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

alex-cameron-smith · April 21, 2020, 10:06am

I want to impress people at work and speak with kids and people in the community!

dawnevison · April 21, 2020, 12:15pm

I have been attempting to learn Welsh for many years. I hope to finally become a Welsh speaker following this course. I want to be able to speak Welsh to keep the language alive and be able to converse with locals.

lynne-ryan · April 22, 2020, 10:14am

…because something inside me comes alive! (Unfortunately it’s not my ability to remember!)

meowmocha · April 24, 2020, 4:47am

It seems that when I start a challenge, the clueless part of me comes alive. Things I’d normally remember suddenly vanish from my brain.

Jayne-stallard · April 24, 2020, 4:28pm

Hi, I’m Jayne. I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to be able to have a conversation in my home language and I promised myself that when I reached a certain age I would take Welsh lessons!

jack-watkins · April 24, 2020, 5:43pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because of two reasons. 1) My grandmother always bought me books to learn welsh when I was small and I think it would be honouring her to be able to speak it.
2) to see the look on my dads mates faces when I join in the middle of their welsh conversation one day at the rugby.

lynne-ryan · April 24, 2020, 9:58pm

I know that one

shanevans · April 25, 2020, 2:03pm

I want to be a Welsh speaker because it was my grandfather’s language, and my father’s when he was young, and now my granddaughter is at a Welsh school and I want to read her books with her. Thank you SSiW for giving me the chance even though I live in England.

jez-jones · April 26, 2020, 6:36am

I was born raised in a village in Mid-Wales , as a child I heard a lot of welsh (and Old Shropshire Slang ) it was banned in early primary “English speaking teacher” and i always felt i missed out

But the Final Decision was made as i recently worked on a building site near Lampeter , and i started to recover bits of welsh i never knew i had. I was also encouraged and nudged to speak it by a couple of the local lads , which was suprize as its not something I had experianced before

laraine · April 26, 2020, 11:46am

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I’d like to respond back to customers at work who ask me if I speak Welsh and I have to say just a little.
It would change my life by, making me feel proud of myself because i find learning languages difficult and hopefully I will become a Welsh speaker. I live on the beautiful island of Anglesey and to be able to converse to Welsh ,will mean a great deal to me.

ffion-green · April 26, 2020, 8:20pm

It will change mine and my family’s life

therese.danchin · April 27, 2020, 8:43am

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I have so many Welsh friends and want to be able to join in their conversations and also to enjoy watching/listening to S4C.

chris-gould · April 27, 2020, 11:29am

… I love Wales and the Welsh culture. I have many Welsh friends and work colleagues. As part of my work I visit Welsh people in their homes and would dearly love to be able to converse with them in their own language instead of asking them to change to another. I love hiking in the Carneddau and would feel a greater affinity with those who farm up there if I could speak Welsh.

steve-32 · April 27, 2020, 7:32pm

It’s on my bucket list and also most people were I work speak Welsh so it’s about time I got on with it

emma-ireland · April 27, 2020, 9:48pm

I think the Welsh language is beautiful, and im gutted that I can’t speak it despite growing up in Wales. Everyone where I live in England is surprised that I can’t speak my own language. Two years ago I took my family to the royal Welsh show and my son asked me what an announcement said. I had to explain that I didn’t know because I don’t speak Welsh. I really want to speak Welsh!!

jacky-1 · April 28, 2020, 10:54am

I come from Llanfairfechan but have forgotten most of the welsh I learned as a child. I now work for a welsh speaking company and deal with first language welsh speakers on a daily basis so want to speak in welsh with them

sarah-mari · April 29, 2020, 7:05am

Hi, I’m new here!

I suspect that deep down the reason I’d like to learn is for complicated reasons to do with identity and feelings of belonging. I was born in Wales and grew up there, but I don’t sound Welsh and haven’t lived there since I was 18. So I think ‘for a deeper feeling of Welshness’ is probably one reason.

And also because it sounds so beautiful, and since starting, this experience has reminded me how much I enjoy learning languages.

And finally, because I love to sing, and I’d love to have the courage one day to sing a Welsh song in public (at a folk night maybe). #postlockdowngoals

therese.danchin · April 29, 2020, 9:49am

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I live in a Welsh speaking area and have a lot of Welsh speaking friends to whom I would love to be able to converse fluently. My goal will be when this has been accomplished - Therese

emma-ireland · April 29, 2020, 10:59am

Hi Sarah, I am the same, leaving Wales at 18, and loving to sing! Although I still have my accent. Where do you live now?

richard-jones-1 · April 29, 2020, 11:23am

I want to be a Welsh speaker because my farther was born here in South Wales and Welsh was his first language until he was 12. Unfortunately he moved away and lost the gift and cant help much in my learning but…. after completing SSIW #day5, I called him up and said my first sentence in Welsh to him this morning.

Quite emotional……I have to continue.