Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval Welsh stories of Celtic mythology. Cwtch (rhymes with ‘butch’) is a word with two meanings in Welsh: the first is a place to store stuff safely, like a ...

The Welsh language has many words that are beautiful, such as 'cwtch' and 'hiraeth', just to name a couple. It is a proud language spoken by almost 900,000 people according to the latest figures, and ...

The Welsh language has been placed in the spotlight in recent days - so we’ve decided to celebrate some of the most glorious words that Wales has given us. New legislation, outlined in a white paper ...

You can now raise a glass to 10 new Welsh words in the Oxford English Dictionary - including the phrase for cheers. Iechyd da, which means good health and is said before having a drink, is included as ...

Ten Welsh words have been added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, it has been announced. The OED is updated quarterly with new words, senses and revisions to entries, to reflect ...

Welsh speakers are pleased with the new words being allowed in Scrabble TEN Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary — including “sglods” for chips and “cawl”, a soup. Compilers ...

Here in Wales, nearly 30% of the population can speak Welsh, which is around 891,800 people Welsh speakers. But, not everyone speaks the same sort of Welsh - while we understand each other, we ...

In Wales, nearly 30% of the population, approximately 891,800 people, are Welsh speakers. However, not everyone speaks the same type of Welsh - while we understand each other, we sometimes use ...