Gwen is a freelance Welsh tutor from Powys, Wales. She was raised in a bilingual family speaking both Welsh and English, which gave her a love of languages. She recently graduated from Oxford University and now uses her free time to learn French and Turkish.
Today’s word of the day is cariad which is the Welsh word for love. If you’ve ever been to a souvenir shop in Wales, you’ve probably seen this word plastered on mugs, teddies and all sorts of little trinkets, but did you know cariad actually has a few different meanings and uses? Maybe there’s a …
Yesterday, we learned about the word melyn (yellow), but today’s word of the day is melin. Melin is the Welsh word for mill – the two words are pronounced the same, but just one letter makes a big difference in meaning! melin mill Melin (plural: melinau) comes from the Latin word molinum and is related …
