There is no road sign I find more comforting than the one that straddles the border at every point between England and Wales. Those simple words – Croeso i Gymru or Welcome to Wales in English – are a sweet reminder that home is less than a couple of hours away! 🙂 The phrase Croeso …
Are you (literally) having trouble getting your tongue around the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative, otherwise known as the dreaded LL sound, in Welsh? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Most sounds in Welsh also exist in English, making Welsh a relatively easy language for English speakers to pronounce, but there are a few …
If you are celebrating Easter in Wales and want to make the best use of your Welsh, you’ve come to the right place. Here you’ll find a number of greetings, sayings and important vocabulary in Welsh to do with Easter. Now there’s no excuse whatsoever to let your Cymraeg get rusty over the break! 😉
In Welsh, there are many different ways you can translate the English expression “I would like…” in order to express a desire or to make a polite request. If you want to keep your sentences short and sweet, I would suggest learning these two expressions to begin with: Hoffwn i… and Liciwn i… Hoffwn i… …
When someone thanks you for doing them a favour, a very useful Welsh phrase you can use in the place of Croeso! (You’re welcome) is the casual “Dim problem!” which translates as “No problem!“ Diolch am fy helpu heddiw. – Dim problem! Thanks for helping me today. – No problem! Adding on o gwbl (meaning …
St. David’s Day, celebrated every year on March 1st, is a day of national pride for the Welsh, much like Independence Day for the Americans. Though the original significance of Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant circulates around the life and miracles of 6th century patron saint David, it has come to represent much more. It is …
The start of the New Year (blwyddyn newydd) is the most popular time to make a list of resolutions (addunedau). By taking into consideration what worked during the previous year, it becomes possible to set goals for the following year.
To those who do not live in the United Kingdom, and even to those who do, the Welsh national anthem may be relatively unknown. However, for the Welsh, it is a symbol of their independence and distinctiveness in terms of culture and language. Always sung in Welsh, the anthem is played at any sort of …
St. Dwynwen’s Day, which takes place on January 25th, is what is known as the Welsh Valentine’s Day, although it celebrates a very different saint!
One of the best places you can practise your Welsh and increase your confidence is at your local café, especially if customers are encouraged to order in Welsh.
In this article, we’ve included the most common Welsh phrases you will hear when ordering, paying and receiving your food at the table.