I agree and I also want to be able to read novels and poetry in the original form and to talk to and listen to people in their country in their own language.
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āI want to be a Welsh speaker becauseā¦ā I want to talk to my neighbours and keep the Welsh language alive.
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I want to be a Welsh speaker because my daughter learned as an adult and so I want to catch her up and make her proud of me.
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My sentiments exactly.
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I have a Welsh heritage which Iām not sure I can fully embrace until I can understand the language.
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I want to learn Welsh because I want to feel more Welsh- I never learnt the language as I grew up in an area of Wales where itās not really spoken. I really want to be more of a part of the community of Welsh speakers from across Wales that Iāve met in choirs etc.
One effect of me learning Welsh will be me finally being able to chat to friends who all assumed I already spoke Welsh (having quite a Welsh name!), and be able to sing Welsh songs and understand them.
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I want to be a welsh speaker because I live in Wales.
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I want to learn Welsh so that my brain doesnāt die and so I can talk to my friends in Welsh, and help my son practice his Welsh
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I want to learn Welsh because I live in Wales.
I already speak 5 languages and it rather gets to me that Welsh is still eluding me!
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I want to be able to speak Welsh as growing up in Liverpool I was always intrigued by Welsh on holidays when I was a child. Plus I have a good friend who claims to be Welsh, heās as Welsh as my little finger really, but it would be satisfying to be able to speak Welsh when he canāt! I also love the way the course is taught and builds up - I first came across it on Radio 2. Itās rewarding to speak to Welsh friends too.
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I find this strangely amusing, because when youāre trying to learn, sometimes it feels like your brain is dying. 
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I want to be a Welsh speaker because I spend a lot of time in Machynlleth and it seems rude not to at least try to speak some Welsh.
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I want to be a welsh speaker so that I can sing my children to sleep in welsh (I really want to sing them Suo-Gan) and so that I can properly sing and understand the national anthem at rugby games.
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I want to be a Welsh speaker because I have a Welsh name!
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I can understand that. Although born and raised in England, Iāve always āfelt Welshā, so being able to speak the language will give me a stronger connection to my ancestors.
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I want to be a Welsh speaker because Iāve been fascinated by Wales and all things Welsh since I read āHow Green Was My Valleyā as a teenager (roughly 45 years ago). There was no really helpful Welsh instruction available as I live in southern California! Thenābehold, the Internet and SSiW! 
Thereās not much chance Iāll be using it in southern California, so the language itself must be my reward.
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Hi @nancy, and welcome! I live in northern California and I have found a couple of people to practice with up here in the Sacramento area, so you never know! I am going to be walking in the park and practicing my Welsh with someone next weekend. 
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Yes me too sadly
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I want to be a Welsh speaker because my family is Welsh and unfortunately never had the chance to learn in, I want to learn Welsh to make my dad proud, and I hope my grandparents would be proud to see my trying if they were still here
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