Johnny Storm: International Racing car driver wrote:
>
> Try Clangollin! For bonus points refer to Wales as 'Cumree' (Cymru).
Can't argue with those pronunciations much, but you must foam at the
mouth as you say them.
> BUT beware the road signs they say "Croeso y Gymru" (krowayzo ee
> Gumree).
I don't want to be too pedantic, but that's actually "Croeso i Gymru".
In Welsh, "i" (ee) means "to", "Croeso i Gymru" meaning "Welcome to
Wales". "Y" (err) is a Welsh word for "the", as is "yr" (urr).
Johnny's right about the mutations though - Welsh is an absolute pig of
a language to learn as an outsider - there are 3 basic mutations, each
one subject to gender (He-she-it), so the word you've found in the
phrasebook could begin with one of 9 letters other than the one you're
looking for!!!
Don't expect to see many Triumphs in North Wales though (except Johnny's
Viterald!) - we saw 2 in a week of touring last October, and only one of
them waved back!
Regards
Bill.
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