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Colloquial Welsh

The Complete Course for Beginners, 2nd Edition

By Gareth King

Published June 11th 2008 by Routledge – 320 pages

Series: Colloquial Series

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    Description

    This thoroughly updated new edition of Colloquial Welsh is easy to use and completely up-to-date!

    Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Welsh. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

    What makes Colloquial Welsh your best choice in personal language learning?

    • Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice.
    • Clear – concise grammar notes.
    • Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
    • Complete – including answer key and reference section.

    By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Welsh in a broad range of everyday situations.

    Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on CD/MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquials Pack.

    Reviews

    ‘If you want to get to grips further with any of the [European] languages, Routledge’s Colloquial series is the best place you could start.’ Rough Guide to Europe

    Contents

    Alphabet 1a. Cwrdd â phobol 1b. Enwi pobol a pethau 2a. Dod i nabod pobol 2b. Dw i ddim yn deall 3. Mynd allan 4. Ellwch chi ddangos i mi …? 5. Holi’r ffordd 6. Siopa 7. Y tywydd 8. Gwneud trefniadau 9. Be´ ddigwyddodd? 10. Awgrymu pethau 11. Beth wyt ti’n feddwl? 12. Clywed y newyddion 13. Dyma’r penawdau diweddara 14. Tasai’ch brawd fan’ma … 15. Cefn gwlad 16. Cymraeg ysgrifenedig a’r cyfryngau Key to exercises Ready-reference grammar Welsh-English glossary

    Author Bio

    Gary King has a first degree from Cambridge and a Master's from University of Wales. He taught Welsh as a second language from 1982 to 1998 and he is now UCAS co-ordinator, Oxbridge applications co-ordinator and Latin co-ordinator for a large sixth-form college.

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    Description: By Gareth King. This thoroughly updated new edition of Colloquial Welsh is easy to use and completely up-to-date! Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Welsh. No...
    Categories: Welsh, Languages of Western Europe