Welsh Valleys Phrasebook - Get by in Valleys-Speak! — Get by in Valleys-Speak!

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A humorous guide to and phrasebook of Wenglish, the non-standard English used in everyday conversation in South Wales. A hugely entertaining book, taking a tongue-in-cheek look at the grammar, slang and culture of the Welsh Valleys.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Contents How to use this book Compulsory Terms -Aitch or Haitch? -ng -The En Verb -They am -Do do -The Dreaded W -T and Th -Spot on or nearby? -The Rogue Ah -Make statement, confirm statement, then question what you’ve just said -Reading the examples -The Glossary -Just one more thing: Malapropisms and other bloopers -Conclusion -Acknowledgements

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

After a career in the steel industry, David Jandrell (BSc, BA(Hons), PcET Cert Ed.) is now a further education lecturer at Coleg Gwent. He is the bestselling author of 'Welsh Valleys Humour', 'More Welsh Valleys Humour', 'Welsh Valleys Characters', Cwmtwp: Gossip from the Valleys' and '100 Cracking Jokes'. 'Welsh Valleys Humour' has sold over 16,000 copies.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

If you’re a person who wants to learn Welsh, this book is not for you. If you’re a person whose first language is Welsh and you want to improve your spoken English, this book is not for you. If, on the other hand, you’re an English speaker who’s due to visit South Wales, this book is definitely for you. A visitor to Wales will almost certainly have to converse with a local at some stage, and that’s where the trouble may start. Ask for directions and you’ll be no better off than if they’d been given in Klingon. You’ll probably assume that the person you spoke to answered you in Welsh, but in fact the person will actually have been speaking to you in Valleys-speak – the non-standard English used in South Wales in everyday conversation. This language is far removed from the English that you’ll be used to, and hopefully these pages will ease your communication problems during your stay in the country.