ACTIVITIES
Term 2
Week 20: Cool Cymru - St David's Day Challenge
February
St David's Day is a proud day for people in Wales. It's a time when they get to wear a daffodil, the national emblem of Wales and sing the national anthem! Your challenge is to learn the words of the Welsh national anthem and to make a daffodil to wear. Learn the words and sing along with the 2013 rugby team...
The Welsh National Anthem:
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed.
Gwlad, Gwlad, pleidiol wyf i’m gwlad.
Tra môr yn fur i’r bur hoff bau,
O bydded i’r hen iaith barhau.
Try it Phonetically
My hen oo-lad vurr n’had-die un ann-wil ee mee
goo-lard bay-rdd* a ch**ann-tor-eon
enn wog eon o vree
ane goo-rol ruvv-el-weir
goo-lard gar-weir tra mard
dross rudd*-id cor-ll***ar-sant ay goo-eyed.
Goo-lard, goo-lard
played-eeyol weave eem goo-lard
tra more un beer, ear beer horff bye
O budd*-ed eer hen ee-eye-th bar hi.
*There are two “th” sounds in Welsh.”Th” in Welsh
is pronounced as in “think” or “fourth”.
“Dd” is pronounced as in “this” or “that”.
** “ch” is pronounced as in “loch” or “Bach”
*** “ll” is a cross between an “l” and an “s”
Make a Daffodil
Have a Go at Using Some Welsh
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How many of the group speak Welsh fluently?
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How many know some Welsh from school?
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How many of the group have no Welsh at all?
Try to learn the following basic words and use them in your classes this week:
Welsh English How it sounds
Bore da Good morning boh-re dah
Pnawn da Good afternoon pn-how-n dah
Sut wyt ti heddiw? How are you today? sit ooe-tee heth-iw
Wedi blino Tired wed-ee bleen-o
Da Good dah
Da iawn Very good die yaown
Bendigedig Fantastic ben-dig-ed-ig