Duolingo, the world’s number one language learning app, has today launched a guide filled with iconic WWE words and phrases alongside their Welsh translations. It is released ahead of next month’s hotly anticipated WWEstadium event, ‘Clash at the Castle’, emanating from Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday 3rd September.
The guide includes WWE idioms, nicknames, and well-known signature Superstar moves. Fans can learn words such as ‘Gornest’, which means ‘match’; ‘Symudiad Olaf’, which translates to ‘finisher’, the term for the deciding move that wins a Superstar the match, and other tongue twisters such as ‘Cerddoriaeth Cyflwyno’ which translates to ‘entrance music’, the track a Superstar enters the ring to which helps to showcase their personality.
The guide encourages fans to fully immerse themselves in the culture and heritage of Wales in the lead up to WWE Clash at the Castle, which is being held at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday 3rd September. This is WWE’s first major stadium event in the UK for more than 30 years, and will feature prominent WWE Superstars such as Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair, Seth Rollins and Ronda Rousey.
The guide also comes as data from Duolingo has revealed a continuous rise in its users learning the Welsh language. In 2020, it was the fastest growing language on the platform, and over 1.5 million users now learn Welsh on the app.
The full guide can be found below:
Fans can try their hand at learning the Welsh language for free on Duolingo here.