Comments on: Pobol y Cwm http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/ The blog from ForumWales covering all aspects of Wales and the Welsh - and beyond. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:55:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: bg http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-10868 bg Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:57:32 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-10868 Welcome to the real world of welsh as spoken in the West Wales valleys - it's not all text books and Eisteddfod's ;) Welcome to the real world of welsh as spoken in the West Wales valleys - it’s not all text books and Eisteddfod’s ;)

]]> By: Dafydd http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-8384 Dafydd Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:19:52 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-8384 Arwen have you tried the Welsh subtitles on teletext page 889? Arwen have you tried the Welsh subtitles on teletext page 889?

]]> By: Ann http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7844 Ann Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:36:49 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7844 No they haven't developed their own dialect at all. There are actually numerous dialects in the programme which reflects Wales as a whole. It is possible to tell almost exactly where a person has come from by the dialect. The Welsh spoken by someone in Caernarfon, for example, is totally different from that spoken in the rest of the county. No they haven’t developed their own dialect at all. There are actually numerous dialects in the programme which reflects Wales as a whole. It is possible to tell almost exactly where a person has come from by the dialect. The Welsh spoken by someone in Caernarfon, for example, is totally different from that spoken in the rest of the county.

]]> By: Sionned http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7586 Sionned Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:25:05 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7586 Well, as I said (or tried to, anyway) on your Welsh language blog, I bet they've developed a dialect all their own. The program has been broadcast for more than 30 years, after all. Ioan Gruffudd started his career as a child on Pobol y Cwm! Sionned Well, as I said (or tried to, anyway) on your Welsh language blog, I bet they’ve developed a dialect all their own. The program has been broadcast for more than 30 years, after all. Ioan Gruffudd started his career as a child on Pobol y Cwm!

Sionned

]]> By: Nick, BBC North East Wales Web Team http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7570 Nick, BBC North East Wales Web Team Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:25:02 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7570 I totally agree, as a learner I too have trouble trying to understand what they're saying! I totally agree, as a learner I too have trouble trying to understand what they’re saying!

]]> By: Ann http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7477 Ann Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:46:57 +0000 http://www.forumwales.com/fwblog/2007/11/04/pobol-y-cwm/#comment-7477 Somehow I thought you would have enjoyed the match, Arwen. Now Pobol y Cwm!! I can assure you that they are speaking Welsh and by next summer you will have no problem deciphering the various dialects and unerstanding the programme. As to the subtitles - well that is a different story. They usually give you an idea of what is happening and are rarely accurate translations of what is being said. Stick at it Arwen. You'll get there, Somehow I thought you would have enjoyed the match, Arwen.

Now Pobol y Cwm!! I can assure you that they are speaking Welsh and by next summer you will have no problem deciphering the various dialects and unerstanding the programme.

As to the subtitles - well that is a different story. They usually give you an idea of what is happening and are rarely accurate translations of what is being said.

Stick at it Arwen. You’ll get there,

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