Asha Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Is it 'Klanceckli' ? More like Hlanehlhi or something, or so i thought.
Finnegan Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 You're both wrong. Like I said, you can't really write it phonetically, it isn't a solid sound. You need to sort of put the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth and blow, it's difficult to describe. Contrary to popular belief, if you're spitting everywhere you're doing it wrong. I have no idea what the fook this guy is on about, but he says Llanelli a lot.
lildave3 Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 You're both wrong. Like I said, you can't really write it phonetically, it isn't a solid sound. You need to sort of put the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth and blow, it's difficult to describe. Contrary to popular belief, if you're spitting everywhere you're doing it wrong. I have no idea what the fook this guy is on about, but he says Llanelli a lot. Can you actually speak Welsh? I know of only one word in Welsh. Well, 2 if you include Cymru.
Flynny Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Given that it would probably take me a week just to teach you to pronounce the first two letters, no. Honestly, I'd have no idea how to write "Ll" in phonetics - I'd have to do it audibly and even then you'd likely fail. Just listen to any English rugby pundit try and pronounce "Llanelli" and you're in for a barrel of laughs.& Flynny, name the time and place and I'll be there with pina colada and hot fudge. Hah, fudge. I'll say no more.
Finnegan Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Can you actually speak Welsh?I know of only one word in Welsh. Well, 2 if you include Cymru. Not fluently, no. My mother predominantly speaks to me in Welsh these days so I've a fair understanding but I couldn't really get by living in North Wales. There are effectively two types of people in my generation in Wales, in terms of education; those that went to Welsh speaking schools and those of us that didn't. It's a compulsory subject to both, but the difference is I learned Welsh once a week from about the age of five or six, as a foreign language like you'd learn French or German. Most of my friends went to a Welsh school in Bridgend and learned Science, Maths, etc, all in Welsh. Besides, I've lived in Leicester for over a decade and have neglected it hugely. My German's probably better, tbh! Hah, fudge.I'll say no more. YOU'RE a fudge.
lildave3 Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Not fluently, no. My mother predominantly speaks to me in Welsh these days so I've a fair understanding but I couldn't really get by living in North Wales. There are effectively two types of people in my generation in Wales, in terms of education; those that went to Welsh speaking schools and those of us that didn't. It's a compulsory subject to both, but the difference is I learned Welsh once a week from about the age of five or six, as a foreign language like you'd learn French or German. Most of my friends went to a Welsh school in Bridgend and learned Science, Maths, etc, all in Welsh. Besides, I've lived in Leicester for over a decade and have neglected it hugely. My German's probably better, tbh! YOU'RE a fudge. Don't you want to know the one word I know?
Finnegan Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 Don't you want to know the one word I know? Sigh. Is it dafad?
lildave3 Posted 30 May 2008 Posted 30 May 2008 That's cheating, somewhat. Don't get me started on that. Fez and Manwell know all to well my feelings on that word.
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