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.

Welsh in Wales is very much a minority language and is just about to become an official language, and I believe is also the language of Government. What status does/ will English hold, and will non-Welsh speakers continue to be able to hold public office? In addition, will all (even small) businesses have to be bilingual? I speak many languages and am very comfortable with using different languages, but, despite having pleasant experiences in social interaction with many mother tongue Welsh speakers, ordinary spoken Welsh is elusive to me as there are many cultural barriers between first language Welsh speakers and first language English speakers, which make to possibilities for fluency in Welsh very limited. Also speakers of Welsh often seem to have huge hang-ups about "getting it right", which leads to slowness in propagating their spoken language. How will this all work in practice? I have no fixed point of view and certainly no axe to grind, but am curious as to how this will work without acting unfavourably against those with no Welsh in the jobs and public office market. Can anyone give me an overview? Will English now become a second-class language, offering limited possibilities in decision-making positions? Clearly I need to know this, as our current business is in a growth phase (along with my family), and we need to plan ahead about whether we will be able to contribute adequately to the new Welsh nation....

Hi,
Im planning on making a site and I would know if any welsh speakers or any one who understands welsh would be interested. Im not a good welsh speaker. And I am learning welsh for G.C.S.E's. But I am fairly good with I.C.T.

So im planning on making a site in comparison to youtube. Not a copy of youtube but the same Idea. Except a few differences.

* The site would be all welsh.
* All user can Post video about about themselves or what ever ( Sort of like youtube ) but in welsh.
* If you join you have your own channel,profile ( similar to a youtube channel or facebook profile.

So thats my basic Idea but I would like to know if there are any welsh speakers who would be intrested in becoming a member of this site. If so please comment.

Oh yes almost forgot.

The name I have come up with for this site is -

FideoYnCymraeg

My welsh is not to good right now but I think translated that means

"video in welsh"

I have no problem at all with Welsh folks. A couple of seriously good mates are Welsh. But it is my suspicion that some Welsh people just maybe overdo it? Have you encountered anything like the below, does it embarrass you, or would you defend it?:

1. A mate in London had two Welsh girls to stay for a weekend. He'd met them on holiday. They were quite fit and quite good fun. But they were totally obsessed with Wales. It was almost impossible to stop them from talking about Wales and Welshness. I don't mean their everyday lives in Wales...I mean Welsh history, Welsh culture, Welsh everything...like mini-lectures or lessons for the English, over and over again. Both had lived in Cardiff all of their lives. Every now and then they broke off to talk in what seemed like very broken Welsh with each other...it didn't sound fluent and sounded as if they were struggling...and, hilariously, one of them claimed to have forgotten how to say 'Wednesday' (in English). She was rolling her eyes, giggling, slapping the table and claiming she had forgotten it and could only say the Welsh word. They were transparently not Welsh speakers and it was embarrassing as this seemed highly faked. They were quite nice girls...but they were unable to go for more than about 10 minutes without doing or saying something that absically meant 'I am Welsh'. This is would be very...weird... behaviour for the English if we were off our patch. Is it more normal in Wales?

2. My neighbours went skiing with their son's Welsh in-laws to get to know them a bit better and be mately and familyish. At the ski resort, if the Welsh wife ever overheard that someone else was Welsh, she'd scream about it...shout over to her husband pointing that she'd just heard some fellow Welsh people...and sometimes rush up to the overheard people, introduce herself and invite them to have dinner later or a drink or something, simply because they were Welsh. They often looked a bit intruded on and nervous of her, apparently, although some were delighted. Again...if you were English and did this to other English people, you'd be treated with some wariness and caution.

Views? Do you think Welsh people do/say some rather over-blown things when among non-Welsh people to make a point? Or do you think it's all fair enough?
PS Please don't say it is natural and to be expected It really isn't. I'm keen to find out if the Welsh are embarrassed about this sort of thing, or whether it can be considered fair enough for a small nation to so manically hype itself up when not at home.

I was wondering is there were people who only speak welsh, I mean you have the dual language signs in wales and stuff. Plust you have welsh websites. So, are there welsh-speakers that don't know english. I know the majority probably do though.

How do I say "I really enjoyed spending the night with you in the linen closet" in Welsh?

Note: By "spending the night," I mean passing the time together, talking, cuddling, etc. I do not mean actual sleeping or anything sexual by it.

I prefer answers from fluent Welsh speakers. Please do not use online translation programs.

in wales do you start speaking welsh if you want to have a private convo in a public place for example train,bus, etc ,

non welsh speakers do you find this offencive if welsh speakers change there language when 'you' enter the room or carriage or bus etc

or do you just accept it as part of normal life in a welsh speaking area ??

I'm asking this because on the way home from college me and a friend were having a private convo in welsh when this english man comes up to us and tells us that we should not be speaking our language as other people find it offence if (we were standing in the doorway of a 2 carriage train because there were no seats ) we carried our convo on and had him glaring at us for the next hour !!

do you think its acceptable to ask somebody not to speak there own countries language in there own country ??

i would understand if we were in england or scotland because its nice to respect the other countries if you can (as in speak there lang)

your opinions ??

xx

Do more speak welsh than speak Irish Gaelic?

Are there more second language welsh speakers than second language Irish Gaelic speakers?

Do more speak Irish as a native language than speak welsh as a native language ?

And so on .
The North isn't more welsh speaking than the south . Wales is more linguistically divided by west to east. The West is more welsh speaking than the east. But there is a welsh speaker in every village in Wales.

Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire are both in the south and so is northern Swansea, Northern Pembrokeshire, Western Neath and portal bot and Powys all these places are more welsh speaking than English.
You have to be fluent in welsh to teach and primary basis yes. And yes every university in wales has an "Adran Gymraeg" where all courses are through the medium of welsh, In ireland im rold it's only irish that can be studied not other subjects through that medium. Also how come the irish on Roadsigns is italica and seems assif it is not as important as english?

Also Ireland only has one county where over half the population speak's irish on a daily basis welsh has 4 . with larger populations in all.
No no, I am so sorry if it's coming across like that!

I have great respect for the Irish and their language. I am so sorry. I am doing Celtic Language studies and am just trying to compare. I am not trying in anyway to make Welsh superior. We welsh aren't like that and i certainly don't want you to think that. I am really sorry.

Nil moran Gaeilge agam, Ta cupla focail Gaeilge agam.
(Dydw i ddim yn siarad llawer o gwyddeleg ond wi'n gallu tymed bach)

Tá brón orm,
(Mae'n ddrwg gen i )

Neamhleor atá teanga amháin
(Dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon)

especially that youth of welsh speakers.
i mean, what special lexicon young welsh speakers use, when speak english? do they put any welsh words in theirs english speech?

Do you think it's a good thing and a promising sign?

Btw i am a native welsh speaker and i have been sickened by the attitude of Non-welsh speakers who often moan about everything being bilingual and so forth .

What's you'r opinion!

YR ADFYWIAD GYMRAEG? EICH BARN ? DEFNYDDIWCH Y GYMRAEG I ATEB OS RYDYCH YN MEDRU'R IAITH ER MWYN DANGOS I YAHOO Y BOD EIN IAITH YN PARHAU AC YN GRYF!
Ian you are a very good example of what i am on about you are obviously naive and know nothing at what you are on about!

I Need To Write An Essay On The History Of The Welsh Language etc. And I Was Wondoring If Gavin Henson Spoke Welsh To Help me With My Examples Of Famous Welsh Speakers? Also, Where Was Gavin Henson Born?
Thanks A Billion x.X