Big Brother 7's Imogen Thomas on Pobol y Cwm

[manthefuckupdude]

A stupid redundant language. Speak the Queens English.

[uploader755]

rhywbeth yn dweud wrthyf i beidio ymddiried yn y ffotograffydd. mae hi'n ymddangos drwg

[PeterDavisYeah]

"So famous"? Bit of an over statement? She's only known for being in a house.

[BarneyArr]

Omg. I wish they would produce more programs in Welsh - I love Pobol y Cwm! (I'm English but learning Welsh.)

[splint480]

haha i recognize one of the characters, the fat guy with glasses played the part of gavin shipman's boss when he got a job in wales in gavin and stacey :)

[missatomickitten]

welsh should be spoken all over wales as irish should be spoken all over my native ireland

[Lucienofficial]

ah, what happens next?! :-)

[VanilleFF]

very cool i've been wanting to hear this language too it's pretty cool :)

[DistantDreamer93]

Ohh dwi'n cofio gwylio hwn... haha. 

[TheOpinion123]

For God Sake!

[VengeanceOwnz]

@beatthis15 yeah because we speak english so much in comparrison to mid/north wales... imogen says english words alot, she forgot what confident was on tely, so she just said confident

[petrakimou]

Soch my dich imogen.......

[01kgunn]

I love how they use the English, heard it on Scott Mills the other day

[chrisjoneschrisjones]

@01kgunn ye but so what,over 50% of the English language are French words anyway,the rest being German,Danish and Dutch,learn where your own language has come from before judging others

[jennillennip]

Olaf = last

Gorau = best

[okashikunakatta]

i love the welsh language, and i'm half welsh, but what is with welsh people always saying welsh is an older language than english??? Maybe (although not proven) the roots of the welsh language have been in great britain longer than the roots of the english language, but that doesn't really make welsh a much older language than english does it?

[EVfnWls]

English began with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in 5th/6th century. Welsh began to develop at about the same time.

The Welsh people however descending from the Celts were native to the British Isles before the English (Anglo-Saxons). This is probably where the confusion lies.

Welsh didn't originally include the English words you recognise here, they have since been adopted as have European words (mainly French) been adopted into English.

[mynameissambo]

Welsh is a natural progression of a Brythonic dialect whereas English is not so much a progression of a specific language but a combination of many. Germanic Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and lots of French after the Norman invasion. It also uses lots of Latin and Greek terms. Middle English and Modern English are very very different from Old English, whereas Old Welsh and Modern Welsh are much more similar in comparison.

[mynameissambo]

The other Brythonic languages, Cornish, Breton and Cumbric are surprisingly similar to Welsh too which would suggest that the languages have not changed that much from their original dialects. The lineage of English can't be followed back in a single specific line like this which is why it is considered a younger language.

[JustPerform]

My driving instructor speaks Arabic and uses certain English words....Why does it even matter?! A language is a language! In England words are used all the time that have been made up ie. 'innit' and 'skeen', which, really, should be your problem if language is such a big issue for you! So, pray tell, why is it so bad that countries use some words that are PROPER English as well as there own language?! Are people really that bored that they're finding issues with something like this?! Jeez.

[FoxDougan]

There's a lot of wooden acting from Imogen and a lot of staring into the distance from the other actors :P

[karkimannar]

I love the sound of this language! I really hope the usage of Welsh grows more and more.

[XdamnXthatsXhotX]

oh for christ sake, why cant people just wrap up.

i wish the english would just accept that we have a language of our own.

they seem to be under the illusion the welsh spend their whole lives in wait of something to use that the english came up with.

[Obsidian1392]

@XdamnXthatsXhotX what ?

[xelzxbellzx]

Where did the English get most of 'their' vocabulary though? French? Latin?

Welsh *is* the oldest language in Europe. We only stole 'your' more modern words.

Also, we do have our own words for most things, but most people just don't USE them.

[Tercon4444]

i like how the welsh steal half of the english vocabluary and call it their OWN language

[Tercon4444]

i did of course mean 'vocabulary'

[Llaregub87]

Dw i'n hoffi bod ti ddim yn deall Cymraeg, ond ti'n meddwl bod ti'n gallu siarad cachu am ein iaith.

[Tercon4444]

actually sweetheart..i am not speaking shit about your language, and if your going to act all big and tough at least have the guts not to put it in a language you THINK I can't understand.

Dickhead

[Llaregub87]

Ok then 'sweetheart', if you're not talking shit about our language, read your comment again. Apparently Welsh has 'stolen' words from you, and tried to call it its own.

That sounds quite like you're making out the language is some moribund and inadequate language that doesn't have it's own history.

Welsh is far far older than English, petal.

I just think it was an unprovoked and uncalled for comment.

And if you're 'tough' yourself, address xelzbellzx point.

[Sangrenegra9]

Ever occur to you that Welsh people might just be language switching? The same way that 'Spanglish' and 'Franglais' are spoken among people who speak both languages. It doesn't mean they 'stole' words off anyone.

[darrenjolley]

It was shown in England circa 1994, but was dropped because English speakers are not used to watching programmes with subtitles.

[welshy4ever]

darren is my 3rd cousin his real name is (huw euron) woot woot i met people on pobol :)

[firepanda282]

possibly the shittest sounding language in the world. хрен с вашим гребаным языком!

[kyarien]

don't post in your stupid alphabet here. It offends me :)

[jammyjames60]

Mae Imogen mor boeth! Mae Pobol y Cwm MOR dda!

[XxparkesxX]

i live in wales but pobl the cwm is rubish!! i prefer corrie and eastenders xD

[bigrexlowlife]

and youre idea of educational reading is buying the Sun and Heat magazine

[odysseynumberfive]

This looks like a good show! Do they show it in any other countries? or just Wales? I'd like to see it. Any DVDs?

[Johindes]

If your in the UK, you can get it on sky if you look for S4C. Diolch am postio hyn. Wish there was more clips on here, I have watched it since I can remember. Y Soap olaf ar y teledu.

[Columbo794]

Olaf means "best" doesn't it?

[newschannel]

Rhiannedd is so mean! Of course, I don't watch Pobol y Cwm, but she seems so b***hy.

[FILMMAKERCHAP]

i didnt know they still broadcasted this show

amazing

[1234welsh]

pobol y cwm is HUGE in wales!!! it always beats eastenders and hbollyoaks etc in the rtings on s4c...

[caiwilsh]

Nes i weld hwnna ar Pobol y Cwm! Piti gweld bod neb yma yn siarad y famiaith!

Thats Welsh for you who didn't work it out!

[999help911]

if you watch it at 6pm it's the repeat of the night before. the real one's at 8pm

[lolacontraria]

This is with regards to your lads mag work etc: IMogen you have so much more potential than this. Also if you are going to model - with your sensuality and natural uniqueness- these male controlled car shoots are a waste to you! YOu should go to Brazilian photographers or Brazil and get original work done in unique natural, adventurous environments.

[robgaffo]

ok.. wat is dis programme.. cos i fort it was lyk a soap lyk eastenders and ther relatin 2 real life

[sarahav]

well they relate all soaps to real life.

its mean to be realistic

they play songs on the characters radios that are in the charts, make reference when the world cup is on and sometimes discuss celebrities, its the same

[sundaeg1rl]

Erm, what language are you speaking? Fort? Lyk? Spellcheck?

[rudolfsidney]

no welsh word for 'lovely'?

[jammyjames60]

It's a Wenglish word - lyfli - took from the English word 'lovely'

[ki11ay]

Hmm, I watched the episode at 6pm that day and didn't see this scene?!