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Richard Simcott

@speakingfluently.bsky.social
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I like languages. I organise language events and conferences. #LangTwt to #LangSky SpeakingFluently.com & PolyglotConference.com

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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
¿Cómo es la vida de las personas hablantes de náhuatl en Veracruz? Teresa Hernández, Aide Alonzo y Karen Alonzo comparten sus experiencias y hablan sobre la lengua en sus comunidades. Mira el panel completo: youtu.be/ZcWtcThO4Wg Polyglot Conference Global: pcg2026.eventbrite.com #LangSky
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¿Cómo es la vida de nahuahablantes en las comunidades en el estado de Veracruz?
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
¿Qué nos cuenta el español mexicano sobre la historia y la sociedad? Nayeli comparte su pasión por México y su cultura en esta charla completa. Mírala: youtu.be/aDnFbvBYPBQ Polyglot Conference Global será en línea, del 8 al 11 de octubre. Entradas: pcg2026.eventbrite.com #LangSky
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Descolonizando el español mexicano - Nayeli Mulato
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why learn Swiss German when people tell you not to? Bianca shares her experience of learning the dialect, exploring identity, and challenging common assumptions. Full talk: youtu.be/uDb4ylsyLsl Join us for #PolyglotConference Global, 8–11 October: pcg2026.eventbrite.com #LangSky
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How can a museum display something intangible like language? Grigory Kazakov explores the idea in The Invisible on Display: Creating Museums of Language. Watch the full talk: youtu.be/vn_og8K13xE Join us online, 8–11 October: PCG2026.eventbrite.com #LangSky #PolyglotConference
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The invisible on display: creating museums of language - Grigory Kazakov
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How does language shift from one generation to the next? Fred shares how he uses English, Mandarin, Taiwanese and Japanese to connect with relatives in New Generation New Language. Full talk: youtu.be/OR9sJuaiaSQ Join us online, 8–11 Oct: pcg2026.eventbrite.com #LangSky
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New Generation New Language - Fred Chen
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can you communicate across mountains with a whistle? See our latest video on our YouTube channel about Silbo Canario with Teacher Patchy (@italki). 🌍 Join us online for #PolyglotConference Global next week! #LangSky 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/polyglot-c...
An AI generated image of a man whistling across the Canary islands. The title is An Introduction to Siblo Canario.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
For Seythen Kewsel #Kernewek, I asked people at the #Polyglot Gathering to answer two simple questions in #Cornish: Pyth yw dha hanow? Ple’th os ta trigys? Meur ras to everyone who took part! #SpeakCornish youtube.com/shorts/ALBjp...
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Speak Cornish Week 2026 @speakcornish7274
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Happy International Day of Multilingualism! On this special day, I’m pleased to share this podcast episode I recorded with Desta Haile from Languages Through Music. How do you use music in your language learning? open.spotify.com/episode/2a0W...
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Geraint Jennings @geraintjennings.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Bouônjour! Can I cheekily recommend my The Toad and the Donkey? francisboutle.co.uk/products/the...
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The Toad and the Donkey - Francis Boutle Publishers
The Toad and the Donkey brings together texts in the Norman languages of the Channel Islands illustrate a tangled linguistic heritage.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Mèrcie bein des fais!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Thank you! I really enjoy learning Jèrriais and now I am interested in learning more about the other Norman languages of The Channel Islands too!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I’ve just published a new post on #Jèrriais, the language of #Jersey: why I’m learning it, the #Eisteddfod, and where to start with resources. speakingfluently.com/2026/02/16/j...
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Jèrriais, the language of Jersey - Speaking Fluently
If you want to learn Jèrriais, you do not need to live on Jersey, but visiting the island makes the language feel real fast. I started learning Jèrriais through L’Office du Jèrriais in late 2024, and ...
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
🌟Sadorn #Kernewek🌟 Sat 11 Apr 2026 | 10:00–21:00 UK time | Free online #Cornish language sessions for all levels. Join as a learner: forms.gle/BGJ8Vu7KrXUh... Lead a session (chat/talk/workshop/Q&A): forms.gle/VxNnDXuxRfKY... With @kowethas.bsky.social The Cornish Language Fellowship.
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Sadorn Kernewek / Cornish Saturday
Get ready for Cornish classes by practising with others and asking the questions that matter to you. Join us for free on Saturday 13 September for a full day of Cornish language sessions. Whether you’...
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Kynsa dydh y’n vledhen nowydh. Meur a howlsplan, mes my a drigas y’n rannji dres oll an jydh. My a redyas bardhonek yn Bolognesek. Yma dyffrans bras yntra Italek ha Bolognesek, orth ow brys. #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Bledhen Nowydh Da!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Dydh diwettha a'n vledhen. Pyth yw agas towlennow rag 2026? Bledhen Nowydh da dhy'hwi oll. #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
“Nyns yw gramasek ow foynt krev.” Gwir po fals ragos? Prag? #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Keskan Nadelik hedhyw yn Skopje gans ilow pur deg. Kanow yn sowsnek ha yn makedoniek ynwedh. Hengov yn ow theylu yw hemma. Yma omglewans Nadelik dhymm lemmyn! #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Yma teylu makedoniek dhymm.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Yn hwir, yn Breten Vyghan!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Bretonek (Nedeleg Laouen) - yeth gewsys yn Pow Frynk yw.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Yn hwir, rag henna ni a wra solempnya mis Genver.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Dydh Nadelik yw 7ves ha Dydh Bledhen Nowydh - 14ves.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Seson Nadelik yw lemmyn. Hevlena solempnys yw Nadelik yn Kernow. Mes yn Makedoni Kledh nyns yw na hwath! Prag? #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Warlena yn Taipei my a gomendyas neb dyskansow dyskys a’n gemeneth Kernewek, ha profyansow rag kemenethow erel. Synsys ov dhe bubonan a Yeth an Werin yn arbennik. #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Syndrom fug (imposter syndrome): Ow sewyansow Godhalek a veu fest da, mes gwella es my a waytyas…ha lemmyn yn le an omglewans a vos lowen…yma syndrom fug dhymm. #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Pasten Dubai gans know pistachio ha choklet. Pur sawrek o! Nadelik lowen! #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Klav ov hwath, mes yma govyn yethek dhymm: Pyth yw an yeth anwaytys y’n skeusen ma? Ha prag?
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Meur ras ha Nadelik lowen!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Meur ras dhis!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Meur ras!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Meur ras! Nadelik lowen dhis ynwedh!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Meur ras dhis!
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Drefen ow bos klav, ny wrug vy tra vyth hedhyw… #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Pyth yw an dyffrans yntra rannyeth ha yeth, orth dha vrys? #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Y kodh dhymm gwruthyl gwydhyowyow yn Kernewek. A-vorow… #KevardhuEbronLas #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Y fydh edhom a brederi a-dro dhe erviransow nowydh a-varr y’n Vledhen Nowydh. Pyth dhe wul wosa #KevardhuEbronLas ? #Kernewek
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Ha my ow redya Bewnans Ke de. Rewenys yw an ger rag “Iceland” warlinen (ha aswonys dhymm yn #Kernewek dhe styrya an vro na), mes herwydh lojyk an yeth (r.e. Nihon = Japan), prag dhe wul “treylyans ger rag ger” a’n ger Island? Island yw an ger yn tekstow istorek ha nes dhe’n ger derowel ynwedh.
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Mis Genver, my a wra mos dhe Jersenys rag an kynsa prys. My a wra kemeres rann y’n Esedhvos Jersenys ha dythya y vardhonek yn Jersenysek: “À la Campangne”. Yntanys ov! #Kernewek #KevardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Yn fenowgh, my a wra ges gocki “tasek” yn ayrborth: Da yw genev bos yn ayrborth drefen ow fordh bos kler. Drog yw genev! 🤣🤪🤣 #Kernewek #KervardhuEbronLas
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Kowethas an Yeth @kowethas.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Toknys rag Pennseythen Gernewek 2026 yw kavadow lemmyn! cornish-language.org/pennseythun-... Tickets for the Pennseythen Gernewek (Cornish Language Weekend) 2026 are available now! cornish-language.org/cornish-lang... #Kernewek #Cornish #pennseythen26
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Pennseythen Gernewek - Kowethas an yeth Kernewek
Pennseythen Gernewek Pennseythen rag dyski ha kewsel an yeth Kernewek Rag lies y’n gemeneth a Gernewegoryon, an ughpoynt yn mysk hwarvosow an yeth restrys dres an vledhen yw an Bennseythen Gernewek, h...
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Pub bledhen my a wra studya an yeth leel, a’n le may fo an Keskussulyans Liesyethek (Polyglot Conference). An vledhen a dheu fydh yn Bologna, ytho yma towlen dhymm dhe dhyski nebes Bolognesek! #Kernewek #KervardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Fondya ha displegya chonsyow pella rag pubonan dhe dhyski Kernewek yw posek. Martesen gwell via dhymm restra moy es unn Sadorn Kernewek warlinen pub bledhen… #Kernewek #KervardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Bryntin yw kewesel yeth yn freth. Dell yw usys, pur es yw dhe leverel pyth hemm a styr. Rag an tus freth yn agan kemeneth nyns ov vy sur. Ha ty? #Kernewek #KervardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Dyskoryon on ni oll ha pubonan a wra kammow. Heb mar, treweythyow ni a wra nebes taklow yn kamm ha hemm yw chons a vri dhyn dyski dhyworth agan kammwriansow, surhe y tysk anedha, ha gwellhe agan devnydh a’n yeth bledhen wosa bledhen. #Kernewek #KervardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
An kesunyans a viajya ha attendya klass adhyskans tevesigyon nyns yw es vytholl! Ny won vy Godhalek gwell wosa an unses diwettha y'n gwettha prys. Uvelhys ov ha krev an mynnas ov ynwedh dhe wellhe ow yeth lemmyn! #Kernewek #KevardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Splann yw! 🎄
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Medrans a'n Keskussulyans Liesyethek (Polyglot Conference) yw skoodhya yethow genesik, peryllys, goliadow, minoryta ha le usys/studhys. Drehevel levow yw toul gallosek rag avonsya yethow oll. Fatel wren ni drehedhes gwell agan medrasow orth dha vrys? #Kernewek #KevardhuEbronLas
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Richard Simcott @speakingfluently.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I am planning to be there. Really looking forward to it!
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