Learning Welsh

[Wash DC Blue]

Has anybody had any success with apps like Duolingo?

I took it in school and managed to get a c in my GCSE’s well over 30 years ago.

I’d love to start again with intent and I think that my Mrs would have a go so we could practice together.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[WJ99mobile]

IÂ’m learning Welsh too as my son is likely to go to a Welsh school. I have found it much more difficult than I expected.

I have a much younger brother who is learning Spanish through Duolingo and is picking up very well

I think Duolingo is great for some people but different people learn differently.

[bobh]

Try this for starters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J2rg94BUKk

[Wash DC Blue]

IÂ’m learning Welsh too as my son is likely to go to a Welsh school. I have found it much more difficult than I expected.

I have a much younger brother who is learning Spanish through Duolingo and is picking up very well

I think Duolingo is great for some people but different people learn differently.

I hope that it becomes easier for you and then natural.

For me, I remember what certain words mean but have no idea on how to put them into a sentence apart from things like “Wedi blinon lan” which I’m sure I spelled incorrectly lol.

I also recognize words if I’m watching football on S4C but can’t remember what they mean.

I think that having a semblance of the alphabet might help me with pronunciation but I’m really looking to start again from scratch.

I’d love it if I can and hope to make it a New Year’s resolution.

Best of luck with your journey!

[Wash DC Blue]

Try this for starters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J2rg94BUKk

Nice One Bobh.

Off up the wooden hill now so will look tomorrow.

[Jeff Mansfield]

try learnwelsh.cymru

[cantonboy]

This may not help too much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvcaslHqbm0

[goats]

Has anybody had any success with apps like Duolingo?

I took it in school and managed to get a c in my GCSE’s well over 30 years ago.

I’d love to start again with intent and I think that my Mrs would have a go so we could practice together.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Did Spanish on the lingo for a year, everyday, then they started bringing in ads and changing it, did my head in so jacked it in. It’s great though, I will crack back on it soon when I have the time as it’s sucks you in to the streak vortex….learnt more in a year than I ever did in 20 years before

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Did Spanish on the lingo for a year, everyday, then they started bringing in ads and changing it, did my head in so jacked it in. It’s great though, I will crack back on it soon when I have the time as it’s sucks you in to the streak vortex….learnt more in a year than I ever did in 20 years before

I find Duolingo very tedious.

[Underhill1980]

I found Duolingo painful. It didn’t work as I’ve forgotten pretty much everything I learnt. I think you need to be able to converse with someone to properly learn a language.

[NYCBlue]

I'd like to try Dualipa.

[ToTaL ITK]

I mean it's like another fecking language.

[dandywarhol]

I tried and failed.I went to secondary modern school in the 60s,where they thought we were to thick to learn English Literature nevermind Welsh.

[Wash DC Blue]

Times change.
I think it would be great if everyone could speak it in the future, without pressure of course.

[pomeroy]

Has anybody had any success with apps like Duolingo?

I took it in school and managed to get a c in my GCSE’s well over 30 years ago.

I’d love to start again with intent and I think that my Mrs would have a go so we could practice together.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Depends where you live. Most places have free Welsh courses. Contact your local Council Offices for details of classes. There are lots in RCT area. Check out S4C for online courses. Also check out Garth Olwg Centre for lessons in your area. I think you will get a lot more from learning in a group than from something like Duolingo. Pob Lwc.

[Wash DC Blue]

I live abroad Mate, so it will have to be online.
My Mrs is American and has expressed an interest in learning so hopefully we can start to converse with each other.

I would also think that there are message boards out there for people learning.

It’s going to be my New Year’s resolution!

[TheBirchgrovePub]

CanÂ’t remember the specific statistics but learning once past a relatively young age makes it numerous times harder.

Effort v Reward trade off seems fairly low all things considered

[pomeroy]

I live abroad Mate, so it will have to be online.
My Mrs is American and has expressed an interest in learning so hopefully we can start to converse with each other.

I would also think that there are message boards out there for people learning.

It’s going to be my New Year’s resolution!

You could pop down to Gaiman,Patagonia once a week for the night classes! Seriously lots of stuff on YouTube. There is a strong Welsh society in Philadelphia, check em out!

[delmbox]

Dualingo seems a great way to learn words but isn't much use unless you practice using those words.

This thread has some great options, they seemed to be based in the US as well (I think you can click on it even if you don't have an Facebook account0

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8576...2770994988360/

[xsnaggle]

There is a language system called rosetta stone I think which is well rated, but I don't know of they do Welsh.

[Wash DC Blue]

Some great ideas.
Thanks!!

[ToTaL ITK]

wnes i erioed gael problem gyda hynny, a dweud y gwir.




dim ond dweud

[NYCBlue]

I live abroad Mate, so it will have to be online.
My Mrs is American and has expressed an interest in learning so hopefully we can start to converse with each other.

I would also think that there are message boards out there for people learning.

It’s going to be my New Year’s resolution!

Can your Mrs say "Llanelli"? Mine can't. She can't even say dwr properly. She can speak French pretty well though. My daughter wants to learn German. I want her to learn Spanish, (which all take kids take up to a certain grade) spoken by over 500 million people worldwide and a language you can speak every day in the north east.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

In one way, learning Welsh is more difficult than learning some other languages in that learners will never really be in a situation whereby their low-level command of the language is the sole means of communication with native speakers - whereas it's common for learners of French, Spanish, Italian and many other languages to be in situations whereby not all native speakers speak English and that the locals have no option but to wait for us to sweat over the simplest constructions.

[NinianKnight]

I hope that it becomes easier for you and then natural.

For me, I remember what certain words mean but have no idea on how to put them into a sentence apart from things like “Wedi blinon lan” which I’m sure I spelled incorrectly lol.

I also recognize words if I’m watching football on S4C but can’t remember what they mean.

I think that having a semblance of the alphabet might help me with pronunciation but I’m really looking to start again from scratch.

I’d love it if I can and hope to make it a New Year’s resolution.

Best of luck with your journey!

I have exactly the same problem as you. Did duolingo for a year. Completed the 'course' 4 times at least. Each time got easier and I had more understanding of the syntax but it is bloody hard and I'm still nowhere near fluent. I can understand basic signs but like you struggle with commentary. Really need to spend more time with Welsh speakers. Glad to see your post as I have been meaning to take it up again and this is the nod I needed.