#cymraeg langblr

[smallpileoftwigs]

right i have a question for u bilingual lot,

i would really like to learn a language other than english and was hoping to get some possible advice, sort of like where to start, how to keep it fresh in my mind and not something i get bored of a couple weeks from now cause wah wah its too hard

if u guys have any tips please let me know ! im most interested in learning a language like scottish gaelic or welsh, but also i am a classics student and think itd be really cool to learn greek or latin, ofc i'm aware these may be difficult languages to start with so im honestly open to anything !

#bilingual #gaelic #scottish gaelic #gàidhlig #welsh #cymraeg #language #languages #greek #latin #learning languages #i really want to stick with a language and actually be fluent #polyglot #langblr

[llyfrenfys]

Welsh Gender Neutral Family Terms

We've come up with some gender neutral Welsh family terms in the LGBTQIA+ Welsh discord I run (dm for link) lately and so far people seem to like the terms. So, this is an introduction to some of the terms we've come up with so far.

I plan to make polls eventually with these terms and any other suggestions you might have and run a little tournament to see which terms are favoured most by Welsh speaking LGBTQIA+ people.

Without further ado, here are the terms:

(f. = feminine grammatical gender, m. = masculine grammatical gender)

Chwaed(ion) f. - Sibling(s)

[‘chwaer’ (sister) + ‘brawd’ (brother). Rhymes with ‘gwaed’ (blood), reminiscent of family ties]

Chwaerydd m. - Sibling

['chwaer' + '-ydd' (masculine suffix) ]

Chwaed fy mam / fy nhad - Aunt/Uncle (Literally, my mother’s/father’s sibling)

 [Literal translation (my mother’s / father’s sibling) ]

Naith f. - Niece/Nephew

[‘nith’ (niece) + ‘nai’ (nephew) ]

Dain (Deiniau) f. - Grandparent(s)

[‘taid’ (grandfather)+ t > d + ‘nain’ (grandmother) ]

Nam-gu f.- (Grandparent)

['fy nhad-cu' + 'fy mam-gu']

Of course, these are only suggestions. So far, chwaed has been very popular and dain has been preferred over nam-gu because it's less South Walian. But I'm interested to hear what you think or hear if you have any suggestions of your own!

Please share this post so we can get a larger sample size. Diolch!

NB:

These terms have come from multiple users, so bear that in mind with feedback. I can pass on suggestions to the users who coined them.

Grammatical gender is unavoidable in Welsh, but grammatical gender does not necessarily equal gender gender. E.g. the German word for girl 'maedchen' is grammatically neutral. In addition to this, certain suffixes in Welsh are gendered, which affects how words behave in certain sentences.

#Welsh #gender neutral #neutral terms #nonbinary #anneuaidd #LHDT #cwiar #langblr #Welsh terms #Cymraeg #Gymraeg #hoyw #trawsryweddol #deurywiol #lesbiaidd #lhdt #cymru

[tobacconist]

#langblr #celtic #celtic languages #welsh #irish #cornish #breton #cymraeg #gaeilge #gàidhlig #kernewek #breizh

[lumeke]

just learned the estonian word for welsh is kõmri, taken from cymraeg, the welsh word for their own language

it is very sweet brought tears to my eyes!

#welsh #estonian #previously was uelsi which is j taken from the word welsh #could initially be from finnish kymri which obv also comes from cymraeg #langblr

[meddwlyngymraeg]

Idiomatic expressions

“Diolch byth!” Thank goodness! (or similar exclamation)

#idiomatic expressions #welsh #learn welsh #dysgu cymraeg #I’ve been away for a bit! Just assignments and stuff and was on my main a bit more #I almost think I’ve forgotten how I formatted things on this blog I’ll double check it #Also yes this is again from Elis James’ Twitter #source: online #vocabulary #Langblr

[concerningduolingo]

Genuinely don't know how I would have survived without this sentence

#submission #welsh #cymraeg #me when I forget to message someone back for 2 weeks #langblr #duolingo #concerning quolingo

[gaeilgeblr]

Anifeiliaid yn Cymraeg

#cymraeg #welsh #vocabulary #langblr #languages #language tumblr #language learning #teangacha ceilteacha #celtic languages #mo fhoilseachán

[flowerpotmage]

does anyone have any recs for shows in welsh? im not a fan of like, detective dramas/crime procedural dramas (which is what google brings back and the recs I've gotten from my mom so far). kids shows are fine too, since i'm only learning

music recs also welcome! i like what i've heard of gwenno so far

#i tend to like comedies and fantasy dramas #or period pieces sometimes? #anyway lemme know #langblr #welsh langblr #dw i'n dysgu cymraeg

[winter-smokes]

My Personal Projects on ATWMC

Hello, everyone! Shwmae, bawb! Hallo, Leute! Around The WorldMC is a language learning minecraft server which I am an active member/ moderator of! I've built many projects in 2 years, here are some of my favourites!

Server IP: play.aroundtheworldmc.net

Server Live map

The Gay Bar of Berlin, we still occatsionally have parties here!

Cardiff Centre, still one of my prettiest landscapes :)

My successful (retired) drug empire in Cardiff <3

My potions shop in the outskirts of Ukiho City :D credit to swordself_mc on instagram for the design which I tweaked in my build here :D (you can find his original version here )

The entrance to my underground base! Known as Y Ddrysfa

Yes, that is a stonecutter at the foot of my bed (I like to live on the edge)

Behind is the enchantment room <3 (nothing else to be seen)

My wool farm!

They are out of frame but here is the villager hall that spawned in so man cats I simply cannot count them :3

My bees :D

There are so many more that I wish I could share!! There is so much more to see on the server I could talk about it for days :D

#fun fact all beacons shown in this post belong to me #and im hiding some out of frame too #im very rich on this mc server lmao #minecraft #minecraft servers #mineblr #language learning #cymraeg #welsh #german #deutsch #langblr

[jaemstudies]

HELL YEAH BROTHER

#langblr side #jaem.pic #Cymraeg #i started learning welsh on duolingo jsjfnnd

[konckles]

cnuasach foclóir :))

yes it's another book post lol

#gaeilge #irish language #cymraeg #welsh langblr #manx language #langblr #book collector #celtic languages #<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

[llyfrenfys]

Protip to dysgwyr / Welsh learners-

If you're looking for active Welsh language tags to follow on certain subjects, search for mutated forms as well. That way, more relevant posts show up.

If you follow the #Cymraeg tag, also follow the #Gymraeg and #Nghymraeg tags - and repeat for any other subject (e.g. #Cath, #Gath and #Nghath).

#protip #pro tip #langblr #Welsh #Cymraeg #dysgu cymraeg #dysgwyr #Welsh learning #learn Welsh #share this if you like!

[hermajestyspacequeen]

I hereby DARE someone from Wales to start a youtube video blog in cymraeg. I need that kind of content in my life, and it's just NOT THERE.

#langblr #languages #welsh #cymraeg #wales #cymru

[gwelygardd]

I need to get back on my Welsh duolingo courses bc all i can really remember how to say is dw i wedi blino.

To be fair, its true. Dw i wedi blino

#cymraeg #langblr

[nkeigbo]

They promised to freeze council tax, clear pavements of bins and fix roads. But the leaflet also included a vow to "oppose divisive Welsh language demands".

…

In response to the backlash, a Welsh Conservative Senedd spokesperson said that the party had always been supporters of the Welsh language. They said: "The Welsh Conservatives have a long and proud history of supporting the Welsh language and we continue to do so."

#langblr #multilingualism #language #languages #multilingual #bilingual #language reclamation #bilingualism #welsh language #cymraeg

[meddwlyngymraeg]

Idiomatic Expressions

Dim gobaith caneri! -> Not a chance!

Yn anffodus, dim gobaith caneri! Unfortunately, not a chance!

Ond Rue, chi'n gofyn, pam caneri? Doesn't it mean a canary?

Yes, it does! And this phrase goes back to the old mining tradition of taking a canary down with you to the coal mines. The canary was more susceptible to fumes than people, and if the bird that was sent ahead began to lose consciousness, it was probably best to head back out!

The canary was taken care of, mind. The miners didn't just leave the canary to die. They would put it in a little airtight cage connected to an oxygen tank so it could be revived and breathe freely again, and they would take it back up the mineshaft.

Nowadays of course, we have better tech for this kind of thing and don't need to put a bird at risk, but quite a few miners actually missed having their little friend down the mines with them when they stopped using canaries. Nonetheless!

A canary cage, taken from the Science and Industry Museum blog.

So (efallai) dyn ni wedi dysgu rhywbeth newydd heddi, we've (possibly) learned something new today!

Vocabulary

Caneri -> Canary

Gobaith -> Hope (noun)

Anffodus -> unfortunate

(yn anffodus -> unfortunately)

Gofyn -> to ask

Some extras, thrown in:

**Pwll glo (p: pyllau glo) -> colliery (collieries), a coal mine

Mwynglawdd (p: mwyngloddiau) -> a mine for any other mineral

Eg. Mae mwyngloddiau copr a mwynglawdd aur yna. There are copper mines and a gold mine there.

#idiomatic expressions #vocabulary #sentences #dysgu cymraeg #learn welsh #source: dictionary #source: duolingo #source: online #welsh #Cymraeg #Plus some history. good old history #language learning #and then some #Langblr