Welsh (Welsh: Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]
is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina).
Below is a list of resources for learning Welsh (Cymraeg), tailored to include both beginner and intermediate-level materials, with a balance across language skills.
Textbooks & Grammar Guides
- Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Intermediate)
- Colloquial Welsh: The Complete Course for Beginners (Beginner)
- Complete Welsh Beginner to Intermediate (Teach Yourself) (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Welsh Grammar You Really Need to Know (Teach Yourself) (Grammar companion to Complete Welsh)
- Welsh (Teach Yourself – 1991) (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Intermediate Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook (Intermediate)
- Welsh Rules: A Welsh Grammar for Learners (Beginner-Intermediate)
- BBC Learn Welsh: The Ideal Aid to Speaking (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Welsh for Beginners (Beginner)
- Simple Welsh in an Hour of Your Time (Beginner)
- The Welsh Learner’s Dictionary (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Modern Welsh Dictionary: A Guide to the Living Language (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Nodiadau Duolingo Notes (complete Duolingo grammar notes)
- Welsh Tips and Notes (from Duolingo)
Apps
- Duolingo (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Say Something in Welsh (SSiW) (Beginner–Advanced)
- Glossika – iPhone | Android
- Memrise (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Cwrs Mynediad App (Beginner)
YouTube Channels & Video Sites
Websites
- Dysgu Cymraeg / Learn Welsh
- BBC Cymru Learn Welsh
- Learn-Welsh.net
- Geiriadur (Welsh-English / English-Welsh Online Dictionary)
- Parallel.cymru (Bilingual Online Magazine)
- BBC Cymru (News in Welsh)
- Tyfu Cymraeg!
Podcasts
- Say Something in Welsh Podcast (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Learn Welsh Podcast (Beginner–Intermediate)
- Pigion: Highlights for Welsh Learners (Intermediate)
- Radio Cymru (Advanced)