Post Pencae 2018 Draft v4

“ Penderfynais ddysgu Cymraeg yn syth wedi i fi
symud i Gymru. Roedd e’n fater o gwrteisi i mi – os
y’ch chi’n symud i wlad rhywun dylech chi ddysgu’r
iaith. Ro’n i’n lwcus i gael cyflogwr cefnogol a’r cyfle
i ddysgu ar ffurf dwys ar Gwrs Wlpan yn Llanbed.
Mae’r profiad o ymdrochi’n llwyr yn
yr iaith yn amhrisiadwy. Yna am
ddwy flynedd cefais wersi dwy awr o
hyd. Yr her mwyaf imi oedd cael cyfle
i ymarfer. Roedd siaradwyr Cymraeg
yn y gwaith yn gefnogol iawn ond
roedd pwysau gwaith yn golygu troi
i’r Saesneg yn amlach na pheidio.
Mae fy Nghymraeg llafar wedi
dirywio cryn dipyn erbyn hyn.
‘Dwi’n lwcus mod i’n gallu gwrando
ar fy mab a’m gŵr yn sgwrsio yn
Gymraeg. Dim ond Cymraeg maen
nhw’n siarad â’i gilydd. Y cyngor
fyddwn i’n ei roi i unrhyw un yw i
ymarfer siarad cymaint â phosib. Os
taw dim ond gyda’ch plentyn
byddwch yn ymarfer yna daliwch ati
a pheidiwch â rhoi’r gorau iddi – hyd yn oed pan
fyddant yn chwerthin ar ben eich ymdrechion!!”
Post Pencae
Grace Martins
“I decided to learn Welsh as soon as I moved to
Wales. It was a matter of common courtesy- if you
move to someone’s country you should learn the
language. I was very lucky to have the support of my
employer which meant that I was able to learn in an
intensive fashion. I spent one summer
in Lampeter which was a fabulous
start. The opportunity to be
immersed in the language makes a
big difference. I then took classes 2
hours a week for the next two years.
The biggest challenge for me was the
ability to practice. Welsh speakers at
work were very supportive but work
pressures meant I felt I couldn’t keep
taking longer communicating than I
would need if I used English. I am
now incredibly rusty orally.
I am lucky that I am able to listen to
my son and husband at home who
speak to each other exclusively in
Welsh. The advice I would give to
anyone is to practice speaking as
much as possible and, if your child is your only source
of practice do not let them put you off by laughing at
your efforts!”
“Pum mlynedd yn ôl dechreuais
ddysgu Cymraeg. Dwi'n hoffi
popeth am yr iaith a dwi eisiau
dysgu gyda fy mhlant, Gwendolyn a
William.
Dwi'n Gymraes, wedi fy magu yn
Llandaf ond yn anffodus ches i ddim
cyfle i gael addysg Gymraeg. Dwi'n
mwynhau dysgu Cymraeg, ond yn
gwneud hyn yn araf iawn!
“About five years ago I started to
learn Welsh. I like everything about
the Welsh language and I want to
learn with my children, Gwendolyn
and William.
I'm Welsh born, from Llandaff but I
didn't get to go to Welsh school,
unfortunately. I'm enjoying learning
Welsh, but I'm taking it very
slowly!”
Natalie Simon
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