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Peidiwch â chyffwrdd a'r peiriannau

Peidiwch â chyffwrdd a'r peiriannau

Peidiwch â chyffwrdd a'r peiriannau

From Gavin And Stacey - Nessa pronounces it so fast, it sounds like gibberish to me. How do you actually pronounce it? Word for word, bit by bit.

Any suggestions?

Why is Welsh a hard language to learn?

ive heard that Welsh is very hard to learn unless it is your first language. does anyone know why?
thanks

I'm in desperate need of it!

Here is the Text for Welsh and English

Welsh

Huna blentyn yn fy mynwes
Clyd a chynnes ydyw hon;
Breichiau mam sy'n dynn amdanat,
Cariad mam sy dan fy mron;
Ni cha' dim amharu'th gyntun,
Ni wna undyn â thi gam;
Huna'n dawel, annwyl blentyn,
Huna'n fwyn ar fron dy fam.
Huna'n dawel, heno, huna,
Huna'n fwyn, y tlws ei lun;
Pam yr wyt yn awr yn gwenu,
Gwenu'n dirion yn dy hun?
Ai angylion fry sy'n gwenu,
Arnat ti yn gwenu'n llon,
Tithau'n gwenu'n ôl dan huno,
Huno'n dawel ar fy mron?
Paid ag ofni, dim ond deilen
Gura, gura ar y ddôr;
Paid ag ofni, ton fach unig
Sua, sua ar lan y môr;
Huna blentyn, nid oes yma
Ddim i roddi iti fraw;
Gwena'n dawel yn fy mynwes
Ar yr engyl gwynion draw.

English

Sleep my baby, at my breast,
’Tis a mother’s arms round you.
Make yourself a snug, warm nest.
Feel my love forever new.
Harm will not meet you in sleep,
Hurt will always pass you by.
Child beloved, always you’ll keep,
In sleep gentle, mother’s breast nigh.
Sleep in peace tonight, sleep,
O sleep gently, what a sight.
A smile I see in slumber deep,
What visions make your face bright?
Are the angels above smiling,
At you in your peaceful rest?
Are you beaming back while in
Peaceful slumber on mother’s breast?
Do not fear the sound, it’s a breeze
Brushing leaves against the door.
Do not dread the murmuring seas,
Lonely waves washing the shore.
Sleep child mine, there’s nothing here,
While in slumber at my breast,
Angels smiling, have no fear,
Holy angels guard your rest.

welsh name pronunciation?

what's the proper way to say the name ieuan please.
is it becoming a more trendy name?

Do you know of any good UK movies?

right. so i'm an American that lives in California and i love the accents in the UK. The English accent (more Londoner) and Welsh accent just make me melt like ice on a triple-digit day. ;) I wanna learn up on their vocabulary (just for the heck of it) and at the same time enjoy a movie. Any suggestions as to some authentic english/british/UK movies that i would enjoy? (not the mainstream american movies) Please list as many as you would like. I appreicate it! Thanks!!

like..once upon a time in the midlands, or 28 days later, or green street hooligans, or nil by mouth, etc.
=)

English to welsh translation for a tattoo?

Im deciding on my final design for a rememberence tatt, as my family has a welsh heritage but no one can help me i need to know what "Till we meet again" is translated to in welsh.

Ok so I'm welsh but i only know English and i would really like to learn welsh so i can know what my grandparents are saying and would like to go there and to be able to know what im saying. thanks for all of the help!!

This is something that is mentioned by Welsh football fans on forums that he can speak fluent Welsh and was born in bred in the Welsh speaking part of Patagonia and that he could speak it with Ryan Giggs when he was at Man Utd. But on wiki it says that he's from Entre Ríos and not Patagonia at all, so is this a BS urban myth?

I'm translating a poem from English to Welsh. I'm fluent in Welsh but I'm only 11 so I am unfamiliar with some words. I want to write the line 'enlighten me when confused" but the word enlighten is something I've never heard in Welsh. Enlighten translates as 'goleuo' on all of the online dictionaries which makes no sense as it means the sort of light you get from lamps. If you have an alternative word that would be wonderful too.

Is it the fact that they can all suddenly start talking Welsh as soon as a 'Foreigner' walks into one of their locals!

Welsh Language????????????

I have to write a diary in the present tense about what I do every night in the week. How would I say " I am just...... before I........... I know I is Dw'in i'm just a little stuck on the other parts.
Diolch a plis ateb
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