I can have conversations in Scottish Gaelic and Manx, and understand, read and write them fairly well, although I have to look up lots of words. I can speak and understand Irish well, and can read and write it fairly well, although not perfectly. I can understand almost everything I hear in Welsh, except for very formal and very informal language, and can read it comfortably, understanding almost everything. I feel confident speaking and writing it, although I still make mistakes. Simon Ager: Welsh is my strongest Celtic language. LetРІР‚в„ўs get straight down to it РІР‚вЂњ i fwrdd Р“Сћ ni!Р”В«ydded oleuni! (Let there be light!) Dr P (far left) with Simon Ager (far right) and others from the Welsh-speaking contingent at the Polyglot Gathering, 2015.Р”Вr P: What level you are in each language and how long have you been learning each? Check out her info and enrolment page: KerstinРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљDabblerРІР‚в„ўs GuideРІР‚Сњ.

ItРІР‚в„ўs a great value taster of what to expect if you dive in to Welsh. IРІР‚в„ўve already posted on Scottish Gaelic signage and reviewed the recent Edinburgh language meetup (where Gaelic, Scots and Welsh were among the topics) and I was delighted that Simon agreed to an interview about going the whole, Celtic, hog.Р”В«efore we go any further: if youРІР‚в„ўreР’В keen to find out more about Welsh, my good friend and fellow Welsh-learner Kerstin CableР’В explores in her РІР‚СљDabblerРІР‚в„ўs Guide to WelshРІР‚Сњ.

This year, the UNРІР‚в„ўs International Year of Indigenous Languages, I want to give more attention to minority and lesser used languages here on the site. Simon Ager can tell us about learningn the Celtic languages with the authority of somebody whoРІР‚в„ўs spent time learning all six. At the second Gathering, we presented a workshop on Welsh together. I finally met Simon Ager at the first Polyglot Gathering back in 2014. Like me, though, you might not have immediately known who the self-effacing, yet immensely talented, language expert behind the site actually is. If youРІР‚в„ўve ever googled just about any question about languages, the chances are youРІР‚в„ўll have hit on, the РІР‚СљOnline Encyclopedia of Writing Systems & LanugagesРІР‚Сњ.

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