I’ve always wanted to be able to speak Welsh. I have a GCSE and I’ve tried twice to learn using a Myneiad course book and before that teach yourself. I tried the old course in my 20s or late teens but didn’t stick with it. Trying again now and hopefully I will succeed. It would be nice to watch the next series of Un Bore Mercher and not Keeping Faith the English version
The dragon sunk it’s teeth into me ever since I first heard Welsh several years ago. I would also like to add another Celtic language. According to the contact I signed that should happen March 1st 2020!
I have a dream of visiting Scotland, Wales and Ireland and only speaking in their respective native languages. Maybe by the time I am comfortably conversational in Welsh, SSiIrish will be ready!
I came to Wales for study, and though circumstance i’m now back working there. I have no ties to Wales, but like it here and would like to make Welsh my fourth language / make it to the end of the 52 week course at least.
I want to be a Welsh speaker because I recently found I have a ( treatable) tumour and want to distract from the challenges ahead.
Both actually, although I haven’t lived in England since I was 19 - and I’m now 72. Fortunately that means that despite this Brexit fiasco I can still remain a member of the EU, which is the most important thing as far as my family is concerned (German wife and two sons in their twenties).
In a small sleepy town just south of Munich, in beautiful Bavaria.
Thanks for the encouraging comments. And the best of luck with your studies.
David G.
I want to be able to speak Welsh with my Welsh friends.
I want to be a welsh speaker because I believe in learning to speak the language of the country you live in. And I LOVE wales
Me too!
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Two grandchildren starting the Welsh language path. Enough I think.
Exactly the same reason I started a frw years back…
Just finishing level 2 did the 6 month course its awesome
I want to be a Welsh speaker simply because I love North Wales and everything about the place.
I want to be able to communicate with my little boy in the language he will be learning in school. And the people around me.
I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to communicate better with those around me.
I want to be a Welsh speaker because it’s my dream to live in Cardiff one day. If I’m going to live there, I feel like I should know the culture as much as possible.
I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to live and work in Wales, fully immersed in (my own too as a part Welsh man) the Welsh culture and heritage.
I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to continue the journey I started 19 years ago at Coleg Harlech (sadly no longer with us). Since then I forgot most of what I’d learned until I discovered SSiW and started a Welsh group in the local (Swindon) U3A 4 years ago. We all love the language in the group and have many reasons for wanting to learn/revisit it, but, oh dear, we are still conversing in Saesneg most of the time at our meetings! I am hoping to change that!
I want to be a Welsh speaker because two of my grandchildren are going to Welsh medium schools and I want to help them with their schoolwork.
When I am a Welsh speaker I will be able to chat easily with friends and family in Welsh and help my grandchildren feel settled in school.
I went to Coleg Harlech too, just before you - I was there in 1998/9!
I wanted to be a Welsh-speaker because I don’t like living in a country and not speaking the language.
Now I’m adding that I feel I’m missing out on a huge part of living in Wales until I can speak Welsh.