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Instant Translation on your Phone

Did you know it’s possible to get instant translation on your phone? This means you can read any text or Whatsapp message, and any Facebook posts, in English even if it’s written in another language.

This technology is a great help to languages like Cymraeg, as it means the Cymraeg speaker does not have to change to English for all their friends to understand. Info on the Google Translate Widget can be found on the link below:

Information on Google Translate

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Checking your Cymraeg

If you want to try and send messages in Cymraeg, (remember - using the Cymraeg you’ve got is the most important thing, don’t worry about making mistakes!) but want to check things first, use the Cysill Arlein tool, it’s free and really useful:

Cysill Ar-lein

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Changing your language settings on your phone

If you want to go further and start writing messages in Cymraeg then you could change your phones setting to Cymraeg, which will make sending messages in Cymraeg easier and make you see more Cymraeg on your phone which will give you more opportunities to practice .

IPhone

  • Go to Settings and then General
  • Choose Language and Region
  • Choose Other Languages
  • Choose Cymraeg from the list
  • Choose Prefer Welsh

Android

  • Open Settings & open General management
  • Choose Language & input Select Language
  • Choose Add language & Choose Cymraeg/ Welsh from list