Hello everyone, what's happening?
Well, today will be a day of celebration because today my channel's birthday!
(How to celebrate)
and that means that I have been learning for
1 year
I couldn't believe it when I was looking back and trying to work out when I started my channel
but yeah, i can't believe it myself
well, a lot of things have happened since I starte with the language
i've made lots of friends since learning the language
a lot of good friends who know me only as a Welsh speaker
SIAWNS AM GEM?!
so, to speak..
English with any of them would feel weird to tell the truth
I couldn't imagine back then just what type of effect
the language would have on my life
you don't realise you when you start with Welsh
I can remember thinking "Right. I want to learn Welsh as quickly as possible"
and also, I want to be
as fluent as possible in a short time
but I just couldn't imagine how things are now
We moved to Aberystwyth in February and that was great for us
just to get the chances to use the language every day
and that made things so easy
when Lara and I decided
to try and live our lives totally through Welsh
I've had loads of highlights
over the year also.
I was on Radio Cymru three times (I meant to say S4C - No idea what I was thinking here!)
Alun: Nicky originally comes from Rhondda Valley
Alun: and he has succesfully learnt Welsh
Alun: in five months
Nicky: it's a lovely town to be honest. I;ve been coming here
Nicky: since I was young for holidays
Nicky: with my family. We just decided...
Nicky: ...to live here. I can't explain it any better than that!
I was on Radio Cymru a couple of times also
Menter Iaith Maldwyn asked me to come and give a presentation
to them in order to help other learners
and that was pretty special for me.
And also, last week - Parallel.cymru asked me
to write an article for them
about my journey learning the language
and that was cool also.
So, maybe, right now would be a good time to speak about
what I did to learn the language in a short time
1. First thing. I used "Say Something in Welsh"
on my mobile phone and also on my laptop
now, I know that
sometimes I sounds like an advert
for Say Something in Welsh - but I just canot say how excellent it is
I have used
of methods for learning languages
If it's available, then I have tried it out
but until trying out Say Something. I had never found anything that..
..was totally right for me
I found that things like "Michel Thomas"
were good to start
..languages. But it was
a bit too easy. It's good if you want to know
how to ask for drinks in a bar
or ask for help in a hotel when you're on holidays
but not much more
When I was trying "pimsleurs" out, I was finding the course just so slow
I can remember doing German with Pimsleurs
and after 15 lessons I was still..
doing things like... "I want to eat something" or
"I want to drink something"
y'know? "Say Something"is just so fast
after 15 lessons of "say something"
I was able to say things like
"I met someone in a pub last night who knows your sister-in-law" or
"I've got a son in his 30s who works for the local council"
y'know? which are
quite difficult for someone who is just starting
learning the language
but they're just so useful
because they give you more confidence
that you're actually learning useful Welsh.
not just.. y'know? "I have a rabbit"
"I have a dog" "I have a headache"
"i like football and riding my bike down the park"
things like that? y'know? I cannot recommend "say something" enough
if you want to learn Welsh, there is nothing better than that
trust me. absolutely nothing at all
2 is... surround yourself in the language.
Welsh is a small language to tell the truth. We've got one TV channel - S4C
there's not a lot of Welsh on YouTube to tell the truth
but yeah, you've just got to take advantage what is out there.
when we were starting to learn. Lara and I were
watching childrens programmes like: Hafod Haul,
Fireman Sam, Tref a Tryst also.
and that was a good thing for us
because... well I know that a lot of people
disagree with using childrens programmes when you're learning
but they're just so useful - after...
y'know? after a couple of months of watching things like Hafod Haul
we started to move on to watch things like:
Pobol y Cwm, Hansh
Bore Da and Heno
and other things like that Listen to the radio also.
Radio Cymru is great because they do a good mix
of music,
chat and news
and people like Owain Tudor, Tommo, Garry Owen
what's the other guys name?
HUW STEPHENS!
People like that just make interesting shows
and also, don't worry about understanding everything straight away
no-one expects that at all
when I was starting, I was using the radio as a way
of hearing the language in real-life
at the start, y'know - you understand 1 or 2 words.
(phone beep) you move on a bit and you start to understand
2 or 3 words and before
you realize, you can understand everything - just out of nowhere
trust me
3 is.. use your welsh everywhere.
now, it's so, so, so
important that Welsh becomes a normal part
of your life. So start using
it straight away. Over Facebook, Over Twitter.
over Instagram
over everything. over snapchat
over everything - over everything
when i started using Welsh over facebook
I was finding that it people came out of the woodworks
people I had known for ages, who were Welsh speakers forever.
but, I didn't realise
and they will be so useful to you
Also, I have to say that I lost a couple of friends - to be honest
because some people had had a guts full of me speaking Welsh everywhere
and unfortunately you have to expect things like that
but... y'know? who cares?
not me.
*BURN*
In the last year, I have to say that I have had
lots and lots of support from people
99% of people have been excellent with me
and for that I have to say "Thanks a lot to you all"
I really, really mean it...but
you always get one dickhead
and I remember one man who wasn't quite nice with me
when I was starting
if you've seen my first video - I was learning for something like 2 and a half weeks.
and I must say, looking back now...
yeah - I wasn't much good.
but for two and a half weeks?
in my opinion... I wasn't bad?
everyone liked that video. everyone except one guy
he saw that video and sent a message to me saying:
"WELL IT WASN'T GREAT
YOU GOT A LOT OF WORDS WRONG YOU GOT A LOT OF WORDS IN THE WRONG ORDER
*foam at mouth* YOU ALSO USED "DW I'N" A LOT AND DW I'N ISN'T
WHAT WE DO!? Y'KNOW!?! YOU;RE FROM THE RHONDDA YOU'RE FROM THE SOUTH
YOU';RE SUPPOSED TO USE "RWY'N" EVERYONE IN THE RHONDDA USES "RWY'N"
NO-ONE USES "DW I'N"
ITS A GOG THING
"Y;KNOW SO YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG"
"AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, YOU HAVING THIS CHANNEL"
"AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GET YOU ANYWHERE" "AND YOU PROBABLY SHOULD JUST GIVE UP"
"IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT AS A CHILD - YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET IT NOW"
Good friend yeah? I didn';t let that stop me
to tell the truth - people like that
are just dickheads - don't worry about them
four...
4 is: speak with other people.
now, speaking with other people is the most important thing
"say something"is great
but you have to start chatting with other people
if you live in Wales, it just so easy
when I lived in the valleys, I went to the local Welsh shop
and I went to the local Welsh pub.
just to find chances to use the language (i don't know what's wrong with me?)
even in places like Newport and Monmouth
where not a lot of people speak Welsh
you can go to things like "clwb cloncs" over the place
where people meet weekly in order to speak with other learners
and if you live outside of Wales, why not use Skype?
I;ve got friends right over the world, in places like:
America
Germany, Canada
Argentina, Netherlands - and all of them
I know through Welsh. They are all excellent
with the language also. That was key to my success
to tell the truth, just speaking the language
at every chance you can get
5 is: don't be scared at all
now, I know a lot of people who can speak great Welsh
but they're just too scared to chat for some reason: for example
I met a woman in "Siop y Pethe" a couple of months ago
who had been learning Welsh through night classes
for years - but
she was just great with the language but she had not spoken
with anyone outside of the class or "clwb clonc"
I asked her why?
and she said she wasn't confident enough
for some reason. and whats the point of that?
why learn the language at all? go out and speak with people.
fuck it! no-one cares if you say things wrong
or if you have to use English words in order to get the message over
or something. bloody hell!
ask my friends about me. I'm guilty of using English words
all of the time and also don't be afraid
of making mistakes the more mistakes you make
the better off you are going to be trust me
speaking with other people is the only way to improve, to tell the truth.
and you will speak, how people speak on the street
no-one says things like "rydw i'n" (I am) and things like that
like the books say - and real people use things like
well, my favourite thing is...
"i watched" "i watched football last night"
"i watched X Factor on SATURDAY"
"i watched YouTube on the weekend" y'know?
it's not in any dictionary at all
but real people use it
so, yeah! without speaking with other people
you'll be "textbook Welsh" or something like that
a bit boring isn't it?
your language will develop with time. look at me.
I'm a Rhondda boy, right, right, right in the south. but i learnt
from a man from Llandysul
so, I say "Milk", not "milk", or "milk" (i feel this subtitle doesn't really tell the whole story)
but, because I live in the Midlands now (Mid Wales, that is!)
I have found myself starting to say Gog things.
like "with", "i have"
and "Like", sometimes
my friend Llio is at fault for that
but yeah, let your language grow with everything
I'm still a hwntw, really.
I can remember after giving a presentation in Powys
and a guy said to me
"you don't sound like a Rhondda boy to tell the truth. You sound more like.."
.....Proper Cardi"
so, yeah
English - I'm a Rhondda scumbag
Welsh - Proper Cardi. I'll take that
6 is: keep the language alive.
that was the most important thing for me. every person that starts learning
the language is someone who is helping to keep the language alive
and safe for the future, especially with people of Wales
we have a responsibility
to keep the language safe for the future
it's our language, why not use it?
right then, I've spoken enough for now. i've got to say a big thanks
to everyone that has helped me over the year.
there are too many to mention by here
so, yeah. I'll try
if I have forgotten about you. I've got to say, I'm so sorry
I;ve got to say thanks a lot to Lara, my beautiful wife
for putting up with me over the year
Aran and Iestyn for being a big help
my friends down Y Cwps.
my friends from "Siop Y Pethe" like: Emily,
Heulwen, Aled, Lowri, Marc
and also the best Gog in the world: Llio
I couldn't understand any peopl from the North until I met Llio
now, they're just so easy. Finally thanks a lot
for subscribing to me
I hope to bring you another year of weird videos
right then everyone: carry on with your Welsh
let me know how you find it
let me know what you think underneath the video in the comments, by here
and also: don't forget to subscribe to me
up
there
and also if you want to watch another video of me
down there
I have to say Merry Christmas to everyone
until the next time
goodbye!
"I can't see anything at all without my glasses"

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