Canu Gwlad - meaning singing country - five Welsh words to learn

Welsh language version of Canu Gwlad. In English is means singing country. It is sung to an American  country music tune. Yes, Canu is singing. the adjective is first as in English.

You can learn Welsh on Duolingo.

A double l sounds as if you are clearing your throat, like the Scottish word lock (the ck not the l). 

What is there to enjoy in Wales? Castles and green valleys with white sheep. Welsh male voice choirs. Girls playing the Welsh harp and singing. Welsh cakes, like small fat pancakes, served hot with butter.

Welsh rarebit. Welsh seaweed. 

Welsh - English

bore da - good morning

canu - singing

diolch - thanks

enw - name

gwlad - country

English - Welsh

country - gwlad

good morning - bore da

name - enw

singing - canu

thanks - diolch

Useful Websites

duolingo.com

memrise.com

https://app.memrise.com/courses/english/welsh/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Wales

https://welearnwelsh.com/blog/how-to-say-hello-in-the-welsh-language/

How to say toastmaster in a Welsh accent, American and Australian:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdnZwPhuT3E

About the Author

I belong to four clubs, Harrovians in the UK, Singapore online, and I am a member of TCA in Singapore and PR for Braddell Heights Advanced.

Come along to my club BHA in Singapore to get the idea.

To practise your reading, look for a club whose website is in your target language and paste words you do not know into translate google or turn on the translate button.

2 Polyglot Page on Facebook

Ask for somebody who wants to teach their language and learn yours. If native speakers are not avaiable, look for a buddy who is learning the same language as you. Schedule 5 minutes a week, or five minutes a day to say a sentence or two on an agreed subject such as introduce yourself, my hobby, my country, ordering food in a restaurant.

3 Earworms

A Berlitz course. I have discs and the small print accompanying booklet in a couple of languages including Chinese.

Useful Websites

bha.learncool.sg

BHA on Facebook.

duolingo

duolingo.com

memrise

memrise.com

About the Author

Angela Lansbury is a British author who has lived in the USA.

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer.

Angela Lansbury teacher of English (advanced and English as a Second Language or English as a Foreign Language, French and other languages, aspiring polyglot.

Angela Lansbury, author and speaker. Member of many toastmasters  speaker training clubs and speaking contest judge.

Angela Lansbury, the author of 20 books including Wedding Speeches & Toasts, and Quick Quotations, has lived in the USA, Spain and Singapore. 

She  has several blogs and writes daily on at least two of the following:

travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

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