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

Ieuan Cilgwri....!

Wnes i ffeindio fideo You Tube o fardd o'r enw Ieuan Cilgwri yn perfformio yn y Magazine yn New Brighton yn ddiweddar (recently)! ac un arall ohono fo'n darllen cerdd ar 'Fort Perch Rock'. Dwi ddim yn gwybod os mae o'n siarad Cymraeg, ond mae gynno fo ddiddordeb yn yr 'hen wlad' mae'n siwr!!

Cerdd...

Here's the 'Learners Eisttedfod' poem. I'm afraid the sounds not 'gwych' (brilliant), though it should help with pronounciation. I can't stand listening to my own voice so haven't listened too many times so I hope it's okay! There are one or two small changes to the printed copy. e.g. cymdeithas has changed to 'cymuned, as the former is more 'association' and I meant 'community' (cymuned). Anyway its just supposed to be a bit of 'hwyl' (fun), and there is no need to learn it all off by heart to take part!