Would you ever say it’s lush? And what about them trainers? Do you say daps or plimsols? And do you pronounce ear more like e-ah or yer?

When you listen to other speakers, can you tell if someone is from Cardiff or Pontypridd? Or if they’re from north Wales or south Wales?

Speak for Yersel asks these questions in order to capture the different words, sounds and sentences used in English across Wales. But to do this, we need YOU!

In the survey you’ll be asked questions about your own voice, and what you think about the voices of others. Your answers will be recorded in real time on a map, providing a snapshot of English of voices from Wales from Anglesey to Barry and Aberystwyth to Wrexham, and everything in between.

A few notes before you start:

1. Many of us speak differently, depending on who we’re talking to and where we are. In the following activities, we’re interested in finding out about how you speak with friends and family, rather than with teachers or at work.
2. The activities focus on the voices of those who live, or have lived, in Wales. You might not be from Wales, but we still think you’ll find Speak for Yersel fun to try out, so wherever you’re from, jump right in!
3. Ydych chi’n siarad Cymraeg? Rydyn ni’n gofyn am eich Saesneg yn yr arolwg hwn ond gobeithio y bydd modd inni gyhoeddi arolwg ar gyfer y Gymraeg yn y dyfodol.

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