Colloquial Welsh

Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317304691
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 329

Book Description
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 Routledge Intermediate Welsh Reader

Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135120439
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : cy
Pages : 193

Book Description
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.

Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar

Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134872305
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 415

Book Description
An accessible and comp guide to the Welsh language as it is spoken today. The book is organised to enable a thorough understanding of Welsh grammar and is an ideal reference source for both the user and learner of Welsh.

The Welsh Learner's Dictionary

Author: Heini Gruffudd
Publisher: Ylolfa
ISBN: 9780862433635
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
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.

Geiriadur cymraeg a saesneg

Author: William Spurrell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description

Basic Welsh

Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317750713
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Basic Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible grammar handbook and related exercises in a single volume. The book presents forty grammar units, covering the core materials which beginning students would expect to encounter in the course of learning Welsh. User-friendly grammar points are followed by multiple examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Key features include: Clear, accessible format Many relevant and useful examples A wide range of challenging exercises to reinforce learning Concise and jargon-free explanations of grammar Full answer key, glossary of technical terms and Welsh-English, English-Welsh glossary at the back of the book Revised throughout, this updated second edition of Basic Welsh provides the ideal practice book for all beginning students in the language. It is suitable for both class use and independent study.

Spurrell Welsh Pocket Dictionary

Author: Collins Dictionaries
Publisher: Collins
ISBN: 9780008194826
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Designed for all those speaking and learning Welsh, this is the ideal dictionary for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a handy format. The clear layout makes it easy to use and its handy format and durability make it your ideal companion at home, school or on your travels. It has been revised and updated with hundreds of new words. A supplement contains help with letter writing, CVs and emails, as well as useful phrases for a variety of situations. Clear typography gives the text a contemporary feel, and ensures that users find the information they need quickly and easily.

The Welsh Language

Author: Janet Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1783160209
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
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.

Pacifism, Peace and Modern Welsh Writing

Author: Linden Peach
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786834049
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 239

Book Description
The book takes a literary-historical approach to its subject which opens up new perspectives on the history of peace and pacifism in Wales which historical approaches alone have overlooked. It includes English- and Welsh-language texts and highlights the interdependence of English and Welsh culture in Wales. Quotations from Welsh-language texts are given in Welsh and in English translation to assist readers who are not Welsh speakers. The reader is introduced to the changing nature of pacifism, peace and anti-warism and how these terms have acquired different meanings over time. The historical narrative is designed to make this scholarship more accessible to the reader who is not a specialist in peace studies. The arguments of the book are illustrated and developed in accessible but original readings of key Welsh writers on peace and pacifism.

Working Welsh

Author: Gareth King
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429559739
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
Working Welsh offers a new approach to building up and consolidating learners’ fluency and confidence, focusing on the mechanics – the words and phrases that build and drive sentences and make them fit together. 200 Welsh words and phrases are listed alphabetically, explained in clear and accessible language, and given ample exemplification to illustrate their meaning and use. All instances of mutation are marked with the usual typographic signs, and cross-references are given throughout to related entries. Grammatical appendices and an English index round off the manual. Working Welsh is an innovative resource for post-beginner students wishing to explore and master the principal discourse-drivers in modern spoken and standard Welsh.