Colloquial Welsh

Colloquial Welsh
Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2015-08-27
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1317304691

Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Welsh in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text • additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Welsh will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Welsh. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

The Welsh Learner's Dictionary

The Welsh Learner's Dictionary
Author: Heini Gruffudd
Publisher: Ylolfa
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780862433635

At last, a full, no-gimmick dictionary with 20,000 words and phrases. It has what learners really need: plenty of examples of words and phrases in context.

The Welsh Language

The Welsh Language
Author: Janet Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2014-01-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1783160209

The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with the roles of other of the non-state languages of Europe. This new edition of The Welsh Language offers a full assessment of the implications of the linguistic statistics produced by the 2011 Census. The volume contains maps and plans showing the demographic and geographic spread of Welsh over the ages, charts examining the links between words in Welsh and those in other Indo-European languages, and illustrations of key publications and figures in the history of the language. It concludes with brief guides to the pronunciation, the dialects and the grammar of Welsh.

Welsh Valleys Phrasebook - Get by in Valleys-Speak! (Counterpacks)

Welsh Valleys Phrasebook - Get by in Valleys-Speak! (Counterpacks)
Author: David Jandrell
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781784614577

A counterpack of 12 copies of Welsh Valleys Phrasebook by David Jandrell. A humorous guide to and phrasebook of Valleys-speak, the non-standard English used in South Wales in everyday conversation. A hugely entertaining book, affectionately poking fun at the grammar, slang terms and culture of the Welsh Valleys.

Cadw Swn

Cadw Swn
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2020-10-14
Genre:
ISBN:

The new complete version of the popular Welsh course. 'you may find that you can pick up Welsh more quickly than you thought.' Meic Stephens in the Western Mail. Cadw Swn is a complete Welsh course for adults which teaches Welsh as it is spoken in South Wales. It's suitable for complete beginners or as a revision aid. The course uses music and stories to ease and speed the learning process, and covers all the major tenses in an entertaining and pleasurable way. Some grammar is explained along the way, but only for those with an interest. Each lesson contains an episode of a story, printed side-by-side in both Welsh and English, so that the vocabulary is always to hand. The stories follow the lives of the inhabitants of Aberarthur, a sleepy Welsh village in the South. New! The 10 companion albums of audio are currently available for instant download to your PC or Mac at no extra cost, or you can pay a small fee to allow streaming to your iOs or Android phones or tablets, full details inside. There's never been a better time to learn Welsh!

Basic Welsh

Basic Welsh
Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1317750713

Basic Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar handbook and related exercises in a single volume. The book presents forty grammar units, covering the core materials which beginning students would expect to encounter in the course of learning Welsh. User-friendly grammar points are followed by multiple examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Key features include: Clear, accessible format Many relevant and useful examples A wide range of challenging exercises to reinforce learning Concise and jargon-free explanations of grammar Full answer key, glossary of technical terms and Welsh-English, English-Welsh glossary at the back of the book Revised throughout, this updated second edition of Basic Welsh provides the ideal practice book for all beginning students in the language. It is suitable for both class use and independent study.

The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader

The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader
Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1135120439

The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader is a comprehensive reader designed to provide varied, stimulating and up-to-date reading material for learners of Welsh at the intermediate level. The Welsh Reader provides a bridge between basic literacy skills and the ability to read full novels and newspapers in Welsh. It consists of thirty-five authentic readings, graded on the basis of complexity of vocabulary, grammar and syntax. These readings are drawn from a range of contemporary sources such as newspapers and magazines as well as novels and historical works. It is ideal for learners who already possess a knowledge of essential grammar and vocabulary and who wish to expand their knowledge of the language through contextualized reading material. Key features include: extracts of modern literature and newspaper/magazine articles vocabulary lists for quick reference short grammar explanations of any complicated structures initial consonant mutations marked typographically comprehension and discussion questions full answer key Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader is an essential tool for facilitating vocabulary learning and increasing reading proficiency.

Learn Welsh Now: A Beginner's Guide to Welsh

Learn Welsh Now: A Beginner's Guide to Welsh
Author: Jason Shepherd
Publisher: Jason Shepherd
Total Pages: 123
Release:
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Learn Welsh Now is a new Welsh Language course teaching spoken Welsh in an easy to understand way. It contains all the grammar and vocabulary you will need for everyday conversations: taught in a simple straight forward manner but with the emphasis on making learning fun. The course contains quizzes and revision questions to help you better remember the Welsh words and phrases as well as lots of tips on the best language learning techniques. It comes with links to free downloadable Audio Lessons that accompany the text. It is the ideal course for absolute beginners and returning learners.

Find the Dragon!

Find the Dragon!
Author: Huw Aaron
Publisher: Y Lolfa
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1784619949

A colourful 32 page, A4 book for children and adults. Packed with lively double-page illustrations of amusing Welsh scenes, the task is to find the little dragon hiding in each scene, as well as many other bizarre objects and characters listed at the back of the book. Guaranteed to provide hours of fun for all the family!