Tips for Learning Welsh for Beginners 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

How to Learn Welsh (Cymraeg): A Beginner's Guide / How to Study the Welsh Language | I'm learning Welsh! So can you. Here's how I recommend you learn Cymraeg, just like me:
Chapters:
0:00 - Prynhawn da, Draig!
0:30 - Speakin' Cymraeg
0:56 - Apps
3:28 - Other resources...
4:55 - Future learning plans!
5:45 - Practice Welsh one-on-one with a native speaker!
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🔗 RELEVANT LINKS:
Me taking a Welsh test: • Duolingo Welsh Languag...
Short Introduction to Welsh by @JuLingo: • About the Welsh language
Why People Are Learning Welsh: www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...
Easy Welsh series: • Easy Welsh - Learn Wel...
Welsh teacher I recommend: / how-i-accidentally-bec...
Gwyneth Jones’ Northern Welsh Course: cymraeg.thinkific.com/
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💼 RESOURCES:
👥 italki - 1:1 Language Lessons with Native Speakers: www.italki.com/affshare?ref=c...
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Learn Welsh: cymraeg.thinkific.com
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Gaelic Foundations: gaelicwithjason.thinkific.com...
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Intermediate Scottish Gaelic: gaelicwithjason.thinkific.com...
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About Carl: storylosopher.mykajabi.com/ca...
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📚 RECOMMENDED READS:
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh Books: bookshop.org/lists/llyfrau-cy...
🇯🇵 Japanese Textbooks: bookshop.org/lists/japanese-b...
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Gaelic Books: bookshop.org/lists/leabhair-g...
📖 Language Learning Books: bookshop.org/lists/language-l...
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🧰 TOOLS I USE:
Kajabi (all-in-one course platform): app.kajabi.com/r/pX9DRMmb
Deadline Funnels (evergreen sales converter): deadlinefunnel.com/taf/95228
Notion (ideation & organization): www.notion.so/product
Uppbeat (music for creators: uppbeat.io?referral=carl-8wy5h
ShareASale (affiliate marketing network): shrsl.com/3azfc
DaVinci Resolve (video editing software): www.davincivirtual.com/?rfsn=...
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[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Practice your Welsh on italki! 👥 1:1 Language Lessons with Native Speakers: www.italki.com/affshare?ref=carlslingokingdom

[@CairnsG]

Out of Welsh and Gaelic which one is the easiest for you to speak?

[@liambyrne591]

You should remove Ireland from your map

[@Lewis-TheNthLevel]

Da iawn ti Carl, dal ati! Dwi'n edrych ymlaen i weld dy daith di trwy ein iaith ni :) Just as a heads-up, lots of people have had good results with Say Something in Welsh. I've a mate from Spain who speaks Welsh near fluently after using SSIW for a year or two. Also, don't worry too much about the north/south divide. There are only about (allegedly) 100 words which are different between north and south (though some of them happen to be the most common words). Anyway, well done, good start, and keep at it!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch, mi wnaf. I'll need to step up my SSIW game! Glad to know the N/S thing ain't really an issue. :)

[@danielcooke9668]

@@CarlsLingoKingdom N/S is mainly an accent difference. I love how south Walians pronounce their language "cum rag".

[@eni6896]

Oh I've been thinking about that and this explains it. Thank you!

[@XxkeziexX]

I’m from Wales and your pronunciation and accent are very good :)

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch yn fawr! I have a lot to learn.

[@Komrade115]

S'mae! Dw i'n dysgu siarad Cymraeg hyfed. Dych chi'n dod o North Carolina? Dw i'n byw yn Virginia. One quick note: Duo Lingo actually teaches BOTH North and South dialects of Welsh. It can be a pain though, because unless you look in the Notes on the PC app (not available in the phone version) you won't necessarily find out which is which. For example, the two units on possession: Gyda is South Wales, Gan is North Wales.

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

I'm from NC, but I did undergrad in VA. :) Da iawn! Good to know. I was afraid they'd be more different! (Llaeth vs. Llefrith, etc.)

[@fabulouschild2005]

Ah thank you for letting me know! I thought the differences between gan and gyda were contextual only. I'm so happy to see so many people learning Welsh! Dw i'n dod o Lloegr :)

[@alungwilliams1]

good to see someone from america learning pronounciation as well as language. so many pronounce things wrong, like diefed for dyfed or gwyned for gwynedd

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Yeah, pronunciation really helps with fluency.

[@Nehauon]

What’s funny is the word for honey in Spanish is “miel” which I could understand from you!

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

I had actually watched some of those Easy Welsh videos just randomly! They seemed fun.

[@Glorindellen]

I started learning Welsh from looking at real estate and after I began to recognize words, decided to try Duo Lingo, too. I could tell you started there from the selection of words and pronunciations.

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Haha, guilty.

[@mysanaf8941]

Thank you for the tips! I’m just starting to learn Welsh and this super helpful!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Da iawn! Keep going.

[@IamKingCraig]

Arddechog, da iawn Carl! Iaith y Nefoedd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✝️

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch yn fawr!

[@IamKingCraig]

@@CarlsLingoKingdom croeso fawr!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

@@IamKingCraig

[@Nehauon]

It changes to the english flag on translate

[@fabulouschild2005]

S'mae Carl! I'm so glad you did this video because I'm learning Welsh

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch! What's the hardest part for you?

[@fabulouschild2005]

@@CarlsLingoKingdom the past tense and the mutations always catch me out. For the past tense, it's using the correct words that catch me out

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

@@fabulouschild2005 Yeah, those are tough. I've noticed word order stumps me sometimes.

[@becky2235]

What ell done! I'm struggling just learning Welsh!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Da iawn! Keep it up.

[@phoenixknight8837]

Helpful. Thanks!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Da iawn!

[@rhysrowlands1818]

Bendigedig, pwb lwc gyda taith dy! Subscribed! :)

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch yn fawr iawn!

[@pdxjmorris]

Another book by Colin Jones is Cadw Swn - a great book with a good audio component. FYI, Jones’s audiobook version of Simple Welsh is a great starter! Da iawn!

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Yes, once I get better, I've been planning on getting them!

[@BrianyBarry-fj1ff]

I live in North wales

[@bicycle4206]

Mae'n gwych i weld rhywun yn dysgu Cymraeg yn enwedig yn dod o tu fas o'r wlad! Roedd eich Cymraeg yn bendigedig am ddechreuwr! Da iawn! Now I hate to be that guy, but since you asked, I'll point out a few things for improvement - in a good-natured encouraging way (I hope that gets conveyed in text form). 'Dw i hoffi cwrw'/'Dw i gweithio mewn swyddfa' is almost right but you want to add an 'yn' in there which you'll shorten to Dwi'n (dw + i + yn contracted for vowel clash). You got it right in 'Dwi'n tria dysgu Cymraeg'. Also, 'cwrw' has both vowel sounds being pronounced the same as the last one 'w' not 'y'. You work on a day not in it, so it's 'ar bore Dydd Mawrth' not 'yn bore Dydd Mawrth'. I think you might've missed the 'a' between 'bara' and 'caws', but maybe it got a bit smushed together with the 'a' at the end of 'bara' ( just 'bara caws' means cheese bread which sounds delicious but doesn't mean bread and cheese) And lastly, may I compliment your fantastic accent for someone who's never been to Wales? Mae'n ardderchog! Dal ati a pob lwc gyda dysgu'r Cymraeg! (Gwnes i tyfu lan yng Nghymru yn siarad Cymraeg ond mae fy sgiliau iaith wedi mynd bach yn rydlyd yn ddiweddar. Os mae unrhywun yn gweld cymgymeriad mewn beth dwi'n ysgrifennu fan hyn, byddai'n diolchgar am y gywiriadau.)

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch yn fawr iawn! I really appreciate the feedback. I often don't know why or when to use "dw i" vs. "dw i'n." I did try to add an "a" between bara and caws, but I didn't enunciate enough. Bummed that I said "cwrw" wrong--I'm simply mimicking the Duolingo pronunciation. I'll try to remember "ar bore Dydd," too! :D I may not be Welsh, but I have Welsh ancestry and enjoy the language so much (as well as my other heritage tongue, Gàidhlig). Thanks again!

[@bicycle4206]

@@CarlsLingoKingdom A good way to think about it is that 'dw i' should never start a sentence on its own, but it can end one. You need a word after it to make it make sense e.g. 'dwi'n' (dw + i + yn) = I do/I am or the negative 'dw i ddim yn' = I do not/I am not, '(Ry)dw i wedi' = I have done (although you can also use the past tense of a verb with the conjugation for yourself in some instances for this too e.g Rydw i wedi rhedeg marathon vs Rhedais marathon = I have run a marathon vs I ran a marathon). But you can use it to end a sentence meaning 'I am ...' e.g. Dysgwr Cymraeg dw i, Person hyderus dw i. Although using it this way instead of 'dwi'n ...' sounds a bit formal to my ear, that might just be because of the tafodiaith(slang/dialect) I'm used to using. Also starting a sentence with just 'dw' instead of the full 'rydw' sounds more relaxed like you're around friends or family so if you're writing in a more formal context I would suggest writing things out in their full forms. Now, that's a lot take in, but don't worry about it too much if you make a mistake - the way you said it in the video will be understood fine if you're talking to someone. Duolingo's Welsh pronunciation is pretty good from what I've heard of it but I don't begrudge them for getting things wrong sometimes. But yeah, 'w' will never make an 'y' uhhh sound, it's always oo like goose but slightly tighter lips. Dal ati! :D

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

@@bicycle4206 Diolch! :D

[@thepoultrypeople]

Da iawn, dal ati yn gwneud gwaith da yma, ond, be syn bod gyda pys?

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch! Maen nhw'n blasu'n ddrwg.

[@JohnBrute]

Lle yn Gogledd Carolina wyt ti'n byw? Dwi'n fyw yn Asheville. Hefyd, mae Glossika yn cynnig Cymraeg am ddim os wyt ti eisiau adnodd arall i helpu ddysgu'r iaith.

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

I'm in Charlotte, but I have family near you. I've actually got a few videos coming up about Glossika... ;)

[@trystandavies7249]

Rydw i yn awgrymu yr cymhwysiad "Liberation Philology Welsh" am ymarferion geirfa.

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Diolch!

[@thechildofthebean]

Reddit.

[@cymro6537]

Top tip : Cymraeg is pronounced ' Come -raick' Dal ati 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

Maybe you learned a different dialect than me?

[@cymro6537]

Ummm ..nope . Cymraeg is my mother tongue 🙂

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

@@cymro6537 I'm just repeating how I learned in SSIW and Duolingo. 🤷‍♂️ Even Dafydd here says it like I do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mInWq5ubbruWmpo That's why I thought maybe it was a dialect thing. What else should I work on with my pronunciation? 🙂

[@cymro6537]

@@CarlsLingoKingdom All else is really good 👍✨

[@CarlsLingoKingdom]

@@cymro6537 Diolch yn fawr. I'll keep practicing!