I'm thinking of taking Welsh classes in September.- You ever learned Welsh?
What, you mean apart from in school?- Yeah, only I didn't even learn Welsh in school like everyone else
- as our family moved to England when I was young.
- Oh that's right, I forgot.
- Well I did the basics at school, you know.
- Learned some poems and songs for the eisteddfod, that kind of thing.
- That sounds nice,
- but I was thinking of doing something a bit more practical,
- so I can have some basic conversations when I go on holiday to north Wales this summer.
- Oh that's a good idea. Where to you going?
- To the Llyn Peninsula -
- up, just, Pwllheli.
- Oh it's gorgeous up there.
- And they do speak Welsh, it's true.
- A few years ago, I did a Welsh course at Clwb Ifor Bach, it was really good.
- Isn't that a live music venue?
- Yes, and a pub, um,
- but it's also a Welsh language center,
- and we used to finish our classes and then go and practice speaking Welsh in the bar afterwards.
- Nice idea. Are the classes expensive?
- I can't remember exactly.
- Not too dear and the teachers were really good.
- We used to have a good laugh actually.
- I think I'll give them a ring
- and see if they've got any courses coming up.
- Good idea! Let me know how you get on!
eisteddfod
："eisteddfod"はウェールズで年一回開催される芸術祭で、詩や音楽など複数の部門がある。「アイステズボッド」
Where to you going?
："Where to you going?"は"Where are you going?"の意味。ウェールズ英語では"Where"の直後に前置詞を置くことがある。「あなたはどこに行く予定ですか」
Llyn Peninsula
："Llyn Peninsula"はウェールズ北西部のアングルシー島の南に位置する半島のこと。「リーン半島」
Pwllheli
："Pwllheli"はリーン半島南部に位置する町で、住人の大半がウェールズ語話者である地域。「プスヘリ」
Clwb Ifor Bach
："Clwb Ifor Bach"はカーディフ中心地にある、ライブ音楽、ナイトクラブ、ウェールズ語ランゲージセンター、コミュニティセンターが一体になったパブのこと。「クラブ・イフォール・バッハ」
dear
："dear"は"expensive"の意味。「高価な」
have a good laugh
："have a good laugh"は"have a good time"の意味。「良い時間を過ごす」
a ring
："a ring"は"a call"の意味。「電話」