20 Words In Irish & Welsh 

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Love seeing celtic language representation. Welsh is my first language. I'm sure other comments have stated the pronunciations that need working on, especially the letters 'Dd' and 'Ll'. Your 'Ch' pronunciation is actually very good. 🙂 Keep practicing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😀

Just a quick comment to say that "dd" in Welsh is pronounced like "th" in "the" or "feather" and "f" is pronounced like "v"! I've recently started learning Welsh and it's been difficult to wrap my head around haha Grma! Tá grá agam ar na teangacha Gaelacha fosta!

Rhaid ichi wella eich ynganiad Cymraeg

da iawn - diddorol iawn. Couple of points. An Bhreatain Bheag (I'm presuming, as a Welsh speaker, that there are what we call mutations there, with the b => v sound). The direct Welsh translation of those words would be 'Prydain Fach' (Prydain Bach or also Prydain Bychan without the mutations = small Britain). You're right that the Welsh are the direct linguistic decendants of the original Britons, and we were pushed into Wales. It wasn't until about the 9th century that we started to call ourselves 'Cymry' (the people), Cymru (the country, both pronounced the same). Cymru = 'compatriots'. The English county, 'Cumbria' is the same word - modern Welsh dropped the 'b' which is a relic of 'brogi' (country; 'bro' in modern Welsh and Breton = land). Iwerddon - seems to have the same root word as 'Gwyrdd' (green) but that's from a Latin word for green, or Iwerydd (the Atlantic Ocean), and 'Gwerddon' is Oasis. [yr = the definate article if the word following it starts with a vowel, like in Yr Iwerddon and Yr Alban]. Lloegr - England, there's no concensus on what this means, maybe it was the name for the land or part of the land before the English (Anglo-Saxons) arrived. English people = Saeson (from Saxon). Ty - the old form was tig, we dropped the 'ch' sound in early middle ages. geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?ty Bad is also a Welsh word for boat, as in 'bad achub' (life boat) but 'cwch' is the most common word. Cnwc - it's possible this came into Welsh from Irish. At the fall of the Roman Empire, Wales was attacked and invaded by Irish in the West, so Pen Llyn (the peninsula in the north West) has the same 'llyn' as the peoples in 'Leinster'; brechdan (Welsh for a sandwich, is from Irish) as is cadach (cloch to clean or dry something). Carreg - is Welsh for stone, but also craig (as in the boys name) is a rock in Welsh. Terfyn - is probably a Latin word, and we also use another Latin word, 'ffin' for border. Senedd is also Latin, as is traeth' (beach) from the same root as tractus (a tract of land in English), many Latin words with 'ct' combination become 'th' in Welsh, so, llaeth (lactus; milk);

Bad is also used in Welsh for boat. As in 'bad achub'= Lifeboat.

The trivia around certain words is great! Helps us learn stuff and memorize the words at the same time!

Always fantastic - thanks again for all you do!

I have only learned any Welsh as a second language. It has already been noted that the dd in Welsh has a ‘th’ sound (it is a distinct letter in Welsh from ‘d’). But you also mention the traditional Irish boat, which the Welsh also have, the coracle (‘cwrwgl’). My grandparents were the last of my line to have really known much Welsh. My parents were mainly raised in England and though I was born in England I was raised in Canada, so did not have the chance to be exposed to much Welsh. I remember my grandparents referring to the tŷ bach (toilet), and the occasional ych a fi! Nowadays I am left to DuoLingo to try to learn.

LOVED this video! Diolch! 1) Sasana is England in Irish and Lloegr in Welsh. However, we have the word Saesneg which means the English language. Literally, the language of the Saxons which is similar to Sasana. 2) Cnwc also means little hill in Welsh! 3) Inis (island) is Ynys in Welsh 4) lámh (hand) is llaw in Welsh I can keep on going, the languages are so similar. Our mutations and word order are almost identical to Irish too, but we don't have genitive nouns, so I find that difficult to remember! Go raimh maith agat!

Really enjoyed this!

Ireland in Welsh is Iwerddon (ee-wear-thon)

Very interesting video! I'm Welsh and learning Welsh and just started Irish recently too, so it's very interesting to look at the similarities and differences. 😊

This is very interesting and brilliantly put together, maith thú a Dane.

We also have 'bad' for boat in Welsh - (bad achub - lifeboat, literally rescue boat) and another word for border is ffin

Well done!

Interesting!

Seo focal eile: “smith” as bearla, “gabha” as gaeilge, “gof” as bhreatnais.

beheag - bach, dubh - du, curach - coracle, capall (Latin caballus) - ceffyl (Fr cheval), tir - tir, The word for family, clan, may have the same origin as the Welsh prefix for parish - llan 4:44 Rainbow tosh

Enjoyed your video. Found very interesting similarities with few words of my language, Portuguese. We have to remember that prior to the roman conquest, Iberia had a lot of Celtic tribes. For instance the river Douro very similar to water in Welsh (dwr). Cavalo - horse Batel - sort of boat Cera - wax Touro - bull

That was fun.😃

I had to pause the video to get my popcorn in anticipation of your welsh pronunciations.

Carreg, craig & maen = vaguely: stone, rock, boulder. (The meanings overlap.) Maen hir = menhir. (Hir = long.) There's a place name: 'Penmaenmawr' (head/boulder/big) that some of us now use as a term for 'hangover'!

Man, those Celtic origin cognates are so rad! Nice of the Welsh to call the home island by what we call it with Welsh rules.

Very interesting thanks. The Welsh for England is Lloegr as you say but the word for English is Saesneg (like Irish or Scottish sassenach). Diolch i chi am eich fideo diddorol

Interesting stuff. I'm an English learner of the Welsh language, but I also had a fair bit of Latin beaten into me at school. I keep spotting echoes of Latin in Welsh. Maybe a hangover from the period 43 - 383 CE. Three of these words mentioned here have Latin resonances: ceffyl for caballus (Latin slang for old nag, or horse) tawr for taurus, bull, and senedd for senatus. Lots more on the list, but thanks for the prompt on these three.

The "dd" in Welsh sounds like the "th" part of the word "the". Also, a single "f" in Welsh is sounded the same as "v" in English. A double f is sounded like the English "f". The word for religion in Welsh is "crefydd" and would sound a bit like "crevith". Cheers my Celtic brother!! Cymru ac Iwerddon am byth!

3:10 Trom is also ‘heavy’ in Welsh, but only when describing feminine things 👍

England = "Sasana" looks like a reference to the tribe of the Saxons. I know that in Scottish Gaelic: "sasseanach" (sp?) is/was a less than flattering word for an Englishman, or even a Scottish lowlander. Also, there are some cognates to English or other languages: Bell = clog /cloch is related to english "clock" and German "Glocke" (which also means bell) Capall /Cefyll related to Latin caballus (though in this case, Latin borrowed from Celtic, not vice versa), related to words such as chivalry, as well as the word for "horse" in many Romance langauge, eg Spanish caballo, French chéval, Tarbh /Tarw related to "Taurus"

We also say llong for boat in Welsh

4:52 Am I correct in saying that the etymology in Irish is similar to that of Welsh in that both mean ‘group of a house’?

In ghaidhlig, Erinn,Alba sassain,traigh bata,cleambh,trom Cnoc,creag, capail,tarbh Gaelic cuideach

Thanks - v. interesting. Had a passing (non-academic) interest as Welsh called a Celtic language. The examples you give though mainly emphasize how drastically Welsh, Irish differ. Contrast German v Dutch v Swedish v Norwegian - seems these languages are far closer than Irish, Welsh. Example: I speak, read German and have never studied Dutch but I can read Dutch text nearly as well (or as poorly!) as German. Like to see Irish v Breton!

Love your videos, where in Ireland are you from?

Compare with French cloche, noix cire, glaive, cheval, sénat.

According to "the Story of Wales" documentary, the Welsh word for Wales (Cymru) and the words for Welsh people (Cymry), Welshman (Cymro) & Welsh woman (Cymreis) all stem from a Welsh word that basically means "country," so Cymry is basically "countrymen." (Etymologically speaking, I guess.) Whereas the words Wales and Welsh stem from a Saxon word that basically means "strangers." Isn't it a bit messed up that the people who were on that island first got labeled strangers? I mean, history is written by the victors, but it seems off that the descendants of the original occupants are still encouraged to call themselves "strangers" today. Weird right?

Dia daoibh, a dheartháireacha agus deirfiúracha, и noswaith dda chwiorydd a brodyr! With love from Russia! ;)))

Very interesting and well researched. Just one thing though 'dd ' in Welsh is pronounced like ' th ' in English.

Go raibh mile maith agat. Great video. Please do one comparing Irish to Gàidhlig.

i just realized, the translation for horse "capall" sounds like "clop" like when a horse trots.

I lived in Dublin for 6 years until 2009 and was pleasantly surprised at some of the similarities between Welsh and Irish. Place names particularly. Example: CARRAIG DUBH (Blackrock) in Welsh is (Y) GRAIG DU and CARREG DU. BÁD / CURACH in Welsh would be BAD / CWCH without the accent as in “bád”. I am able to read perhaps an early learning book in Irish and understand some words. I just change Irish “c” to “p” and “s” to “h”. Ceann = Pen (head). Sean = Hen (old). And numbers one to ten, IRISH: aon, dó, trí, ceathair, cúig, sé, seacht, ocht, naoi, deich. WELSH: un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, saith, wyth, naw, deg. I´m delighted to have come across this video, The Welsh pronunciation is mispronounced in places, as I am certain my Irish is! But the fact you have taken the time to make this presentation is wonderful. Diolch yn fawr iawn! Go raidh míl maith agat!

Random question... What is the Irish for telling someone to "Get out!" or "Leave!" or "Go!". Any dialect but preferably Ulster. Thanks!

I love this! Go raibh míle maith agat! I recently started learning Irish and I would like to eventually learn Welsh as well.

Thaitin mé liom seo! (An raibh sé sin ceart?) Dwy iaith hyfryd 👍

You're missing out on the slender r in Éire and Céir (you're saying it like the English 'care') and the epenthetic vowel in Albain. Also if you'd used the Connacht or Ulster pronunciation of Tarbh it would've sounded identical to the Welsh! Interesting video Dane, thank you for putting it together. Always nice seeing such comparisons

I want to warn people about how the promoters of Welsh make it look straightforward enough but in fact the Irish verbs are easier than Welsh verbs and the free Duolingo Irish course is less long than the interminable 69 unit long Duolingo Welsh course, one of the longest Duolingo courses that there is... You will have more fun learning Irish, be in little doubt

I love your pronunciation of Welsh words. It's not how I personally pronounce them, so not sure if you're just picking it up from a differently accented person. This was a great video!

Grma a Dane! Iontach suimiúil.

*Tŷ - Teach* and *Teaghlach - Teulu* are obviously cognates but the etymology of the latter is very interesting. The Welsh *teulu* (family) comes from Brythonic *Tegos Lugos* which literally means *house tribe.* The Irish must have the same origins but from Goidelic. And they must both come from Common Celtic as the concept is too much of a coincidence. Interesting how modern Irish ‘Teaghlach’ preserves a more ancient semblance. ‘Teulu’ has travelled quite from Tegos Lugos!

The bit about little briton is correct, and kernow was seen as little cymru, meaning also the true britons. As well as cumbria. Eire recognised us as the indigenous peoples of briton, aswell as cumbria and kernow.

maybe controversial for me to say, but I do reckon that while the Gaelic languages, including Irish are certainly “Q-Celtic”, I do reckon that what remains of the Brythonic languages, which include Welsh are actually hybrid “Q-Celtic / P-Celtic” languages. I say this, because in the much older version of Irish, there was never a “P”, but certainly a “C” or similar, but Welsh for example has always had either a “P” or a “C” in many similar / equivalent words. And still the case today. And I reckon the reason for that is, which again is controversial for me to say, is that, I reckon a form of Q-Celtic was once spoken right along the west of the island of Britain, from the Scottish Highlands right down to Wales and Cornwall. But a purer form of P-Celtic, was once spoken, right along the east of the island of Britain, such as the lost Pictish language of Scotland, but it continued all the way down to Kent. And at some stage, P-Celtic spread from the East into the West of Britain, to create hybrid P-Celtic / Q-Celtic languages in the west of Britain, such as Cumbric, Welsh and Cornish. Perhaps, the spread of P-Celtic from East to West Britain was triggered by the coming of the Romans. Furthermore, note and remember, that the original “Proto-Celtic” language was a primitive form of “Q-Celtic”.

Bad comes from the Vikings, that would explain why it is so different to the Welsh name.

What is different between Irish and Scottish Garlic?

Certainly different languages now but I suspect they both originate from the Celtic language that the Celts brought with them when they entered the Islands we now call Britain. Naturally the Celts came from all over Europe and would have developed their own dialects which would have differed significantly as they travelled further apart. I have read that when the Romans invaded Britain in AD 44, they brought with them translators from the Baltics who still spoke a Celtic language. My schooling was in Wales and I know that the Welsh spoken in the North differed from that in the South. That is not unusual . Alas I am sad to say I that in the last 65 years I have forgotten 90% of the Welsh language I learned at school. I joined the R.N.😊 at 16 and rarely came back.

Sasana/lloegr …. In Welsh Saeson is English people and saesneg is English language so very close to the Irish Sasana ☺️

No doubt same family of language..

TG Lurgan made a music video cover of a hit song that alternates between Irish and Welsh. I hope both languages rise. Neart spáis ar an bpláinéad seo. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nBLeKfpI5zk.html

Actually the Welsh for stone is Maen which mutates to Faen in a sentence. And the Welsh for rock is Craig. That too mutates when used in a sentence to become Graig. Also, the Welsh Lloegr doesn't mean England as much as Wales means Cymru. It translates as Lost Lands denoting territory & kingdoms stolen. The words Welsh & Wales in Germanic Saxon literally means. Foreigner. We are not foreigners in our own native land of Britain. We refer to ourselves as the Cymry. This can be seen in place names throughout Britain such as Cymru, Cumbria, Cumknock, Cumbernauld ...

"Bean an ti."

No, Cloigín is Clock in English and Clock is Clog in Irish

5:29 IT’S A PARLIAMENT, NOT AN ASSEMBLY

Good job ! Tasg da! You need to remember that the "dd" is a "th" sound as in "then" so senedd is not sened but seneth. As well "oe" is an "oy" sound (Oy vey!) and not "we" as it sounded to me so "coes" is "coys" and not "cwees".

Teulu is pronounced tayley.

Another word for Horse in Welsh is 'Meirch'.

Irish welsh and breton are celtic languages

The Celts are the true peoples of the country.

Ah I see. Truth hurts and isn’t welcome.

you need to work on your dd sounds

Cnó had some poor pronunciation.. it’s just pronounced like “crow”

I don’t know Irish but welsh pronunciation not really correct

the welsh pronounciation is a bit off but i guess it could be worse, just sounds a tad butchered