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'I want to be a Welsh speaker because...'

#2483

I want to be a Welsh speaker because many of my friends in Welsh Folk Dancing are fluent Welsh speakers and I would like to be able to talk to them in Welsh

#2484

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to recognise the distinct culture of the community in which I live. I hope that Welsh people will speak to me in Welsh in the future.

#2485

This guest article I wrote sums it up best.

#2486

ā€¦ā€¦because I wantto learn a language I can actually use and chat to people in, not just for holidays.

#2487

I have been going to the same few square miles of the Brecon Beacons for 37 years and want to be able to go into a cafe and ask for a coffi, or to see the butcher (who is now a friend) for bacwn, selsig ac wyau, and-who knows- maybe manage a bit of small talk, too: mae hiā€™n heulog heddiw, well i fi fynd iā€™r mynnoedd!

#2488

I want to speak Welsh because I once lived and worked in Wales (and learnt a little Welsh), and although I may never live there again (I now live ā€œacross the pondā€), when I am a fully Welsh speaking person, I will be able to chat with other Welsh speakers over here!

#2489

ā€¦ā€¦I want to be able to speak in Welsh to Welsh speakers and not have to default to English. I often feel rude and disrespectful when I have to speak to a Welsh speaker in English and they in turn have to speak to me in English!

#2490

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I want to make my bilingual children proud of their mam at last!
Sadly it will be too late for my first language Welsh speaking husband who passed june 2020 but I know he would have been proud of me.
I wish I had discovered SSIW years ago and built up the courage to speak with him in his native tongue.
It is a beautiful language and there is nothing more beautiful in music than a Welsh choir singing in Welsh!

#2491

I want to be a Welsh speaker becauseā€¦ itā€™s my mamā€™s first language, a fact I am very proud of, and I want to be able to speak Welsh with her, and to honour the memory of my great auntie Ceri who helped campaign for the revival of the Welsh language almost a century ago.

Iā€™m also a writer by trade, and Iā€™d love to be able to write in Welsh one day.

#2492

Writer here also, I encourage you to try it and keep going! You got this!

#2493

I want to be a welsh speaker because my husband wants to and because it will be nice to lovingly tell my children ā€œbe quietā€ or ā€œstop doing thatā€ in the stores. Since we live in the states I would be surprised if anyone understood what Iā€™m saying in those moments :joy:

#2494

Oh thatā€™s a wonderful idea! Almost like a secret language!

#2495

I am planning to move to N Wales next year and I want to be able to get to make new friends.

#2496

I want to be a Welsh speaker to connect more profoundly to my Welsh heritage. Weā€™ve lost the Welsh Language in my family, and I want it back!

#2497

Welsh is more European than English these days.

#2498

Itā€™s part of my heritage, and I want to do my bit to help keep the language alive. Iā€™ve always been fascinated with the Welsh language and culture - I tried to teach myself from a book I found in my college library in the 80ā€™s but failed miserably and am so grateful that technology has made it possible for me to learn now.

#2499

I what to be a Welsh speaking because I would like to speaking welsh with my kids and help the language grow.

#2500

I want to be a Welsh speaker because I have been learning more about my Welsh ancestry, and it is a beautiful and unique language that needs to keep thriving! It would be nice to visit or even move to Cymru someday.

#2501

I want to chat with my neighbours and make my welsh speaking children proud

#2502

I want to be a Welsh speaker to connect with my family history on my dadā€™s side. He grew up not speaking it and it feels like something is ā€˜missingā€™. Becoming a Welsh speaker will connect me with that Welsh-ness :grinning: