seeder Posted August 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2013 man you have to love things like this. When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated". So that was what went up under the English version which barred lorries from a road near a supermarket. "When they're proofing signs, they should really use someone who speaks Welsh," said journalist Dylan Iorwerth. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7702913.stm 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted August 29, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 29, 2013 That's old. I remember reading about this a few years ago. Still funny though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted August 29, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I'd never seen that one before... Others in the office were wondering what I was laughing at... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 29, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The Welsh language has always confused me, I mean, how did they get letters which should never be together...together and form a word out of it? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 29, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The Welsh language has always confused me, I mean, how did they get letters which should never be together...together and form a word out of it? hehe yeh, imagine having your Welsh travel / language guide in your hand, and you need to ask.... where is the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" please? Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a railway station on the island of Anglesey in Wales, is the longest place name in the Welsh language. At 51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, the name can be translated as "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_words#Welsh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 29, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2013 hehe yeh, imagine having your Welsh travel / language guide in your hand, and you need to ask.... where is the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" please? Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a railway station on the island of Anglesey in Wales, is the longest place name in the Welsh language. At 51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, the name can be translated as "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave". http://en.wikipedia....est_words#Welsh Haha, see!! thats just ridiculous. How the heck do you pronounce the "pwllgwyngyllg" bit (for starters)? I think the Welsh were having a bit of a laugh with the tourists when they came out with these "names". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 29, 2013 #7 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a railway station on the island of Anglesey in Wales, is the longest place name in the Welsh language. At 51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, the name can be translated as "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave". According to my sources, the name is now even longer! It's now.... "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave and right across the road from Tesco." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 29, 2013 #8 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) According to my sources, the name is now even longer! It's now.... "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave and right across the road from Tesco." Edited August 29, 2013 by freetoroam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted August 29, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Haha, see!! thats just ridiculous. How the heck do you pronounce the "pwllgwyngyllg" bit (for starters)? I think the Welsh were having a bit of a laugh with the tourists when they came out with these "names". I believe its a silent P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted August 29, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I believe its a silent P LOL. And I believe its a P alright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra99 Posted August 29, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 29, 2013 According to my sources, the name is now even longer! It's now.... "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave and right across the road from Tesco." Sort of.... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogocheverylittlehelpsboyo It'll never catch on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 29, 2013 Author #12 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Haha, see!! thats just ridiculous. How the heck do you pronounce the "pwllgwyngyllg" bit (for starters)? I think the Welsh were having a bit of a laugh with the tourists when they came out with these "names". Now you can learn how to say it with a sing along!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 29, 2013 Author #13 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Ah man this page gave me a laugh The Welsh Word for Microwave Pop your tea into the "popty ping"! Popty is the word for "oven" in Welsh, and ping is the sound the microwave makes when it has finished its business! The Welsh words listed here look and even sound like English words, but are actually "false friends." In other words, they sound the same, but have a completely different meaning. For instance, don't go saying that you are hurt in Welsh if you fall down the stairs. All you'll be saying is that you are "silly" and that is hardly cause to ship you off to the hospital! 1 English: Carrots = Welsh: Moron (Not the English "moron" meaning stupid.) 2 English: Nothing = Welsh: Dim (Not the English "dim" as in slow or dim-witted.) 3 English: Old = Welsh: Hen (Not the English "hen" as in chicken.) 4 English: Crows = Welsh: Brain (Not the English word for the organ that keeps us thinking!) 5 English: Exit = Welsh: Allan (Not a name) 6 English: Children = Welsh: Plant (not the ones that grow in the ground but, come to think of it, children do grow like plants. 7 English: Dough or Pastry = Welsh: Toes (not those little digits on the end of your feet. 8 English: Challenge = Welsh: Her (Sounds like the English word, "hair") PLUS LOADS MORE http://www.squidoo.c...nny-welsh-words . Edited August 29, 2013 by seeder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 30, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 30, 2013 That's old. I remember reading about this a few years ago. Still funny though. The article sourced is dated Friday, 31 October 2008 hehe yeh, imagine having your Welsh travel / language guide in your hand, and you need to ask.... where is the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" please? Or you could just say Llanfair PG, or Llanfair as it is known by the locals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted August 30, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) Haha, see!! thats just ridiculous. How the heck do you pronounce the "pwllgwyngyllg" bit (for starters)? It's easy when you know how I believe its a silent P No it isn't. Edited August 30, 2013 by Still Waters 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowlark Posted August 30, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 30, 2013 hehe yeh, imagine having your Welsh travel / language guide in your hand, and you need to ask.... where is the "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" please? Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a railway station on the island of Anglesey in Wales, is the longest place name in the Welsh language. At 51 letters in the Welsh alphabet, the name can be translated as "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave". http://en.wikipedia....est_words#Welsh That was the first Welsh word my dad ever taught me. One of the very few words he remembers! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin Posted August 30, 2013 #17 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Apparently you can buy a conversion kit for playing Welsh scrabble. It's just a bag full of the letter "L". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted August 30, 2013 Author #18 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Apparently you can buy a conversion kit for playing Welsh scrabble. It's just a bag full of the letter "L". Good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowlark Posted August 30, 2013 #19 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Apparently you can buy a conversion kit for playing Welsh scrabble. It's just a bag full of the letter "L". Best. Comment. Ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted August 31, 2013 #20 Share Posted August 31, 2013 That's pretty funny. I've always wanted to visit Wales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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