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@hiriaith.bsky.social

Platform to support Welsh learners, by a learner! I was the first to sit the citizenship test in Welsh. (Rodolfo ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท) Tweets about Welsh, Wales and languages. Welsh learning platform site: www.hiriaith.cymru

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12.11.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it, though? Because you were talking about something else, namely that there are too many parties on the left. Someone is just pointing out that there aren't that many.

04.10.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But it's the *changed* Labour Party!

10.08.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is obviously not true. The most effective mechanisms are voting differently in larger enough numbers and donations/bribes

13.05.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And say what?

13.05.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œHappy New Yearโ€ in the languages of Europe, by Jakub Marian jakubmarian.com/happy-new-ye...

30.12.2024 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mae gyda Gairglo (Welsh Wordle) wyddor Gymraeg, felly ti'n cael defnyddio LL DD ayyb fel un llythyren!

www.hiriaith.cymru/gairglo

31.12.2024 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Play Welsh Wordle at hir-iaith!

www.hiriaith.cymru/gairglo

Guess what today's word is ๐Ÿ‘€

31.12.2024 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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hir-iaith has the *best* Welsh version of Wordle: it's called GAIRGLO!

1๏ธโƒฃIt uses a Welsh alphabet keyboard
2๏ธโƒฃIt displays definitions of every word you find as well as the correct word of the day.

Every day a new word, so you can play along everyone else in the world!

www.hiriaith.cymru/gairglo

30.12.2024 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can also read it in an article version:

www.hiriaith.cymru/post/But%20w...

30.12.2024 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
But WHY does Welsh have mutations? (History & Info)
YouTube video by hir-iaith But WHY does Welsh have mutations? (History & Info)

hir-iaith is not only a website, but also a YouTube channel!

Watch this very accessible explanation that will FINALLY clarify *why* Welsh has mutations and what's the point of them!

youtu.be/_LCQAkU6LvY?...

30.12.2024 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brazilian takes Welsh test to become British citizen Dr Rodolfo Piskorski becomes the first person to take a Welsh language citizenship exam.

Read more about my journey to become British/Welsh

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale...

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Professor Thom Brooks - Durham University

More info about @thombrooks.bsky.social: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/thom-b...

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reforming the UKโ€™s Citizenship Test Reforming the UKโ€™s Citizenship Test - Building Bridges, Not Barriers; Thom Brooks draws on first-hand experience and interviews with key figures including past Home Secretaries to expose the UK's Citi...

@thombrooks.bsky.social's book in question is "Reforming the UKโ€™s Citizenship Test: Building Bridges, Not Barriers"

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/reforming-th...

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bywyd yn y DU Flashcards Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like cyfansoddiad, dogfen, Tลท'r Arglwyddi and more.

To study for my test in Welsh, I had to read the English-language handbook and annotate it thoroughly to be able to know the necessary vocabulary in Welsh. I added the most difficult words in a flashcard set to quiz myself. quizlet.com/gb/465142086...

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He has some interesting things to say about the role of Welsh in "integration". For example, in his list of suggestions for an improved test, he includes the need for a Welsh version of the handbook, since it is only available in English.

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"There is an issue around language. While the UK citizenship test can be taken in Welsh or Scots Gaelic, only two have ever tried to do it. We know one reported success of Brazilian immigrant Dr Rodolfo Piskorski who went public with his being the first to pass the citizenship test in Welsh. The second to pass the test in a different language was a German national who sat the test in Scots Gaelic, but it is unconfirmed whether he or she passed."

Screenshot of a book page with this paragraph circled: "There is an issue around language. While the UK citizenship test can be taken in Welsh or Scots Gaelic, only two have ever tried to do it. We know one reported success of Brazilian immigrant Dr Rodolfo Piskorski who went public with his being the first to pass the citizenship test in Welsh. The second to pass the test in a different language was a German national who sat the test in Scots Gaelic, but it is unconfirmed whether he or she passed."

The US-born (naturalised) British Law Professor @thombrooks.bsky.social writes extensively about citizenship legislation and citizenship tests and has given evidence to a House of Lords committee on naturalisation. He has mentioned me in his latest book!

30.12.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Click and drag the โšก๏ธMUTATIONS button to your workspace to open the mutations panel, which shows which words in the selected text are mutated and โœจWHYโœจ

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30.12.2024 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The selected sentence will be shown on the Hi-lite panel, with each word colour coded for part of speech.

Click the ๐Ÿช„TAG button to eliminate ambiguity and show the correct part of speech for *that* sentence.

Hover on each word to see details. 3/4

30.12.2024 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Select a sentence on the mini-browser to read and analyse it.

Click the ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿˆณ TRANSLATE button at the upper-right corner to open a little box with a machine translation of the selected text. 2/4

30.12.2024 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can use the Hilite browser app to read Welsh-language webpages/text and learn Welsh at the same time! You can analyse words and see mutation rules. And you can get a Google translation at any point by clicking the translate button! (better on desktop) 1/4

๐Ÿ‘‰ www.hiriaith.cymru/hilite?url=h...

30.12.2024 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Welsh grammar browser extension - Find mutations as you read!
YouTube video by hir-iaith Welsh grammar browser extension - Find mutations as you read!

For more details, check out the explainer video (included on the extension download page): youtu.be/UesWrU_jQuQ?...

30.12.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On Safari, mobile devices and for whenever you're on the go, Hi-lite is available as a web-based app on
hiriaith.cymru/hilite

You can paste long texts or open a PDF to analyse!

All the functionalities of the extension + categorise๐Ÿ“ฅ your saved words (and much more)!

30.12.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขhir-iaith Hi-lite is here!
A game-changer for Welsh learners: a browser extension that analyses text on webpages and gives grammar information and translation.
It also detects and explainsโšก๏ธmutationsโšก๏ธin sentences!
Available for Chrome & Edge: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hir-i...

30.12.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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