David Jandrell’s mission in life is documenting the the dialect of the South Wales Valleys (also known as Wenglish), and sharing his love of phrases such ‘Tidy’, ‘Butt’, ‘Now in a minute’ and ‘Cwtch’ with the wider world. Here he introduces Valleys English, gives a sample of popular phrases and explanations from Welsh Valleys Phrasebook…
Welcome to a monthly series of exclusive articles by Welsh Valleys Humour author David Jandrell. In it he explores frustrations with modern life, all recounted through his unique humour and Valleys dialiect… November 2019: Suprprise, Surprise I’ll tell you what surprised me: I found a credit card on the road the other day right outside…
Here in an irregular column, top-selling Welsh Valleys Humour author will share his experiences of writing and his experiences of the craft… take a seat in a comfortable chair with a lovely cup of tea and enjoy his wisdom and humour! Table of Contents January 2019: How I (Almost) Became a Scriptwriter February 2018: How…
Mae’r Welsh Whisperer wedi bod yn teithio Cymru bron yn ddi-dor yn y blynyddoedd diweddar ac wedi denu cefnogwyr ffyddlon o bob oed ym mhob rhan o’r wlad, ond beth yw’r stori tu ôl ei fywyd unigryw ar ffyrdd y wlad yng Nghymru? Yn ei lyfr cyntaf, Ffyrdd y Wlad, mae’n cyflywno hanes rhai o’i…
Mae’r enwau Franco Taruschio, Michela Chiappa, Sidoli, Joe’s a Giovanni oll yn adlewyrchu treftadaeth bwyd Eidaleg gwych yng Nghymru, ond pan ddaw i Pizza, mae dau o fechgyn Sir Gaerfyrddin, Jez ac Ieuan, yn creu gwir flas yr Eidal allan o fan Piaggio tair-olwyn draddodiadol. Maent wedi cyrraedd y brig yn y Gwobrau Eidalaidd Cymru…
After the popularity of David Jandrell’s earlier articles (Introducing The Welsh Valleys Phrasebook, How I Became an Author & ‘What’s On In Cwmcarn’ newsletter- Legacy Edition), he has kindly returned to answer questions from the parallel.cymru readership. It’s clear when you hear Valleys English that a lot of it has been informed and has its…
This is a digital reproduction of the very first Whats On In Cwmcarn newsletter, which began to document David Jandrell’s love of Valleyspeak, and later became the book Cwmtwp: Gossip From the Valleys and led to the Welsh Valleys Phrasebook and Welsh Valleys Humour. Sit back and enjoy this reproduction, or legacy editition, as introduced…
