| Who speaks Welsh? 07:52 - Dec 11 with 16038 views | SgorioFruit |
Thought I’d ask to find out how many planet swans chaps speak Welsh. Or are learning/have learned the language?
Pwy siarad Cymraeg? |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 10:31 - Dec 13 with 2086 views | globus10 |
Personal experience matey.. in Carmarthenshire .. jobs... fact |  | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 15:32 - Dec 13 with 2027 views | TNT |
Fluent and very proud of it. | |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:43 - Dec 13 with 1988 views | Jackfath |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 23:53 - Dec 12 by Jack59 |
Please campaign for this site to go bilingual, it will have my full support. |
That’s a great idea! We should have a section devoted to those that speak the language. Come on mods, make it happen! |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:51 - Dec 13 with 1980 views | globus10 |
Yeh go for it! Wont be that busy though, you may even have a show on S4c, probably within a week and be heavily subsidised by the assembly! | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 18:36 - Dec 13 with 1971 views | Pacemaker |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:43 - Dec 13 by Jackfath |
That’s a great idea! We should have a section devoted to those that speak the language. Come on mods, make it happen! |
There was a Welsh language forum on here at one time. |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:02 - Dec 13 with 1938 views | dickythorpe |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:43 - Dec 13 by Jackfath |
That’s a great idea! We should have a section devoted to those that speak the language. Come on mods, make it happen! |
A "swap shop" as well. |  | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:37 - Dec 13 with 1925 views | lifelong |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:02 - Dec 13 by dickythorpe |
A "swap shop" as well. |
That was tried once before, sort of a Planet Swans car boot sale. |  | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 23:22 - Dec 13 with 1883 views | BytholWyn |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 23:04 - Dec 12 by Jack59 |
I'm a proud Welshman, and I'm really ashamed of the pathetic attempt at governance going on in Cardiff. |
Well, you have a very strange way of showing it. What I really can't understand is how anyone claiming to be a proud Welshman can diss the Welsh language. It's not the only thing that makes up Welsh identity, and anyone who's able to speak it isn't a better Welshman or woman just for that fact - but to disregard something so fundamental to our collective heritage is incomprehensible.
Incidentally, this even applies to those proclaiming a British identity. It is possible to have a healthy British identity that embraces and values all the languages, cultures and traditions of the UK (Alan Beith beign a good example), whether indigenous or more recent, e.g. English, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or Polish. Shame, that for so many a British identity is little more than a monolithic English identity masquerading as something inclusive. |  | | |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 23:45 - Dec 13 with 1869 views | Jack59 |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 00:32 - Dec 13 by Jack_Meoff |
Keeping the Welsh language alive is priceless, surely? |
If you really feel that way, then by definition you'd be happy if most of the Welsh budget was spent on it. fair enough, that's your opinion. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 00:10 - Dec 14 with 1855 views | DJack |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 18:36 - Dec 13 by Pacemaker |
There was a Welsh language forum on here at one time. |
He knows that. He took the piss for a while and then started putting a post or two on it. |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 11:11 - Dec 14 with 1801 views | JacksawayatWalesgame |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 10:04 - Dec 11 by GreatBritton |
My definition of a true gentleman is someone who can speak Welsh but doesn't |
Clever soundbite, but utter bollocks. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 11:18 - Dec 14 with 1798 views | Highjack |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 18:36 - Dec 13 by Pacemaker |
There was a Welsh language forum on here at one time. |
Yes and it was an utter disaster and filled with oddballs. |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 14:36 - Dec 14 with 1773 views | Josey_Wales37 |
Learning at my own pace through Duolingo at moment. Its free and over a million have signed up to that site alone to learn Welsh. Growing numbers of my friends are learning, with some already speaking fluently who would like to use as first language.
Was working down Pembrokeshire a while back where I was asked regularly by other learners if I could speak Welsh and witnessed quite a few using as first language.
I see it as a sellable commodity for our country in the future, people from other countries find it very interesting that countries have their own language, culture and ID. Was speaking to some one the other day who learned in 6months through Say something in Welsh, and now runs his own business through it. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 15:04 - Dec 14 with 1763 views | JacksawayatWalesgame |
Good post, Josey Wales. We’re often told how anglicised Pembrokeshire is. Actually a lot of Welsh is spoken down there. [Post edited 14 Dec 2018 15:16]
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 15:23 - Dec 14 with 1754 views | westwalesed |
Yes, I'm a Welsh speaker and I'm very pleased to have learned it as it is my second language. It's been invaluable for job opportunities down west. | |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:42 - Dec 14 with 1728 views | Scotia |
Welsh has got to be the most socially engineered language in the world?
And because of that given thousands of incompetent people jobs in the public sector. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 18:56 - Dec 14 with 1709 views | BrynCartwright |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:42 - Dec 14 by Scotia |
Welsh has got to be the most socially engineered language in the world?
And because of that given thousands of incompetent people jobs in the public sector. |
How is it "socially engineered"? you may be thinking pf Esperanto.
Welsh is the language of Cymru. It is ancient. The only way it will die is if there is a global catastrophe like a runaway Greenhouse effect or large-scale asteroid impact.
You strike me as a very negative person. Then again, if you have lived in Scotland for any amount of time you may very well be very chippy . |  |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 19:48 - Dec 14 with 1694 views | Scotia |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 18:56 - Dec 14 by BrynCartwright |
How is it "socially engineered"? you may be thinking pf Esperanto.
Welsh is the language of Cymru. It is ancient. The only way it will die is if there is a global catastrophe like a runaway Greenhouse effect or large-scale asteroid impact.
You strike me as a very negative person. Then again, if you have lived in Scotland for any amount of time you may very well be very chippy . |
Well just one example.
About 23% of people who live here can speak it, yet every public document must be produced in both Welsh and English, even though every one of those 23% could understand it in English. If that's not engineering what is?
Don't get me wrong it's quite nice to have but it's a bit of a novelty, no more than that and should be allowed to evolve naturally not have a hugely disproportionate amount of money spent trying to keep it alive. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:10 - Dec 14 with 1675 views | longlostjack |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 17:42 - Dec 14 by Scotia |
Welsh has got to be the most socially engineered language in the world?
And because of that given thousands of incompetent people jobs in the public sector. |
Socially engineered - How about English?
Dosh (Hindi)
Anonymous (Greek)
Loot (Hindi)
Guru (Sanskrit)
Safari (Arabic)
Cigar (Spanish)
Cartoon (Italian)
Wanderlust (German)
Cookie (Dutch)
Edit: What do you mean by socially engineered language?
Personally one of my biggest regrets is that I don’t speak Welsh. [Post edited 14 Dec 2018 21:22]
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:20 - Dec 14 with 1658 views | Scotia |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:10 - Dec 14 by longlostjack |
Socially engineered - How about English?
Dosh (Hindi)
Anonymous (Greek)
Loot (Hindi)
Guru (Sanskrit)
Safari (Arabic)
Cigar (Spanish)
Cartoon (Italian)
Wanderlust (German)
Cookie (Dutch)
Edit: What do you mean by socially engineered language?
Personally one of my biggest regrets is that I don’t speak Welsh. [Post edited 14 Dec 2018 21:22]
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I'd say that's evolution, adapting other words to use in a different language if a more useful word exists.
Have you heard people speaking Welsh? I'd say most use about 20% wenglish and openly admit it, let it evolve to where it belongs. Which is Gwynedd, Ceredigion and St Fagans. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:26 - Dec 14 with 1646 views | longlostjack |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:20 - Dec 14 by Scotia |
I'd say that's evolution, adapting other words to use in a different language if a more useful word exists.
Have you heard people speaking Welsh? I'd say most use about 20% wenglish and openly admit it, let it evolve to where it belongs. Which is Gwynedd, Ceredigion and St Fagans. |
Language is a fluid beast and Welsh is no exception. Good to see that it’s a living language again outside Gwynedd and Ceredigion. | |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:32 - Dec 14 with 1639 views | TNT |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 00:10 - Dec 14 by DJack |
He knows that. He took the piss for a while and then started putting a post or two on it. |
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| Who speaks Welsh? on 22:02 - Dec 14 with 1614 views | Scotia |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 21:26 - Dec 14 by longlostjack |
Language is a fluid beast and Welsh is no exception. Good to see that it’s a living language again outside Gwynedd and Ceredigion. |
Thanks to a huge amount of financial support. Personally I would rather the millions of pounds, and I mean millions, directly or indirectly spent on it be spent elsewhere. | | | |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 23:45 - Dec 14 with 1572 views | longlostjack |
| Who speaks Welsh? on 22:02 - Dec 14 by Scotia |
Thanks to a huge amount of financial support. Personally I would rather the millions of pounds, and I mean millions, directly or indirectly spent on it be spent elsewhere. |
Fair enough that's your opinion. You sound like one of those who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing though. | |
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