10 phrases for a simple conversation in Welsh - Easy Welsh Basic Phrases (1)

Welcome to the first episode of Easy Welsh Basic Phrases! Here Kieran is giving you the simplest phrases to get you started. Enjoy!

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Host, camera and edit: Kieran Clark

[MelissaCorzo]

This is the first time I hear someone talking in Welsh

[joalexsg]

Diolch yn fawr iawn for this! It´s wonderful to see young people helping to divulge the Welsh language over the web. Although I´m not a speaker of the language myself, I just would like to suggest you to check the pronunciation of some words so to as to make them closer to the native speakers´. Congratulations for your noble initiative, nevertheless, cause not too many youths are interested in preserving the precious Celtic languages of the British Isles!!

[autumnxx]

hi was pronoucing them wrong i know cause im welsh

[learnwelshonline]

What the viewers of this video should know is that this person is a learner, and is reading these phrases off a card or screen it seems (I'm a native speaker). The pronounciation of many of the words is incorrect, and judging by the delivery I would say he is lower-intermediate level. There's nothing wrong with learners creating language learning channels, but I think it would have helped if he was more upfront about it in the description.

[IslamBenfifi]

wow this language  can't be any cooler! :)

[gronow]

Your pernounsing nearly all of these wrong

[djw]

Like many US-Americans, I'm an ethnic-mutt: 1/4 English, 1/4 Welsh, 1/4 Walloon, and 1/4 German. I wish I'd taken an interest in my Welsh heritage sooner. Yes, I know it's not "pragmatic, " unless you live in North Wales--but I love the sound of the language and its literary heritage.

[bigslav]

in my choir 32 welsh boys, only 4 welsh speakers. the welsh speakers argued endlessly about the correct pronunciation. so the english MD told us what to sing.

[lfcl]

you're blog was really helpful ty

[Cerith]

Being a Welsh speaker myself, it's lovely seeing it on here. :)

P.S. Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg yn rhugl? Ddylwn i ddim dweud hyn, ond dydw i byth wedi clywed y Gymraeg wedi'i dweud fel yr ydych chi'n gwneud, ond dydw i ddim yn siarad Cymraeg yn aml â phobl eraill fy hunain! Hoffwn i weld mwy o fideos Cymraeg, yma ac ar y wê beth bynnag - does dim digon o gwbl!

[ilanroberts]

Most of these phrases are pronoucned incorect!

[tuvanowak]

Really interesting that so many phrases sounds and looks like swedish (I'm from Sweden)

[dressageshetland]

I’m trying to learn welsh and this helps thanks ! 😁

[rewild]

I wish the whole of the UK learnt Brythonic languages alongside English. English is really just a weird mash of old German, French, Norse and Latin.

[danielroberts]

I listened to a BBC program for learning welsh called Catchphrase and I believe it must've been based on the South Wales pronunciation. But anyway!

Daniel ydw i. Dwi'n byw ym Mhlant City, Florida! (Plant City).

In South Wales I guess they say Shw mae?

[Melvorgazh]

Is there a proper Easy Welsh channel with more lessons?
Diolch ;)

[bernadettvidra]

Hi Kieran! Thanks for making these videos I really appreciate that I can hear authentic Welsh speaking. :)

[bozyakas]

I heard same phrases in "Age of Mythology" game, when playing for celtic)))

[madmikeproductionsuk]

I’m from Wales and speak the language they are spelled correctly but unfortunately not pronounced correctly. Nice try though

[TheFloyd]

From the very, very little I have looked at Welsh so far, I have to say it is a rather easy language to pick up.

It follows a lot of basic rules English follows, there are a lot of gaps that get filled in with English words.

It's a very fun language to learn, I would recommend it.