#welsh langblr

[skelwrites]

b a s i c s

skel // he / him // 26

queer // trans // druidic pagan

canada (eastern time) // third-year creative writing student

w r i t i n g

nonfiction // historical fiction // poetry

↪current WIP: n/a

l a n g u a g e

native: english 🇨🇦

currently studying: n / a

previously studied: french 🇫🇷 & mandarin 🇹🇼

i n t e r e s t s

cartoons, documentaries, video games, synthpop, indie folk, vocaloid, mythology, history, social justice

if there are any writeblr or langblr discord servers you think i'd make a good fit for, please don't hesitate to drop me a message or an ask. i'd love to join, as i'm much more active over there than i am on tumblr.

home // abt // nav // ask (anon off)

[felilangblr]

¡hola! this isn’t my first langblr account but i wanted a restart, so here i am!

main acc is @/lemon-boie if i follow

you can call me felis or winter! i am 23 and i live in wales. sadly a lesser welsh speaking part which is why i am trying to learn it more. though spanish is my priority currently

i am fluent in english as a first language, but i am about an A1/A2 in spanish and about a level 1/2 in welsh too

i wish i could learn more but learning languages is difficult to me, so i am trying everything possible, and hoping langblr gives me a motivation boost

[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

[salvadorbonaparte]

Any fluent Welsh speakers here?

[sadpoeticandgay]

learning welsh is so funny bc it’s like no, i don’t take it in school, no, i’m not welsh, no, i’ll never use it but i love it so much it’s my little celtic nightmare of a language

(and for the love of god, it’s not all vowels)

[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 !

[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.

[chisecco]

chat what are good resources to learn welsh... its a language ive always been Curious about but i have no idea where to begin aside from learning the vowels

[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!

[polyglot-sock]

ok, this is super silly but i've been wanting to start learning a new language and i'm having a hard time deciding which one

soooo, i'm asking y'all to help me :)

here's the poll with all the languages from my wishlist (yes, i have one). my reasons for considering each language (as unserious as they might be) will be below. i've been considering polish, dutch or norgewian, but you can choose whichever you like most

reasons (very unserious):

polish: poland is close to my country so i might immigrate there (but also i like consonant clusters hggfdfg)

czech: don't remember why i put it on the list but i guess it looks fun

norwegian: norway looks like a great place to live

danish: north germanic languages are my favourite now (the same applies to norwegian)

dutch: seems to be a fun addition to my german (i guess germanic languages in general are my favourite)

scottish gaelic: because of a character from 1960's doctor who. also i love endangered languages (and struggling to find resources is my hobby)

welsh: long words mhuahahaha

romanian: i collect romance languages like pokemon

greek: the letters are cute ngl

korean: the same as greek + asian languages are fucked up and i enjoy suffering, apparently

let the chaos begin. the possibility of making me suffer is in your hands.

[slobozan-shitposting]

Curious coincidence:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Emyr - male name, means "a king", "a ruler";

🇸🇦 أمير [ʔaˈmiːr] - a male king, ruler, monarch, aristocrat, etc.;

These words aren't cognates or loanwords. "Emyr" came from Latin "imperium" (Latin "imperō" - PIE "*per-") and "amir" came from old Arabic "-m-r".

[elen-aranel]

It upsets me that we have to use language to describe language

I feel like there should be another, higher thing

[la-cosmonauta-extraterrestre]

Podcasts for learning Welsh always say something like "The Welsh word for she is hi [pronounced like he], sorry if that's confusing but you'll get used to it" but if you know Hebrew then you're like "we got this."

[tiredoftime]

Language study resource recommendation!!

I've heard a few corners of the internet rave about it, but if you are learning a language it has, I highly recommend the Language Transfer app. It's basically a series of grammar podcasts, but with very little jargon, and a lot of thinking over memorising, so it's not boring.

Usually I'm a huge "immersion is the best way to learn a language" kinda person, but my speaking and production in all of my languages is lacking, so this is a great supplement. Because you're supposed to do it without taking notes, I just do it when I have downtime at work, since we're allowed headphones, but nothing else.

I'm using it right now to refresh my Italian (I used to be upper intermediate and then took a four year break oops), and dabble in Greek (total beginner). Thinking about using it to revise my French and Spanish too, even though my understanding is advanced.

[meddwlyngymraeg]

Idiomatic expressions

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