Post Pencae Hydref Gaeaf 2017-18

Sbotolau ar...
...rieni sy’n dysgu Cymraeg
Er mwyn taflu goleuni ar y rhieni sy’n
dysgu/wedi dysgu Cymraeg dyma flas o’u profiad
nhw.
"Teimlaf mai’r ffordd orau i ddysgu Cymraeg yw
ymarfer gyda ffrindiau, teulu a chydweithwyr a gofyn
iddyn nhw fod yn amyneddgar gyda
chi a chywiro unrhyw
gamgymeriadau.
Yn ystod ein gwyliau diweddar yn
Sbaen bu fy mhlant sydd ym Ml1 a
Bl3 yn ymarfer eu Cymraeg wrth y
pwll. Hon oedd “Iaith Gyfrinachol
Arbennig” y plant gan nad oedd
siaradwyr Cymraeg eraill yno. Roedd
yn brofiad da ac fe ddes i adref gyda’r Sbaeneg
elfennol arferol ond hefyd gyda mwy o hyder yn y
Gymraeg!
Dros y Nadolig aethon ni i briodas yn Sir Benfro.
Roedd y seremoni yn Gymraeg felly roedd gofyn i mi
ganolbwyntio’n ofalus wrth wrando’n astud er mwyn
deall popeth oedd yn cael ei ddweud!”
Post Pencae
Jennifer Kibbler
Spotlight on…
…parents learning Welsh
In order to shine a light on the brilliant
efforts of parents who are learning/have learned
Welsh, here’s a flavour of their experiences.
“I feel the best way to learn Welsh, is to get your
friends, relatives and colleagues to only speak Welsh
to you and ask them to be patient
when you reply, but also to correct
you if you make any mistakes.
During a recent family holiday to
Spain, both of my children in Year 1 &
Year 3 practised their Welsh around
the pool. They used it as their
"Special Secret Language" because
there were no other Welsh speakers
around. It was a great exercise and I came home not
only with the usual knowledge of basic Spanish but
with more confidence in Welsh!
Over Christmas we attended a family wedding in
Pembrokeshire. The ceremony was in Welsh and I
had to work hard to follow and understand all that
was being said!”
“Dechreuais gwrs nos yn Llundain ar ôl cael fy
ysbrydoli gan fy mhartner sy’n Gymro Cymraeg. Ar ôl
symud i Gaerdydd yn 2007 ro’n i’n lwcus i gael
gwneud Cwrs Wlpan a chwrs pellach drwy’r gwaith
ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Cawson ni wers bob bore’r
wythnos o 8yb i 9.30 - ffordd grêt o ddysgu achos
doedden ni ddim yn anghofio popeth o wers i wers.
‘Dwi wastad wedi ceisio siarad
Cymraeg ‘da’r plant, er fy mod yn
ffeindio hynny’n anodd i’w gynnal
drwy’r amser (yn enwedig gan eu
bod nhw’n tyfu lan a’u sgyrsiau’n
dod yn fwy soffistigedig). Mae eu
Cymraeg nhw’n gwella’n gloi ers
dechrau yn yr ysgol; dwi’n disgwyl
iddyn nhw fod ymhell ar y blaen i
mi yn fuan!
‘Dwi wedi joio dysgu Cymraeg, a
dwi’n joio defnyddio’r iaith. Uchafbwynt fy ngyrfa
hyd yma oedd gwneud cyfweliad gyda BBC Cymru!
Baswn i’n annog y rheiny sy’ eisiau dysgu i ffeindio
cwrs cyfleus a ‘jyst rhoi go arni’! Mae wastad yn iawn
i ddefnyddio gair Saesneg os ydych chi’n sownd!
Annie Davies
“I started to learn Welsh in London after being
inspired by my partner who is a Welsh speaker. After
moving to Wales in 2007 I was supported by my
employer to do an Wlpan course and an Advanced
course at Cardiff University. We had a 1.5 hour
lesson every morning at 8am—a great way to learn
as we retained our learning from lesson to lesson.
I always try to speak Welsh with my
children although I do find it’s more
difficult to maintain (especially as
their conversations are increasingly
more sophisticated). Their Welsh is
developing quickly since they
started school and I expect I will be
left behind soon!
I’ve enjoyed learning Welsh and I
enjoy using the language at work.
The highlight of my career to date
was doing an interview for BBC Cymru in Welsh! I
would encourage those who want to learn to find a
convenient course or tutor and just give it a go! It’s
always ok to use an English word if you’re stuck for
the Welsh!”
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