The Magnificent 7
@BrownBeca talks to a few of the 1000s learning #Welsh all over the world, from Slovenia & the US to Yorkshire. @DailyWelshWords
DYDDIADUR DYSGWYR YN Y BYD (Welsh learners in the World) today at 18:30 @BBCRadioCymru & then on @BBCSounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nbvg
Clare Brathmere from #Abergele in north #Wales is a retired air traffic controller. Clare's experience of learning Welsh in school was a bad one. She decided to give it another go #UnfinishedBusiness
Geraint, @thedrummist is from the #Wrexham area in N #Wales. His father was from #Tumble in the south. He didn't pass on the language to his son. Geraint learnt #Welsh so that he could talk to his father in his first language
GO #motorbikes #beards & #theWelshlanguage
Nina Bentley lives in #BlaenauFfestiniog where she works for a social enterprise group in the Vale of Ffestiniog. She has two children who attend a local school where they learn #Welsh. Here she is walking in #Snowdonia
Hendrik Robisch @HRobisch lives in Essen in Germany.
He started learning a bit of #Welsh after going to #Wales on holiday - and never stopped. He's a big fan of the Welsh band @bwncathband and sings their songs beautifully, much to the delight of the family cat.
Cetra Coverdale-Pearson lives in Derbyshire, England and
learnt #Welsh after hearing the language on holiday 2 years ago. She now blogs in #Welsh about gardening and is a member of a group of Welsh learners in Derby organised by @JonSais
Tatjana Prelog @KnightGhost lives in Slovenija.
She learnt the language after becoming a fan of the #WALES #rugby team. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and she raps about the experience of learning #Welsh
Marcus Whitfield lives in London and is originally from #Flintshire. #Football brought Marcus to learn Welsh after meeting a crew of #Welsh fans from #Caernarfon supporting Wales at the 2016 #Euros.
Originally from Yorkshire Oliver Llewellyn lives in Maryland. His grandfather was from #PortTalbot in south #Wales. He started learning #Welsh at the beginning of the lockdown. He is now fluent. Oliver has also learnt some #Italian as his wife comes from Italy #meltingpot
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