Hi, I am currently able to speak a second language (welsh) at a low level conversation level. I have to speak it in work to customers who come in, but when I speak because I don't know a large vocab list in my mind to mentally draw from so I frequently pause and then use english words to fill in the sentence when having a conversation.

At the moment I am not hugely confident but am trying to improve my vocal size and improve my fluency level. Just wondering if you had any advice for learning vocabulary and improving my fluency? Many thanks.

Cumbric is a loose term used to describe the Brythonic language of Northern England, North Wales, and Much of Scotland. It survives today in the form of modern Welsh, although little remains of the language in England, other than bits of vocabulary and grammar which are preserved in place-names.
I do not claim to be writing down the exact language of Northern England, here I am using Middle Welsh and Old Welsh as a basis upon which to build an idea of what Cumbric sounded like before it became Welsh, and the later forms of language spoken across The Northern United Kingdom. The reason for using the older form of the language is because this form would have probably been largely understood across much of Northern Britain, later Cumbric probably was too diffrenciated to be so. Thus people who might use this work are a good way to understanding both modern Cumbric and Modern Welsh, and likewise speakers of Modern Welsh will find the language of their ancestry not too much of a challenge.

Thankyou, I'll give 5 * rating for translation

Who else agrees that it is a real shame when smaller languages start borrowing vocabulary from larger languages like English? I hate how Welsh (which I speak fluently) has borrowed many hundreds of words from English over the years. Welsh is an ancient and very unique language indigenous to the land of Wales, but it is sadly being spoiled by all the continuous borrowing. I think that unique languages like Welsh and Irish should be reformed, with the borrowed words removed and replaced with original words (or strings of original words to form new concepts). Who else agrees?

ok. 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. I wanna pick up some of 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!

like..once upone a time in the midlands, or 28 days later, or green street hooligans, or nil by mouth, etc.
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I find English accents quite fascinating. I'd like to learn which are the main types and the differences in the vocabulary and pronunciation.

There are pretty much TV series spoken in British (and pretty nice ones). I don't know of any, spoken entirely in Scottish/Irish/Welsh/etc accent. Of course, they have their own language, but still, there must be something.

I'd also be very grateful for some classical books on the subject.

Thank you!

I'm trying to give up swearing for lent... but I'm going to need something to pad my vocabulary in their place. What are some cool words that people in the UK and Ireland to swear that aren't considered vulgar in the US? I'm thinking words like 'bloody' or even 'shite'. Any other ideas? Even australian words would be welcome.. anything used by an english speaking country... appreciated?!
Bugger is good from what I can tell and tosser and wanker are good as well.
I'd like to see more people answer though so I won't choose a best answer yet

To you, which of these languages- Old English, Old Irish, or Middle Welsh- is the more interesting early medieval language of the British Isles and which supplies the best corpus of literature?

Which language is the most difficult for the English speaker to learn? Which one is richest in vocabulary?
Or just general impressions!

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.
=)

I was born in Wales and moved to the states when I was three. I am really interested in learning to speak Welsh though. My mother never learned, but my grandmother speaks it and I know a lot of schools in Wales teach it. I know I won't get to use it that often, living here, but I feel I should learn it. I bought a set when I was there, with a book and tapes. I also have a basic book to teach vocabulary and I bought a little children's story book to read when I get more advanced. I know some basic's already like most colors, clothes, numbers, and some foods. I have used the BBC website and my books. Is there any other places to learn Welsh? I really want to take a class, but there probably aren't any in America. If anyone knows of any other sites or if there are classes let me know. Thanks

From the part of Wales i'm from [South] we tend to talk quite common and we admitedly have very bad grammar! If you are from Wales, do you personally try to cover up your accent a little or try to use posher vocabulary or are you proud or unaffected by the way you speak?