Word that baffled Race Across the World producers added to dictionary

A word which baffled the producers of the latest series of Race Across the World is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the ...

Welsh word that confused Race Across the World producers is put in the dictionary

The Welsh language words Croeso (meaning welcome), diolch (thank you), nos da (goodnight) and shwmae (hello) have also been ...
Backstage

5 Steps to Mastering the Melodic Welsh Accent

Wales is a country in the United Kingdom, located just West of England. Although they may sound similar, differences between the Welsh and English accents include Welsh’s more elongated vowel sounds ...
The Conversation

‘Still here’: Welsh world cup song Yma o Hyd and how the language is adapting to survive

Peredur Webb-Davies works for Bangor University and has received research grant funding in the past from the ESRC and Research Council UK. The Welsh language, Cymraeg, has changed linguistically a lot ...

Welsh man tells English people what 'mun' means and his explanation is hilarious

It's no secret that us Welsh people have all sorts of quirky words we use day to day, and one of them is "mun". One Welsh man recently tried to tell English people exactly what it means ...
The Conversation

How Gavin & Stacey won awards by poking fun at the Welsh-English rivalry

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Watching the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey you learn as much about romance as you do about British cultural and ...

Welsh-speaking teacher targets fall short

An attempt to increase the number of Welsh-speaking teachers is failing, the latest figures have shown. The Welsh government hopes to recruit almost 400 additional teachers every year to help achieve ...