RESOURCES FOR LEARNING WELSH

Here are the resources I consider essential to learn how to speak Welsh.

NATIVE
SPEAKERS:
538,300

OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE IN:
WALES, UK

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FAVORITE COURSES AND APPS TO IMPROVE YOUR WELSH

Glossika Welsh - Sentences and repetition are used to teach. Glossika teaches you Welsh in context by combining the "mass sentence approach" with an innovative spaced repetition system. This course is ideal for upper-beginner to advanced students.

Cudoo - Cudoo's self-paced courses are accessible anytime, anywhere, and on any device. All courses are designed to accommodate most learning styles. You will be introduced to practical words and phrases for real-life situations, minus the unnecessary vocabulary that can slow you down.

Duolingo - Learn Welsh in just 5 minutes a day with our game-like lessons. Whether you’re a beginner starting with the basics or looking to practice your reading, writing, and speaking, Duolingo is scientifically proven to work.

Bluebird Languages - Bluebird uses the proven “spaced repetition” learning method to optimize both acquisition and retention. This, combined with instruction in 97% of the world’s most-spoken languages and our special building-block approach, will have you speaking and understanding the language of your choice in record time.

WELSH TUTORS: PRACTICE WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS

My method to learning a new language is to speak it from the beginning. I recommend the following tool for this:

Italki - On Skype, it links you with native Welsh speakers for spoken practice. You may pay for (affordable) one-on-one video sessions with Welsh teachers or discover a free language exchange partner! This link will take you directly to the site's Welsh instructors.

LEARN HOW TO READ AND WRITE IN WELSH

Colloquial Welsh - Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh as it is written and spoken today.

Teach Yourself: Complete Welsh Beginner to Intermediate Course - A Teach Yourself Guide provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Welsh, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Welsh with confidence.

Short Stories in Welsh for Beginners - Short stories has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Eight captivating stories will entertain you in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn from a wide range of new vocabulary, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.

RESOURCES FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED WELSH LEARNERS

Clozemaster - Answers the question: after Duolingo, what's next? Clozemaster aids in the quick expansion of your vocabulary by allowing you to learn Welsh in context. You'll utilize the Cloze technique to fill in the blanks in thousands of Welsh phrases. The sentences you'll learn are far more practical than the ones you'll learn on Duolingo.

WELSH LEARNING WEBSITES YOU MUST USE

In your Welsh study sessions, you'll come back to these materials again and again.

Forvo – Find out how to pronounce any Welsh word. Simply put the word you're looking for into the search bar in Welsh!

WELSH VOCABULARY GAMES

Digital Dialects - The language games on the Digital Dialects website are a relaxed way of beginning Welsh studies for students of all ages.

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