Cymru

167 readers

8 users here now

Popeth Cymru.

Everything Wales.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

PhylMoel

Advice for an English person learning Cymraeg (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/cymru

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/36166120

I've just started learning Cymraeg on Duolingo, but I have a question. Should I try and use a Welsh accent when I'm speaking the language, or would it be better to use my English accent (which is sort of casual RP with a hint of Northumbrian)?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] teft@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I’m not fluent or familiar with welsh but I am bilingual.

You should try to copy native speakers accents. It will help you tremendously the more you move along in your language journey. If you speak in a normal English accent and pronunciation you’ll probably sound really weird to the point of unintelligibility. I know this is true for Spanish so I would assume for other languages it’s the same.

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Good advice. Thanks!