Being from America, I haven’t had much of a chance to speak Welsh. Now, however, I’m in a two week long Ysgol Haf in Bangor to learn Welsh. It’s been quite an adventure! I am speaking Welsh to actual, living people and they understand what I’m saying! It’s still in a classroom setting, but I’m confident in what I can say and hear and can come up with new sentences quickly. I’ll be meeting up with a local friend, so I’ll get to try it out on native speaker soon.
My only “problem” is that I can’t read very well yet. Even if I see a verb construction that I already know written down, it seems as if I freeze a little.
But the good news is that I’m learning an impressive amount of new things!
oh, that is brilliant news! I do hope you get to meet lots of SSiWers! @siaronjames I know you are in Caernarfon, but can you help @brookemartin? @aran can you? How long are you there for Brooke? If @Deborah-SSi puts your visit in next week’s n/l, will you still be in the area?
That’s amazing. Seriously, don’t worry about reading! The holy grail of speaking in Welsh especially is actually understand what’s being said to you outside the classroom but everyone will have their own personal goal. Well done!
I’m just here for the two weeks, (I have to back to the US for a wedding and my long term visa) but I will be studying at Bangor University for a year starting this September!
