I am welsh so im going to write you a welsh word first to answer gets 10 points (I know what it is but do youuuuuuuuu!) Mae ei gyd am y titw

Hi, i am in yr 11 and am doing my welsh GCSE, i have to do a speaking exam and have to learn a whole essay off by heart, does anyone have any tips that could help me?

The cheapest accomodation I have found in Wales is in Betws-y-Coed. I want to go to practise my Welsh but I cannot afford the travel to South Wales as I am from the north of England.

Betws-y-Coed is close(r) and is supposedly in an area where a lot of people speak Welsh. Is this true? I was under the impression more Welsh speakers are in the north, but apparently it is the south-west.

Political Correctness Lives: British authorities threatened Iain Turnbull, 63, with a fine (equivalent of ,530) in August because he refused to complete the mandatory census earlier this year. Turnbull, from Wales, was protesting that the government, intending to be progressively “inclusive,” made available census questionnaires and instructions in such languages as Urdu, Punjabi and Tagalog — but not Welsh (one of Britain’s native languages, spoken by a half-million citizens

Translate these to welsh:
1.Teachers (plural)
2.Teacher (Male)
3.teacher (Female)
4.They were

I'm from Wales and you know I believe that the history behind this hatred has been downplayed. Many years ago the old Welsh (or Britons as we were called at the time) had an empire that ruled as far as Galicia (Spain), this Empire brought the Legend of King Arthur, druid (or prophet) Merlyn (Merlin) sword excalibur (or in welsh caladwlch) used by the irish knight under the briton king so on so on.. either way the Celtic people werent guilty of torture (no historical physical evidance). One day many ships crossed the waters 1066 the battle of hastings and by 1078 the dungeons and torture chambers were built, in excess of maybe thousands of torture devices, 80% of the people tortured by medieval law would be deemed innocent by todays stanards. they burnt the women alive as an attack on our religion, hung the children for speaking thier own language, burnt our books, poetry paintings, completely abolished celtic music so that Ireland Scotland and Wales had to have revivals just so that it was played again, the list is simply endless and people wonder why the fuck we dont like them?
fair enough this is history, but they treat my country like a dumping ground for rubbish, and can become so petty as to say we speak welsh wen they are around and this is rude.
after turning the london dungeons where william wallace died into a touist attraction £35, you still can't seem to see why the Scottish may be a tad annoyed. or us for dying there... or the Irish. ?????
after the callapse and defeat of our empire in 1295 ish I'd just like to say "you were no King Arthur", and no this isnt simply only "british" history, Its Welsh history.
opinions........
sorry the question is, why is it that English people cant understand why they annoy us?

How difficult is this to learn you think?

what is this in welsh?

'my name is phoebe. i live in (blah blah). I go to (blah blah) school. i walk to school every day. I like English, history and welsh. but i don't like P.E and maths. my favorite subject is sociology. I eat chips for dinner every day. I don't like school dinners. I love going to the cinema and the swimming pool'

&DO NOT USE A TRANSLATING THINGY MA BOBBY

thank you xoxo
thanks connor, but do you know like a more basic version, so my teacher doesn't know i'm cheatin? x
ahh, thanks 'beyonce' :L:Lxx
Mannn, thanks Joe, I wrote out Connor's, then I wrote out Beyonce's and then yours..haha, my books really messy :L:Lx

I have been trying to move to Europe for years and one country that looks promising is Wales. I know that an employer has to show that they can't find an EU member to do the work so they hire in areas where there is a shortage of workers.

What areas should I be looking at for my skill set?

I have over 10 years in construction including stonework, woodwork, landscaping, as well as more modern technology like solar and wind power.

I am a trained arborist with 4 years in the field.

I have 12+ years driving a verity of heavy machinery including front end loaders, backhoes, forklifts as well as trucks and moving vans all in very cramped areas.

6+ years in childcare and teaching gymnastics with certification.

I don't need to be rich I just need enough to live off on. An employer that has a hard time keeping workers would be just fine. I am also looking into the possibility of being an au pair so I can learn to speak welsh better and make some connections.

*This is just for a story I'm currently writing. I'm not going to name a child this.*

Alys (AH-lis) - means noble
Aneira (an-AY-ra) - means snow
Crystyn (cris-teen) - means Christian
Eirlys (AIR-lees) - means snowdrop
Enfys (en-vis) - means rainbow
Esyllt (ay-seelt) - means fair
Hafwen (hav-wen) - means white summer
Iseult (ee-SAYLT) - means beautiful
Lilwen (LIL-wen) - means white lily (possibly Lili for short)
Rhoslyn (Rhos-lin) - means rose hill
Seirian (say-REE-an) - means sparkling
Seren (seh-ren) - means star

Please rate them all for me out of 10 if you can, but if not just name your favourites. x
P.S. I apologise to any Welsh people if I got any of these pronunciations or meanings wrong. I'm Irish so I'm not fully familiar with Welsh phonetics. I'm learning though.

Hey guys.

Me and my family, (me, my father, my father's 5 brothers and sisters, and their daughters and sons) are making a website.

We want to all know the password, and then when our family does something different, we can just upload a blog with pictures.
We all live in different parts of the world, so it will be a good way to keep in touch!

We are the Evans family. We were thinking of something like, www.TheEvansClan.com or something, but names like that are already taken. Something like TheEvansTribe or something.
We want something unique.
So basically we want a cool domain name
Thanks alot everyone!! x

Ps: We are from Wales, so we do all speak Welsh.

PANCAKES.

I've been seeing a mate of mine for 5+ months. At the beginning, things were great. He'd text me all the time, he'd check my Facebook etc but then it changed....

Were both in University and when he goes home, he usually lives 4+ hours away. Anyway saving the confusing I'll list this in bullet point:

-We were REALLY close to each other when we first started seeing each other
-He'd always makes sure that I'm ok
-He'd always meet me outside my lectures
-I confessed to him that I like him few months ago
-He told that he wasn't upset/embarrassed or anything
-He told me that he does like me too...but...he just got out of a 6 year relationship, and I quote 'wants to enjoy his single life', he said he doesn't want to string me along or hurt me in anyway. He just said 'maybe in time'.
-When he's walking me back to my place he'd always give me a kiss, and he'd always wait for me
-Called me 'hey sweet' in a text weeks ago

But...

-He hasn't texted me in 3+ weeks
-Yet he has commented on my Facebook on numerous occasions, in particular giving his opinion on a certain dress
-He had some bad news when we were out, I touched his hands, yet he didn't grudge or back away. He looked genuinely sad.
-Saying to my mate that were just having fun, and said that I feel the same way

Yesterday we were all having a BBQ, and I have taken my mates advice and keep my distance from him, and I did. We were all on top of a mount in a big circle and he stood few meters away. He called out my name about something that happened, nothing important but some of us go involved in the conversation. I sat down next to my mate, then about 15 min later my mate takes a phone call, and all of a sudden the guy I've been seeing sits next to me, while we were all talking about something else that happened.

Anyway after we had something to eat. Me and one of my mates (who took the phone call) decide to play passes with the rugby ball while everyone else was still on the mount. I was facing the mount so I could see the guy I've been seeing disappearing then came back up, looked at me, then he joined us. A minute later I get a phone call. I speak Welsh so he found it amusing (not in a nasty way) when I was on the phone. Afterwards, we were playing ball and a few of us came, so i decided to get back on the mount, when he soon followed me.

When we were on our way back, me and my other mate were walking at the front while he was walking few rows behind, facing my way. Then suddenly after a bit, he walks with his mate at the opposite road right ahead of us, I didn't find this weird until this happened...

By this time me and a mate were walking at the back of the group, and I could see him and his mate walking far ahead. All of a sudden, I see him and his mate just stopping on the side like a bystander, then he looked at me with a smile. I just glanced at him, then all of a sudden he walks behind us, then carried I on talking, without paying attention to him. It was weird, and I don't see why he would do that. It was like he was waiting for me to pass him.

Then we arrived at a mates house for a few drinks. He'd sit at a distance from me, and talk to other people. Then the weirdest thing. I walked down the stairs and back into the room, and 3 of the guys (including him) were going out to get some more drinks. He suddenly looks at me then looks down.

It's just like, he would talk to anyone but me. My mate (who's getting along with him) says reckons that he does like me. My mate reckons that he doesn't know what he wants...

What do you guys reckon with this situation?

I know this is long, and I thank you if you have read this to the end. Please help.

I'm British, I was born and raised in Wales (but I have an english accent) I now live in USA and I go to middle school, every girl in school thinks that my British accent is sexy, and they love it when I speak Welsh.
Why do American girls love British accents?
Next year I'm going to High School, so I'm scared what will happen there?

(I don't want a relationship, so how do I tell these girls to back off?)
By the way, I'm not actually english and I don'n have a cockney accent and say ''ello guvna'' I don't think anybody's said that in Britain for like 200 years.
Problem is I've been out with loads of the girls already and they're not my type, the only girl that I want doesn't really notice me!! But every other girl does! God must hate me sooo much!!! Lol

Can anyone recommend any pretty welsh girls names? Please add pronunciations! Thanks

Rather, I get the concept, but how am I supposed to make the sound? For those who don't know the terms, you might still know what it is if you speak Welsh or Icelandic or something. It's when you don't vibrate your vocal cords while making an "n," "m," or "ng" sound.

When I try to do this, it sort of sounds like I'm making an h-sound at the same time as a normal nasal consonant. Is that right?

P.S.: This question is more in the field of linguistics than regarding any -specific- language. Is there an area in the physical or social sciences somewhere for this kind of question, or is it fine where it is?

who was it between and who started and any other backround information?? please!!

if have a paragraph to write and i have to be a woman name Mrs. Aronold Welsh.

here husband was killed by Britain officials because of a land claim
and she is part owner of a wig store.

which way would she vote. would she vote for the battle or not?

anything else you want to add THANKS

I'm English first language
Welsh second language
Spanish third
Japanese fourth

how about you?

Now, don't go judging me straight away just because I love anime and manga. The truth is I do enjoy watching anime but I just find manga a bit boring. And now to the point...

My interest in Japanese culture stems from my great love for Chinese characters (Hanzi/Hanja/Kanji/Han tu). I have a basic (yet almost in-depth) knowledge of it's history and it's several types of Buddhism and different religions (and don't get me wrong, I love Japanese history). I am no atheist (just had to say it, because I find a lot of weeaboos who are atheistic unless if one negates that issue). Also, basically, I study Japanese at university and I watch anime, old Japanese films (yes, even the classics of Kurosawa) and read about samurai.

But, I believe that I disassociate from the weeaboos because:
1. I love the language more than the anime and manga themselves and I do my best to speak it with proper sense.
2. Japanese culture is not the only culture I love entirely. I also have an interest in Chinese, Korean and Celtic cultures too. (NOTE: I am of Celtic blood, as my family are of English and Cornish origin who spoke Welsh and I am also part Scot from another side).
3. I don't play dress ups, like most weeaboos would and really I think the Japanese do it because... they only do it once in a while, IMHO. They wouldn't treat it like it's 'radical' or 'SUGOI'.
4. I don't have a library of J-pop, J-rap or any of that tat. It bothers me to why they put English in their lyrics. My most favourite music genres would be anything to do with House music or Jazz, especially French House and Chill House. So again, I don't listen to J-music and I think it's ok but not awesome.
5. All I care about is the Kanji. They are the reason why I love the 3 cultures of the Far East (China, Korea and Japan) and I want to study about it's definitions, origins, and everything about them.

So, to put into summary, I love Japanese culture, for its' history, language, society, martial arts and religions but I also have interests in other cultures too (and mind me, I am of mixed blood). To be honest, it is the writing system and speech that matters to me the most, and that brings me to love the culture. So... how would you classify me?
uh, Hannah Smith? fyi, I am in no way Afro-American! Never judge a book by it's cover.

Does anyone know the meaning for this name?
I am getting conflicting information.
What I think and hope it means is White Raven.
I think it also is:
Welsh, and the feminine version of Bronwyn.
Can anybody correct me or confirm?
Does anyone speak welsh?
thx
when I was online I found a site that says Bronwyn is the masculine version, and Branwen is the feminine....

http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/branwen.shtml

http://www.behindthename.com/name/branwen

or
why do some people say it means white breasted? Is htere more than one meaning?? thx
which spelling means White RAven?
thx
Please back up your info/details with source, (just curious)

who was it between and who started and any other backround information?? please!!

if have a paragraph to write and i have to be a woman name Mrs. Aronold Welsh.

here husband was killed by Britain officials because of a land claim
and she is part owner of a wig store.

which way would she vote. would she vote for the battle or not?

anything else you want to add THANKS

I'm quite an independent person, and I'm bright, I passed my GCSE's with flying colours, but I get bored very easily. I want to do something different, I want to drop out of sixth form because it's boring and everyone there looks down on me because I'm an English student in a Welsh school (although I speak Welsh fluently). I'm good with financial planning, and the occupations I desire to follow don't need any qualifications. I want to be a model, entrepeuner, actor, fashion designer, ebay millionaire or something like that you know. I'm so frustrated with school at the moment and I just want to leave and live on my own, any suggestions?

Wales is a country in it's own right, not just part of the UK, and we even have our own language here, how cool is that......well yahoo don't seem to think so, they keep deleting me whenever I ask if anyone here can speak welsh, so I'm using this question as a test to see if they delete me again.

Are there five native languages in the UK? English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish and Shetlantic, or is Welsh, Scottish,Irish maybe Shetlantic the Gaelic languages really the same? lol i got a feeling i may insult some people in saying that.
I feel that i should know the answer really as i live in England, but i just haven't listened to the languages together to see for myself how they differ etc, even though i go to north Wales almost every year to see my auntie (she doesn't speak Welsh) and i listen to Celtic Woman songs i have never thought to compare them, i don't think i have even heard Scottish or Shetlantic.
Please be nice to me

I would like to say "I try to see everything positively and enjoy every day", which I translated as "Dw i'n ceisio gweled popeth posidiol a mwynhau diwetydd". Does that make any sense?

Also, how does one translate "and many other things"?

Diolch yn fawr iawn!

I have had my Cob for nearly 2 years now and we have just found out we are ment to send it to The welsh cob and pony society to change the ownership details. And do i have to do anything else other than write out my details and send a 12.50 fee ?

i live in a welsh town it is pretty poor and they hate the english but most speak english them self's there is football violence over it games can not go on unless there are the right amount of police and they have fights when games are not on but i just don't get it i mean it was a couple of 100 years ago i could understand if we all spoke welsh i know a fair a bit not like my nan and grandad who could speak it fluently i learnt it from them when they looked after me but i just don't understand has it just turned into more of an excuse now. ?
i remember when it was not about football but there has been other times a lad got a skull fracture and the others were beaten because they were from an english town
nope no one is a skin head i think it's a senseless pride they have if your really pround you would be speaking welsh then doing the fighting later nos da lol

Are there five native languages in the UK? English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish and Shetlantic, or is Welsh, Scottish,Irish maybe Shetlantic the Gaelic languages really the same? lol i got a feeling i may insult some people in saying that.
I feel that i should know the answer really as i live in England, but i just haven't listened to the languages together to see for myself how they differ etc, even though i go to north Wales almost every year to see my auntie (she doesn't speak Welsh) and i listen to Celtic Woman songs i have never thought to compare them, i don't think i have even heard Scottish or Shetlantic.
Please be nice to me
wow so there are more native UK languages. good golly lol

Hang on, Irish is still around, that's not extinct
are you saying that Irish, (Republic of Ireland) does not count??
oh yeah, well don't they speak the same langauge (Irish) all over Ireland
Northern Ireland is part of the UK
hehe okay, that's true

I am doing a graded skit for my Honors English class. The play is "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. I know the setting is in Athens, Greece. Please list videos, tips, etc. for me so I can speak in either a (listed in significance):
1.) Greek
2.) Welsh/Irish
3.) English
4.) Italian
5.) Any other European accent!

Thanks SO much! I will try to choose a best answer if I get around to it!

How does one say in Welsh: This isn't my husband?
If you could also provide the pronunciation I would be much obliged

who was it between and who started and any other backround information?? please!!

if have a paragraph to write and i have to be a woman name Mrs. Aronold Welsh.

here husband was killed by Britain officials because of a land claim
and she is part owner of a wig store.

which way would she vote. would she vote for the battle or not?

anything else you want to add THANKS

okay so i have a oral exam practice next week for welsh, im in a welsh school i can speak welsh and that, but i hate talking to the class.
its on our opinion, we got to choose out of three different categories, our opinion on our city, animal protesting, and abortions, iv picked abortion, because it seemed easier and i could have my own opinion on it because im a girl lol, but i really dont want to speak out to the class :/ iv'e taken drama, and i love it im really confident with acting out, but not reading!
can anyone give me advise on how to keep calm and not be nervous! its going to bug me now for the rest of the week.
pleasseee

So far I've only read Trainspotting which I think is a great book. At first I found it somewhat difficult to read since it was written in the Scottish dialect. However, once I got used to this I thought it was a very entertaining and sometimes darkly funny novel.

So what do you think of his work and style of writing?

BQ: What are some other books that are written in a particular dialect or accent?
BQ2: Favourite author from Scotland?

have ever heared of Wales?The country of Wales that is.How many of you know where it is?Joe Calzaghe is from Wales,so is from Jones,Anthony Hopkins,Cathrine Zeta Jones and many others.Do you know any Welsh people?
And by no means am i calling you americans stupid its just a general question.Im Welsh,live in Wales,speak Welsh and so on.
Approx 3%of the population of the usa are of Welsh decent.Abraham Lincoln was Welsh.
The defining feature of the Welsh is that we speak Welsh,but also English as we are a bilingual country.
Thanks for all the answers so far.

I know a lot of foreigners cause I live in a diverse part of Chicago, and since I'm a minority with them, I try to understand and get along with them. I was born here, so I speak both Spanish and English fluently. I know a lot of foreigners who hate English speakers(in a more general term, the White Americans) because they constantly make fun of their accent.

This is my question, why don't people realize this is the same treatment in other countries? When my English friend moved to Wales for a while, she got picked on by some because she didn't speak Welsh. And when she tried to, she was ridiculed by her accent being "bad." I'm sure it's this way when people move to other countries. I've heard of bad experiences in travelings where the natives say something like "oh always trying to speak English, what a controlling ignorant American"

So don't pretend like other countries aren't jackasses too, and expect you to speak their language in their country.
And I agree with the whole "speak our language better" thing. It's not slavery anymore, people CHOOSE to come to America. If you wanna live here, learn the language. There's a lot of misconception in Mexico that coming to America means more job opportunities and a better life. Not really, life is hard everywhere. So learn the language and quit speaking broken English unless you plan on never conversing with another English speaker, which is unlikely since that's our dominant language. (I may sound a little harsh, especially because my grandma is this way, but it's true)

I would learn another country's if I were moving there, and whenever I was teased, I'd treat it as inspiration to do better so that someday I won't be teased. In fact I learned Spanish first because as a baby I lived in Mexico most of the time so that was most beneficial, and when I started going to kindergarten in the US to learn English, I was picked on a lot because I had an accent. And that's a good thing, because it's hard to get far in America with a silly accent I couldn't control and my mispronounced words, and now I speak English just fine.

I think people choose to ignore this fact because of all the American hate in general. >:

Wales is a small country of mountains and sea-coasts in the west of Britain.The Cambrian mountains form its backbone.In 2005 the population of Wales was 2,900,000 people.The majority of them live in the southern valleys and in the coastal areas where the main urban centres are situated.Cardiff is the capital city,while other major towns are Swansea and Bangor.
Even if everyone in Wales speaks english, 20 per cent of the inhabitants speak Welsh as their first language.Welsh is one of the six Celtic languages of Europe, together with Scottish Gaelic,Irish,Breton,Cornish and Manx.In Welsh tha name of the region is Cymru whic means "land of brotherhood".
In 1999, after a referendum, a National Assembley for Wales was set up in Cardiff.This body examines and decides all the matters that regard the people of Wales,like the social services, education,transport,the environment,etc..Like the Scots,Welsh people are very pround of their identity,their way of life and their traditions.Singing is almost a way of life for them.At rugby matches,crowds spontaneously start singing the national anthem "Land of My Fathers" particulary if Wales is playing against England!

THANK YOU HI

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