a REALLY daft question, from a Very Daft thought...

[Jim Easterbrook]

Sadly my Welsh doesn't go beyond "ARAF YSGOL" but SAESNEG was an interesting new word to become aware of.

I would guess SAESNEG shares origins with the Scottish sassenach.

[acook]

I think the Gaelic/Gallic translation is b****d english, i'm sure the entire world has historic terms that mean the same...........................

[Kevin R]

I have a friend called Araf who moved to Wales.  When I went to visit him I wondered why his name was white lined on the roads.

[Railwaygun]

Google translator gives :-


AROS 100 METER YN ÔL

OS YDYCH CHI'N DERBYN Y GELLIR EU TÂN

My contact suggests:


AROS 100 METER YN ÔL
POBL SAESNEG BOD IDIOTIAU

How well do you know this person?

With my limited Welsh knowledge, it pays to know what people are saying behind your back when dating a Welsh girl, the bottom line reads "English people are idiots".

A lovely Japanese lady who happens to have graduated from the University of Tokyo with a PhD in Welsh linguistics (seriously) and an evil sense of humour... Sadly my Welsh doesn't go beyond "ARAF YSGOL" but SAESNEG was an interesting new word to become aware of.

Sounds a bit like Sassenach ?

[guest311]

Hi

I assume you are using the drop down. Just overtype with the size you want in the text box without dropping the list down. You might need to press return to make it change.

Cheers

Paul

worked 

would never have thought of that.

many thanks.

[The Q]

I think the Gaelic/Gallic translation is b****d english, i'm sure the entire world has historic terms that mean the same...........................

Gaelic is the English name, for The Irish language "Gaeilge" and the language of the Highlands and Islands language of the west of Scotland, which is "Gaidhlig".

The Gaidhlig expression Sassanach refers to the English AND the Scots. It simply means Saxon and is used for any person that is used for an outsider that can only speak English and not the Gaidhilg.

Back to the original , POBL SAESNEG BOD IDIOTIAU, I was able to read that simply by knowing a few words of Gaidhlig and English.

[TrevL]

My mate Gareth just got back to me.

Cadwch 100 medr yn ôl

Os ydych chi'n nesáu efallai y cewch chi eich saethu arnoch


It's a bit wordy, that second bit. As an alternative, how about:

Caiff y sawl sy'n nesáu eu saethu = those who approach will be shot

Hope that helps.

[RailGooner]

ARHOSWCH 100 METR YN ÔL
OS BYDDWCH YN CYSYLLTU, EFALLAI Y CEWCH EICH TANIO AR

[emjaybee]

Its an interesting, and thought provoking thread.

My main 'thought' thats being provoked is, "it's no wonder that so few people speak Welsh".

[Trainfish]

Its an interesting, and thought provoking thread.

My main 'thought' thats being provoked is, "it's no wonder that so few people speak Welsh".

The only time I've heard Welsh people speak Welsh is when I've walked into a Welsh pub and the language changes immediately from English to Welsh.

[emjaybee]

Its an interesting, and thought provoking thread.

My main 'thought' thats being provoked is, "it's no wonder that so few people speak Welsh".

The only time I've heard Welsh people speak Welsh is when I've walked into a Welsh pub and the language changes immediately from English to Welsh.

Yup, i used to get that occasionally when I was dating the Welsh girl. She taught me enough so that when someone said to me "POBL SAESNEG BOD IDIOTIAU" I replied back "cofiwch pwy laddodd y ddraig". [Remember who killed the dragon].

She wasn't overly fluent in Welsh, despite being born and bred in Powys, but she reckoned that most of the locals who would speak Welsh behind people's back sounded like village idiots to fluent speakers as they could barely string a basic sentence together. On one occasion, some older women in a pub thought Claire was English, so proceeded to call her a English whore. Claire let rip in Welsh for about five minutes and left the women somewhat red-faced. The bar staff nearly wet themselves laughing as they new exactly what Claire had said. 'Twas rather rude, and thankfully the women didn't understand.

On the whole though, my experiences of the Welsh were overwhelmingly positive. Bloody marvellous singers, always good to go out on the lash with Welsh Young Farmers.

And don't forget Birley Shassey!

[Trainfish]

My ex-girlfriend had a bit of Welsh in her. That was the final straw, she had to go