What is grammatical gender? (Tips for Welsh Learners)

If you're learning Welsh, you're probably a native speaker of English, which is one of the only European languages that doesn't have grammatical genders, but Welsh does!

In this video I explain what grammatical gender REALLY IS to help you get your head around the concept and make it easier for you to learn the actual rules later.

I also give you some tips and tricks on how to learn, record, and memorise the gender of Welsh words.

I include comparisons to other European languages and some general insights from linguistics.

Check out the BONUS ROUND to this video, with extra info about gender:    • Grammatical gender in different Europ...  

And a short video with a quick overview of ALL the grammar rules regarding gender in Welsh:    • Welsh Grammar - Grammatical Gender (A...  

I apologise for using such traditional colours to represent masculine and feminine. I think colour-coding can be quite useful when classifying things during language learning and, since learners are having to acquire a new system of classification, it makes it easier if the colour coding uses the "familiar" colours.