Category: Gramadeg
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Gramadeg – The Welsh Alphabet
{loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} In order to help you pronounce Welsh words correctly, here is a guide to the Welsh alphabet. Note that there are a couple cases where a Welsh “letter” is actually made up of two characters (e.g., “ch“, “dd“, etc). So when you’re next doing a Welsh crossword puzzle, remember that these double character…
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Gramadeg – Welsh Idioms
{loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} Add some colour to your Welsh with some top-notch turns of phrases in this helpful article by Alun Hughes, a frequent teacher on Cymdeithas Madog’s Welsh language weeks. Priod-dulliau / Idioms Don’t be put off by the title, which I guess does sound rather dull, for in reality idioms are anything but dull.…
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Gramadeg – When You Have To Say Have
{loadposition CMPageHeaderWithLogo} “Have” is one of the most difficult words to translate into Welsh. Here’s some helpful advice by Alun Hughes, a frequent teacher on Cymdeithas Madog’s Welsh language weeks. When You Have To Say “Have” I remember once being teased by an English girl about the fact that certain Welsh words have more than…