free Working Welsh packs!

I might be being ignorant here, but I can't imagine there will be too many Welsh speakers in a generation or two's time.
I'm not even sure if there are a lot of them now.
Does seem a bit pointless to me.

Yes you are being ignorant - thriving laguage. Timing is ideal with this week being a massive celebration of the language with the Urdd Eisteddfod held in Cardiff.

I'm curious now, How many speakers are there?

Almost 20% of the population and growing.

No jumpingphil you are not being ignorant, unfortunately Welsh is a dying language, and in most school in my area ( Valleys)its not taught as part of the curriculum . It's good to see things like this around to try and encourage people to learn.
Its easier for kids to learn this from a young age as its a difficult language to learn.
I wasnt taught it in school and im 38 lived here almost all my life

Strange, as Welsh is a compulsory subject. All schoolkids have to attend lessons, but can opt to take a short course GCSE if they wish instead of a full GCSE.

Its use is growing in Wales - it would be a dying langauage has the Conservatives not tried to win Welsh votes by introducing laws to make it on a par with the English language within Wales.

heated up nicely for posting a thoughtful freebie.

In my son's school they have the odd lesson if they are lucky enough to have the teacher who speaks welsh. and i mean odd lesson maybe 2/3 a term, they do have welsh translastions for things on the walls but most of the children cant read it in welsh let alone say it. forgot to mention my son is only 7 this might be why they are not compulsory lessons.
Good luck to the Conservatives hopefully things will change but to be honest i doubt it very much every politition says the same thing to win votes and nothing is ever done about it, lack of funds is the normal response.
Unless funds are found to support S4C we will lose the only welsh tv channel, once this is gone there will be no welsh language tv shows on tv,

What does make me laugh are some of the road signs you see in Wales..both in English and with the Welsh translation under, some of them when translated to English do not correspond with the English version.lol

Your son will have compulsory lessons at High School - something to look forward to Pob lwc a fe (good luck to him)

I laughed when Morrisons tried to translate spirits (as in alcohol) and came up with 'ysbryd' ('ghost') instead of 'gwyrod' ('liquor')

Thriving here in Gwynedd.Most schools it is the main language
Diolch yn Fawr
(Thankyou very much).

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thanks for that its good to know he will be taught it in the end..lol
dont know why they just dont start them as soon as they start school or at least in yr 1

I did GCSE Welsh 6 years ago! It was compulsory. It's actually the only language qualification I have so I am grateful for it.
Now studying and working in England, but very happy that I have that bit of heritage on my CV :-) Dying or not, it's part of being Welsh and that's no bad thing.
Diolch yn fawr iawn OP.

welsh schools are growing in my area. have to be quick to get your child into welsh school.