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0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Hello and welcome - to a special programme...
0:00:30 > 0:00:35- ..looking at the final round of - the Learner of the Year competition.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39- Sit tight and stay with us - as we follow the competition.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- If you need help - to follow the programme...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- ..visit s4c.cymru/dalati...
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- ..or look for the Dal Ati app.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- Back in May, 15 Welsh learners - went to Ty Pont Sych in Monmouth...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- ..to compete for the title - of Welsh Learner of the Year.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Five Welsh learners - reached the final round...
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- ..at the Monmouth and District - National Eisteddfod.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- The successful five were - Hannah Roberts from Blaenau Gwent...
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- ..Sarah Reynolds from Carmarthen, - Naomi O'Brien from Merthyr Tydfil...
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- ..Rachel Louise Jones - from Builth Wells...
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- ..and Rwth Evans from Cardiff.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- Five girls this year!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- The judges - are TV presenter Angharad Mair...
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- ..Elwyn Hughes, - a Senior Welsh tutor...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- ..at Bangor University...
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- ..and Sandra de Pol, - originally from Buenos Aires...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- ..and a Welsh learner herself.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Here we are - at the National Eisteddfod.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- I'm looking forward to the events - on the Eisteddfod field...
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- ..and the competitions of course, - including Welsh Learner of the Year.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- Without further ado, why don't - we meet our first competitor...
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- ..Naomi O'Brien from Merthyr Tydfil.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08- Whee!
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- I'm Naomi. - I live in Bedlinog near Merthyr.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- I live with my partner.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I have two children.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32- My partner has four children, so our - house can be quite busy at times.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Bedlinog is a lovely place to live.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- It's very Welsh. - I feel it's very Welsh.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47- When I moved here....
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- ..the people who lived next door - spoke Welsh.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- The whole family - spoke Welsh to each other.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- I really liked that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- I went to university in Plymouth.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- People would ask me - where I was from.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- I would say Wales...
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- ..and then they'd ask, - "Do you speak Welsh?"
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- I'd have to say "no" - and I didn't like that at all.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- It was the same thing - when I travelled around the world.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- I met a lot of people - from different countries...
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- ..and I couldn't speak - my own language.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34- I wanted to change that - when I came back.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Also, when my children were born...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- ..I wanted them to learn Welsh...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- ..so they would have Welsh - throughout their lives.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- I learned because of them, really.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- I've learned Welsh in Bedlinog...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- ..with the University of Glamorgan.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- I've been learning - for about five years.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10- I still go to classes - every Monday night.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Naomi is a very enthusiastic pupil.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- She's confident and always - ready to try something new.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- If she's unsure about something...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- ..she's not one of those - who switches to English...
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- ..she perseveres in Welsh.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- She always does that - and it helps the rest of the class.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- When you reach the level that - the people in the class reach...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- ..you really need someone - who keeps everything in Welsh.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- She does that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- If anyone in the class needs help, - she's always there for them.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- She's always willing - to help those people...
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- ..who feel that - they can't reach their goals.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- I have my own business.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- I restore old furniture.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- I meet people - and they say, "I want this.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- "These are the colours in my house.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- "Can you find material to match?"
0:05:20 > 0:05:25- I've also designed a footstool - for children who play the piano.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- It helps them sit properly - when they're playing the piano.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- I've started learning karate - with my children.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- I thought it would be nice - to do something together...
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- ..where I can train with them.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- I do that every Tuesday.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- We've just won our orange belts.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51- It's the first one.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- If someone wants to learn Welsh, - they should just go for it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- It's not something - to be frightened of.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- The classes are really nice.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- They're lovely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- You can make good friends.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- You can be a part of - a totally different life...
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- ..a life you wouldn't know about - if you didn't learn Welsh.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- It's just really important - and it's a good thing to do.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Good luck to everyone - in Welsh Learner of the Year.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- That was Naomi. Well done to her.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- It's time to meet - our second competitor...
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- ..Rachel Louise Jones - from Builth Wells.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- I'm Rachel Louise Jones.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- I live here in Llanafan - near Builth Wells in Mid Wales.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- I live on a farm with my dad, - Ioan, my mother, Sue...
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- ..my little brother Aled...
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- ..and his girlfriend Danielle - who has just moved in.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- I also have a sister called Rebecca.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- Builth Wells is a wonderful place - to live as the area is beautiful.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- There's more Welsh in the area - than I realized...
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- ..before I started learning Welsh.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Like everyone in Wales, I began - learning Welsh in primary school...
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- ..as a second language.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- I went to Builth Wells High School.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- I was in the English stream.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- I did a GCSE in Welsh - as a second language.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- I developed a love for the language - and wanted to learn it fluently.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- I studied it at A-level - in secondary school.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Mr Steve Mason was my teacher.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- He had also attended - Builth Wells High School.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- He's a local man - who has learned Welsh.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- He inspired me - to become fluent in the language.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- If he could do it, - I wanted to do it too.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- He was my inspiration...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- ..when I decided to go - to university in Aberystwyth.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- After completing my degree - in Welsh and Maths at Aberystwyth...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- ..I got a phone call - from my old maths teacher...
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- ..asking me to go to my old school - in Builth Wells...
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- ..to teach maths - to the Welsh stream.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- I've been doing that since 2011.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Around the school, - Rach is professional.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- She's also kind and lively.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- We enjoy a close relationship - with the children.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- She understands - where the kids come from...
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- ..both the learners - and the ones in the Welsh stream.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- I think it's good to learn - the language the way she did.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03- You've got an understanding - of how to help the children.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- When I was at college - in Aberystwyth...
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- ..I lived with 11 other girls.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- They were from Carmarthenshire - and one from North Wales.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Hearing the language - outside Welsh lessons...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- ..is the reason I can speak Welsh.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- It's because - I heard the language every day...
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- ..or almost every day - for three years.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- I became fluent from listening - to other people speak.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- I socialized in Welsh. I'd go - to the Black Lion in Aberystwyth.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- After a pint or two, - the language starts to flow better.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- I've got a number of hobbies. - One of them is photography.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- I photograph things - around the farm and my family.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Travelling - is one of my other interests.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- I like to take photos - of any interesting thing I see.
0:10:01 > 0:10:07- I've been to Japan, Africa - and many countries in Europe.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- I've also been to America.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- I've got a lot of interesting - photographs of different countries.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- In the future, - I'm going travelling quite soon.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- I'm going to Sri Lanka, Thailand...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- ..Cambodia, Vietnam, Fiji, Bali, - Australia and New Zealand.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- I'll be back just before Christmas.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- After Christmas, I'll return - to teaching maths at the school.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- I think it's important - the children have someone...
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- ..who can teach them - Mathematics in Welsh.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- I feel I'm the person to do that.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Ffion, look at the difference...
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- I would advise anyone who wants - to learn Welsh to socialize.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Find a friend, - someone who speaks Welsh...
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- ..and speak Welsh with them.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- If you make mistakes, - it doesn't matter.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Bad Welsh - is better than good English!
0:11:04 > 0:11:05- Well done, Rachel.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- I could have done with her help in - school. I wasn't very good at maths.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11- It's time for a break now.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Join us after the break - to meet the rest of the competitors.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- I'm going for a walk.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- That way.
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0:11:28 > 0:11:32- Welcome back to the National - Eisteddfod in Monmouthshire.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34- It's lovely here!
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- It's time to meet - our next competitor.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Rwth Evans lives in Cardiff.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- That's where our cameras - caught up with her.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- I'm Rwth Evans.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- I'm from Porthcawl originally.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- My parents still live there.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- I visit them often.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Unfortunately, - they don't speak Welsh.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- I'm the person who's brought Welsh - back into the family.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Our family lost the Welsh language - around 100 years ago.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- I now live in Canton in Cardiff. - I love the place.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- I've been learning Welsh - for a long time now.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- I've developed my Welsh.
0:12:19 > 0:12:25- Particularly in the last three years - since starting to use it socially.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- I come here to Chapter in Canton to - Clonc yn y Cwtch on Monday nights.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Since then, I've made many friends.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- My fluency and confidence in Welsh - have both improved since then.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I work in a large office in Cardiff.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- The office needs to be bilingual...
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- ..so I help out - with providing a bilingual service.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- "I turned back to the picture - and tried to add a shadow."
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- In my spare time, - I volunteer with the RNIB.
0:13:06 > 0:13:12- I help provide resources - for blind children.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- I read novels aloud - for younger children.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- I record my voice and edit the file.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- I'm also a private tutor.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- I do it in the evenings - in my spare time.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- I'm helping someone prepare - for their Foundation exam in Welsh.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Rwth was one of the first people - through the door...
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- ..of the first class I taught.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- I've known her as - an enthusiastic learner since then.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- She's now a very good speaker.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- I'd say she was a perfect pupil.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53- She always came to every lesson - and always did her homework.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- She took an interest - in everyone in her class.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- Everyone was very happy - to work with her.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- She also did a bit of work...
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- ..to help mentor the other learners - during her lunch hour.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- The perfect pupil.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- It's important - for learners to remember...
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- ..that even though - using Welsh in lessons is good...
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- ..it's important to use it - outside the classroom too.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- It's possible to do that - quite well in Cardiff.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- There are a lot of events available - in Welsh in Cardiff.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- A lot of events - are organized by Menter Caerdydd...
0:14:31 > 0:14:32- ..and in Yr Hen Lyfrgell.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38- I attend quizzes and gigs and events - like Tafwyl in the capital city.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- I'm Ceri.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Rwth is my friend.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- I met Rwth at Clonc yn y Cwtch - two years ago at Chapter.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I came here on my own.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- I was really nervous.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- She was so friendly - and so welcoming.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- As I left, she said to me...
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- .."Come back next week. - I've been where you are now.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- "I know exactly how you feel."
0:15:22 > 0:15:27- Apart from her, I don't think - I would have come back.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- In the future, - I'd like to use more of my Welsh.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37- I want to finish the book - I'm working on for the RNIB.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- I want to help more people - discover Welsh.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48- After this year's Eisteddfod, - I'll be starting a course...
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- ..at Cardiff University - on Wales and the Welsh language.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- I just want to develop - my written skills too.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- The Welsh language has embraced me, - as has the Welsh world.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- I embrace the Welsh language!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- It's time to meet - our fourth learner next.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19- Sarah Reynolds is originally from - Surrey but now lives in Carmarthen.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- I'm Sarah. - I'm from Surrey originally.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- I live in Carmarthen - with my husband, Geraint Huw...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- ..and children Alyra and Atticus.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- I married Geraint Huw in 2008. We - moved to Wales the following year.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Welsh has changed - my life completely.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- If you'd told me 15 years ago - I'd be living in Wales...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- ..speaking Welsh, working - through the medium of Welsh...
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- ..writing in Welsh - and raising my children in Welsh...
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- ..I would have told you - that was nonsense.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- My daughter goes to Ysgol Y Dderwen.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- My son goes to a cylch meithrin - up the road.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, - I work on my writing.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- On Thursday and Friday, - Atticus is home with me.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- We go to groups and events - for parents and children.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08- We really enjoy it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- When I'm not looking after - the children...
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- ..I enjoy writing and reading.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- I was lucky enough - to win a short story competition.
0:17:20 > 0:17:21- I wrote Catch of the Day.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- I used the money from that prize...
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- ..toward an MA in creative writing - at Swansea University.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- I've just finished there.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- I've started on a new novel. - This one is in English.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39- I'm hoping to continue writing - in both languages in future.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45- Hopefully one day, I can win another - prize but that will be in Welsh.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- That is my goal.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- I've written a short novel - called Dysgu/Byw - "Learn/Live".
0:17:51 > 0:17:55- It follows the adventures - of a group of Welsh learners.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- It's based on my experiences - of learning, obviously.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- I've thrown in all the silly - mistakes I've made over the years.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Each chapter comes from the point - of view of a different student.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- You get to see their feelings - and how they see the world.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15- Some are from Wales - but don't speak Welsh...
0:18:16 > 0:18:17- ..and some are English like me.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Obviously, it's hard for me - to write in Welsh.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22- I can't lie about that.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- I really enjoy the challenge. - I think that's important.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- Everyone who can use the language - has a responsibility to use it...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- ..in any way that you can.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- I do feel like another person - when I write in Welsh.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- It's like I have - a split personality.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- As an English author, - I can be deeper...
0:18:48 > 0:18:52- ..and look at - more ambitious elements.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- I haven't reached the same level - in Welsh...
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- ..yet, yet!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- At the moment, I'm using - my experience as a learner...
0:19:03 > 0:19:08- ..so it's got a light, - playful feeling to it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- I'm lucky to have plenty - of opportunities to speak Welsh.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Loads of my friends speak Welsh...
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- ..either as native speakers - or as learners.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Also, my in-laws all speak Welsh.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- When I came to the area - in the first place...
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- ..I never lacked opportunities - to practise.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- I think that's made a big difference - to me as a learner.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Hello, love, how are you?
0:19:38 > 0:19:39- Did you have a good day?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- I've had a great day!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Very good! - Come on then, let's go home.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- What I always tell people - about Sarah...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- ..is that I've forgotten - that she's learned Welsh.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Our conversations are so natural.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- I never question how long - the language has been in her life.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- It's great to see her learning - and loving the language.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- She's always experimenting with - different uses of the language.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Winning Welsh Learner of the Year - would mean the world to me.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- It would be a fantastic way...
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- ..to say thank you - to everyone who's supported me.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- It would also be a fantastic way - to show people what's possible.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21- If I can learn the language...
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- ..a person from Surrey - unaware that it even existed...
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- ..then anyone can do it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Good luck, Mami!
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Good luck, Mami!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- A taste of Sarah's life there.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- Our final learner is from the area - of this year's Eisteddfod...
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- ..Hannah Roberts from Blaenau Gwent.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- My name is Hannah Roberts. I come - from Brynmawr in Blaenau Gwent.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- I was raised here - but I was born in Swindon!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- I came to learn Welsh by accident.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- I was studying Geography - at Aberystwyth University.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- I hated it! It was awful.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- I did it for two years.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- In the first year, - you enjoy yourself.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- In a way, - you're not studying at all.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- You're enjoying making friends, you - go out and do things students do.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22- So in my second year, I realized - I was doing the wrong course.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- There was a Welsh for beginners - course available.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- I spoke to the Welsh Department.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- I asked them if I could change.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- They said I could - and that's where the journey began.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- So, a complete accident!
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- I work for Menter Iaith - Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen a Mynwy...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- ..as a community - development officer.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I go to every county - raising awareness...
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- ..and giving people opportunities.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I'm lucky because I can use - the language in work every day...
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- ..with learners and Welsh speakers.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- I do a variety of things.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- There are evening events - and coffee mornings.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- I work with children - and young people. I visit schools.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- I work with families.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- It's extremely varied.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- I'm very lucky but I have - worked hard to get to this point.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- She's a very enthusiastic girl.
0:22:23 > 0:22:29- When I first met her, I couldn't - believe she'd learned as an adult.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- I thought she'd gone to the local - Welsh-medium primary school...
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- ..and been educated - through the medium of Welsh.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- But she's learned Welsh as an adult, - much to everybody's amazement.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- We have a lot of fun in work.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- She's friendly.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- She gets on very well - with young people.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- She's also very good with adults.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- She's established coffee mornings - and pub evenings.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- She's very likeable - and enthusiastic.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- I thought about the Eisteddfod - at the start of the year.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- We've been very busy - preparing for it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- I wanted to nominate Hannah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- She's so enthusiastic - about the language.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- She's done fantastic work - while working for Menter Iaith.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- So I decided to talk to her - about nominating her.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- I was surprised because she said...
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- .."OK, fine. I'll try for - Welsh Learner of the Year."
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- It developed from there.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- I have lots of hobbies. - I love arts and crafts.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- I'm learning how to do linocuts - at the moment.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Linocuts is like lino - you put on the floor.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- You cut into it - and make an imprint.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- It's then inked and printed.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- It then comes out the opposite side.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58- It's a mirror image. - It comes out the opposite side.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- I love travelling.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- I've been to Europe a lot - and to America.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- I went to America last year.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- I worked there - a couple of years ago.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16- I made lots of friends - so I go over to see them often.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- I think Europe is the best place, - definitely!
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- I love learning new languages.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- I want to learn French next year.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- I've studied - a bit of Gaelic and Breton.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Ooh, it's hard!
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- It's hard.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- I'd like to carry on - learning languages.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- French definitely - then perhaps German.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42- I'll go from there.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- If I win - Welsh Learner of the Year...
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- ..I'd obviously - want to carry on in my job.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- I'd like to normalize the language, - especially in this area.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58- Welsh is a living language. - People use it every day.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- What we have to do as a community - and as a society...
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- ..is show that it can be used - as an everyday language...
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- ..even if we use it - in a contemporary way.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15- Just encourage people - to use a language that exists...
0:25:15 > 0:25:16- ..because it does exist.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- It should be less hidden.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- I'd tell someone learning Welsh - to enjoy the process.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- It can be a long or a short process - - it's down to you.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- You're the one doing the work so you - should enjoy what you're doing...
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- ..and how you use the language.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Time for a break now.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40- Join us after the break...
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- ..to see who will win this year's - Welsh Learner of the Year title.
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0:25:54 > 0:25:56- Welcome back.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- We've now met - all of our competitors.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- The final interviews for all five...
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- ..happened at the Angel Hotel - in Abergavenny.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- So let's see how they got on.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Well, Rwth, it's D-Day. - Diwrnod Dysgwyr - Learners' Day!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- How are you feeling?
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Oh, wow. - Well, I'm really nervous, of course.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- But I'm also very excited.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- Do you think it's important - for this competition to continue?
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Is it an important part of - Maes D's events at the Eisteddfod?
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Is it an important target to have - for people learning the language?
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- Yes, it's very important.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54- I'm glad that the Eisteddfod - acknowledges learners in this way.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- It's quite a challenge - to become fluent.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- It's important - to give some recognition...
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- ..to those - who have reached that level.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07- You're here for the week.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- What will you be doing - for the rest of the week?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- I'm helping out in the car park.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15- Glamorous!
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Hopefully in the sunshine, - not in the rain!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Otherwise, - I'm just going to enjoy myself.
0:27:22 > 0:27:27- I'm going to a gig on Saturday - so I'm looking forward to that.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Where are you staying?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- I'm staying with Rob - in the campervan.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- So it's perfect for us.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38- Bliss.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Tell us about the experience - of being interviewed...
0:27:43 > 0:27:44- ..for Radio Cymru and S4C.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- The first time, I was quite nervous.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- But I feel more relaxed - about it now.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- I quite enjoy it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Yesterday morning, - I was on the BBC breakfast show.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- It was live so it was really scary.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Have you enjoyed the experience - so far?
0:28:09 > 0:28:10- Yes, I have.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14- The other competitors - are also fantastic people...
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- ..and they're all so friendly.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- It doesn't feel as if we're in - The Devil Wears Prada or anything!
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Everyone's very kind.
0:28:23 > 0:28:28- Since the day - when your name was announced...
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- ..as one of the five finalists...
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- ..what type of things - have been happening to you?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- I've had a fantastic opportunity.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- There is a new initiative - in Carmarthenshire.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- It's a marketing campaign...
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- ..to try to get more people - to go to Welsh lessons.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- I've been invited to be - an ambassador for the campaign.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- I'm looking forward - to giving something back...
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- ..to the community that has been - so supportive to me over the years.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- I have something to offer...
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- ..because of the attention I've had - from this competition.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Rachel, you're about to go in. - How do you feel?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09- Really nervous.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- I'll be glad when it's over so that - I can enjoy the rest of the day.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19- What are the next steps for you - in terms of the Welsh language?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- But also - in terms of using the language.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28- In terms of the language itself, - I feel I am part of a family.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- My cousin - has moved to Sennybridge...
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- ..and her children - attend a Welsh school.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40- I'm the person in the family - who can speak Welsh with them.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- The government - set a new target this week...
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- ..of one million Welsh speakers - in the next 35 years.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- So we need our children - to learn to speak Welsh...
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- ..and we need to bring them up - as Welsh speakers.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- We also need to pull in those people - who don't speak Welsh.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- I'd like to inspire people and show - them they can do the same as me.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- What are the highlights - of learning Welsh for you?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Have there been any low points - during the journey?
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- The highlight for me, although - I can't really believe it myself...
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- ..is that many people come to me - and say, "If you can do it, I can."
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- That's a positive thing.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- A lot of people - also tell me I speak naturally.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- That's more of an accolade - than anything.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- When you're learning the language, - that's the point you want to reach.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41- Apparently I've done it. Bingo!
0:30:42 > 0:30:47- There were a lot of low points. - I remember something my mum said.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49- She can't speak Welsh.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- She said, "You used to do this - when you were little.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- "You have to run, then fall over, - then walk, then run.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- "Then you've got to fall over, - then walk and then run."
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- It's all part of the process.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- There are always things - you can't do.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Making mistakes - is an important part of learning.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- You can't be scared.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Someone challenged me to speak Welsh - for a whole day.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- That was an amazing challenge.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- After doing that, - I knew that it was possible...
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- ..and that I could move forward - a little.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- Hannah Roberts, how do you feel - after that interview?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- It's over, - so that's something positive.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Oh, my gosh, - I was talking like this...
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- That's what you're supposed to do!
0:31:38 > 0:31:39- I was nervous.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- Were they kind to you?
0:31:41 > 0:31:42- Were they kind to you?- - Yes, they were.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- How do you feel about today - - it's a big day, isn't it?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- I hadn't thought about it - until today.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- I've reached a point - where I'm thinking...
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- .."I've had the interview, - that's out of the way."
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- I'm going to Maes D later. - I'm looking forward to tonight.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- The standard this year - is incredibly high.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07- Those poor judges had a tough task - ahead to choose just one winner.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- I wouldn't want - to be in their shoes.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Back to the Angel Hotel - in Abergavenny...
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- ..for the 2016 Welsh Learner - of the Year awards ceremony.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- This ceremony is perfectly timed.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- This week, the government has - announced that by the year 2020...
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- ..they hope there will be - one million Welsh speakers.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- There are - half a million Welsh speakers.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- If they all adopted one person, - they wouldn't need to go to classes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- I could adopt you - and help you learn Welsh.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- That way we'd have a million - Welsh speakers before 2020.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51- So I'm coming home with you tonight?
0:32:51 > 0:32:52- So I'm coming home with you tonight?- - Please.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- If you want Hywel to adopt you too, - get in touch.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- Good evening - and welcome to the ceremony...
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- ..that honours - the Welsh Learner of the Year.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- I'd like to say - honestly and humbly...
0:33:14 > 0:33:19- ..what an honour it is for you - to have me here this evening.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Let me just say, drink, eat - and here's a good word...
0:33:26 > 0:33:27- ..enjoy!
0:33:34 > 0:33:39- I'll be honest with you. - The three of us didn't agree.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43- But there you go. - We had to make a decision.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Who won the day? - Was it your decision?
0:33:47 > 0:33:53- One thing is certain. None of us - are going to give any secrets away.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58- Let me say that any one of the five - competitors could have won tonight.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- They were all so good.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- One question - that we asked everyone was...
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- .."What were the highlights - on your journey to learn Welsh"...
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- ..and also - "what were the low points?"
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- One of the competitors - answered that question really well.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- I feel very emotional tonight.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- I could put myself in their place...
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- ..and feel their passion - for the language.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- That is what matters.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37- The contribution that this person - makes to her community...
0:34:37 > 0:34:38- ..is very special.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44- The Monmouthshire Eisteddfod - Welsh Learner of the Year...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- ..is Hannah Roberts.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Let me ask you - - where do you go from here?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Obviously, I'm going to carry on - with the work.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- My main objective - is to normalize the language...
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- ..especially with young people - in the area.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- I want to show the Welsh language - does exist, especially in this area.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27- I have one more thing to do.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- Because you have won - Welsh Learner of the Year...
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- ..you are also invited - to join the Gorsedd.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- Cool!
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- Something about Hannah connects - with learners on every level.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- If people aren't making progress, - I felt that Hannah...
0:35:51 > 0:35:57- ..was someone who could help them - overcome any obstacles.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- She also does so much - in her community.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- How does it feel?
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- It's incredible. I don't know - how I feel at the moment.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- It's just...
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- I was crying, you were crying, - your mum was crying...
0:36:14 > 0:36:15- Everyone was crying!
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- You were sat behind me - and I heard you gasp.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21- Was it really a shock?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Yes, it really was. - I wasn't expecting it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26- At all!
0:36:27 > 0:36:32- What do you think of the Archdruid - inviting you to join the Gorsedd?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- I haven't had an invitation yet!
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Wahey!
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Excellent.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Congratulations. She's lovely.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44- Thank you.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- Many congratulations - to Hannah Roberts. Well done you.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- It's been an emotional night - for everyone.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- If you're learning Welsh, - keep at it.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- Perhaps you'll be our winner - next year.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05- From the Monmouthshire and District - National Eisteddfod, goodbye.
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0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Next, some Learners of the Week - featured on Hwb a while back.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32- I'm Les Taylor and I come from - the north of England originally.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- I've lived in Wales for 20 years.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- I live in a quiet little village - called Llanfable...
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- ..which is near Abergavenny, - Monmouthshire.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- I retired a year ago.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- I'm still very busy.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- I have a lot of hobbies.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- I like music, I enjoy walking - and I love to go running.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- I also enjoy playing with my cat.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- I'm keen on horse racing too.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27- One of my main hobbies - is brewing beer.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- The village - is quiet at the moment...
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- ..because the local pub - has been closed for ten years.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- Everyone in the village - hopes the pub will reopen.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- I really hope - there will come a day...
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- ..when I can have a pint - in the village pub.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Until then, - I have to brew my own beer!
0:39:12 > 0:39:17- Sometimes, - when people sample my beer...
0:39:17 > 0:39:22- ..they say good things about it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- I started to learn Welsh - to support my children.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- I have four children.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- I like to support my children.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- I want them to do well - with their Welsh.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46- Unfortunately, many of - their fellow pupils at school...
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- ..come from - non-Welsh-speaking families.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56- That makes it very difficult - to promote the language at school.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- I thought I should support...
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- ..my children's efforts - to learn Welsh.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08- The best way to support them - was to learn the language myself.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18- Cheers!
0:40:21 > 0:40:22- Tasty!
0:40:23 > 0:40:24- Very tasty.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- I'm Mark Morgan.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- I'm in Miskin today.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- I've been in the army - since 1988.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- I didn't speak a word of Welsh - until I met my wife, Ceri.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- She's a Welsh-speaker.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- I started to learn Welsh then but - only took it up seriously in 2007...
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- ..when I took a course - at the university in Lampeter.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04- It's hard for me to attend classes - every week like most students...
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- ..because I'm a soldier - and I travel the world.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- I spend time in the places where - the army is active at the time.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17- I was stationed in Northern Ireland - back in the 1990s...
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- ..and I later went to Afghanistan.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- At the end of a day's work, everyone - else relaxed in front of the TV...
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- ..but I got my books out, - finished my module...
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- ..and send my work to Lampeter - via the Internet.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- During my career, I've always been - interested in challenging things.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- I have a keen interest - in anything involving endurance.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- It began in 1995, when I completed - the Marathon Des Sables...
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- ..across the Sahara Desert.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- I also went to Canada to compete - in The Yukon Arctic Ultra in 2009.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- I recently completed the - Centenary Race To The South Pole.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06- It celebrated the centenary of the - original race across Antarctica...
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- ..between Captain Scott - and Roald Amundsen.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14- I covered between 35 and 40 - kilometres every day.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20- A routine of two hours of skiing and - a five-minute rest, 14 hours a day.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27- The temperature was between - -35 and -40 degrees every day.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- I have bandages on my fingers...
0:42:31 > 0:42:36- ..because during the race - across Antarctica, I got frostbite.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42- They've improved a lot - since I returned in early February.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46- It sounds terrible, but I'm much - better now, so I'm happy.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- We took 21 days - to complete the race.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54- It was really boring!
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- I leave the army in June...
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- ..and I have one more module to do - before I complete my degree course.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12- The hardest thing for me is the - structures and I'm still learning!
0:43:13 > 0:43:18- The race across Antarctica - was really hard at the time...
0:43:18 > 0:43:24- ..but I'd still say learning Welsh - is the hardest thing I've ever done.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31- My advice to someone - who's thinking of learning Welsh...
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- ..is to go for it, to be determined - and to keep going.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48- My name is Helena Jones - and I live in Brecon.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54- I was born in Seven Sisters - during the War.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- 1918.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- That means I'm 97 years old.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09- My father spoke Welsh - but my mother only spoke English.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13- That's why English - was the language we spoke at home.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20- My father had a bike.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- I would sit on a cushion, - which he placed on the bar.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- I was only little at the time.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- I'd sit on that cushion - and we'd go to every eisteddfod.
0:44:32 > 0:44:38- Crai, Senny, Trecastell, - Lower Chapel, Upper Chapel...
0:44:38 > 0:44:41- ..Pontfaen, Aberysgir.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- It was always in English.
0:44:45 > 0:44:46- I liked them.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52- If I could get people - to stop and listen to me...
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- ..it was a wonderful feeling.
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- I first competed in an eisteddfod - when I was four years old.
0:45:03 > 0:45:08- That's the problem. - I've been hooked on them ever since!
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- When I celebrated - my 90th birthday...
0:45:15 > 0:45:20- ..the doctor said - I had to learn a new language...
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- ..and learn to play - a new instrument.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- That's why I bought a harp - and I started to learn to play it.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36- That's also when - I started to speak Welsh again.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- I went to the college in Brecon...
0:45:40 > 0:45:45- ..and I got an A Grade in - the Canolradd intermediate course.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48- I'm very happy about that.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51- The mutations still bother me!
0:45:53 > 0:45:57- I've enjoyed learning Welsh, - to tell you the truth.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03- People say, "You're not a learner!"
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- They say my accent is too good.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- When I was a little girl...
0:46:11 > 0:46:15- ..I had to go to chapel in Libanus - every Sunday morning.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24- There was a Welsh-language service - once a month...
0:46:24 > 0:46:30- ..and I remember listening to people - chanting The Lord's Prayer in Welsh.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- I think - that's why I have a good accent.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38- Because I heard Amen so many times!
0:46:40 > 0:46:46- I don't understand every word but - I get the gist of what people say.
0:46:46 > 0:46:47- We've got to try.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- If we don't try, - the Welsh Language will go.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53- It will go.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55- We must speak it.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57- We have to encourage it.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- Two windows on the world - are better than one.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- Every Tuesday...
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- ..I go to Brecon - for a Sesiwn Sgwrsio coffee morning.
0:47:15 > 0:47:19- That gives me a chance - to speak Welsh.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26- The man who runs The Three - Horseshoes across the road...
0:47:30 > 0:47:32- ..would love to learn Welsh.
0:47:32 > 0:47:38- I promised to start a Welsh class on - a Tuesday night, starting next week.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41- Nothing serious.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43- No exams.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49- John can say bore da, nos da - and diolch yn fawr.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52- Things like that.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- He wants to learn more...
0:47:55 > 0:47:58- ..so we're going to have - a little try.
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