Female Illustration

Faith

Both my paternal grandparents were born in North Wales and came to the US before my dad was born. Dad had no interest in learning the lan...
Female Illustration

Sara

There’s a real element with SSiW of “trust the process”. Don’t expect to remember everything straight away - we all need to repeat things...
Female Illustration

Magen

I started learning Welsh with SSiW because my grandfather was a fluent speaker, but it was never passed down. I always felt like somethin...
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Kate

I come back to SSiW again and again. When I first found SSiW it was only a couple of years old, and I was an adoptee who didn’t know much...
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Richard

Originally from Beddau, an English-speaking town near Pontypridd. Historically, my family came from all over West and North Wales in ...
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Jeremy

I’ve been learning Welsh with my partner for 3 months now using SSiW (we’re on level 13, course 1). She’s from Swansea originally, bu...
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Mike

After 37 years of living in Kent, we’re moving coast to coast to Pembrokeshire. My 5-year-old will be learning at school, so we felt ...
Male Illustration

Seven

I’ve been learning Welsh with DysguCymraeg and Duolingo for about 18 months. I live in England but love Wales, especially North Wales,...
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Mike

English born, but with a Welsh name and north Welsh ancestry. When I first left school I went to work with the Forestry Commission in...
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Gordon

I’m Gordon. I’m English and spent most of my professional life in universities teaching and research language (linguistics) and languages...
Female Illustration

Aine

So… I had a dream a few months ago in which I could speak fluently in Welsh. I’d just spent a weekend in Betws y Coed, so I guess it ...
Androgynous Illustration

Terrire

My son introduced me to SaySomethingin Welsh and, as a fun time to bond with my just out of college kid, I started learning Welsh with hi...