Cyfres Amdani: Gwers Mewn Cariad

by Beca Brown, Hywel Griffith (Illustrator)

Llyfr o gyfres Amdani, i ddysgwyr Lefel Canolradd. Nofel ysgafn am ddyn sy'n syrthio mewn cariad â'i diwtor. Mae Liam yn newydd i ddosbarth Marged ym mis Medi. Ar yr wyneb mae'n hollol wahanol i'w diwtor Cymraeg. Er gwaetha'r gwahaniaeth oed mae carwriaeth yn datblygu rhwng y ddau, a Marged yn wynebu creisus tipyn mwy cymhleth na sut i gyflwyno treigladau... A book for Welsh learners, Intermediate Level. A light-hearted novel about a man who falls in love with his Welsh tutor. Liam is the newby in his Welsh language class, and before long he starts to develop feelings for his tutor, Marged....

80 pages, Paperback

Published September 5, 2018

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I honestly didn't expect to like this as much as I did.

I'm not sure if this piece has gone through some revisions or if there was an earlier edition, but the description on Amazon (other book stores are available) was a bit misleading. For a start, 'Marged' is called Liz. I'm not sure if there was once a different plot too or had once been written from Liam's perspective, because it's not really about him or this huge love story. Yes, Liz (whose POV this is written from) has a small crush on the guy, and he's obviously shown some interest in her as well, but the culmination of this is a breathless one-night stand after Liz has a row with her husband. And I actually prefer it that way; everyone in this story is some degree of terrible, but there's some degree of sympathy for them too. You get the impression Liz's family have always behaved this way, and Liz has constantly enabled them for an easier life. Liam is a bit harder to glean other than "he wouldn't mind being with Liz", but his role in the story is to be the struck match that blows up her marriage, so that's where the emphasis lies. This is a book that would've suited a full novel format, in my opinion, but your mileage may vary as to how much you can stomach of Dilwyn and Sara.

This is recommended at Uned 8 of Canolradd - I'm currently at that level, and while I struggled in places the geirfa was well-chosen and useful. I had it finished within a few hours once I sat down with it. A lot of Liam's dialogue is in English with the odd Welsh word as he's a Mynediad student (and Liz responds as such). Worth having the GPC app or similar within reach for the odd word or two.

4/5

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Y llyfr cynta o’r lefel canolradd dw i wedi darllen, a mi wnes i fwynhau’r her. Roedd gwr Liz yn ofnadwy- dylai hi fod wedi ei adael o!

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read. Lots of good phrases