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[@NikyPinkie]

I'm from Trelew, a city next to Puerto Madryn (Argentina). Here we still preserve Welsh and I was so happy that you mentioned the Mimosa and Patagonia... I'm trying to learn Welsh myself!

[@r2dadizubz]

Bendigedig!

[@wladbader]

I'm from Kazakhstan and as a language nerd I got stuck in this video :) Wishing all y werin Gymreig to save your language. Make Celtic culture great again!

[@keanancupido]

I love the Welsh language so much. I find it to be absolutely beautiful!

[@unclebuddy]

This is a fantastic, multi-faceted intro to Welsh language and culture, something for everybody.

[@mishapurser4439]

This is the best resource online explaining Welsh poetry. Thanks!

[@antpritch]

Really enjoyed this. I am English, but my great grandfather was from Wales, and I have recently started to learn Welsh. Diolch!

[@urantiarebelangel1356]

I have the Welsh Bible that came over on the boat my ancestors brought with them here in the United States. I have made it a goal to learn the Welsh language to preserve my heritage for my 5 children and 5 grandchildren.

[@briancooper9983]

Hefyd fi! "Yn y dechraud . . . "

[@ursulawaldinger2659]

I worked voluntary in the Festinig Railway Restaurant in 1986. Great time with Martin and Ann. Would like to come back to work.

[@bethanydavies8197]

My great-grandfather helped to restore the Ffestiniog Railway, he married my great-grandmother who was from North Yorkshire though so while we inherited the surname Davies and dark hair from his side we didn't inherit the Welsh language so I am learning now.

[@seanlughaidh9036]

Because I'm Breton and "Brittophone" it's for me a holy duty to learn and speak Cymraeg ...dw i'n hoffi dysgu a siarad Cymraeg ...da iawn diolch fi mrawd

[@shoptastik2250]

This was fascinating! Thank you for all your efforts. I am trying to learn Welsh. I always wantedy grandparents to teach me. They spoke Welsh with eachother, but no one else. 😅 I loved them dearly. I hope one day I succeed in my goal. Bless.

[@Prince-of-Whales666]

Gosh what a handsome and charismatic teacher 😅 makes me want to work twice as hard and excel !! 😝

[@ftumschk]

31:53 One of the loveliest examples of Cynghanedd Groes I've found in English is the last line of the song "Linden Lea" - And there for me the apple tree / *_Do lean down low on Linden Lea_*

[@SaltyGammon567]

I've been learning Welsh recently and a lot of the time it sounds very tuneful and more like a song (to my English ears), and, apparently, it's not very hard to learn if you're a native English speaker. BTW, the game 'Cnapan' sounds like the oldest version of football played in England.

[@susanpotts-bury7936]

Although you lost me around the poem part, I found your post very helpful especially the Tabl Treigladau / mutations. I shall play this again and hopefully find any other posts you may have done. Cheers!

[@wooddragon55]

This was so fantastic.., You really helped me get to the nest stage in my studies....Diolch Mate!

[@MMmk1]

These poetry rules blew my mind. It was fun!

[@campbell1446]

I love Welsh! It sounds like the language angels would speak. It's also relatively easy to learn compared to some other languages.

[@jackieroberts7895]

The Welsh language used to be called the language of heaven.it’s interesting you said that ❤

[@matiasherrera8264]

Thanks from Patagonia Argentina

[@suze1958wilde]

I’m not sure all the detail on mutation really counts as beginners. But it looks useful and I will come back to it. Diolch!

[@Yoghurtslinger]

Prenhawnda, dw in dysgu cymraeg, O ble or tin dod Gaerdydd. Ive been learning for a month and was educated in Saesneg. Diolch yn fawr for the video.

[@gwilwilliams5831]

Diolch. I thoroughly enjoyed the video. Recently I’ve been running Ras Gader. The top is a veritable throne. Left Wales at a very young age so don’t remember a lot of Welsh. Have never forgotten my roots though.

[@briancooper9983]

Any thoughts on where to go in Caerdyff and/or southeast Wales and meet Welsh speakers?

[@michaelweigh1437]

Born Sir FFlint. Was not allowed to learn/study Cymraeg in Primary school. Was allowed to take it as an elective subject from second year at Grammar school , but I stuffed up and was moved to Secondary School after third year. Again no learning/studying Cymraeg. Nowadays, I occasionally delve into my Geiriadur Sylfaenol I Ddysgwyr.

[@jandunn169]

I learned about my Welsh ancestry quite by accident (?) and now have a very long family tree going back to Cole Hen. I want to learn how to pronounce my ancestor's names and to pronounce the names in the Mabinogion.... Cymraeg is so beautiful.....yes music in one's heart and poetry in one's soul, rings true....

[@urantiarebelangel1356]

Is Dunn a Welsh name? I married a Dunn.

[@jandunn169]

@@urantiarebelangel1356 No it is an Irish name given by an Irish immigration official to my husbandʼs family. I am a Day or Dee though which is Welsh on my fatherʼs side.

[@urantiarebelangel1356]

@@jandunn169 thanks Jan! my maiden name is Croft I have been trying to find out more about the Croft castle and their descendants I have Welsh on both sides of my family. I'm just in the beginning stages of research. I'm the last Croft on my dad's side we lost my brother in 1990. This really means allot to me. I never got to meet grandpa Croft.

[@kawanacharles1625]

i'm learning myself on accident .. Shwmae Nos da Kawana Dw I sut dych chi?

[@redknight9740]

Da iawn 👍

[@tara_nicole7]

Learning Welsh on Duolingo currently but I crave more, I spotted a glitch (I think ??) , on Duolingo I was taught butter is menyn... ???? I love this video, I'm seeking Welsh courses in nyc and coming up short, it's like this elusive language that I can't find anywhere in education here or any public language programs offering Welsh, nothing.. it's driving me mad, do you have any suggestions ??? Love this video, diolch!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@tara_nicole7]

Nevermind, I googled and answered my own question.. that mutation stuff u were discussing earlier I see wow!! Welsh isn't easy whatsoever but I love learning it, it always struck me as Elvish sounding so the Tolkien factoid makes sense and very interesting!!! If anyone knows good either online Welsh or in person in nyc please pass my way, diolch!! 👍👍 I crave to learn it and definitely wanna visit someday, I have distant relatives in Wales would love to one day visit!!! Cheers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🥂

[@Hanes_Cymru-742h]

Is there a name for the old alphabet shown here at 6:18 ?

[@Zack-xz1ph]

that's the IPA not an alphabet

[@Hanes_Cymru-742h]

@@Zack-xz1ph What does IPA stand for? Cheers

[@Zack-xz1ph]

@@Hanes_Cymru-742h international phonetic alphabet

[@Juspublicista]

Great video. Diolch!

[@mancalleddave5]

Da Iawn!

[@nj1647]

At 9:19 Y Ddraig Goch is flying in retreat.

[@ursulawaldinger2659]

Has anyone a lovespoon out of use? Would like to buy one.

[@reginamaruta8276]

How can l get intouch with you? I would like you to teach me one to one lesson please in welsh. Please reply.

[@wooddragon55]

...Also, I love lava bread, and you never mentioned the cockles (which I first sampled at market in Cardiff and loved) and other amazing seafood available fresh at market. The lamb is exceptional..as someone whom is looking forward to their 3rd trip to Wales I think you should not down play the food and instead dig deeper into the amazing chefs and brewmeisters through out the Cymru countryside and then invite me to come and enjoy and wright fantastic reviews of their amazing food, bringing swarms of tourists to visit..or..maybe knot. Tourists are punks...just saying.

[@paulwilliamdixon3674]

Cymru am Byth!

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

I have Welsh ancestry but I never learned the language and I've only ever driven through it. Shamed to admit it.

[@craftgindrinkers6461]

For beginners???

[@SicketMog]

11:28 so it's not a gender marker for the cat but the pronunciation of cat changes depending on the owner's gender? That's sort of weird.

[@campbell1446]

English does the same thing, just in a different way. English lets you know who owns the cat, but by adding a word: His cat vs Her cat. Here they show it by changing the form of the thing owned.

[@SicketMog]

@@campbell1446 Yeah but... that IS weird you can't deny. Hypothetical example: Hierm's cöt Hierm's cåt So the word that changes is cat but it changes not to mark the gender of the cat itself but the gender of the owner (expressed in the same way)... So why not change the word "hierm" to "hierm/hiårm" instead? That's the relevant part after all. Why change word A, a DIFFERENT word, to mark the gender of word B? The gender of the owner is relevant not the gender of the cat but let's change the word cat to express the gender... of the owner and not the cat. What if the gender of the cat is important/both are important then? Change the words for owner x2 to express the gender of the cat (have them criss-cross)? Why not change forms for the word that's actually relevant? Highly illogical to me (then again languages often don't make sense/have some quirks so hey). 🤷‍♂

[@Knappa22]

Ife Dafydd Morse yw hwnna?!

[@chrisclarke4541]

I'd love to speak Welsh but at 75 probably will run out of time, pity.

[@candacehaimona5244]

Everyone is different but don't let age get you down. I have a friend who is 87years and is learning Italian! 🧡

[@TaniaJane-yg2gj]

The majority of my Welsh class are retirement and above ..they love learning the Welsh language ..go for it, it will keep you young 💕

[@susanpotts-bury7936]

P.S. How do you know when a word is feminine or masculine?

[@Keurosaur]

(Native speaker here) Sorry to say it's pretty much arbitrary - it's a bit of a common feature across languages that feature gendered nouns, German is even worse. Unfortunately you kinda just have to learn them and know. Welsh is a bit kinder than other languages in that (at least in everyday modern use) you can get away with using the incorrect gender without it sounding too wrong - as a native speaker I often forget!

[@wayneseex1595]

Most nouns are masculine is one tip, if you're really stuck!

[@jpr3665]

Ardderchog

[@Sonneteer1]

Use a butter knife to bring together and not your hands.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@garethhughes4085]

I'm Welsh ,his singing and guitar out of tune,is not a good Ad for Wales !!

[@amandarichardson9836]

I didn't understand stand your accent for creose at first. I enjoyed the history but why talk about the chairs without mentioning Hedd Winn ? I prefer nationalists song's myself. As a pagan I now regard Christianity as a tool of colonialism. As I hope you know that they built on our sacred grounds. Dw I dysgy for about two weeks now but I found some of your teaching a bit too much like school. Hwyl a pop lyk

[@taffyducks544]

Oh dear - Wales was the first Christian nation.

[@campbell1446]

I'm responding to an old comment, but here goes: I agree that any institution, however well-meaning, can and will be targeted as a tool to subdue the masses. I prefer individual practice and small groups.

[@Gbedgie]

Thank you so much! This is really helpful. Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg yn Rwsia