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Welsh for Beginners (Languages for Beginners) [Paperback]

Angela Wilkes , John Shackell
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31 Aug 2001 Languages for Beginners
This title has been revised, with Internet links offering opportunities to hear the language spoken by a native speaker. Grammar is clearly explained, and puzzles provide plenty of practice. This title is part of a series providing a thorough grounding in useful, basic foreign language skills.

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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 Aug 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0746046448
  • ISBN-13: 978-0746046449
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 24.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Welsh for Beginners Tape/Paperback Complete Pack 11 April 2006
Format:Paperback
This is not as juvenile as it looks, and is definitely the best intro for the complete beginner! Keep listening to the tape over & over whenever you can, and look at the book alongside it now & then, and, SUDDENLY, it falls into place and you find that you can suddenly count in Welsh, and say simple phrases and ask simple questions; my favourite so far "beth ydy hwn?" which has a lovely melodic ring, believe it or not! Every thing starts to make sense and you can go on to the more in depth books/cds that are available on the market. DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED!!!
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119 of 121 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic conversational grounding 30 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
Adults, don't be put off by the childrens style cartoon nature of this book. This book gives you a great entry to Welsh conversation. Most adults when trying to learn a language try to jump in at a level too high for them and because they're not fluent in a week get put off and give up. This book starts at a very basic level and gives you the confidence to try something harder.

I live in Wales now but was brought up in England. It always amazes me to see all the young children speaking in Welsh and effortlessly changing back to English. How did they learn Welsh? Well how did you learn English? The answer, very simply to start off with. You picked up single words and then moved to simple sentences and developed from there. This is exactly how you learn in this book.

My only criticism is that the book seems to be fairly South Wales biased. People in the South of Wales speak slightly differently to people in the north. They pronounce, and in some cases spell words differently. They also construct sentences slightly differently in some cases. There is no mention of that in this book. However putting that aside you could make yourself understood in all parts of Wales if you followed the text in this book.

All that is left to say is 'Pob Lwc'

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent place to start... 7 Jun 2008
By Duffryn
Format:Paperback
Very good beginners book - I'd never spoken Welsh before, my family comes from Wales and so I thought I'd give it a go. As one of the previous viewers says; listen to this a few times and you suddenly find you can count, name colours, say hello. All very basic but you do need to start somewhere.

I found the layout of the book really approachable as well. I've always found learning languages difficult and the cartoon approach means that there are no dense lists of words or grammar to scare you off! I would imagine this makes it a great book for children too.

So if you're looking for a good place to start - buy this book! It definitely helps - I was flicking through the channel guide for S4C the other day and actually found I could read bits (the children's programmes naturally!) - exciting stuff!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Welsh for Beginners
Good book and CD, listening and reading to try and learn this language as I'm always going to Wales. Hopefully it will work.
Published 2 months ago by MC
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Beautifully illustrated well thought out book that is fun to read. A valuable resource for building up your basic Welsh vocabulary. Read more
Published 3 months ago by HomeEngineer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book just what I needed for helping me with my Welsh lesson.
I rated this product as I loved it just what I wanted. I recommended it to other members of my Welsh classes
Published 4 months ago by Pat
4.0 out of 5 stars MY language for my son
My son is delighted with this as he wants to get to grips with my mother tongue, and this is a good way to do it without being too bookish.
Published 4 months ago by D. M. Burton
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the most difficult languages to learn.
I bought this for my colleague who moved to North Wales. With the help of this book and Aberwystwyth University, she is almost at the 'conversation' stage. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lantern W.S.
4.0 out of 5 stars great book
I tried learning welsh many years ago, but it was south wales dialect, this book is easy to follow and the cartoons make it fun in the process. Read more
Published 5 months ago by geogriff
5.0 out of 5 stars learn welsh
i have forgotten my mother tongue so this is a good start for both speakers welsh and non welsh good little book
Published 5 months ago by snowflake
5.0 out of 5 stars Welsh language book
A great wee book for a beginner in Welsh like me - I think the cartoon approach and the colours suit me right down to the ground. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. S. C. Warburton
1.0 out of 5 stars Should have stated North Wales dialect!
The CD is too fast, I can't pick it up. The words aren't broken down into syllables, goodness knows how children manage. Also the book is too far advanced. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. E. H. Valentine
4.0 out of 5 stars welsh for beginners
Welsh for Beginners was just what I wanted at this stage. It was quite thorough but broken up with humorous pictures that made it more acceptable.
Published 9 months ago by trojan
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