hey all im off to cardiff uni in 5 weeks, arghhhhhhhhh!!!!!! im gonna be doin my phd there so thought i'd foind out if anyone else was at this uni, maybe be less scary if i know a few people. so please, if you are arond tell me, little old me is very shy.........ok well sometimes i am. Matt

i lived in north wales for 10 years when i was younger so i prob will as may pick up basics quite quick (had to learn welsh til i was 14 (was still crap) although the word sglodion is my fave word, sounds cool and means chips

Bore da, Sylvester ydw i!

I know I will be. My friend (whose Welsh) has challenged me to learn it in the 3+ years I'm in Wales. I have a book and tape and have signed up for an evening course when I get there.

Hywl fawr

cool, which department?

Different uni, I'll be at Aber. Very strong Welsh language community there so plenty of opportunity to practice.

Probably not, I can say hello, goodbye and count to 10 at the moment, that's all. I can't even order a beer yet.

Trying to say the word for 6 "chwech" is hard going for an Englishman as it requires alot of throat and lots of flem to get the pronunciation right.

for none welsh speakers, your first lesson, i will spell all phonetically

1 to 10

een die tree pedwaa pimp q-where-k saith oo-ith now deg

i like

dween hoffi

then just add your item so i like coffee is dw'in hoffi coffi

Sylvester, I just finished my undergrad at Aber. its not without its charm, just be prepared to feel a bit isolated and cut-off from the rest of civilisation!

I did my undergrad at Cardiff and had the bestest time! Tis an awesome city especially if you like going out/socialising. What kind of music/nights out are you in to, i could recommend some places!! I still visit Cardiff a lot as i have tons of friends there, so i'd like to think i know the sights and bars!!!!!