{"podcast":{"title":"FluentFiction - Welsh","slug":"fluentfiction-welsh-6698360","podcast_index_feed_id":6698360,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6005803/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://fluentfiction.org","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1dfca7967786674ea8935bddf4419732.jpg","author":"FluentFiction.org","episode_count":341,"summary":"Are you ready to supercharge your Welsh listening comprehension? Our podcast is the perfect tool for you. Studies show that the key to mastering a second language is through repetition and active processing. That's why each episode of our podcast features a story in Welsh, followed by a sentence-by-sentence retelling that alternates between Welsh and English. This approach not only allows you to fully understand and absorb the vocabulary and grammar but also provides a bilingual support to aid your listening comprehension. But we don't stop there. Research in sociolinguistics highlights the importance of culture in language learning, which is why we provide a list of vocabulary words and a transcript of the audio to help you understand the cultural context of the story. And for your convenience, we also include a transcript of the audio to help you refer back to any parts you may have struggled with. Our podcast is not just for language learners, it's also for travelers or people who wants to connect with their roots. Are you planning a trip to Caernarfon Castle, Snowdonia National Park, or St. Davids Cathedral? Maybe you want to speak Welsh with your grandparents from Cardiff? 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En: On a lovely spring morning, the awyr Laugharne was filled with birdsong and the early sound of footsteps crossing the streets. Cy: Roedd y dre yn llawn o fynychwyr gŵyl lenyddol, pob un yn chwilio am ysbrydoliaeth yn y lleoliad prydferth sydd â chysylltiad â Dylan Thomas. En: The town was bustling with attendees of a literary festival, each one searching for inspiration in the beautiful setting connected to Dylan Thomas. Cy: Roedd Gareth yn sefyll wrth ymyl siop lyfrau. En: Gareth stood by a bookstore. Cy: Roedd o wedi gweithredu fel athro ysgol ers amser maith, ond i rhyw raddau teimlai'n sownd mewn cylch bywyd o'r un peth bob dydd. En: He had been working as a school teacher for a long time, but to some extent, he felt stuck in a cycle of the same thing every day. Cy: Roedd eisiau rhywbeth newydd. En: He wanted something new. Cy: Rywbeth a fyddai'n tanio ei gariad at farddoni unwaith eto. En: Something that would reignite his love of poetry once more. Cy: Ymddangosodd seren yn y dorf, Rhiannon, felly. En: A star appeared in the crowd, Rhiannon, eager to find a new angle for her next writing project. Cy: Roedd hi'n awyddus i ddod o hyd i flaen newydd ar gyfer ei phrosiect ysgrifennu nesaf. Roedd yn rhydd o'r cyfan, yn gweithio'n llawrydd ac yn chwilio am ryw fath o gysylltiad – rhywun neu rywbeth i ennyn ei dychymyg. En: She was free of it all, working freelance and searching for some sort of connection—someone or something t…","meta_description":"Fluent Fiction - Welsh : A Quiet Collaboration: Finding Voice and Friendship in Laugharne Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fluentfiction-welsh-6698360/episodes/a-quiet-collaboration-finding-voice-and-friendship-in-laugharne/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fluentfiction-welsh-6698360/a-quiet-collaboration-finding-voice-and-friendship-in-laugharne.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}