Complete Welsh Beginner to Intermediate Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language (Teach Yourself): Learn to Read, Write, ... Understand a New Language with Teach Yourself

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Suitable for those who are familiar with the main patterns of Welsh. There’s a little more writing, reading and listening at this level.

A Welsh-language adaptation by Manon Steffan Ros of Windows of the Mind by Frank Brennan. This collection of diverse short stories will be sure to make you think. Get to know complex characters, remote locations, and stories that will stay in your mind for a long time. The heartfelt story of two sisters who try to come to terms with their mother’s illness, and its effect on their own lives.. A Welsh-language adaptation by Elin Meek o Forget to Remember by Alan Maley. Some people have some more niche reasons for taking on Welsh and we've talked to people all over the world about their passion. To share the Welsh language through songwriting Bexi Owen, 35, The WirralCassie Chadderton, CEO of World Book Day commented : “ Our charity’s mission is to change lives through a love of books and reading. In 2023, as the cost of living crisis puts increasing pressure on families across the UK and Ireland, we are doing everything we can to ensure every child has access to a book at home. With reading for pleasure in decline and at its lowest levels since 2005, this is more important than ever. Liam has since completed two intensive courses in Nant Gwerthyrn and Cardiff and passed written and oral exams. He hopes to move to Wales and use his language skills every day. In October 2021 Kathryn read the play once more. She was able to both recite her lines in Welsh and sing the Welsh lyrics. I started an online intensive course with Learn Welsh Cardiff a week after leaving my previous job. The course covered entry, foundation, and part of intermediate within a year.

Our group did not have a Welsh-speaking actor so I was limited to reading aloud the stage directions and lip-syncing a Welsh song (Dacw ‘Nghariad by Eve Goodman). This is a humorous romance about one memorable day in the life of Sophia Reynolds, who is on her way to be a film extra, but a number of incidents prevent her from reaching the set. She has to visit the police office several times, but she doesn’t mind, as she fancies the policeman there!

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Why not try out your Welsh on our online taster courses. These courses introduce everyday words and phrases and are available to everyone, for free. Language app Duolingo revealed last year that Welsh is the fastest-growing language in the UK meaning that more UK-based app users were learning Welsh than any other language.

At the Irish-speaking equivalent of the Eisteddfod, Oireachtas na Gaeilge, I have organised an annual meet-up for Irish speakers learning Welsh – we now have a Whatsapp group as well! Mae'r wefan yma y ndefnyddio cwcis yn gwella eich profiad wrth lywio'r wefan. O'r rhain, mae'r rhai a ddynodir yn "angenrheidiol" yn cael eu storio yn eich porwr gwe gan eu bod yn hanfodol i'r ffordd mae'r wefan yn gweithio. Rydym hefyd yn defnyddio cwcis eraill i ddadansoddi sut mae ein ymwelwyr yn defnyddio ein gwefan. Caiff y cwcis yma eu storio yn eich porwr gwe gyda'ch bendith chi. Mae gennych yr opsiwn i wrthod y cwcis yma, ond gall eu gwrthod effeithio eich profiad o ddefnyddio'r wefan. Courses for beginners, where you will learn to speak about everyday activities such as your work, family and friends, and hobbies. Whilst we can definitely be inspired by the past we need to keep creating and evolving, which is what I hope to do with my own music and contribute in my own small way." To reconnect with Welsh roots Andrea Atkinson, 73, Largs on the West Coast of Scotland Helgard Krause, Chief Executive of the Books Council of Wales, said : “Celebrating reading for pleasure and making books accessible to all is at the heart of our work at the Books Council of Wales. I’m so pleased that we’ll be working with our friends at World Book Day and the National Literacy Trust to make books available through their networks this year and I hope that children, young people and their families will find books to entertain and inspire them.”

A lively novel about a mystery hit-and-run car crash. Dafydd, who walks in his sleep, wakes up covered in blood … but who’s to blame? Clare Whitehead was born in Bangor, North Wales. Coming from the land of song, it is no surprise that piano lessons were a seventh birthday present, and her musical studies took her to King's College, London, and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to run a successful piano teaching practice in East London, marking thirty years of piano teaching in January 2020, with a concert featuring former and existing students. She said: "When I started school my parents were worried that I would be disadvantaged so switched to English. There was still a lot of Welsh around me and I could follow most conversations but I only spoke in English. Mab y Cychwrby Haf Llewelynis steeped in the estuary country and people of NW Wales in the 17 thcentury. You get a sense of the characters knowing and understanding the landscape, and the descriptions are beautiful.

Amdani’ is a lively series of reading books specifically designed for adults who are learning Welsh. The books have been carefully graded across four different levels – Mynediad/Entry, Sylfaen/Foundation, Canolradd/Intermediate and Uwch/Advanced. Collins SpurrellWelsh Dictionary-The Collins Spurrell Welsh Dictionaryhas more words in it, but it doesn’t offer examples and tips. There are plenty of online dictionaries too. Families and children from the North Wales Africa Society will see their own story in print this year as Y Lolfa prepares to publish The Fish Princess – a story created by the families through workshops with author Casia Wiliam and illustrator Jac Jones. Olaitan said: “It was an amazing experience to see how families worked together to create a story. The input from different generations meant there were some new ideas and concepts that could be created. I think working with families and this process of storytelling allows for open conversations between families; it can provide a space for children and parents to share novel and pre-existing stories whilst also applying them to some real-life challenges. Imagination is limitless and the importance of family can be shown in the story-making process. The published book is one that will go down in history; as the saying goes, ‘it takes a village’ to make something truly amazing.” In the small village of Tredafydd in the south Wales valleys, Megan and Huw become lovers. But will their love conquer the circumstances? Death, their families and years apart are all against them.Liz now uses her Welsh to run a blog and podcast, Liz Learns Welsh, and was invited to make a vlog with S4C Dysgu Cymraeg. The wide selection of entertaining books means that there will be a book for you to enjoy, whether you are just starting to learn, or are a confident speaker. She also won the Welsh Beginner Award during 2021 Adult Learners' Week. This led to her appearing on Heno on S4C and Dros Ginio on Radio Cymru, which she dubbed "a little bit terrifying but an amazing experience". The audiobooks will enable our learners to gain confidence by hearing the language, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with the Books Council to introduce even more titles to the series.” Chwalfaby T. Rowland Hughes- Another good read by T. Rowland Hughes is ‘Chwalfa’which is set during the Great Penrhyn Quarry Strike from 1900-1903. It chronicles its effect on one family as the community struggles to survive.