mcbrittany

mcbrittany

Breton speaker (but not “fluent” anymore I’m afraid) I love, when listenig to welsh songs, recognize words, similar to breton (a lot, even if cornish would be closer). And not only in songs : Breton speakers fans of Dr Who may recognize our breton words “bleiz droug” in the welsh words “bleidd drwg” - bad wolf- mentioned in the serie:slight_smile:
I’m 65, living unfortunately out of Brittany (but not so far from) since 2004, but I deeply hope I’ll return there later on.
I would like to learn welsh just because I just fell in love with this tongue. I love the sounds, I love the writing, and anyway, a tongue in danger seems always un emergency to be learnt.
. Of course I already knew about the countryI when I was studying in the celtic department of Rennes University, but my interest was not there at this time, breton was allready hard enough to study (but so fun to pratice !); and I would not have studied welsh.
So why now ? I don’t know. I never went to Wales, I don’t know any wels person, so I can’t explain. You can’t explain a falling in love.
What else ?.Now retired, I’ve been a bookseller, a teacher, an adverts writer,a “crêpière” (breton pancakes cooker) a teacher…
I’m afraid I like everything and their contrary,so it is uneasy for me to speak about myself, and this seems to me enough for this profile.