WELSH PEOPLE, CULTURE, & LANGUAGE

[@DixieBanjo]

Welsh is the only language that immediately brings a mystical, medieval fairy tale, fantasy world feel to my ear. I hope it never dies!

[@welsh-cymru1588]

Its because most fantasy books use welsh as inspiration for creating fantasy languages toilken that wrote the lotr and the hobbit for example used welsh for his inspiration for the elvish language

[@Owen-kx2se]

Alongside with Irish for me! In fact, when I was young I thought Tinkerbell and her friends would likely speak a Celtic language originally 😅

[@Nikita-uo2sm7xq9l]

So rude deutsch sprechen ist besser

[@davidchedzoy7587]

Also the Welsh laugauge translates the Egyptian hieroglyphs.. pass it on ...mind blowing!!!

[@AmicusAdastra]

what about irish ?

[@lokivanni2500]

This isn’t a just language channel anymore. This is now a straight up geography channel now and I’m loving it more and more

[@ilovelanguages0124]

Hello, my loyal subscriber friend! I remember you! Glad to see you again! 💖💖💖

[@lokivanni2500]

@@ilovelanguages0124 Thank you! I’m glad to have been subscribed for so long. I still remember when you first started posting videos on your previous channel a few years back 💖💖💖

[@jackwooten2374]

To anyone familiar with Tolkien and LOTR, this language is what inspired Sindarin.

[@davidwilliams6525]

Tolkien is quoted as saying "Welsh is of the soil, this island, the senior language of the men of Britain; and Welsh is beautiful.

[@jakecraftlawrance7206]

Really? I wondered if Welsh was incorporated in anyway.

[@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386]

That parable... I've never heard Welsh spoken so passionately.

[@tsikli8444]

Learning Welsh and really enjoying it! Beautiful and fascinating language.

[@tabahnaikinem9669]

What is your level at Welsh?

[@tsikli8444]

@@tabahnaikinem9669A1 high according to my own standards. All self study

[@PewPewPlasmagun]

Yn wyr! Siwr iawn.

[@davidwilliams6525]

As a Welshman living in Australia, I have to admit to a few tears during your video. Diolch yn fawr iawn am eich fideo.

[@aaronp6358]

Cymru am byth! Annibynieath! Thanks for sharing this video about my language! So many people don't know about Wales, so I find it really exciting when it gets a bit of attention

[@mrwelshmun]

the Welsh government has also announced plans to make every primary school in Wales fully Welsh medium by 2050 Cymru am Byth!

[@yddraigfelyn]

Diolch! Despite all the odds, our beautiful language has survived, and I’m so happy people are interested :D also great job on pronunciation!

[@ducksquidbat8315]

Bring back the Welsh knot!

[@davidwilliams6525]

As Dafydd Iwan would say "Ry'n ni yma o hyd er gwaetha pawb a phopeth!"

[@Hasik...-...yan-]

This is language of my lovely friend.

[@fabulouschild2005]

THANK YOU SO MUCH lots of my family are Welsh, and I'm learning the language. I must say, your pronunciation is very good. Dw i'n caru di ❤️

[@will_hum3992]

As a Welshman who speaks welsh as a first language I can say your pronunciation was very good and facts were well researched and I also learnt some stuff I didn’t know. Very good video, diolch

[@Finity_twenty_ten]

For my science class in 9th grade (but still in middle school because my school district is weird), I had to use this online experiment simulator called "Star In A Box". Which strangely had a Welsh language option. It's not like it had any other vulnerable languages that it had options for, all the other langauges it had options for were languages you'd think would be on a list of languages! And yet they just had Welsh as one of the options! Kudos to them. . . I guess.

[@Alasdair37448]

I absolutely love Celtic culture and proud of my native British and Irish heritage I'm currently learning Irish but I have all the love and support in the world for wales and the welsh language. I hope to see our languages recover and thrive once again our heritage is a beautiful and wonderful thing that speaks to the soul of our peoples and its worth fighting for.

[@dalubwikaan161]

I like this. This video has a beautiful language, music, and culture. This is my favorite so far.

[@jeanclaudejunior]

Thank you for accepting my request 👏👏 greetings from Switzerland

[@diegorusso6900]

Love this language!

[@ShubhoBose]

Sounds like no other language in the world that I know for sure, very unique

[@alexvictor3015]

LOVE WELSH LANGUAGE FROM ROMANIA 💋

[@rhydianrobbins6464]

My name is welsh so this makes my happy!

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

And your surname - any name that originated in Britain with an S only on the end generally came from the British of Wales. Whereas those with Son on the end were Scandinavian in origin. So Robbins would be of Anlogiced Welsh origin and Robinson would be Germanic - English in Origin

[@driss2314]

I love that you put both the UDHR and the Parable of the Prodigal Son in this. I love hearing these languages spoken as much as possible along with all the information you give on the language's culture. Great video format!

[@Knappa22]

The reason the daffodil is the national flower is because its Welsh name 'cenhinen Bedr' (meaning St Peter's leek) matches. It was popularized in the 19th century when daffodils were seen as more attractive emblems to depict and to wear than leeks from the garden! The guy reading the Prodigal son story is brilliant. so well read and meaningful.

[@nyhyl]

I somehow really enjoy its sound! :)

[@m.v.domingo5363]

VSO grammar exist in Insular Celtic languages from Irish to Welsh, some Austronesian languages like Tagalog to Maori, as well as both Hebrew and Arabic, Mayan languages and others.

[@esti-od1mz]

Cool, it seems that in terms of vocabulary, the celtic languages are closer to the romance ones. I hope welsh will be more spoken in the future

[@edoardosalza]

Maybe there is a common Italo-Celtic lineage but also you need to consider the fact that Britain (present day England) was a province of Roman Empire and Latin was spoken alongside celtic Britonic, the ancestor of Welsh language.

[@PewPewPlasmagun]

O bydded yr hen iath barhau!

[@alexmatthias6400]

YEEEEEEAH, My home language, Diolch Andy

[@orkokts]

Andy's english accent is so pleasent to the ear!

[@Kinasya.Naoki01]

Love Celt People Funny Culture 🇹🇷❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇮🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Lashovadjs]

You mean fun culture?

[@신중용]

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 🇮🇪 Ireland

[@ikhsanramadhans214]

I like how you use the word

[@alloeloise]

To me the Welsh accent is very dramatic. I feel like it’s perfect for performing theater.

[@alfiepeel1432]

1:50 that bottom sign in the middle actually has a funny story. The people making the road signs sent the text to the translators so they can put it into welsh and the translators were not in the office. That meant that an automated message was send out, in welsh, and it was put on the sign as the guys making the sign didn’t know what it meant.

[@alfiepeel1432]

Also @ILoveLanguages , your pronunciation of “bore da, sut dych chi? Fi enw i…” was awsome. I’m from wales and speak a bit and I loved this video!

[@davidwilliams6525]

@@alfiepeel1432 🤣😂Didn't pick that up during the video but just went back to have a look and couldn't believe it. It's not anything like what it should be. I'm not in the office at the moment etc. A little different to "no entry for heavy vehicles etc". 🤣

[@OnASeasideMission]

Literally: "I'm not in the office at the moment. Send any work for translation. " 😂

[@bumblebeenest]

OMG THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS LOVE U!!

[@branstorm]

I enjoy the welsh language! Thanks for the video! 🇺🇸❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@ViktorRotkiv98]

Been waiting so long for this 😄😄

[@lithuanianllamastore5654]

My brother can speak Welsh. if only Wales spoke more of it.

[@piratetoyhouse611]

YUSSS FINALLY WELSH.

[@wongkaheisgf]

Four in Welsh is 'pedwar' and sounds like 'fidwor' also four but in gothic language

[@Jun-fg1zm]

Waited a while for this xD sooo goood xD

[@branicevomapping2190]

As a Serbian and daaaamn! Welsh is so cool

[@Xardas131]

Very nice vide, please more :)

[@shawdo3846]

Veldig vakkert språk

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

Takk så mye

[@Davlavi]

I love Celtic languages. My favorite videos

[@modmaker7617]

All 6 Modern-Day Celtic Languages; Gaelic Branch; Scottish Gaelic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Irish 🇮🇪 Manx 🇮🇲 Brythonic Branch; Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cornish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Breton 🇫🇷 Cornwall, Brittany & Ulster Banner (for Northern Ireland) need flag emojis.

[@lordinnsmouth9850]

Beautiful language, it's like speaking with King Arthur.

[@jackieroberts7895]

King Arthur is welsh 😁

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

In reality British, when it was used to describe those now known as the Welsh as opposed the Britishness passed off by the English for their culture

[@cloggybobbyrg]

I go into Wales frequently and it's a shame it's not really spoken where I go, everyone just seems to stick to speaking english

[@xl250mon5]

Come to Anglesey👍

[@BumberenzoThePumperTruck]

Tonypandy. I like Wales because it is the origin of my favorite show fireman Sam..

[@ranyachau]

Oh good night Andy from Cambodia there is 21:53pm and i go to sleep...😌

[@colesy686]

Great video, glad to see the modern understanding of "Welsh" coming from "Western Roman" rather than the outdated "foreigner" that I still see on many website's and videos.

[@samhaine6804]

please do cornish language (kernewek)! big love! xox

[@Kenny-hl2km]

Language simp: i know all languages Andy: hold my tea

[@tysquyesuhuza]

Would you ever consider making a video on Chibchan languages, mainly Muysccubun?

[@beenice1555]

This is one of my favourite channels. Whenever I want to hear what a language sounds like I come here!

[@nicolajones2755]

could you do mongolian soon?? i'm learning it and would really appreciate it

[@Anonymity038]

I'm very happy to see people learning there native celtic languages instead of driving it extinct with English and French

[@jakecraftlawrance7206]

Nice I was wondering when you would get to this language! I hope you do it's sibling languages like Cornish and Breton and others as well.

[@siyabongamviko8872]

One can pick some words that are reminiscent of Romance, even after Celtic languages have seemingly changed so much from proto-Celtic.

[@OnASeasideMission]

The Romans governed Britain for a few centuries, so a few words of both Latin and Greek survive. 'Agorwch y ffenestr.' 'Open the window.' 'Agor' to open comes from the Greek 'Agora' and ffenestr is, of course,. fenestra, the Latin for window.

[@carrot7590]

1:30 the 5th sign says "i am not in the office at the moment, send any work to translate" in the welsh version lol.

[@Kinasya.Naoki01]

Support inderpent Walesh 🇹🇷❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@Nasong104]

Support independent Kurdistan

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Old Welsh was the language spoken all over England and South of Scotland, as well as in Wales of course, until about the 6th century. Became less and less spoken over the next few centuries.

[@Risca88]

The "No entry for heavy..." sign you show is a well know translation mistake from an out of office auto reply.

[@jackieroberts7895]

Cymru am byth

[@UltraTaco]

Can you do one for modern hebrew with the culture and all? i think it could really work, i mean, what other language was completely revived after being liturgical for more the a thousand years

[@wintherr3527]

One thing is sure, they love consonants!

[@lothariobazaroff3333]

Not really. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmmrXqZnia6egrs

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Welsh has more vowels than English buddy!

[@tikaal]

these videos are o good

[@ouoliao9561]

Hi Andy 😁

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

Nicely done! However 'Y' is never a consonant in Welsh Nice pronunciations btw!

[@SouthernersSax]

I've often said that the only difference between Klingon and Welsh is whether or not the speaker is shouting. I am kidding, of course. Cariad mawr at y Gymraeg.

[@philowen6739]

The men reading the vocabulary and the parable are from North Wales... Anyone able to pin down their accents more precisely?

[@ShinyStarfire]

Thanks for confirming that it's the accent from North Wales. I've only been learning Welsh for few months and wasn't sure if I guessed it right.

[@P0W3RFULBL1SS]

YAY

[@stefansrandomplace3682]

What are Welsh doing in Argentina

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

The Native British culture! And not a Victorian invention like the Modern English Britishness has become.

[@nikkusamagothique]

cool welsh language video thanks for uploading and I hope can you upload another language video please of Maltese dialect spoken in Australia name maltralian :)

[@topazbutterfly1853]

Too bad Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Breton, Cornish, and Manx do not have the same luck as Welsh... From the ones I have listed, only Irish is officially recognised, but not used outside of school in any way. And Breton is even threatened by the French policy regarding the use of the national language.

[@pilipala4003]

It's not luck and it never has been, it's been extremely hard work to get to this stage and still we have to keep pushing. I've seen comments in this thread as to what is the point in speaking Welsh and you get that attitude with every language wherever you go. I am extremely proud to send my daughter to a Welsh speaking school and learn along side her. We've come so far since when I was a kid in school in the 90s when there was no Welsh school in my area but it's still a long road ahead.

[@gentleman4232]

Genuine question……..what advantage(s) exist being able to communicate in Welsh (outside a Welsh speaking household) when living elsewhere in the UK or abroad?

[@Ater_Draco]

What an odd question to ask about any of the planet's indigenous languages

[@samhaine6804]

as another commented said, an odd question to ask about any language; but ill try to answer. 1. welsh isnt 'useful' the same way english or mandarin is useful as an international language of business. a person might learn english in order to be able to speak with a lot of people from many different countries; but a person would learn welsh in order to speak to a more specific group of people, and to connect specifically to welsh culture. yes, everyone in wales also speaks english, but welsh isnt just spoken in the house. if you want to really connect with people you need to speak their language, or atleast try 2. academic reasons, welsh has a very long literary and poetic tradition, and you need to be atleast familiar with the language to study things like ancient british history or the king arthur myth. the language itself, infact, can tell us a lot about history. 3. being able to pronounce all the complicated place names ;-)

[@meganchicken4159]

It's respectful. After England shut down and tried to kill the welsh language, it's the least you can do. It'll also get you A LOT of respect amongst Welsh people :)

[@gwynedd4023]

cymru am byth!

[@q-sup9108]

Waiting for Romanian language 🥰🥰

[@davidmardones5594]

Cyrfarchion i bawb o Y wladfa, Mhatagonia. Cymru am byth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇷

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Bore da, Patagonia, hola. 👍🇦🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@davidmardones5594]

@@huwzebediahthomas9193 Bore da! Popeth iawn?

[@rhodrillewelynpianto5347]

Noswīth ddæ o Dde Cymru🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇦🇷

[@LucieLeud]

Wow, Argentina???

[@windsorblue4852]

Flummery is Not a welsh dish its jelly and evaporated milk. But the name is similar to a dish you missed called llymru wich is like a bland oat dish. Nothing to write home about and welsh cakes

[@LauraAmyWilliamsOfficial]

I wonder if they will be factual videos on the Japanese language or the Spanish dialects. :)

[@ivetajirikova4348]

pls moravian dialect of czech

[@speakrussian6779]

Nice and funny! 😀

[@BunnysAreCool]

Lol This is my mother tongue

[@BunnysAreCool]

Not a flex I can say llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllllantasiliogogogoch

[@ansana-yy2zi]

Welsh(Brythonic) is easier to pronounce than Irish or Scottish(Gaelic) in my opinion

[@L1M.L4M]

Forget about the Nazis in Argentina, what the heck are the Welsh doing?

[@dansky03]

While Filipino language has a beautiful vowel arrangement, Welsh Language really loves consonant 😃

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Are you not aware that many consonants in other languages are used as vowels in British (Welsh)? It has two more than English has!

[@WalesTheTrueBritons]

Y and W

[@ProffeserPsyduck14]

Welsh is my language

[@karolkowalski3424]

👌🏻❤️

[@cristinajenabe8291]

I haven't learn Welsh

[@moshedayan2810]

What is the nationality of the speaker

[@marsmatros6773]

Nice language, it also sounds like a mix of French and African languages

[@xosga1968]

Dw i ddim yn siarad Cymraeg ond dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg

[@meganchicken4159]

ayyy rydw i'n siraid cymraeg

[@L1M.L4M]

Ah yes, the people who had zero problem naming a town Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

[@wintherr3527]

first thing for the tourist to do: to decipher the town's name!

[@jackieroberts7895]

@@wintherr3527 its in English also

[@meganchicken4159]

boring if it wasnt

[@fanatcocka9516]

Уэльский звучит интересно, гораздо лучше английского

[@DievaDavana56]

Dw i'n siarad Cymraeg Cymraeg yw iaith y nefoedd

[@angyemm5925]

I only hear Sindarin sorry..😏😏😏

[@OnASeasideMission]

So, druids were Jedi. I knew it!

[@massimolisoni4990]

Oh wow... "and you?" in welsh is the same than "to whom?" in italian 😅

[@lothariobazaroff3333]

Only in writing, but Italian "chi" (who) is pronounced the same way (/kee/) as Welsh "ci" (dog). "A chi?", as it happens, means not only "And you?" (formal or plural, i.e. "E Lei?" or "E voi?"), but also "And a dog?" ("E un cane?", the aspirate mutation after "a": c->ch) .

[@pipatultrainstinct6046]

Can Welsh speak English fluently?

[@joshuddin897]

Of course

[@Knappa22]

Yes, the last Welsh monoglot died about fifty years ago.

[@welsh-cymru1588]

Yes the entire country speaks English

[@marinasimonovic2514]

Talking welsh?

[@sabinehornungfan7371]

Are you doing Caucasian languages next?