Anybody use or used it?
I'd like to improve on my rudimentary School Welsh.
If I were to start now, how much could I expect to improve by say The World Cup?
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Anybody use or used it?
I'd like to improve on my rudimentary School Welsh.
If I were to start now, how much could I expect to improve by say The World Cup?
It's extremely limited, repetitive and very boring in my experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Funnily enough, I was going to post a question asking about a good remote-learning course for Welsh.
I was speaking to someone just last night who said she did Duolingo Spanish every day for 6 months in preparation for a South American trip. After a couple of years, she can't remember a word. She's a maths teacher and admitted she's not a natural linguist, but you'd still imagine more would sink in after that length of time when you really want to learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Of course it's repetitive so that it eventually sinks in...i've tried welsh , Spanish and french.
It helps a bit
I've dabbled with courses in respect of many languages over the years but I found it extremely tedious and poorly structured.Quote:
Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK
You are one of those cunning linguists though to be fair :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Me, I was watching the game on S4C and couldn't remember what "Erbyn" meant even though I was familiar with the word.
I'd love to be able to speak reasonable Welsh, I'm exercising alot...just wonder if listening to these while I work out might be a good idea.
I would advise taking in a language from as many sources as possible. I was hugely impressed by the Linguaphone courses of the late seventies/early eighties but they seem to have been radically changed (and possibly not for the better).Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Thank you TBG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie
Think I will start with Duolingo next week and see where I go with it I guess.
It’s not bad mate. You’ll learn the rudimentary phrases etc. I’m starting it now as I start proper lessons in January.
Cheers Buddy.Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
My oldest daughter used it to help her with her Spanish for her GCSE ( a few years back ), she said it was clunky and not the same as learning in class, but her teacher said it would help, she got a 7 in her GCSE, so something worked
I’ve been using it for around three years give or take and for over two of those I’ve used it everyday to varying lengths. I’ve mainly been using it for French - due to travelling there fairly often and having studied it in school - and I’ve found it helpful. I went to Paris a couple of months ago and decided I would only try to communicate in French (unless it was an emergency or I really struggled) and did so successfully, granted I’m not trying to engage passersby in philosophical debates or anything. It went fairly seamlessly and my partner was genuinely impressed, should that count for anything!
It isn’t the be all and end all, and shouldn’t be seen as the sole source to use, but it has its benefits with consistent use. I’ve found that I’ll often try to construct sentences in my head or out loud by myself as I go about my daily life with what I’ve learned.
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Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
That's really cool.
I just checked out the Duolingo site. More people are learning "High Valyrian" than Welsh. Over 300k are learning Klingon. WTF?
Trekies got to speak to each otherQuote:
Originally Posted by NYCBlue
I recommend learnwelsh.cymru, run by the local Unys with good teachers and good price. Plenty of courses over the summer and after, all online with Microsoft Teams or Zoom. If you're a beginner look for Mynediad(Entry).
Thanks JeffQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Mansfield
Is Welsh difficult to learn ?
I can understand some when listening to others but speaking it .......
I've been told the best language learning tool is Rosetta stone, but I don't know if it can be got for Welsh. Also it may be more expensive than your needs would allow for.
They didnt do welsh last time I lookedQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
its about 10 quid a month ( so not a huge cost, 3 coffee's when out and about ) though they do a self learn ( so just the app ) for £250 for life
( they do have offers all the time, so might get it cheaper )
I’ve tried to use it to learn Polish, it’s helped me learn words but very little help conversationally