Welsh language

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Use this fantastic pack of worksheets featuring Welsh word lists and example sentences to support your teaching of common Welsh phrases in the classroom.

This Welsh for beginners words and phrases cheat sheet is perfect for those at the very beginning of their Welsh language journey. Whether you’re learning alone or with the help of others these basic phrases will help you greet, enquire and begin conversations. We have loads more Welsh for beginners resources available on our website, as well as helpful tips and tricks to help you learn almost any language under the sun. Suitable for children and adults alike!

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Whether your child passes his exam with flying colours, or your best friend manages to get that long-desired promotion, there are many situations where it’s appropriate to praise someone for a job well done. In English, we have a range of encouraging phrases to choose between but what about in Welsh? Well, it turns out ... Read more

Well, this one took on a life of its own! After having such fun working on my Welsh verb conjugation cheatsheet, I decided to tackle another elusive feature of the Welsh language - mutations! With so much going on in this famously tricky aspect of the Welsh language, the project ended up growing beyond its initial goals, and I found myself having to stick to a limit of ‘only’ 6 pages overall! The last four pages are a more in depth look into what is already covered earlier on, so (hopefully)…

We are a wise bunch! Here are a few old Welsh expressions. Feel free to add your own favourites in the comment section below! "A fo ben, bid bont" - If you want to be a leader, be a bridge "Bûm gall unwaith - hynny oedd, llefain pan ym ganed" - I was wise once: when I was born I cried "Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galo

When you sign up for a Welsh course, one of the very first survival phrases you’ll learn is “How are you?”. This “cyfarchiad” (greeting) can be expressed in two different ways: the colloquial “Sut wyt ti?” (NW) / “Shwt wyt ti?” (SW) the formal or plural “Sut ‘dach chi?” (NW) / “Shwt ‘ych chi?” (SW) ... Read more