When I first became curious about language learning, I admit that Welsh wasn’t my first choice. I was a starry-eyed seventeen year old in Canada, obsessed with Japanese pop music, and all I could think about was immersing myself in the Japanese language, travelling to Japan, and perhaps one day even moving there for good. Welsh wasn’t even close to being on my radar.
In every language, including Welsh, there are certain expressions that people tend to use over and over again when speaking. Below you can find ten expressions you’ll come across on a regular basis in colloquial Welsh. By mastering these expressions, not only will you be able to carry on a more natural conversation in Welsh …
Anyone who knows me is well aware that I love languages, so much in fact that I spent six years living and breathing the Japanese language, another six years living in Italy (where I met my wonderful husband Mathieu), and as of this summer, four years studying what the Welsh fondly call “iaith y nefoedd” – the language of heaven.
Tywyn is a small town on the Cardigan Bay coast. Located at the southern tip of North Wales near the Dyfi Estuary, it is a popular seaside resort for visitors from all over the UK and abroad thanks to its beautiful stretch of golden beach and close proximity to Snowdonia National Park.
On the coast of Anglesey in Wales, just a few miles from the Menai Strait, lies a town with a name so long that only the most dedicated Welsh learners can pronounce it properly: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. The actual name of the town is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, or Llanfairpwll / Llanfair PG for short, but it is said that …