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June 14, 2007
Staring defeat in the eye with a heavy heart
It was a rainy night in Cwm Llynfi, and the dosbarth was really doing well. Oh how pleased I was with their conversation work. My pride swelled as I lurched towards the door. 'Amser coffi!' I yelled, rushing out to be the first in the queue. I sat down at my table with my coffee, waiting for the rest of the class to arrive. Five minutes later, and still no sign of the class.
I returned to the class. 'Amser coffi', I repeated, but still no response. 'Coffee time' I sighed, admitting my hollow defeat.
Posted by Colin at 01:42 PM | Comments (0)
June 11, 2007
Wi'n grac
Crac - angry
Mae'n fore Dydd Llun, ac wi'n grac!
Pam, pam, pam, yn yr oes hon - in this (day and) age?
Thomas Cook have told staff at their Bangor branch that they must hold work-related conversations in English. In an area where the vast majority of people speak Welsh I would guess that they have to tell potential Welsh-speaking holidaymakers to siarad Saesneg.
You can see the whole sorry story here in English, or here yn Gymraeg.
But don't read the Welsh version at work, obviously.
Posted by Colin at 08:50 AM | Comments (0)
June 07, 2007
Taking the cake
Someone came into one of my classes once talking about a cake (teisen) they'd been asked to decorate for a friend. Their sugarcraft skills were being tested to the limit, since their friend had asked for lap-dancers on the top for their husband.
'Ah,' beamed someone from the back of the class,'teisen lap!'
Posted by Colin at 04:25 PM | Comments (0)