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Learn Welsh

We have special very long-term loan sets (lent as sets) so that you can use and re-use books until you learn. Details here

Some recommended titles

Everyday dictionary

Pocket Modern Welsh Dictionary edited by Gareth King

 

Reference dictionary

 

The Welsh Academy English-Welsh dictionary / [edited by] Bruce Griffiths [and] Dafydd Glyn Jones

 

 

Getting by in Welsh:

 

Colloquial Welsh : a complete language course by Gareth King
 

BBC Learn Welsh : the ideal aid to speaking and writing 
 
Lazy way to Welsh : concept and cartoons by Flann O'Riain
 
Linkword Welsh by  Michael M. Gruneberg

 

More intensive learning:

 

Welsh in three months by Phylip Brake and Mair ap Myrddin

 

Welsh [multimedia] : a complete course for beginners

 

A guide to correct Welsh by Morgan D. Jones

 

We have about 160 more books, tapes and other material to choose from

 

Online help

 

A very useful support and interactive site from the BBC

 

The BBC also does a fun Snapdragon site

 

Other media support comes from S4C

 

Elwa guidance here along with Learndirect courses here or commerical sites like Linkword

 

More books to suggest we buy here

 

Libraries have reference copies of LINGO 

 

"A bi-monthly easy Welsh magazine for learners. Includes short articles, interviews and stories, colour coded to indicate the difficulty of the vocabulary. With full colour pictures." Gwales

CYMAD Summer and Residential Courses

Phone 08712300017 for information

 

We have many, many, more items on this subject

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You can reserve any item in lending stock.