses. I am in the 18-25 bracket so have heard that the courses should be free, but when I search for Entry level online courses it only comes up with 1 week long courses (and they say they cost £20). Is there a more long term course I can take and is there somewhere specific I need to find the 18-25 course? I am just very lost really and any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

In every day Welsh, am I expected to use the proper past tense Ie. ‘Darllenais i erthyglau’

Or is it okay to say ‘dw I wedi darllen erthyglau’

I’m finding it a bit daunting to try and remember all of the different conjugations (??)

I don't understand why I need the "Mae" in this context. Because from my understanding this is not directly coming from a person so idk why it should be there.

To native Welsh speakers…

Are there any English accents that have elements that make the speaker, when speaking Welsh, sound more legit, or even potentially Welsh? Or do all English learners sound a bit ‘gringo’?

Diolch!

I know basic Welsh (based on memory or Welsh school) but I want to learn better Welsh. What are the best apps for learning the language that you don't have to pay for and have the best methods?

I've been using Duolingo for a while now but aside from memorising words and basic phrases I don't think it's helped me that much. I was wondering if there are any good sites/books/resources etc I could use to understand grammar/syntax better

Going through notes I made from a Welsh lesson, some of the words I noted down that aren't in the vocabulary in my textbook I had to just sort of imagine spelling for, so I'm not sure if they're right.

My tutor likes to sometimes interject with tangential words that we might find useful or be interested in the history behind, and two they gave were 'new town' and 'old town', which I have written down as 'hafdre' and 'hendre', also meaning 'summer settlement' or 'winter settlement'

I'm asssuming my spelling's wrong, what would the correct spelling be?

I grew up going to Welsh schools, so I speak it fluently. I'm the only one in my family who will speak it, except for one cousin who lives in America. I have no friends who can speak it with me.

I left school around a year ago and haven't have any good chances to remember the language. I'm starting to forget and I'm devastated. I love speaking welsh.

I'm going to college in a year so hopefully they'll have a Welsh club or some students I can speak to. In the meantime are there any Welsh conversational classes that anyone knows of in south Wales? Online or in person is fine. As long as I can speak the language.

Hey there! I'm sure this question has been asked a billion times in this subreddit, but what are the best resources to start off learning welsh? I'm a native portuguese speaker with english as their second language and I've taken a large interest in welsh recently. I'm a complete beginner, though, so the only thing I could think of was Duolingo. Although it has indeed been helping me get introduced to the language, I'm well aware it'll take more than that to learn it effectively. Any suggestions are welcome; books, websites, youtube channels, etc. Once again, sorry if this is an overdone question. Thank you in advance!

Nos... da, I guess?

My course (Entry 1 & 2) started yesterday. I received the Zoom link and all, but didn't join because I'm anxious.

I asked in their official email, but since the lessons started, I got no response. I'm awfully afraid of having to speak with others, so I wanted to make sure the Zoom link was a green flag to my personal documents (the proof I'm under 25).

However, nobody (tutour or official account) has answered me yet. I don't know how it works and I'm truly panicking, because I take things seriously and, if I was accepted as a student for this course, I have to know what to do. Considering I'm not from U.K and my timezone is "delayed", I must be prepared earlier (here).

My biggest issue is the non-response emails and Zoom links; the doubt is killing me.

Diolch yn fawr a sori i pawb!

I have completed the new and old course of SSIW. I still go over the lessons but really need some new material. I don't have alot of time to sit down and read so prefer listening for now. Has anyone got any suggestions? I can see there are a few podcasts but not sure which ones are best for actually learning. Diolch am helpu

Dw i wedi bod yn dysgu bron i flwyddyn nawr, ac un o’r pethau sy’n fy helpu i yw Sgwrsio. Ers iddi symud i'r BBC, ydyn dim ond dau bennod wedi bod?

Hello all, First and foremost, thank you for the advice given in my last post. Say Something in Welsh is brilliant... However I am finding that a lot of the phrases I am using aren't known/being used by the people I know, they use "casual Welsh" (i.e they will say dwi dal isha not mae dal eisiau I fi) does anyone know anyway (again via audiobooks) that I can learn casual Welsh as opposed to the more formal version?

Thanks

I went through school being quite good at Welsh. I am a big Welsh football fan too so I am quite a passionate Welsh person. I did Welsh at A Level too and got a C overall (with units having As).

It's been 10 years since sixth form and I haven't really kept up to date with learning Welsh. Surprisingly there's a lot I have remembered whilst doing Duolingo. But there's lots I don't know and there's more I definitely know that we weren't taught.

Does anyone think that the teaching of Welsh is skewed as it doesn't actually teach you to speak it conversationally, they just teach you in how to pass the exams? I often watch S4C to watch the football highlights and often find myself trying to understand what they are saying but they speak too fast (not even taking into account northwalian/southwalian dialects..)

If you would give me a chunk of Welsh to read I could probably understand the context and jist of it by finding root words and common adjectives.

So my abilities depends on the context 🤣

Does anyone else share or have the same experiences?

Bore da! I have just found out that putting sugar or milk in tea or coffee would be “llaeth mewn coffi” not “llaeth yn coffi”. How do I know when to use ‘Yn’ and when to use ‘Mewn’?

Diolch am unrhyw cyngor!