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Advice for an English person learning Cymraeg (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 days ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/wales@lemm.ee

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I've just started learning Cymraeg on Duolingo, but I have a question. Should I try and use a Welsh accent when I'm speaking the language, or would it be better to use my English accent (which is sort of casual RP with a hint of Northumbrian)?

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[–] Plasma@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I mean I'm not a Cymraeg speaker but you should always try to learn an accent when learning a foreign language!

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

Makes sense. Thanks!

[–] CaptObvious 3 points 6 days ago

Odds are that you’ll have a non-native accent anyway. Generally, it’s a good idea to reduce it as much as possible in order to be easily understood.