Now it's the controversial letter j and the number 22. I go through the usual welcome words, decimal and vigesimal numbers, 5 example words with j, all loan words, and they will feature in the new listening practice lesson on the daily quiz on the website tomorrow. Check out Daily Quiz. It improves every day lately.https://learnwelshfast.com/daily-quiz/250425/ This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: h...
Apr 25, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 22
So we're up to the letter h and the number 21. As it happens the number twenty one in vigesimal Welsh is the first time we see the h-prothesis which causes certain words that start with a vowel to get a 'h' added on the front. Oh forgot to say cwtsh is also a 'hug' of course. I also mention the quiz today which focuses on adjectives that sometimes go before the noun. https://learnwelshfast.com/daily-quiz/240425/ This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resou...
Apr 24, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Today's episode is the letter ng, with five example words for the ng sound. Number 20 now in numbers, and I give you both decimal and vigesimal. Words like anghofio are compound words that have mutated other words like cofio. Today's quiz helps with mutations and there's lots of helpful links, videos and an interactive quiz to test out what you know. https://learnwelshfast.com/daily-quiz/230425/ This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify ...
Apr 23, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This episode is for the letter g, with five example words for the g sound. We're up to 19 in numbers, and I give you both decimal and vigesimal (masculine and feminine). We cover some introduction words as usual too. A few more example sentences for the g words before I run out of time. Check out the daily-quiz on the website. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/...
Apr 22, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Yeah yeah yeah I know I said nineteen. Oops. here's the number eighteen and the letter Ff. I give you five new words for ff, lots of usage, several more numbers, some on purpose, some not. Nain Ponciau pops up again, and Rhosllannerchrugog. It's where I first saw the ff on the road signs, ffordd this, ffordd that. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/12/lesson-2-1...
Apr 21, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The letter today then is F, the number 17 and the word his him or she. 5 words for him, he that we've come across. The word 'fel' is also useful. A little bit on 'yn' used as a particle. I give you the decimal and the masculine and feminine of the vigesimal number seventeen. Make sure you check out the quiz on the website as well as the web lesson. The quiz has become an even better lesson in itself. Go and have a look as it hooks up nicely with what I talk about on the podcast. This accompanies...
Apr 20, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 17
The letter today then is Dd, a digraph, heard in the English word 'the' as a sound. And the number 16. Words for Dd include dydd, blwyddyn and others. A bit more on numbers, plurals, inflections and what not. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/12/lesson-2-16-the-welsh-consonant-dd-dd/ 🌍 Website: [Learn Welsh Fast](https://learnwelshfast.com/) ▶️ YouTube: [Subsc...
Apr 19, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 16
So the letter of the day is D and the number 15. Words for D include dylai, draw, dros, dod and dau. I mention the patterns in important verb conjugations like dylwn / dylet / dylai and hoffwn / hoffet / hoffai and gallwn / gallet / gallai. I mention the link up between the YouTube infographics, the daily quiz and the podcast topics. 15 in decimal and vigesimal. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson:...
Apr 18, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Today is the letter Ch and the number 14. 5 example ch words, more greetings and introduction words. A bit about Scotland, a bit about Liverpool, a bit about Skid Row. Oh and quite a bit about numbers. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/12/lesson-2-14-the-welsh-consonant-ch-ch/ 🌍 Website: [Learn Welsh Fast](https://learnwelshfast.com/) ▶️ YouTube: [Subscribe on...
Apr 17, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Today is the letter C and the number 13. Looking at words cael, ci, Cymraeg, Cymru and cymryd. Recapping some numbers (except un deg dwy - feminine 12 which I blanked on). I mention the irregular verbs quickly. I talk about tenses and 'bod' in the examples. I have been replacing the AI dragon pictures on the website with more meaningful visuals. See the homepage updates. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 We...
Apr 16, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Today is the letter B and the number 12. 5 example b words, dyma / yma, dyna / yna. I cover recent mistakes I've made like using a diphthong in English as an example for a monopthong Welsh long E sound, a slight misunderstanding with the Welsh long A sound because common English example 'father' is not the same sound, and over thinking things by mutating Llythyren after 'Y'. I've learned a lot. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify t...
Apr 15, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This episode is looking at the consonants now we have done the vowels. I look at the letter names, the digraphs, the sounds, differences in English and Welsh, the new sounds for English speakers. Thanks for the listens, likes, subscribes and comments. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/12/lesson-2-11-the-welsh-consonants/ 🌍 Website: [Learn Welsh Fast](https://l...
Apr 14, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Today's episode include the word afternoon and the number ten, a recap of some welcome words. Then we look at all the one letter words in Welsh. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com/ Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/12/lesson-2-10-welsh-1-letter-words/ 🌍 Website: [Learn Welsh Fast](https://learnwelshfast.com/) ▶️ YouTube: [Subscribe on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@LearnWelshFast) 🅾 Instagra...
Apr 13, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This episode has an announcement. I made a boo-boo. Llythyren shouldn't mutate after 'y', so the titles have changed. Today's number is 9, the letter y, three sounds, first two different for North and South. Intro words, numbers 0 - 10 and 100 with alternate versions, the three y sound phrase 'hyd yn hyn' (so far / until now). Apologies for the sound quality tonight, temporary blip. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh lan...
Apr 12, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Ok there's 3 sounds for 'w' and two are vowel sounds, one is the consonant sound like in English. 15 new example words this time then with examples and topics spiralling off as usual. Keep an eye out for the support videos which I post on lessons on the website, usually days after the podcast release or just subscribe on YouTube. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/...
Apr 11, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Lots more Welsh covered in this episode including 'unwaith', 'dyma', 'saith', 'yng Ngogledd Cymru / yn Ne Cymru', the letter u short and long sounds, other new words , usage and topics spinning off again. Number words that drop their last letter when counting nouns - Six Cats for instance... bad jokes...tumbleweed... This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-...
Apr 10, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Today's letter is the letter O and today's number is the number 6. We also have 10 new words using O and I give examples of their use. I cover all the numbers we've done too. There are also examples of using different words for night, evening, eve too. And a bit of adjective placement. Plus I recover long E sound from the other day. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/20...
Apr 09, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This episode I cover the two main sounds of the letter 'I'. I also teach you some new words like 'yn ôl' and all the colours of the balls in snooker. I tell you the numbers for 0, 5 and 7 to add to your 1 to 4. 10 new words to show you letter 'i' in use. Also we introduce conjugation of regular verbs which have a root/stem (base form) of the verb which we use to conjugate and make sentences about different people in different tenses. I explain how to use the Gweiadur dictionary for help with con...
Apr 08, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 5
I talk about different 'hellos', aspirate mutation, soft mutation, 'yn' as a particle, conjugation, the sounds of the letter E, and example words with example phrases and sentences. Some topics spin off from them examples. I introduce you to the number 4, and then feminine forms of 2, 3 and 4. Also I tell you how to turn verbs into singular and plural commands. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: ...
Apr 07, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Today's episode we catch up with the dreaded diaeresis, and it's usage . I also fill you in on the ddyrchafedig word as promised. We then cover the 2 monophthong sounds of the letter 'A' - and I give 5 Welsh words for each sound, 10 in total. I cover some of those words with examples and introduce you to the idea of inflected prepositions. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast...
Apr 06, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This episode covers the 7 Welsh vowels, and the vowel markings (diacritics). I start give you the Welsh numbers too. We recap common plural endings. I miss pronounce 'diaeresis' and there's an 'IOU' for the Welsh name for it and it's usage but I'll tell you tomorrow. I'll also fill you in on 'ddyrchafedig'. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-2-2-the-we...
Apr 05, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 2
New Series: Alphabet & Pronunciation. This first episode is an overview of the alphabet in Welsh. Look at the supporting material in the web lesson. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-2-1-the-welsh-alphabet/
Apr 04, 2025•10 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Today's episode I list some of the amazing music events, labels and artists I've discovered over the past 7 months or so listening to Radio Cymru all day everyday. Using music as part of immersion can help you understand all sorts of aspects of Welsh language and culture. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-1-15-music/...
Apr 03, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Today's episode I look at private tutors and things you should consider when using them. Also covered is Aberystwyth University and it's connection to people we've talked about. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web Lesson: 1.14: Discover the new excitement of progress with the best private tutors! - LEARN WELSH FAST!...
Apr 02, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This episode I go through some of the courses that are available. I list the names of the levels of the national courses so you can search for additional material such as YouTube videos, Memrise courses and Anki decks. I also cover D. Geraint Lewis, the author of grammar books, I missed out yesterday. He, with his son, Nudd Lewis, runs the Gweiadur dictionary website. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language. 🌍 Web L...
Apr 01, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Today's episode we're looking at authors who help Welsh learners with Welsh Grammar. Gareth King, Dewi Rhys Jones, Heini Gruffudd, Stephen Owen Rule and the one we missed (I'll come onto again) is D. Geraint Lewis. We also cover VSO, irregular verbs, -iadur and more. This accompanies the website https://learnwelshfast.com. Top tips and learning resources to simplify the Welsh language.🌍 Web Lesson: Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-1-12-grammar-books/
Mar 31, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Gemau (Games) - This episode lists all the board games and online games you can use to help you further your understanding of Welsh. I even list all the Welsh scrabble letters, frequency, points, and some of the issues with 'ng' in word games. Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-1-11-board-games/
Mar 30, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11 - Apiau (Aps) - So I've been using apps on Android and Windows desktop software for learning Welsh for a number of years, and recently I've checked out what's available on Apple. This episode I cover the best available for learning Welsh and immersing yourself in Welsh. Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-1-10-language-apps/
Mar 29, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10 - This episode pays homage to all those out there who have created so much useful content for learners. I go through some huge social media accounts online with plenty of learning material to add to your plan. Thanks for the plays, subscribers, followers, likes and comments. I've been very busy today, as usual, improving the website and ironing out some bugs. Web Lesson: https://learnwelshfast.com/2024/11/11/lesson-1-9-social-media/
Mar 28, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
So this episode 9 (1.8 on the website) is all about the great podcasts available in Welsh. Ypod and the Radio Cymru / BBC Sounds cover most of what's available. I also talk about dialects, and several of the names in Welsh language broadcasting.
Mar 27, 2025•10 min•Season 1Ep. 9
