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Minum
Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 65 Location: Top left hand corner of Wales
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 10 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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JohnB wrote: |
Now we've got onto language. Do many English immigrants actually try to learn Welsh, and how do they do it?
I'm rubbish at languages, but think I ought to give it a try, even if [url]it's just so I can pronounce place names! |
We moved to NW Wales from London last summer. My youngest is going to an entirely Welsh speaking school, and everyone we meet is a Welsh speaker, so I felt it was essential to learn Welsh. I'm learning via https://saysomethinginwelsh.com plus local classes when I can get to them. I'm loving learning, and can really recommend the online class - I've learnt more with them in a few months than I did in French in years at school!
And no, I dont feel like we've emigrated. A lot of people we've met here think it is a big deal that we have made such a big move, and are so far from home, but I dont have a strong sense of where I'm from, probably because my parents had both moved away from their roots. |
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