I hope to be able to converse with my Welsh speaking friends
I have moved to live in Wales and it seems natural to try and learn the language.
I want to learn welsh because my grandfather came from a welsh speaking family and it makes me sad that the language was forgotten over time. But thatās why Iām here: to relearn it!
At 68 years old I want to give my Welsh speaking cousins the shock of their lives and have the Welsh conversations I wish weād had when we were younger.
I fell in love with the language after hearing a song in Welsh. Now I am enjoying the fact that I definitely am able to learn āyr iaithā when I keep practising, ymarfer mwy.
Challenge 15 and Iām asked to repeat the earlier task, which is a bit confusing as I still have the same reasons and hopes as at the start!
@Nia Llewelynās last day tomorrow, I understand and I wish I could have made more sessions with herā¦ Diolch yn fawr iawn Nia!
I LOVE this reason
I want to become a Welsh speaker because I am born and bred in mid Wales and think itās only right I learn to speak a language thatās dying out I want to do my bit to keep the language alive. In the past Iāve learnt Welsh O Level in school and Iāve since attended both French and Spanish lessons as an adult but then Iāve thought to myself why am I trying to learn those languages when itās Wales where I live and I always will live here- thatās the language I need to concentrate on
it is a beautiful language.
My mumās family are Welsh and I would love to chat with my relatives in Welsh. Iāve tried once before and given up but here to try again - and hopefully succeed!
I want to speak Welsh as I have lived in west Wales for 23 years and would love to be able to have a conversation with my neighbours in their first language .
we plan to retire to Criccieth, where my husband is from, and it will help me to feel that I am part of the local community.
I have always been fascinated in the language and if i donāt do it now when will i do it?
i want to be a Welsh speaker because I am Welsh but feel bad that I could only speak a few words until this course came along. I am part of a church recognised as a warm h7b so I can now welcome people in in Welsh which is brilliant!
Dw iān moyn bod siaradwyr Cymraeg achos dw iān byw yng Nghymru a dwiān meddwl bod yr iaith yn prydferth
As a family we used to go to Criccieth often on holiday. Dwi angen mynd i Criccieth eto. (Iām pretty sure the C o Criccieth mutates but not sure how?!?)
yes, that would become āi Griciethā, well sensed
Diolch Aran
Looking forward to having you here. I retired to the Cricieth area nine months ago. Being able to speak Welsh - having completed the SSIW course has been so helpful. People are amazed by my pronunciation and grammatical grasp of the language plus the ability to formulate sentences very quickly. It has given me an inroad into the village where I live which is almost entirely first language Welsh. People locally are so appreciative that I have taken the time to really learn the language before moving to Wales and as a result we have been accepted as part of the community straight away.
Keep going - even the the very tough parts of the course. Itās really worth it.
What a wonderful rƓle model you are! Diolch o galon am dysgu
@CatrinLliarJones I think there might be an uplifting story here