Posts Tagged ‘welsh’

Why do so many Welsh kids always say “I’m Welsh NOT British”?

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

I am British and I live in Wales. Why do so many youngster claim they are just Welsh. Britain has mixed with many races and we are all the same now. What really bothers me is that alot of people from South Wales have English or Irish ancestors and they claim they are Welsh. Many [...]

What does “hwyl i pawb a chi’n cariad chi” translate to from welsh to english?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

My welsh GF said this to me and i am still barely learning Welsh please help.
lol She was saying bye to everyone when i said I love you to her, so that explains it

Welsh speakers help needed.?

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

I am planning on proposing to my Welsh girlfriend and really want to be able to do it in her native tongue.
Is there anybody out there that speaks Welsh can help me

Is Welsh spoken more in South America than Irish/Scottish gaelic is in North America?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Welsh is spoken in Argentina in Chubut
and i know that some forms of gaelic are spoken in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and so on,
Is Gaelic spoken more in canada/Usa than Welsh is in Argentina?
Alu it, wyt ti’n siarad Cymraeg? Habla usted Galés?
And thank’s jock but i think your wrong there because there are around 60 [...]

Why its hard to find old irish/welsh poems thru websites?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I prefer those poems to be written in Irish/Welsh. Does anybody knows any websites with a lot of Irish/Welsh poems especially written in these languages. Can you give me..?
I prefer those poems to be written in Irish/Welsh. Does anybody knows any websites with a lot of Irish/Welsh poems especially written in these languages. Can you [...]

Why are so many Welsh females disrespectful to us males?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I consider that many Welsh females are disrespectful, vulgar, repulsive, obese, small-minded, whores. I am from Wales and I have had many females disrespect me. Laughing hysterically at me and impolitely talking back.
Hahaha racist? That’s a new one.

Help learnin welsh!!!?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I’v lived in wales my whole life and love the country, i am 14 and learn welsh in school although not enough to become fluent! Could you recomend any free online sites that could help.
I do speak welsh just not very well..
Thanks xxx

What is an active language that hasn’t changed much over the course of its evolution?

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

I know that most languages start with many changes based on region and other languages influencing; but once a language has been established, what language hasn’t changed much?
For instance, a branch of the Celtic languages like Welsh, or a branch of the Romance languages like the Catalan language. Have these changed much since they were [...]

why is st david’s day ‘dydd gŵyl Dewi Sant’ in welsh as opposed to ‘Dydd Gŵyl sant Dewi?’

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

because we say: diwrnod SANTES Dwynwen
or SANT Meiriadog. Is it just something that changed over the years in spoken welsh?

Do English people know that the Welsh language exists and……?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

is very much alive!25% of us speak it,and it is on the increase big time.I am fluent in Welsh and English.Also i think Wales should be indipendant,vote plaid!Rydw in meddwl dyled Cymru fod yn annibyniol ac hefyd rhydd or Saeson.Ni ywr goreuon yr byd yma,ac yn anwedig rygbi.

Do English people know that the Welsh language exists and …….?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

is very much alive!25% of us speak it,and it is on the increase big time.I am fluent in Welsh and English.Also i think Wales should be indipendant,vote plaid!Rydw in meddwl dyled Cymru fod yn annibyniol ac hefyd rhydd or Saeson.Ni ywr goreuon yr byd yma,ac yn anwedig rygbi.

How many people of the irish rugby union team actually speak fluent Irish? Same with the Welsh team?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

I mean welsh for Wales.
Rwy’n Gymro i am a welshman And happy i am too ::D:D
Welsh is my first and native language
Justfeki you arrogant pig how dare you!
If welsh wasn’t usfull why are people moaning that they can’t get jobs because they don’t speak welsh? And enclave how dare you i was brought up in [...]

Welsh (language)??

Monday, November 16th, 2009

is this correct? (talk about party)
1:Bore da.
2:Bore da, fi sy’n cynnal parti i Sain. Hoffwn chi ddod?
1: Pryd mae’r parti?
2:Mae parti yn a nos wener.
1:Hoffwn i ddod i’r parti. Pwy arall sy’n mynd i’r parti?
2:Caitlin a Dieno.
1:Iawn. Am faint o’r gloch mae’r parti?
2: 7 o’r gloch tan 9.
1:Ble mae’r parti?
2:Yn fy ty. Sut wyt ti’n [...]

should i carry on learning welsh?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

im fifteen now, just about to do my GCSE’s in Wales,UK. and ive chosen Welsh as one of my options, but when i leave school i want to know whether i should carry on trying to learn Welsh fluently or leave it? any suggestions from other language speakers?

How Do You Say How Can I Help You & I’m Sorry I’m Not A Fluent Welsh Speaker In Welsh?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Hello,
Can someone please help me and tell me how to say the following in Welsh please?
‘How can I Help you?’
‘I’m Sorry but I’m not a fluent Welsh speaker, would it be ok to continue in english please?’
‘Hold on I’ll just transfer you to one of my Welsh speaking colleagues’
Many thanks,
Sasha

Do English people know that the Welsh language exists and……?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

is very much alive!25% of us speak it,and it is on the increase big time.I am fluent in Welsh and English.Also i think Wales should be indipendant,vote plaid!Rydw in meddwl dyled Cymru fod yn annibyniol ac hefyd rhydd or Saeson.Ni ywr goreuon yr byd yma,ac yn anwedig rygbi.

How many languages do you speak?

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

I speak only english,french,italian,
croatian,and a bit of german.
And Latin but it is a dead language so I don’t know.
I would love to learn welsh!
What about you people?
I am definitely not a show-off!
I just want to know how many people speak
more than two languages!
Mislim stvarno!

why don’t they learn and speak their own language?

Friday, November 13th, 2009

i’ve read some time ago that only 4.93 % of welsh people speak welsh, and i know it’s the same in Ireland and Scottland with gaelic and in France with breton, provençal. i know they should also speak english and french because is the official language, but I think they(irish, scottish, welsh) should learn how [...]

What’s the best way to learn a letter in Welsh?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

For my Welsh GSCE, I have to learn a letter of application for me to tested on it. I’m finding it hard to learn. I’m allowing to bring in a sheet of 36 words which I have put on sentence starters, Gwelais i eich hysbysed etc and long words/adjectives, ddefnyddiol, berthnasol etc.Since I’m finding it [...]

how can I learn a new language quickly without courses?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

I want to learn a new language I already know welsh english and a tad of french,Id like to learn either german or spanish or a language like that help
ps I’m 13

How would you pronounce “Mae bywyd yn mynd yn ei flaen” (welsh) phonetically?

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

I am debating getting a tattoo of this seeing as it’s my heritage, and im not too strong in my pronunciation of welsh. So any help would be appreciated

Help to learn basic Welsh?

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I’m starting uni in september, possibly in Wales. The course would be in English but I’d like to know a few simple phrases. The online courses are lame! So if anyone wants to help me? I currently don’t speak a single word of Welsh…!

What does “heb dduw, heb ddim, duw a digon” mean?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

My family crest has the words "heb dduw, heb ddim, duw a digon" written on it. It is Welsh and it means "Without God, Without anything. God and Enough." It does not seem to make any sense to me. Can anybody explain what this means?

Prayers in a foreign language

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Can anyone provide for me any Christian prayers preferably in the following languages:
Welsh, Gaelic (Irish or Scottish), French, Hebrew, German, Esperanto, Romansh, Romanian, and/or Russian.
If you don’t know any prayers in these languages, any prayers you do know in any language [...]

People who speak multiple languages: Do you ever have trouble accidentally inserting foreign words or grammar?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

I speak six languages myself (Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Romanian, English and Greek)
And I often have a problem with inserting foreign grammer into my words, endiing up in what my friends call "Yoda speak" or when i get frustrated, either cursing in another tongue or translating it into English while cursing.
Does anyone else [...]

Any Welsh speaking Firefox users take 2?

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

I installed the pack for mainly spell check (live in Cardiff and got sick of random red lines under words. But now the browsers in Welsh and a lot of the websites are defaulting to it as well.
I looked at the other one and did what was recommended as well as restarting and, its still [...]

Can someone please translate Welsh to English for me?

Friday, November 6th, 2009

I want to know what this means. Can someoen who speaks welsh please translate in to english? What does ‘GOCH DDYRY-CYCHWYN-Y-DDRAIG’ mean? Thanks

Do all the people from Wales & Ireland know Welsh & Gaelic?

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

I mean what’s the official language in Wales and Ireland? English, Welsh or Gaelic?

Does Lloyd speak Welsh?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Does anyone know if Lloyd from X Factor speaks Welsh?
Ydy Lloyd o X Factor yn siarad Cymraeg?

Will you give me a Welsh translation?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

English: Sing the Sorrow
Welsh: ?
If there are multiple ways to say it, just give me the one that sounds the most poetic or dark.
Thanks.

I need help translating from English to Welsh.?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

I want to know how to write "Celebrate Life" in Welsh? Anyone know where i can get a good simple translation done or know the language??

when are you fluent in Welsh?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

i can speak Welsh but it’s my second language i can understand welsh programs and most people, but some people’s accents are so hard to understand?

Cach y bant yn bachid. This is seemingly Rhondda Welsh? Does anyone know this particular dialect?

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

I’ve tried to translate it in the ‘widespread’ spoken welsh but it doesn’t make sense. Seemingly it’s particular to a certain region.

Welsh: Anyone know any good idioms I could use?

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

i’m second language welsh and i am wondering if anyone could give me any good idioms/sayings to use in my work. any websites would be helpful also. thanks in advance!

What langauge did the Ancient Britons speak?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Does anyone know what language did the Ancient Britons speak I’ve heard that they spoke a form of Welsh is this true

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