tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post1379415613938011789..comments2024-03-25T14:54:04.942+00:00Comments on Dora Reads: Reading Roald Dahl in Welsh (Part 1)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-90103566572468596962016-08-04T09:46:13.966+01:002016-08-04T09:46:13.966+01:00Thanks :)
Yeah, Welsh was actually banned in scho...Thanks :)<br /><br />Yeah, Welsh was actually banned in schools here for a long time - though that changed a lot in the 20th Century, and it's now encouraged instead (and mandatory until aged 16, so I can say 'I like coffee' though not an awful lot else,) and my sis-in-law actually went to a Welsh-medium school when a hundred years before she would've been caned and made to wear a piece of wood around her neck for using any Welsh words on school grounds :)<br /><br />I think that counts as progress :)<br /><br />Maybe you'll find a book in Spanish that interests you and give it a shot :) my advice is to see it as something you want to do for you, not something you've been guilted into doing because you 'should' :)<br /><br />Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-73244121470940677212016-08-04T06:52:28.382+01:002016-08-04T06:52:28.382+01:00This is such an admirable goal!
My first language ...This is such an admirable goal!<br />My first language is Spanish, but I have only read one full book in Spanish, I think. Maybe not even the whole book. :x It's tough to admit this because I grew up speaking Spanish at home, but all my schooling was in Enlgish, so I was never really encouraged to read or write in Spanish.<br /><br />Anyway, good luck with your challenge. It sounds very reasonable and I think you will complete it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244094664154091196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-31541500524018212852016-08-02T09:30:23.207+01:002016-08-02T09:30:23.207+01:00Ha, yeah - I have nothing but admiration for trans...Ha, yeah - I have nothing but admiration for translators!Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-4614823089542177802016-08-01T19:38:36.225+01:002016-08-01T19:38:36.225+01:00Good on you for working towards your goal already!...Good on you for working towards your goal already! I love the sound of this one being written in Welsh and translated. I recently translated a poem from Spanish to english and discovered it was not as easy I anticipated it being! Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-19368037978404837412016-08-01T15:38:39.152+01:002016-08-01T15:38:39.152+01:00Ha - it's not easy! I'd suggest picking a ...Ha - it's not easy! I'd suggest picking a language to learn first ;) and then cheat like me and pick a story you already know!Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-30060610248181851442016-08-01T15:37:13.580+01:002016-08-01T15:37:13.580+01:00CWTCH IS A GREAT WORD!!!!! It means a) a warm snug...CWTCH IS A GREAT WORD!!!!! It means a) a warm snuggly-hug from friends or family who you love, or b) the cupboard-space under the stairs (make of that what you will!) <br /><br />It's mainly used here in the South - especially in Wenglish (which is kind of Welsh/English hybrid slang.)<br /><br />Yeah - we don't actually have that many successful authors; particularly since there's the whole Welsh/English language divide. I *do* def. recommend Cardiff poet Dannie Abse, who wrote some utterly brilliant poems. I'm told that Alexander Cordell novels, which are mainly focussed on Welsh history, are really good as well. (Plus J K Rowling spent some time in Chepstow growing up, so we tend to pretend she's one of ours. Can you blame us?)<br /><br />And you can totally be honorary Welsh ;) I'll vouch for you ;)Cee Arr @ Dora Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074909561530525221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-30512109861384831632016-08-01T14:11:34.690+01:002016-08-01T14:11:34.690+01:00That's really cool! I'd love to read a boo...That's really cool! I'd love to read a book in a different language, but unfortunately, I can only read English.paperbackprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446601964387517150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-904551567804562350.post-24387190719654645912016-08-01T12:17:19.559+01:002016-08-01T12:17:19.559+01:00I love everything Welsh, but sadly the only word I...I love everything Welsh, but sadly the only word I know is cwtch. I feel like it's probably a good one to know. I don't know whether I've read any Welsh authors (other than Dahl), but I own How Green Was My Valley and a collection of Dylan Thomas poems! (Please validate my desire to be Welsh)Ely @ Tea & Titleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573679288056352126noreply@blogger.com