Man shares how to say animal names in Welsh – and people can't stop laughing
There's nothing quite like getting to grips with the Welsh language.
It's beautiful, unique and is also pretty tough to learn - but some words and phrases can easily make people laugh. One man recently showed how funny certain words are as he shared a video highlighting the translation for certain animals in Welsh.
The man, known as Dheanasaur on TikTok, recently shared a video pronouncing some of the words, and it's left people in stitches. His storytelling really takes things to another level.
In the clip, he does an impression of a Welsh person telling an English person how to pronounce certain words. It really is hilarious, which is perhaps why the video has gone viral.
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Speaking about a ladybird, he said: "Right, that's a buwch goch gota." He then follows up by saying it translates to "small red cow."
As for a guineapig, he said this is "mochyn cwta" in Welsh, which translates to "short pig". Next up is a badger, which is "mochyn daear", and this means "earth pig" in English.
When it comes to the Welsh term for a woodlouse, he said this translates to "twrch coed", which means "tree hog". It's fair to say this tipped things over the edge, and left people in hysterics.
He joked the Welsh language seems to have an infatuation with pigs, but it was the word for skunk that really got people laughing. The term "drewgi" literally translates into "smelly dog", which actually seems to make quite a bit of sense, according to the content creator.
The video has been viewed over 50,000 times since it was shared, and hundreds of people commented. They thought it was absolutely hilarious.
One person said: "Best thing is Welsh came first, so the English translation is the werid one." Another added: "Sure ladybird isn't a cow, but it also isn't a bird, so the English haven't got a leg to stand on here."
A third replied: "I will never get bored of names for animals in Welsh." Meanwhile, a fourth also commented: "My Welsh teacher showeed me this today."
It's clear that people in different parts of Wales use different phrases though, as one said they've always called a woodlouse a "mochyn coed." Another also said the term for rat is "llygoden fawr", which literally means "big mouse".
