Thread: Heddiw dda i chi o Gymru (Good day to you from Wales)

OK. That's 'Hello, Mr Peters, and welcome to the forum' Correct? Every day's a school day!

Got as far as 'Thank you, Mick' Then totally lost. Wish I wasn't!

It says 'Wales' in there somewhere!

Isn't 'popty' a bakery? Confused!

Originally Posted by TheCount

Welcome, Young Sir!

i have only just joined myself but have a few years on you. The language fascinates me! I was on the Llyn Peninsula just recently at a place called Pistyll but which the ice-cream man told me was pronounced more like Pea-Stick! I also went to Nant Gwythern to the Welsh Language School - It is so beautiful! But nobody told me how to pronounce Llyn - it seems to have a circumflex accent over the 'Y'. Can you help an old writer?

Incidentally. I have just started straight razor shaving and it is nowhere near a scary as you think. I would suggest that you start with a 'shave ready' though as honing is apparently a black art and possibly not necessary! I know a good man or two on eBay if you would like a pointer without spending a fortune!

Originally Posted by TheCount

OK. That's 'Hello, Mr Peters, and welcome to the forum' Correct? Every day's a school day!

Originally Posted by TheCount

Got as far as 'Thank you, Mick' Then totally lost. Wish I wasn't!

Originally Posted by TheCount

It says 'Wales' in there somewhere!

Originally Posted by TheCount

Isn't 'popty' a bakery? Confused!

It helps if you use the 'reply with quote' button instead of just 'reply'. Or I you want to do a whole bunch of quotes like I have with your posts above, click on that little quotation symbol to the right of 'reply with quote' for each item you want to quote. It helps everyone with the context of what you are saying.

Llyn has the letter Ll which is like an aspirated L with a little spit end it at the back of the tongue. Put the tip of your tongue behind your top teeth, breath out and say Sluh. Best I can describe how it sounds. The Y sounds like an I and the word would sound a little like 'Slin' . Llyn is the word for Lake/Pond/Pool (although Pwll means Pool or Pond as well). Cymru (Cum-Ree) is Wales.

Hope that's of some help mate.


Mick

you dont have to apolagise to us Damon, i have been swamped with homework from college so i have been quiet round here as well.


have you got your strop and brush yet Damon?

Originally Posted by MickR

It helps if you use the 'reply with quote' button instead of just 'reply'. Or I you want to do a whole bunch of quotes like I have with your posts above, click on that little quotation symbol to the right of 'reply with quote' for each item you want to quote. It helps everyone with the context of what you are saying.

Llyn has the letter Ll which is like an aspirated L with a little spit end it at the back of the tongue. Put the tip of your tongue behind your top teeth, breath out and say Sluh. Best I can describe how it sounds. The Y sounds like an I and the word would sound a little like 'Slin' . Llyn is the word for Lake/Pond/Pool (although Pwll means Pool or Pond as well). Cymru (Cum-Ree) is Wales.

Hope that's of some help mate.


Mick

Thanks for putting me right on the forum procedure, Mick. And on the pronunciation! Such a beautiful place and lovely language.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Hey Damon, glad.you are back, how are the shaves progressing?

First shave had 2 nicks, second and the rest ( every 2/3 days since) perfectly fine, was very shocked!

Just nicked myself again :/ (Scuse the scruff)

so how many shaves in are you now?

you can still use your mach 3 you know to get rid off silly bum fluff on your top lip and chin

Glad you're doing well