Welsh
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- noun
- /wɛlʃ/
:
galés
- I'm not talking about why fewer people speak Welsh; I'm talking about why more Welsh speakers learn English.
- speak Welsh
- Welsh language
- English and Welsh
That's life in our house where I kind of curse in Welsh and kind of shout, you know, count.
- That's life in our house where I kind of curse in Welsh and kind of shout, you know, count.
- This Gaelic is a combination between Irish, English, Welsh and Scottish.
- JRR Tolkien once remarked Welsh is of this soil, this island, the senior language of the men of Britain.
- I remember this big Academy Sergeant major RSM shouting in Welsh across the parade square, you know, could eat an apple for a tennis racket with those teeth.
Examples
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She whispered in Welsh, "It was that sort of dream."
Fiction book (1999) -
The man next to my father says something to him in Welsh.
Fiction book (1994) -
Does anybody speak Welsh? - Excuse me.
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Marcus: "Welsh is significantly easier to learn than English."
Blog text (5) -
It means "miracle" in Welsh.
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They wouldn't let me speak Welsh, either.
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She turned to the archers, saying in Welsh, "Shoot."
Fiction book (1999) -
JRR Tolkien once remarked Welsh is of this soil, this island, the senior language of the men of Britain.
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In St. Cynog Defynnog, there are many Havards; one of the headstones is in Welsh.
Blog text (3) -
In Wales, many people prefer to converse in Welsh to preserve their cultural heritage.
Synonyms
A Celtic language spoken in Wales
A language people speak in Wales, usually called Welsh
A language spoken mainly in Wales called Welsh
Compounds
A small herding dog from Wales with rounded ears, a long tail, short legs, and a strong body
A plant with long green stems and small white bulbs used in cooking for a mild onion taste
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Welsh comes from the old English words wealh and Wealas, which meant 'foreigner' or 'stranger' and was used for the Celtic people and their speech, and the name later became Wales. So today Welsh names the language spoken in Wales.