I thought I already made a post on this but I think I lost it.

Looking for learning material or literature with the distinct Pembrokeshire Dialect. I grew up here but I feel like my Welsh is very basic, so I want to do my best to keep the dialect around. Diolch.

Helo pawb / Hi everyone!

For my final-year Sports Journalism project at the University of South Wales, I’m investigating whether Welsh-language sports media (like S4C, BBC Cymru Fyw, Radio Cymru, and Welsh sports podcasts/social media) plays a measurable role in supporting learners and the wider Welsh language.

I’m looking for responses from learners at every level - even if you’ve only just started or don’t usually watch Welsh-language sport! Whether you're an absolute beginner, learning, understand the odd phrase, or are already fluent, hearing about your experience is crucial for my data.

It’s completely anonymous, available in both English and Welsh, and takes about 2–3 minutes. The survey covers:

• How often you come across or consume Welsh-language sports media.

• Whether you actively choose English or Welsh sports coverage (and what influences that choice).

• Whether Welsh-language sport has had any impact on your confidence, learning, or everyday use of Welsh.

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSWvvrhLLHzKeLnZiRcIdsKGTrxXk1VKgRjpDsJRMouIfD2A/viewform

I’d be hugely grateful to anyone who can spare a couple of minutes to fill it in. Diolch yn fawr iawn!

disgyn (disgynn-) - to fall, to descend, to alight

modurwr (g) ll. modurwyr - motorist

Faint sy arna i [i ti / i chi] ? - How much do I owe you?

magu (mag-) - to rear, to raise, to bring up (e.g. children)

byd natur (g) - [world of] nature, wildlife

tolcio (tolci-) - to dent

cyfwisg (b) - accessory (worn on person); cyfwisgoedd - accessories

sbardun (g) - spur (often figurative)

pathew (g) ll. pathewod - dormouse

trythyllwch - wantonness, debauchery

So my mum is Welsh but her (native speaking) mother didn’t speak Welsh to her kids so the language has been more or less lost. I’ve recently been learning with a mix of SSiW, duolingo, Colloquial Welsh, and some grammar books for good measure, but I have a couple of minor questions regarding things I grew up with.

The first is ‘hen’. As a child I was taught ‘Hên Nain’ for Great-Grandmother but as far as I can make out the accent on the e isn’t actually correct. Is this a regionalism (Bangor area), or just a non-standard (incorrect?) spelling?

The second is something my mother says but I can’t find the actual spelling or technical meaning. I would spell it something like ‘agyan!’ (thought this is almost certainly incorrect) and is an exclamation like ‘be careful/watch out!’. It may be two or more words, and is likely highly colloquial.

Any way I’ve found this community so helpful thus far. Diolch!

Is there any consistent and free resources about accentuation in Welsh as I struggle when new suffixes add. For example, enwau, ysgolion and dinasoedd, according to the internet, have an accent on the first syllable, while banodau moves its accent as it should be according to the main rule that the accentuation is usually penultimate in Welsh words.

Is the internet lying or is it the reality?

Is there a quick explanation for it or do I need consistent resources? If so, could you give me them please as I really struggle and can't learn words with this locked problem

Edit: Is there any good website for checking pronunciation of plurals and verb forms as on Wiktionary there are usually no pronunciation for plurals?

Also I've edited the word dinasoedd from dinas, as it was a typo, I apologise

llwybr (g) ll. llwybrau - path

cynnau (cyneu-) - to light, to kindle, to ignite

cenedl (b) ll. cenhedloedd - nation; gender

crwn (g), cron (b) ll. crynion - round

hoelion wyth - "big shots", eminent persons

canolfan alwadau (b) ll. canolfannau galwadau - call-centre

cyfartaledd (g) ll. cyfartaleddau - average

adweithio (adweithi-) - to react; to redo, to remake

portreadu (portread-) - to portray, to represent

myrr (g) - myrrh

Hello, everyone!

I'm currently in an energy wave so I'm trying to get back onto learning languages and the way it works for me, I need to find songs and learn it phonetically and visually to start getting into it.

A song I've been listening to for quite a few years is Aderyn Llwyd, by Ifan Dafydd and Thallo, originally from Mary Hopkin if I understood correctly. I'm a babbler, hope you guys won't mind.

So I was looking up the lyrics and found Mary Hopkin's which are three parts and one repeating which isn't the version I know, it has more parts and I really can't find anything more than this, most lyrics website have like one AI line and Im a bit bummed out because it's not like I can send a message to artists on YT or spotify.

Are the lyrics really lost for all non-welsh speakers or do I really have issues with basic research?

Thank you for your attention, Im also open to music recommendations if you have any!

Shwmae!

In English, people often drop the T sound in many words, most often at the end. Welsh speakers also drop some sounds, but is there a particular consistent sound that people tend to be pretty lax about? As it's often related to accent, where do you see these sounds vanishing the most?

Prynhawn da pawb!

Rydw i’n angen i cael mwy ffrindiau cymraeg i sariad gyda….pwy eisiau i creu grwp bach i trio sariad cymraeg mwy!?! Efallia mewn instagram neu snapchat?

Diolch 😋😋😋😋

plymwr (g) ll. plymwyr - plumber

uchel - high; loud (degrees: uchel, cyfuwch / cyn uched, uwch, uchaf)

nesáu (nesa-) - to approach, to draw near

gwraig (b) ll. gwragedd - wife, woman

hurt - stupid, foolish

ymgyrchydd (g) ll. ymgyrchwyr - campaigner

Caerwrangon - Worcester

cenhadu (cenhad-) - to propagate (message / faith), to conduct a mission

difyrru (difyrr-) - to amuse, to entertain

cyfarwyddwr anweithredol (g) ll. cyfarwyddwyr anweithredol - non-executive director

Bravery, Business & Innovation, Children's Champion, Community Champion, Culture, Environment, Public Service, Sport, Volunteering or Young Person.

Which category would you nominate someone for? Nominations are open for Gwobr Dewi Sant, The National Award of Wales, and anyone can nominate.

Nominate here: https://www.gov.wales/st-david-awards/nominate

Nominations close December 4th.

sylwad (g) - comment, remark; sylwadau - comments

dogfennol (ans.) - documentary

lles (g) - welfare, benefit

gyrru neges - to send a message

rhywbeth (g) - something

terfynfa (b) ll. terfynfeydd - (transport) terminal, terminus

cyfergyd (g) - concussion

bwch dihangol (g) ll. bychod dihangol - scapegoat

paham - why (formal form of pam)

dargludiad (g) - conduction (heat, electricity)

Hello!

I’m a film producer working on an independent short film called Pewas Uter (Uter’s Prize), which is being made entirely in Cornish (Kernewek).

It’s a contemporary coming-of-age drama inspired by a traditional Cornish folktale, set against the landscape and living traditions of St Columb Major.

One of the things that matters most to us is showing that a language like Cornish can be used to tell contemporary stories, not just preserve historical ones. We want to make a film that feels alive, accessible and rooted in the culture it comes from.

I imagine that’s something that may resonate with people interested in Welsh and its continued use in creative industries.

We’re currently raising the production budget through Kickstarter. We have 9 days left to reach our £16,000 target, and the campaign is all-or-nothing.

If you’d like to see the project, here’s the campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ankowpictures/pewas-uter-uters-prize-a-cornish-language-short-film

Diolch yn fawr, and best wishes from Cornwall!

cyfan - whole, entire

gogr (g) ll. gograu - sieve

siapus - shapely, well-formed

myfyriwr (g) ll. myfyrwyr - student

potelu (potel-) - to bottle

darpariaeth (b) - provision, supply of necessities

eithriad (g) ll. eithriadau - exception

cyfyngder (g) ll. cyfyngderau - distress; restriction, narrowness

marchnata (marchnata-) - to market

ymasiad niwclear (g) - nuclear fusion

Hi, I am moving to Wales in 2027 for a healthcare job, I was wondering how can I learn Welsh, I am currently using duolingo for at least an hour everyday, writing the words down and writing pronunciations in a language im fluent in. I want to be able to speak atleast a bit of Welsh as I am moving to an area where Welsh is widely spoken. What else should I expect and any tips or reccomendations you have that I should do/have before I move? Thanks!

Open Resource: Contributions Welcome

Hi everyone,

I posted this some time ago and wanted to remind people of it.

Open Resource: Sentence Bank

This is a little project I started a little while ago. I wrote a structured list of sentences (in English) that a number of helpful people have translated.

The logic of the sentences is that they repeat and introduce new vocab gradually. The list is here:

Language sentences:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WUJnY9qOyp6Snqy7O7SZjGQqwrN_A8IeNG1bZcucJxE/edit?usp=drivesdk

If you want to add to this or use it yourself (might need to be double-checked) then feel free. I will not use this for anything. I am not building and app and I don’t want to sell this. It’s purely because I’m interested in languages and I thought my list of sentences would be useful for learners!

blino (blin-) (ar) - to tire (of), to become or make tired

ffôl - foolish, unwise, silly

Mae'n well ganddi [hi] de na choffi - She prefers tea to coffee.

miliwn (b) ll. miliynau - million

grisiau symudol e. ll. - escalator

atgofus - evocative

pryd [o fwyd] (g) ll. prydau [o fwyd] - meal (of food)

gofalwr (g) ll. gofalwyr - carer, caretaker

Yr eiddoch yn gywir - Yours sincerely

athreuliad (g) ll. athreuliadau - attrition

S4C are looking for Welsh leaners to be interviewed as part of some researchers into how we use their services.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhl3GA4gEY5bDDr2aaYil5yo4BkD7XfOHWTR1YPKSIOxJyTg/viewform

From the form:

We're researching how Welsh learners use S4C Clic. We’d like to hear from Welsh learners who have used S4C Clic, even occasionally, as well as those who haven’t tried it yet. Whether you’re just starting your Welsh learning journey or already fluent, we’d like to hear from you. 

What would be involved?

• 30-45 minutes of your time for an online video call or phone call.

• A short, informal chat with one or two members of the S4C product development team.

• No preparation is needed. 

• You can speak Welsh, English or both. Whatever you’re comfortable with.

Examples of possible questions:

• How often do you watch Welsh language programmes?

• Do you use subtitles?

• Which devices do you use? (e.g. Phone, laptop, TV)

• What helps or gets in the way when you watch Welsh-language programmes?

Your feedback will help us improve our platforms for Welsh learners in the future. Complete the form below if you are interested and we will be in touch. Thank you.

I was at a board/card game masterclass yesterday, and it got me wondering about games in Welsh for adults or for adult Welsh learners. I know about Monopoly and Scrabble, but most of the others I've found this morning are aimed at kids.

What other Welsh games are there? Have you played any? Did you enjoy them? Would you want a game aimed specifically at Welsh learners?

Hello all!

I am on a journey to reclaim and relearn my ancestry starting with my given name… which according to my mother is Old Welsh.

I have searched high and low over the years to find the meaning and pronounciation and just yesterday had a light bulb moment to ask reddit ❤️

My name is - Rhesida.

Any insights, knowledge or pointers are so appreciated. Thank you.

gaddo (gaddaw-) - (= addo) to promise (Gogledd Cymru)

llun (g) ll. lluniau - picture, form

diwethaf - last (most recent)

twym - warm

cantores (b) ll. cantoresau - (female) singer

anweithredol - inactive; non-executive

yn anad neb - more than anyone

dyro - give (=rho; 2nd person singular imperative of dyroddi (archaic, poetic))

trwyadl - thorough, complete

melyster (g) - sweetness (of taste)

I've been watching welsh language lessons on youtube, and one thing that's throwing me is the whole "in the north we say this, but in the south we say that" thing.

Is this basically the same as english sounding different in Yorkshire than it does in Hampshire, or is there more to it than that?