Trouble is, a lot of us don't live in a place where we can actually get talking to other Welsh speakers. Coventry, Wigan, Strathspey, Penzance, those sort of places..... so we have to manufacture situations where we can get talking.
Here's a few ideas to get you started, whatever level you are at..... you can just use one word, or two, or three...however many you can manage really. Twenty-seven, for example..... and remember, if you are out amongst the great unwashed public, just pretend you are talking into your mobile phone and no one will turn a hair ...
[a] Just reading Welsh out loud is a start. Try slinging in a few extra adjectives if you like.
[b] Whatever you are looking at, try to talk about it. Hair colour, gender, trousers, what he/she/it is doing...
[c] Listening to the radio ? Translate and say out loud whatever bits you can,words, pairs of words. phrases....
[d] Still listening to the radio ... trying interrupting and arguing in Welsh ... great fun!
[e] Walking into town .... describe things... colours, ugliness, cleanliness, beauty, component parts....
[f] Look at the car numbers, house numbers.... say them in Welsh.
[g] Notices, signs, posters ... say whatever bits you can in Welsh.
[h] What's the weather doing ? What are you doing ? What is that pigeon/dog/giraffe doing ?
[i] Back home again ? Reading a book in English ? Turn bits of it into Welsh. Then say the opposite!
[j] Watching the TV .... you can insult/describe them all you like, turn their words into Welsh , describe the set
Well , that's enough for the minute . I'm sure you've got lots of your own ideas .... but you need to do it.
Oh .... and don't worry about making mistakes..... you can't learn Welsh AND be a perfectionist.
It's music time now ..... We'll have a top bit of Texas Radio Band I think .... the beautiful. moody Swynol ...