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Free! Welsh Lesson - Totally Free

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  • spandit
    spandit Posts: 156 Forumite
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    Hadrian wrote: »
    In my four score years and ten plus I have grabbed every 'free' offer going, but Welsh!! You'd get a lot more people trying to get their heads around it if there were a few vowels in the language. Good luck anyway, keep us informed.

    There are, in fact, 7 vowels in the Welsh language - A, E, I, O, U, W, Y. The remaining 21 letters are consonants.
    W and Y are defined as vowels, not consonants as they are in English, although the English language often uses them as vowels (e.g. shy gypsy rhythm).

    The hardest one to describe is the "LL", as the sound is only used in Welsh and a handful of world languages (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_lateral_fricative)
  • Little_Vics
    Little_Vics Posts: 1,516 Forumite
    Diolch yn fawr!
  • chambo
    chambo Posts: 26 Forumite
    No problems
  • west_is_best
    west_is_best Posts: 1,797 Forumite
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    Sequeena wrote: »
    LOL ;)

    The best Welsh is Southern Welsh though I might be a bit biased too ;)


    naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa West is best!!!!!!!! New Quay area wins the vote!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: come on!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:
  • Sequeena
    Sequeena Posts: 4,728 Forumite
    west_is_best wrote: »
    naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa West is best!!!!!!!! New Quay area wins the vote!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: come on!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:
    Naaaaah still reckon South is the best :T :rotfl:
    Wife and mother :j
    Grocery budget
    April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.05
    24lbs in 12 weeks 15/24
  • YANA
    YANA Posts: 41 Forumite
    Sequeena wrote: »
    LOL ;)

    The best Welsh is Southern Welsh though I might be a bit biased too ;)


    Dyna ddigon :mad:
  • bugbabe1970
    bugbabe1970 Posts: 437 Forumite
    My husband is English. Hes a teacher and has to deliver a basic welsh curriculum to his pupils who have social and emotional difficulties!!!!

    He often turns to to my 8 year old for some coaching!!

    He also really struggles with the LL!!
  • chambo
    chambo Posts: 26 Forumite
    I think that when you learn another language that you always struggle a bit with new sounds, but my advice is just copy and repeat as much as possible... preferably where no one can hear you ! :(

    I find the next time I want to use it, it just happens
  • DaveAshton
    DaveAshton Posts: 7,851 Forumite
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    west_is_best wrote: »
    naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa West is best!!!!!!!! New Quay area wins the vote!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: come on!!!!!!!!!!! :beer:
    You a fan of Llllllllanelllllllli Scarlllllllllllets, Westy? ;)
    Back on MSE after a 5 year hiatus.

    :heart2: Rhi :heart2:
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