english - welsh translation

Welsh is a language evolved from ancient Celtic. The Celts are in fact the original inhabitants of Wales after settling there around 2500 years ago. At that time, however, they did not speak the language as it is spoke today. The formation of modern Welsh happened when the language deviated from ancient Celtic in the second half of the 6th century experts believe. The writer J. R. Tolkien considered Welsh to be the one of the oldest still spoken languages in Britain. The oldest extant prose is believed to be from the a 9th century poem but some text does date back to the year 615.Try searching for it and then translate it using our Welsh translator. People speak Welsh most commonly in Wales, England (Mostly near the border with Wales), the north of England, in the south of Scotland and in various communities around the world. It is the most widely used Celtic language in the world. Welsh in their own language is ‘Cymraeg’ or ‘y Gymraeg’. Today, about 611,000 speakers, which is about one-fifth of Wales’ population. But it was not always so successful, for a long time Welsh was declining & was prohibited, especially in the field of education. Still it managed to maintain the traditional form, it also managed this thanks to the translation of the Bible and its use in families. Today Welsh is used in Wales as commonly as English is. This turning point came in 1993. You can support this language and use our language translator. Learning Welsh is not difficult, as claimed by its users. Words use their clear rules of pronunciation, and each letter has its own sound. You can also try the pronunciation using our Welsh-Czech dictionary.