An English/Welsh language booklet, teaching beginners how to speak Welsh using only 35 words. Created by Peter Roberts and Geraint Davies, this booklet teaches the same 35 key words needed to get by for the absolute beginner in any language, including: "I want something", "I want to buy something", "I need to find somewhere", or just "Thank you". This book not only teaches this core vocabulary, but shows how it fits together to create effective grammatical phrases. Despite the apparent simplicity of the concept, the authors have collaborated closely on the grammatical simplification needed to define those 35 words and phrases, useful both in the cities and countryside, ensuring that these simple phrases are all that is needed for people to learn and use. Speaking the language is sure to contribute to having a great holiday.

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 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.

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.

Teach yourself the basic pronunciation and vocabulary of the Welsh language, with a selection of phrases perfect for travellers. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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.

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!