I have started my challenge. Worked through the lesson - course 2 lesson 16 with the hope that I will have completed course 2 by the end of the challenge.
I am not sure how speaking Welsh in my Devon village will go down - we do have at least one first language Weksh speaker here though so I will have to track her down.
Interestingly met someone at work who speaks English with a strong Welsh accent but never given the chance to learn Welsh when he was at school in Wales.
I’m off to a coffee morning in a minute. Reminds me of a lovely coffee morning in Aber Teifi last year when we were visiting. There were lots of Welsh speakers there and chatted to a lady who was impressed that I was trying to speak Welsh. Also felt smug I could understand the raffle numbers which were read out in Welsh - someone had to ask for translation.
It’s well worth trying not to overuse the pause button - don’t get into the habit of thinking you have to have the full sentence ready in your conscious mind before you start speaking - it can be a very good exercise to try and say the first word immediately, and see how much flows from that - but it’s very important that you get at least a shot at saying something…
Ok definitely need help with the next bit. I have been. Very good and not done any reading or writing ( as instructed). Now I have to write a dialogue in English and translate to Welsh - so here it is…please post corrections
Hello How are you ?
Fine thanks. Did you enjoy your weekend?
Yes thanks. I went to Bovey Tracey on Saturday. There was a farmers market on and I bought some cheese and some jam.
What did you do ?
Helo, shwmae. Sut wyt ti
Da Iain diolch. Wyt ti wedi bod mwynhau penwythnos?
Do diolch.
On I mynd I Bovey Tracey Marchand fifer ya a only prynu caws a jam.
Beth wyt ti wedi bod?
Sorry - predictive English on my iPad is a might are when trying to type Welsh.
Helo, shwmae.Sut wyt ti
Da iawn diolch. Wyt ti wedi bod mwynhau’r penwythnos?
Do diolch. Dydd Sadurn on i mynd i Bovey Tracey marchnad ffermwyr a ony prynu caws a jam.
Helo, shwmae. Sut wyt ti?
Da iawn diolch. Wnes ti fwynhau’r penwythnos?
Do diolch. Wnes i fynd i Bovey Tracey dydd Sadwrn. Roedd marchnad ffermwyr yno, a wnes i brynu caws a jam (or: ychydig o gaws ac ychydig o jam).
Beth wnest ti?
I’m finding it difficult to cope with all the different tenses and extra bits like ( with her, him, them, us etc.) - I think lessons 17, 18, 19 I have hardly got out a whole sentence - I always seem to forget something. Are they particularly difficult lessons because my brain seems to have melted.?
I remember there being a bit of a steepening of the learning curve in Course 2 at around that point. Ond paid â phoeni! You will master it and looking back, wonder what all the fuss was about. You may not believe that right now, but I promise that will happen, and very soon. Trust the method.
