Boreda pawb!
I am a KS2 teacher with some welsh speaking, reading and writing capabilities. I joined this morning and can speak sentences encouraged on day 1/2. I can’t seem to push on further (no ‘next’ button). Can anyone help?
Diolch.
Gemma
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I’ve found it! Must have been a short delay on the registration.
Can anyone advise how/when I can practise with others?
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Bore da! I’m glad it started working. 
SSiWers often use a program Slack to practice with each other. There’s a group, and you can email: admin@saysomethingin.com with the subject “WSP” for an invite. Pob lwc!
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Croeso Gemma,
It sounds like you are cracking on - pob lwc.
You’re obviously all sorted on the idea of asking questions here too. Let us know how you are getting on!
Rich 
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Croeso Gemma,
Slack, as suggested by @sasha-lathrop, is good. You can look for someone to speak one to one, or you can join a hangout.
Depending on where you live, there might be a group near you who meet in person. Are you signed up to receive the newsletter? That gives a list of local groups who meet. They are not just in Wales, but in many places.
Have fun!
Sue
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Good luck Gemma!
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Welcome to the forum, Gemma, and good luck with the course…
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Welcome to the forum and the SSiW community. I started here with some Welsh and have found it immensely useful to move forward, hope you find the same. Cheers.
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Welcome, @gemma-mitchell! Welsh Speaking Practice (WSP) on Slack as suggested by others is a great way to get started. There are group hangouts for beginners (and others for any level) where you can practice speaking, or just listen if you don’t feel quite ready to jump in. You can also chat one on one with someone if you like. Pob lwc and let us know how you are doing!
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This is a great attitude! Wanting to practice with others already is a great way to learn the language faster (or be more confused faster 
). Finding other siaradwr (speakers) can be challenging, though, especially if you don’t live in Wales. Besides Slack, using Facebook to look for Welsh societies in your area, county, state, country can be helpful as well. If you live on the East Coast of the Untied States, I host a Welsh speaking meet up each Thursday from 7-8PM. You are welcome to join.
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Hi Sue,
Thanks for your response. When referring to the newsletter, do you mean email service?
Diolch i ti! Dw i’n dod o Gymru a dw i’n byw yn Cymru. Mae rhaid i fi mynd i’r iaith Cymraeg grwp!
Apologies for grammar or spelling, I’m throwing it together! I’m sure I’ll get corrected but think that’s how best to learn!
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Great Welsh sentences, Gemma! I know what you are saying. I don’t live I Wales but here are some excellent places to start.
SSiW’s list of Welsh language meet ups and events. - https://forum.saysomethingin.com/c/welsh/meetups-events
Nicky Roberts (SSiW Member and 2018 Welsh Learner of the Year) has a website designed to help people learn Welsh and has a mentoring program that seems to be really useful. http://useyourwelsh.com
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Hi Gemma,
Yes, I get a newsletter by e-mail. Sorry, but I can’t remember now how I signed up to get it. Someone will know.
Sue
Hi Gemma.
I think the best way to get put on the emailing list will be to contact Dee on this forum or e-mail admin@Saysomethingin.com I think that’s the correct address.
In the mean time here is the meetings list from a previous e-mail. Sorry for using so much space. I’ll probably edit this down in a few days to clear the mess.
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Weekly Meetups
Abertawe - Not SSiW, but chat with others in Tŷ Tawe, Sat, 10.00 to 12.00 (Contact leiafee )
Aberystwyth - CYD Clwb C Chat group, Thurs, 11.00 to 12.00, Home Café, Pier St, Aberystwyth (Contact Diana )
Aberystwyth – Weds, 11.30 to 12.30, Siop y Pethe, Sgwâr Owain Glyndŵr, Aberystwyth (Contact Nicky )
Brighton – Mon, 8.30pm at a pub in Brighton (Contact markwatkinprice for venue)
Caerdydd (Mynydd Bychan) - Weds, 1pm to 2.30, Cant a Mil Vintage, 100 Whitchurch Rd, CF14 3LY (Contact jo-7 )
Caerdydd (Y Rhath) – (Not SSiW) Tues, 7.30, Andrew Buchan Bar, 29 Albany Rd, Roath, CF24 3LH (Contact Y_Ddraig_Las )
Coed Duon (Blackwood) – Thurs, 10.30 am to 12 noon, Wetherspoons, Blackwood, Gwent (Contact janetliddington )
Cilgeti (Kilgetty) – Weds, 6.30 to 8pm, Begelly Arms, New Rd, Begelly, Kilgetty SA68 0YF (Contact grettaem )
Cydweli (Kidwelly) – Weds, 6.30 to 7.30, Fishermans Arms, Bridge St, Cydweli/Kidwelly (Contact byron )
Deganwy - Mon, 12.30 to 2pm, Castle View Bar & Restaurant, Pentywyn Rd, LL31 9TH (Contact harvey-fudge )
East Coast USA Virtual Meetup – Thurs, 7pm to 8pm (US Eastern Time), East Coast Meetup for how to join (Contact delawarejones )
Great Malvern – Thurs, 12.30 to 2pm, Great Malvern Library Café (Contact meirionwen )
Hirwaun - Thurs, 10.00 to 11.30, Hirwaun Library (Contact chrisdunn )
Liverpool (Lerpwl) – Mon, 7.30pm, Canolfan Cymry Lerpwl, Capel Bethel, Auckland Rd, L18 0HX (Contact mikefarnworth )
London (Llundain) - Thurs, 7.30 to 10pm, upstairs at London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Rd, Holborn, London WC1X 8UE (Contact KateM )
Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ( Rhos on Sea) – Thurs, 7.30, Rhos Fynach Pub, Rhos on Sea, LL28 4NG (Contact nicola-l-goodall )
Llandrindod - Weds, 8pm, Arfon Ales, Temple St, Llandrindod (Contact robbruce )
Llanelli – Mon, 7pm, The Colliers Arms, 12 Luton Tce, Furnace, SA15 4HR (Contact ant )
Oxford (Rhydychen) – Mon, 11.00, Welsh Mike’s Bap Café, Abingdon Rd, OX1 4PE (Contact johnwilliams_6 )
Oxford (Rhydychen) - Weds, 8.30pm, The Big Society, 95 Cowley Rd, Oxford, OX4 1HR (Contact s-coates1 )
Oxford (Rhydychen) – Thurs, 12 noon, Royal Blenheim pub, Pembroke/St Ebbe’s St, OX1 1PT (Contact johnwilliams_6 )
Penmachno – Thu, 7pm to 8.15, Tŷ Uchaf – The Eagles Pub, Penmachno, LL24 0UG (Contact dgodber )
Pontypridd - Weds, 7pm to 9pm, Clwb y Bont, Taff St, Pontypridd (Contact jonthomas )
Porth Tywyn (Burry Port) - Fri, 12.00, Caffi Lolfa, Burry Port (Contact carallywelyndavies )
Pwllheli - Sat, 10.30 to 12.30, Caffi Gwalia, Stryd Fawr, Pwllheli (Organisers: Lesley & Howard Jones, SSiW Contact Daimorgan )
Talysarn – Weds, 7pm, in the Clwb Bach (Ex-Servicemen’s Club), Penygroes, LL54 6RN (Contact norajones )
Torfaen - Tues, 7.00 to 9pm, The Upper Cock, The Highway, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbrân, Gwent, NP44 2HE (Contact ji_1 )
Wrecsam – Mon, 7.15pm, Saith Seren, 18 Chester St, Wrecsam, LL13 8BG (Contact gruntius )
Fortnightly / Monthly Meetups
Aberdaugleddau (Milford Haven) - 1st Sat of the month, 10am, Phoenix Bowl, The Docks, Milford Haven, SA73 3AF (Contact conrad-neyland )
Aberystwyth – 1st Sat of the month, 11am, Caffi y Crimson Rhino, Northgate St (Contact Diana )
Belper, Derbyshire - Tues, 8 Jan, 7.00 – 9.00 pm, The Hop Inn, Openwoodgate, Belper, DE56 0SD (Contact jonathan_simcock_7 )
Bourton-on-Dunsmore/Rubgy - Sat, 19 Jan, Wyevale Garden Centre (Blooms), Straight Mile, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV23 9QQ (Contact alice9 )
Caerdydd - 1st Mon of the month, 7pm, Bragdy a Chegin, Sophia Gardens, Caerdydd (Contact ali )
Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) - Tue, 15 Jan, 7pm, Ivy Bush Hotel, Spilman St, Carmarthen SA31 1LG (Contact margaretnock )
Caernarfon – 2nd and 4th Saturday, 11 to noon, Palas Print bookshop (café in back) (Contact justineabbott )
Cambridge (Caergrawnt) - Tues, 29 Jan, 7.20, Panton Arms, 43 Panton St, Cambridge CB2 1HL (contact maynard )
Cas-Gwent (Chepstow) - 4th Sat of the month, 10.30 to 12.00, The Lime Tree, Chepstow (contact nic )
Casnewydd - 2nd Sat of the month, 10ish to 12.00, top floor of the library, John Forrest Square (contact cuckoo )
Ceredigion (Clonc-edigion travelling meetup) - Sat, 2 Feb, 11.00, Riverside Café, Tregaron SY25 6JP (contact Nicky )
Chelmsford - Weds, 23 Jan, 7 pm (for 7.30), Chelmsford Cathedral Chapter House, Chelmsford (contact Gwenno )
Coventry - TWICE MONTHLY, 10am, 1st & 3rd Thursday, upstairs above the café, front of the Earlsdon Methodist Church, Coventry, CV5 6NF (contact Peter Lockyer by emailing info@coventrycambrian.co.uk )
Coventry – second Weds of the month, 6.30, Litten Tree, Coventry (contact andyjone )
Derby – 2 Feb, 9.30 to 12.30, The Friends Meeting House, St Helen’s St, Derby (Contact jonathan_simcock_7 )
Dolgellau – TWICE MONTHLY, 1st and last Weds of the month, 7.30pm, Cross Keys, Dolgellau (Contact gerpsych )
Dorridge - 2nd Mon of the month, 7.30pm, The Forest Hotel, Dorridge (Contact Aled James )
Exeter - FORTNIGHTLY, Mon nights, 7.30pm, The White Hart, South St, EX1 1EE (Contact carolinewhite to check on the week)
Gloucester - 2nd Weds of the month, 7.30pm, England’s Glory Pub, London Rd, Gloucester (Contact nic )
Hobart, Tasmania – 1st Weds of the month, 1.30pm, Australian Antarctic Centre Café, 203 Channel Highway, Kingston (Contact guynicholson )
Leeds – 4th Sat of the month, 11.30, Brewery Tap, Leeds (Contact yorkshireend )
Llanidloes – 3rd Fri of the month, 7 to 8pm, Old Mill Bar, High St, Llanidloes SY18 6BZ (Contact andylecap )
Machynlleth – 2nd Sat of the month, 10.30, Caffi Alys, Maengywn St, Machynlleth (Contact helenlindsay )
Manchester (Manceinion) - 3rd Sat of the month, 10.30am, Café Siop Shop, 53 Tib St, M4 1LS (Contact jeanbrandwood )
Milton Keynes - first Thurs of the month, 6pm to 7.30, Ye Olde Swan, Newport Rd, Woughton-on-the-Green, MK6 3BS (Contact janjones_1 )
Norfolk – Thurs, 31 Jan, 7.30 - 9.15pm, King’s Head, Norwich St, East Dereham, Norfolk (Contact Maynard )
Penybont - 1st Sat of the month, 10.30am, Thomas Shop, Penybont, Radnorshire (Contact robbruce )
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr (Bridgend) – 2nd Sat of the month, 10am, upstairs at Il Panino, 1 Market St, CF31 1LL (Contact dryw-bach )
Sheffield - 2nd Sat of the month, 1pm, Hagglers Café, Queens Rd, S2 4DU (Contact hilary_coveney )
Shrewsbury (Amwythig) - 1st & 3rd Thurs of the month, 7.30 pm, Wild Pig Hotel, Amwythig, SY3 9JT (Contact bryanroberts )
South East Cornwall - Weds, 16 Jan, 10.30 to noon, Location TBA (Contact LillianMSH )
Sussex/Hants/Surrey (CACEN group) , 12 Jan, 3pm, Seaford, East Sussex (Contact markwatkinprice for details)
Washington D.C. - 1st Sat of the month, 10.30am to noon, Teaism at Penn Quarter, 400 8th St NW, Washington DC, 20004 (Contact tahl )
Winchester - FORTNIGHTLY on odd weeks of the year, Thurs, 7pm, The Cart and Horses, in London Rd, Kings Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7QN (Contact mikebrown )
Y Barri (Barry) – 3rd Thurs of the month, 10.30 to 11.30, Sir Samuel Romilly (Weatherspoons), Broad St in Barry (Contact Arianrhod )
Ystradgynlais – 2nd Thurs of the month, 8pm to 9pm, Gough Arms (Café Chameleon), Ystradgynlais, SA9 1ES (Contact geraintwynroberts )
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The weekly email sign up form is here:
http://forms.aweber.com/form/99/904832899.htm
It’s listed under FAQ, but we really need to find a better way of making it a bit easier to find… 
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In a previous incarnation of the forum I think it had its own button 
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