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| Wrth siarad yn yr Eisteddfod AmGen, sy’n cael ei chynnal yn rhithiol eleni mewn ymgais i sicrhau y gall pobl ddal i gwrdd i ddathlu’r Gymraeg a diwylliant Cymru, datgelodd y Gweinidog ei bod wrth ei bodd yn clywed mai’r Gymraeg yw’r seithfed iaith fwyaf poblogaidd i’w dysgu ar ap iaith Duolingo yn y DU, a’i bod felly yn fwy poblogaidd na Tsieineeg. Cofrestrodd mwy o bobl y DU nag erioed i ddysgu Cymraeg ar yr ap rhwng Mawrth a Mehefin eleni. Mewn ymgais i estyn allan at ddysgwyr Cymraeg sy’n cynhesu at yr iaith, bydd yna weithgareddau dyddiol, megis sesiynau blasu Cymraeg, a digwyddiadau i ddysgwyr. Bydd yna ddigwyddiadau hefyd i roi cyfleoedd i blant barhau i siarad a chlywed y Gymraeg y tu allan i’r ysgol, gan gynnwys straeon, gemau a chrefftau, a chaiff hyn ei gysylltu ag ymgyrch Llond Haf o Gymraeg.  Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gosod targed uchelgeisiol, sef sicrhau miliwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050 ac mae am gyrraedd y nod drwy strategaeth Cymraeg 2050\. Ym mis Ebrill, cymeradwyodd y Gweinidog gyfraniad ychwanegol o £500,000 tuag at Eisteddfod eleni, yn ogystal â chyllid craidd Llywodraeth Cymru o £603,000, er mwyn sicrhau dyfodol ariannol yr Eisteddfod a chaniatáu i’r Eisteddfod rithiol ddigwydd. Yn ystod sesiwn banel i drafod gwahanol agweddau ar ddwyieithrwydd yng Nghymru, dywed y Gweinidog fod y cyfnod clo yn rhoi’r cyfle perffaith i bobl fireinio eu sgiliau Cymraeg. Meddai Gweinidog y Gymraeg a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol, Eluned Morgan:  Mae’n wych gweld cymaint o bobl yn achub ar y cyfle i ddefnyddio technoleg i wella eu Cymraeg. A’r Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol hefyd yn gweld cynnydd nodedig yn y bobl sy’n cofrestru i ddysgu ar\-lein, mae’n dangos sut y gall technoleg ei gwneud yn bosibl i genhedlaeth newydd ddysgu’r Gymraeg. Mae’n siom na all yr Eisteddfod ddigwydd fel arfer eleni, ond dw i’n ei llongyfarch am greu AmGen a dw i’n edrych ymlaen at gymryd rhan mewn panel i drafod gwahanol agweddau ar ddwyieithrwydd yng Nghymru. Mae dyfnhau ein dealltwriaeth o ddwyieithrwydd yn rhan allweddol o’n hymdrechion i hyrwyddo strategaeth Cymraeg 2050\. |
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Translation:


 
Speaking at the Eisteddfod AmGen, which is being held virtually this year in a bid to ensure people can still meet together to celebrate Welsh language and culture, the Minister revealed she was delighted to hear Welsh has overtaken Chinese to become the seventh most popular language to learn on the Duolingo language learning app in the UK.


It comes as record levels in the UK signed up to the app to learn Welsh between March and June this year.


In a bid to reach out to Welsh learners looking to embrace the language, there will be daily activities, such as Welsh language taster sessions, and events for learners.


There will also be events aimed at providing opportunities for children to keep up speaking and hearing Welsh outside of school, including stories, games and crafting, tying in with the Welsh Government’s ‘Summer full of Welsh’ campaign. 


The Welsh Government has set an ambitious target of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and aims to achieve this through the Cymraeg 2050 strategy.


In April the Minister approved an additional contribution of £500,000 towards this year’s Eisteddfod, in addition to their core Welsh Government funding of £603,000, to secure the financial future of the Eisteddfod and allow for the virtual Eisteddfod to happen.


During a panel session to discuss various aspects of bilingualism in Wales, the Minister said the lockdown period provided the perfect opportunity for people to brush up on their Welsh language skills.


Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language Eluned Morgan said:



> It is fantastic to see so many people taking the opportunity to use technology to further their learning of Welsh.
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> With the National Centre for Learning Welsh also seeing a marked increases in people signing up to learn online, it shows how technology can enable a new generation of people to learn the Welsh language.


She added:



> It is disappointing that the Eisteddfod couldn’t go ahead as normal this year, but I congratulate the Eisteddfod for creating AmGen and am looking forward to taking part in a panel to discuss various aspects of bilingualism in Wales.
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> Deepening our understanding of bilingualism is a key part of our efforts to drive forward our Cymraeg 2050 strategy.