Iaith ar Daith... (language on tour)

Dwi newydd derbyn manylion am 'Iaith ar Daith 2010' Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint, sef llond wythnos o ddigwyddiadau trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, yn cynnwys rhai sydd wedi eu hanelu at ddysgwyr.

Dyma'r dolen i'r manylion:

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0By_BriGCXoONYmY4MGI1MDYtYmM0ZS00ZTY3LWEwOTUtOTZhNGEwYWUwMmEw&hl=en

I've just recieved details of Flintshire Welsh Language Initiative's 2010 'Iaith ar Daith' (language on tour), i.e. a week of events through the medium of Welsh, some aimed at learners.

Here's a link to the details:

Clecs...

Theres a e-letter available now from learnCymraeg.com called 'Clecs' which is worth a look at - even if it's just to see the Jim Royle look alike from Caernarfon who features in the latest edition. Threres also a feature on this years 'Learner of the Year', an American from Ynys Môn who has become fluent in just a couple of years!!

The e-letter comes in a Welsh and English version, so it's worth opening both to compare:

http://www.learncymraeg.org/documents/NewyddlenClecsCymraeg.pdf

http://www.learncymraeg.org/documents/NewyddlenClecsEnglish.pdf

Gyda Llaw / BTW: 'Clecs' means something like 'gossip'. 'Be' ydy'r clecs?' would equate to something like 'whats the craic' in English/Irish!!

Sesiynau siarad...

One of the best ways to improve your Welsh is to practice with willing native speakers and more experienced learners. Some people have a gift for helping learners, and I was fortunate enough to benefit from sessions arranged by 'Menter Iaith' (Welsh Language Initiative), which I started attending weekly after a couple of years of learning on my own.

The best place to locate practice sessions is through LearnCymraeg.org who have a course/practice session search facility on their website.

Sêl...

Ges i e-bost yn hysbysebu sêl 'gwales.com' yr wythnos yma. Mae Gwales.com yn gwerthu Llyfrau Cymraeg a Chymreig trwy eu gwefan. Dwi ddim yn gwybod faint o deitlau i ddysgwyr sydd ar gael yn y sêl, ond mae gynnon nhw gasgliad gwerthchweil yn eu hadran i ddysgwyr fel arfer, dyma'r dolen.

I got an e-mail advertising 'gwales.com's sale this week. Gwales.com sell Welsh and English books about Wales (i.e. llyfrau Cymraeg and Cymreig) through their website. I don't know how many titles for learners are available in the sale, but they usually have a worthwhile collection in their section for learners, here's the link

Limeric...

I was reminded while watching a feature about limericks of this Welsh classic by Geraint Lovgreen. It goes something like this:

Ro'n i'n nabod rhai ddyn o Hong Kong,
Roedd yn hoffi chwarae Ping Pong,
Doedd gynno fo ddim bat,
neu pêl come to that
Dweud y gwir roedd o'n chwarae fo wrong!!


Ro'n i - roeddwn i (I was)
dweud y gwir - to be honest