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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

And guess what? That is also the biggest skill that a language learner needs! Some people will learn more quickly than you. Some will learn 'better' than you. But you will *always* succeed if you keep on keeping on. #LearnWelsh #DysguCymraeg

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I was in an Eisteddfod last week - my kids were competing. The 'Llywydd y Dydd' said a few words that really struck home. She said that the big thing that compeitors learn in an Eisteddfod is how to lose, and to keep on coming back, better and stronger.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Mae "Ers oes pys" yn idiom sy'n meddwl 'ers amser hir'. Mae Google yn gywir - "the pea age" (fel "the stone age") yw'r ysytr llythrennol (the literal meaning)

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

It might feel a bit weird, but get used to it, and you’ll speak loads more Welsh in your everyday life. And the person you're talking to doesn't even need to be a Welsh speaker. #DysguCymraeg

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Sori, Suw - newydd weld hwn. Dw i ddim yn gallu gweld fy DM's ar hyn o bryd (age verification), ond paid becso - wna'i sorto hynny mas a dod nôl atat ti!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Syniad da! Mae llawer o blant fyddai'n elwa, a rhieni fyddai'n ddiolchgar iawn! Beth am wneud 2 neu 3 fideo a gweld faint o ddiddordeb sydd? A good idea! There are a lof of children who would benefit, and parents who would be grateful! Why not do 2 or 3 videos and see how much interest there is?

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

You are doing exactly the 'work' tat you need to be doing, then. Keep on keeping on, slipping more and more Welsh into your English (to the bemusment of your countrymen...!)

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I haven't looked at the course yet, but on the evidence of the books - definitely worth a look!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I get my learners to overpower their lizard brain by firing up the modern thinking part of the brain. Try counting down from 5, in Welsh, to get your thinking circuits moving. Lizard Brain will tend to pwdu (sulk) then, and let you get on with it!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

It's why we all speak our additional languages better after a glass of wine or two. when we're less sensitive to danger. And you're doing the right thing. The key is to keep doing until Lizard brain learns that *no-one dies*!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

It's probably your Lizard Brain. The oldest part of our brains have an important function - to keep us safe. But, Lizard Brain doesn't know the difference between a missed mutation and a Mountain Lion. So it freezes you, to avoid the danger. Useful in the jungle. Not so good in the coffee morning!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

6 and repeat... The problem is, most people (because most courses...) do 1, 3, 5, 7 and wonder why they can't speak Welsh after 10 weeks / months / years.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

How to learn Welsh: 1. Learn some words - just a handful is fine 2 Use those words every day, over and over again, until fitting them together feels natural. Talking to yourself is fine! 3 Learn some more words - another handful is fine! 4 Use those words every day 5. Learn some more words

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Worse. you will find that things you thought you knew are suddenly mysterious, and things that were easy are suddenly impossible. THIS IS NOT FAILURE. This is just a new phase of learning. One more step along the way. It too shall pass!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The first time you speak Welsh in real life, you will fall over. This feels painful, and for too many people, it’s the last time they speak Welsh as well. There are so many things that will trip you up.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

And I realised that their Welsh was rough as ten bears. But I hadn't noticed because they just used it, mistakes and all, using English to fill in the gaps. Moral of the tale: don't sweat the small stuff. Just be bilingual ...

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I should really add - if you enjoy speaking simple Welsh, then it won't be years before you speak well. But because of moving goal-post syndrome, you mwy continue to change the definition of speaking well to be just beyond your current level. Be warned!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

And that is the key: Your no.1 goal should be to enjoy using whatever Welsh you have. That way, you are already a Welsh-speaker. The rest is just experience.

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cathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Er gwaetha'r gwynt a'r glaw

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Dw i wedi ail-sgîtio (Ydy Bluesky yn sgîtio o hyd?). Diolch am fy nhagio. (tagio - to tag. Tagu - to choke. Bydd yn ofalus!!!)

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Curious about #Welsh? with JenX 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸 @jenxofficial.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

It's a cold depressing day. However it costs nothing to boost this #wholesome cat video. www. youtube.com/watch?v=zqXO664NdY0 ❤️ 🐈

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Jen says on Bluesky that the first conversation is hardest, so be kind to yourself, take the pressure off: Don’t try to have a conversation. Just use some Welsh in every conversation, and see how far that takes you!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you just pop a Welsh word or phrase into your English conversation, you won’t get drowned in Welsh by someone who thinks you’ll understand. OK, so what if it’s too late for that? Do you already have years of learning, but no confidence?

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Really - if you only have one word, why not use it? You *can’t* have a conversation, so there’s no pressure. You *can’t* pretend to be ‘fluent’ with only one word.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Speak Welsh with yourself every day, - however ragged your Welsh is - and you will suddenly find that you are a Welsh speaker!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Your goal isn’t to *improve* your Welsh. It’s to get comfortable with the Welsh you have. That may *include* some technical work - getting better at stuff - but it’s all about using what you have, however ‘good’ you think it is.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Trugarez, Clyde. Je crois que nous avons les memes problems, les Bretons et les Gallois: Il est difficile parler Breton mal entre deux person qui parlent bien la Francais!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

You don't need to be anywhere near perfect. You just need to get really comfortable with the Welsh you have.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Talking to yourself may be the first sign of madness, but it’s also the first step to becoming a confident speaker. Speak Welsh every day, even if you only talk to yourself, and it'll feel natural to talk to other people.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

When you've used your little bit of Welsh once, use it again. And keep using it and adding to it. Remember, if you are speaking Welsh, that makes you a Welsh-speaker. (Duh! It's exactly what the label says!)

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

If you've decided that 2026 is the year when you will become a Welsh speaker, then this is for you: Don't wait to be confident before you speak. Speak first, before you know enough Welsh to be confident. That way, there's no pressure to perform, no trying to be perfect.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Ble mae'r bandiau Cymraeg yn rhannu eu cerddoriaeth? Dw i wedi pwdu gyda Spotify ers iddyn nhw fynnu gorfodi eu syniadau nhw am gerddoriaeth ar fy ngwrando i trwy gymysgu traciau a chanu cerddoriaeth 'ffresh' (= Saesneg) pan o'n i'n trio gwrando ar playlists ac ati.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Penderfyniadau... Mae dillad yn sychu ar y lein. Mae wedi bwrw glaw unwaith yn barod. Ydw i: a) yn gadael y golch ar y lein, yn y gobaith fydd e'n sychu; b) yn cymryd y golch nôl mewn a'i sychu yn y tŷ, gan wastraffu'r heulwen braf sydd ar hyn p bryd?

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Ie, ti'n gywir. Dw i'n meddwl mod i'n gywir i ddweud bod sawl grŵp yn ygorllewin sydd wedi cadw'r enw Cyd (neu bu sawl grŵp tan yn ddiweddar). Ni'n gyndyn i newid ein ffyrdd!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Dw i'n mynd i grŵp #CydLlandysul heno am y tro cyntaf ers oes pys. Tybed pwy arall fydd yno!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Wedi llwyddo i fynd i'r ddôl hir yn Llandysul heddi - roedd y llwybr dal dan ddŵr, ond roedd Seithenyn (y ci) yn mynnu nad oedd gormod. Ges i draed gwlyb, er gwaetha fy mŵts cerdded. #TreialonCiDefaid

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Mae'r 'polytunnel' yn rhemp - mae'n llawn PakChoi a Letys gaeaf a phob math o salad. Tan heddi, o leia, roedd dal nasturtiums i gael tu fas (ond wi'n meddwl bydd y tywydd oer yn eu chwalu nhw dros y dyddiadu nesaf!)

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Mae'n ddydd Mercher, a heddi bydd Dynion yr Ardd yn cwrdd yn y glaw yng ngardd gymunedol Yr Ardd, Pont-tyweli. Sa i'n siwr beth wnewn ni - efallai yfed te a bwyta cacen yn y cwt.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Ces i un tymor o Ladin (yng Nghwm Rhymni yn yr 80 au) cyn i'r athrawon ddigalonni. Caethon ni wersi gramadeg yn Gymraeg, os cofia i'n iawn. Ond bosib taw ar gyfer lefel A oedd hynny.

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Thank you for your time, Sarah - it's really useful to me to hear other people's experiences when I help people who are learning, because I've never learnt as an adult! And thanks for the amazing thing that you are doing!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I think it's a big help if you've been exposed to Welsh at an early age. What do you think has helped you most as an adult? And, more importantly, how do you think first language Welsh spekers can help you? (sorry - greedy for info here!)

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

You've not had success with languages before? Then I'm even more impressed. People like you inspire me - You are doing an amazing thing. I was lucky enough to be brought up surrounded by Welsh, so I have two 1st languages, and we are so blessed as a community when determined people like you join us!

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Cymraeg i bawb @dailywelsh.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Have you already learnt a second language? (As in, is Welsh a third or more?) Because you seem to knwo a lot of the 'secret' tactics. Getting used to hearing yourself speaking the target language (reading out loud) is *so* important. Mind you, hat tip to 'lovely colleagues' as well!

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