'I want to be a Welsh speaker because...'

alison-dean · December 29, 2021, 6:00pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker so I can join in in my community and not miss out on opportunities

matt-39 · January 1, 2022, 1:24pm

Having made Cymru my home I want to be confident enough to at least try to speak the language!

linda-davies · January 2, 2022, 1:09am

I was born in North Wales but live in Australia .
My dream is tho visit my home town and confidently be able to have some conversations in Welsh .

Nicholas · January 2, 2022, 12:34pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I live in Wales.

Speaking Welsh will make me feel as though I belong here and am keeping alive a wonderful language for future generations.

mair-sowood · January 5, 2022, 8:01am

I was brought up in Wales but wasn’t able to learn Welsh at school. I still go there often and would like to be able to speak the language.

EricaDawn · January 7, 2022, 4:02pm

This question is hard for me to answer! I’m an American who finds herself oddly drawn to Celtic languages. My love started with Scottish Gaelic a few years ago and now includes Welsh. Beautiful languages with interesting histories!

peter-56 · January 10, 2022, 9:20am

I want to feel part of the Welsh speaking community. Having been born , brought up and lived all my life in Wales I felt excluded from the culture and heritage of the Welsh language. I want to be enriched

rick-4 · January 10, 2022, 5:15pm

… because I want to feel like part of the community, engaging with other Welsh speakers.

Karendwi · January 14, 2022, 4:33pm

That is beautiful. Your Mum must have been really proud of you

Karendwi · January 14, 2022, 4:38pm

Watching an actress I thought was English speaking Welsh in Hidden (Craith) I thought I want to speak like that 20 google minutes later I was booked on a course which I started in Sept. 2020 and I have fallen in love with the language/culture

janenewble · January 17, 2022, 7:24am

I want to be a Welsh speaker because when we go to Wales I want to be able to understand Welsh and converse with Welsh speakers.

We lived in Wales twice, once in North Wales, and once in the South where I took a Welsh course for a year. I want to really get to know this beautiful language!

karen-51 · January 17, 2022, 11:39pm

I understand a lot of Welsh but have never had the courage to actually speak it.

roger-lewis · January 20, 2022, 8:33pm

Dw i’n moyn helpu fy wyres i siarad yr hen iaith a siarad Cymraeg gyda fy nghwraig.

mike-wheeler · January 21, 2022, 6:01pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to honour the grandfather I never met who used to deliver his sermons in Welsh. And when I am a Welsh speaker, I hope to be able to understand the rugby commentaries on S4C.

rebecca-cordingley · January 22, 2022, 11:28pm

I want to feel part of my new community in North Wales and also support my children who recently started at Welsh medium school and go to the Welsh unit next week (very exciting)

mary-harber · January 27, 2022, 5:23pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because many of my friends in Welsh Folk Dancing are fluent Welsh speakers and I would like to be able to talk to them in Welsh

peter-57 · January 29, 2022, 1:34pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to recognise the distinct culture of the community in which I live. I hope that Welsh people will speak to me in Welsh in the future.

jenirizio-1 · January 30, 2022, 5:43pm

This guest article I wrote sums it up best.

ann-abbey · February 4, 2022, 7:40pm

……because I wantto learn a language I can actually use and chat to people in, not just for holidays.

patrick-taylor · February 5, 2022, 9:35am

I have been going to the same few square miles of the Brecon Beacons for 37 years and want to be able to go into a cafe and ask for a coffi, or to see the butcher (who is now a friend) for bacwn, selsig ac wyau, and-who knows- maybe manage a bit of small talk, too: mae hi’n heulog heddiw, well i fi fynd i’r mynnoedd!