{"id":73099,"date":"2022-03-03T16:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=73099"},"modified":"2022-03-04T21:16:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:16:37","slug":"welsh-wordle-how-a-brazilian-turned-the-english-game-welsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/welsh-wordle-how-a-brazilian-turned-the-english-game-welsh","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Wordle: How a Brazilian turned the English game Welsh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With the English Wordle taking the world by storm, a Welsh speaker from Brazil is helping people from Wales enjoy the game in Cymraeg.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73239\" width=\"770\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73239\" width=\"770\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4026-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiriaith.cymru\/gairglo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gairglo<\/a>, or the Welsh Wordle, is available to play on Rodolfo&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/welsh-wordle-how-a-brazilian-turned-the-english-game-welsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hir-iaith<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First he types the word &#8220;nofio&#8221;, then the word &#8220;wyneb&#8221;. A couple of blue and yellow squares indicate that he&#8217;s closer to guessing the correct five-letter word for today&#8217;s Welsh Wordle, called <em>Gairglo<\/em>. It should be especially difficult for Brazilian-born Rodolfo Piskorski, but there\u2019s a catch \u2014 he&#8217;s the one who made the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatting with his friends about the fact that the original was made by someone from Wales, Roldolfo was inspired to create the game back in January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople were really enjoying Wordle \u2014 I was enjoying playing the English one too. It dawned on me that I have access to a Welsh dictionary, and I could use that to collect words and create a Welsh Wordle,\u201d says Rodolfo,  a Brazilian linguist who also speaks Welsh. \u201cThe game would still have all the cool aspects of Wordle \u2014 it\u2019s simple, it\u2019s addictive and it\u2019s completely free.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4029-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Gairglo can help Welsh learners by offering dictionary definitions of the guessed words<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gairglo \u2014 a Welsh version of the game Wordle that\u2019s captured the global imagination \u2014 is an online game where players have to guess a five-letter Welsh word in six attempts, akin to its English counterpart. The coveted word changes every 24 hours and is the same for everyone, turning the game into a unique, communal experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gairglo is available to play on Rodolfo\u2019s website <em>hir-iaith<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;basically a toolkit to help Welsh learners and is regularly supported through community feedback. So, when he launched Gairglo, keeping in touch with the users helped him improve the game and enabled it to evolve naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, the Welsh alphabet is strikingly distinct from its English counterpart, as it consists of accented vowels and combined consonants. \u201cAt the beginning, Gairglo didn\u2019t have these features, but when somebody actually pointed it out, I started to put my head around it and think about how it could be done,\u201d says Rodolfo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"209\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am.png 774w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-770x208.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-293x79.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am.png 774w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-770x208.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-04-at-11.28.46-am-293x79.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>People on chat board <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.saysomethingin.com\/t\/welsh-version-of-wordle-gairglo\/34360\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSi<\/a> appreciate that Gairglo uses the authentic Welsh keyboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the game has removed the redundant English letters not found in any Welsh words (k, q, v, x and z) from its keyboard and replaced them with the additional native letters. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with people on chat boards praising the game for being true to the language, unlike a few other Welsh replicas that still use the English keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gairglo is also different from the other Welsh versions in how it\u2019s catered to help learners of the language. Players can click on each guessed word to check its meaning. \u201cThe idea is that you can use it to learn new words, because you can sort of guess the missing letters to make possible combinations of words,\u201d says Rodolfo. \u201cEven in the original Wordle, if you don\u2019t know the meaning, there\u2019s nothing you can do. In Gairglo, once you guess a word, you can tap on an icon and get its dictionary definition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Rodolfo, this matters because he is not a native Welsh speaker himself, having only learnt it after he moved to Cardiff for his PhD in 2013. \u201cI like languages. Welsh was everywhere here and I always thought it was exciting. At the university, I could do the [Welsh language] courses for free, so I said \u2018why not?\u2019\u201d, Rudolfo says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/IMG_4021-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rodolfo Piskorski started learning Welsh in 2014 and became the first person to take the UK citizenship test in Welsh language last year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Rodolfo became the first person to sit for the British citizenship test in Welsh, a feat he is quick to downplay by saying that the test hasn\u2019t existed for a long time. But he stresses that his affection for Welsh should not get lost in the achievement. \u201cThe reason why I did the test in Welsh was because I\u2019ve only lived here in Cardiff. So it\u2019s inevitable that my understanding of the place in my identity as a British person is connected to Wales,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the oddity of a native Portuguese speaker going out of his way to develop a Welsh language game is not lost on Rodolfo. He says, \u201cThat&#8217;s how languages work. Sometimes somebody who really enjoys or knows a lot about a language is actually from somewhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, he\u2019s content with his game\u2019s status and the community\u2019s reaction. The one feature that Rodolfo really likes is that it shows you how many players are trying to crack the game in real-time. \u201cSometimes you&#8217;re in the middle of the night, there are like 10-15 people playing,\u201d says Rodolfo. \u201cSo, I think the best part is this sense of a community; people sharing how they did, all of them playing the same words together and commenting. 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