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"RiŠardo" wrote in message ... On 06/02/2016 13:12, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:25:18 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 05/02/2016 10:08, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:09:26 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote: If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and "y" is "and". Same in Spanish. I'm sure there is a reason... The UN should airdrop a load of vowels into Wales. And remind them that y is only ~sometimes~ a vowel... =) Don't forget that Welsh language and its cousins pre-date "English"! I like Wales, it's somewhere were we holiday a lot, being less than an hour's drive away, although my Spanish is far better than my Welsh. I have an utterly unsubstantiated suspicion that my family tree might have a root or two there. No elders left to pick brains of... I know I visited with my family when I was quite young; vague memories of places with names long enough to make even a German gasp for breath. :-) It's a country with views to die for! ;-) -- Moving Things In Still Pictures It seems many people in your first pic did just that. ;-) Cheers, Indrek Aavisto -- The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety), by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H.L. Mencken --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:25:04 +0000, RiŠardo
wrote: On 06/02/2016 13:12, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:25:18 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 05/02/2016 10:08, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:09:26 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote: If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and "y" is "and". Same in Spanish. I'm sure there is a reason... The UN should airdrop a load of vowels into Wales. And remind them that y is only ~sometimes~ a vowel... =) Don't forget that Welsh language and its cousins pre-date "English"! I like Wales, it's somewhere were we holiday a lot, being less than an hour's drive away, although my Spanish is far better than my Welsh. I have an utterly unsubstantiated suspicion that my family tree might have a root or two there. No elders left to pick brains of... I know I visited with my family when I was quite young; vague memories of places with names long enough to make even a German gasp for breath. :-) It's a country with views to die for! ;-) Affirmative! |
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On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:28:09 +0000, RiŠardo
wrote: On 06/02/2016 13:14, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:54:11 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:09:26 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote: If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and "y" is "and". "y" or "yr" is "the" ( and sometimes also "per" ) "a" is "and" "o" is "of" "Tywyn" is "Port" so the Phrase translates literally to School the Port A funny old language is Welsh. In comparison to English, the word order usually puts the cart before the horse. And depending upon the preceding word, the first letter of the following word can change, but from an early age I could say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch - the only word I know with fours Ls in a row. I think I remember my dad trying to teach me that word. I managed to get all the way to the first L. It seems to be shown phonetically in this link to the train station sign: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ll...3ZI4nq07zGc%3D RiŠardo Or, if you need an ear worm that will actually chew on your gray matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXKsQ2nbno It basically translates to the entire visitors bureau pamphlet... |
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On Sat, 06 Feb 2016 11:05:30 -0500, wrote:
On Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:28:09 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 06/02/2016 13:14, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:54:11 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:09:26 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote: If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and "y" is "and". "y" or "yr" is "the" ( and sometimes also "per" ) "a" is "and" "o" is "of" "Tywyn" is "Port" so the Phrase translates literally to School the Port A funny old language is Welsh. In comparison to English, the word order usually puts the cart before the horse. And depending upon the preceding word, the first letter of the following word can change, but from an early age I could say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch - the only word I know with fours Ls in a row. I think I remember my dad trying to teach me that word. I managed to get all the way to the first L. It seems to be shown phonetically in this link to the train station sign: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Ll...3ZI4nq07zGc%3D RiŠardo The only redeeming facor I can see in the Welsh language as far as learners are concerned is that it is pretty well pronounced phonetically. The main problem is that a lot of the vowels dont correspond to their english proninciation. Here is a paragraph purporting to show how easily English speakers can cope" Gwd lwc. Ai hop ddat yw can ryd ddys and ddat yt meiks sens tw yw. Iff yw can ryd ddys, dden yw ar dwing ffaen and wil haf no problems at ol yn lyrnyng awr ffaen Welsh alffabet. Hint: it starts "Good luck". The rest is English translitterated to Welsh. Love it! =) |
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On 06/02/2016 22:55, Indrek wrote:
"RiŠardo" wrote in message ... On 06/02/2016 13:12, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 12:25:18 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 05/02/2016 10:08, Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:09:26 +0000, RiŠardo wrote: On 04/02/2016 14:17, Joseph Testagrose wrote: If you're wondering what it says on the side of the aircraft, it's in Welsh. The first word is "school" and the other two are place names, and "y" is "and". Same in Spanish. I'm sure there is a reason... The UN should airdrop a load of vowels into Wales. And remind them that y is only ~sometimes~ a vowel... =) Don't forget that Welsh language and its cousins pre-date "English"! I like Wales, it's somewhere were we holiday a lot, being less than an hour's drive away, although my Spanish is far better than my Welsh. I have an utterly unsubstantiated suspicion that my family tree might have a root or two there. No elders left to pick brains of... I know I visited with my family when I was quite young; vague memories of places with names long enough to make even a German gasp for breath. :-) It's a country with views to die for! ;-) -- Moving Things In Still Pictures It seems many people in your first pic did just that. ;-) Cheers, Indrek Aavisto That's the Welsh for you! ;-) RiŠardo -- Moving Things In Still Pictures |
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