Cymdeithas Gymraeg Vancouver
The Vancouver Welsh Society
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Welsh Classes at the Cambrian Hall
In Spring, 2012, Welsh classes meet on alternate Mondays at 7.30 pm downstairs in the Red Dragon at the Cambrian Hall (see the schedule below). Classes are designed for all levels of Welsh learners, from beginning to advanced, and structured so that missing a meeting will not affect your ability to follow the next lesson.
We begin by learning a few phrases of conversational Welsh, practicing the use of the language. The explanation of a point or two of grammar follows, and then reading through a short passage of literary Welsh. After the formal lesson, there is a less formal Welsh question period / social hour where learners can practice, share resources and strategies, and encourage each other.
This series of Welsh classes is led by Dr. Antone Minard, our prif ddysgwr ("main learner"), who began learning Welsh in university in California in the 1990s and improved considerably while living in Aberystwyth. The Society's community of native Welsh speakers has offered considerable support, including attending the classes to help us with pronunciation and usage.
Class Schedule
Monday 16 January, 7.30 pm
Monday 30 January, 7.30 pm
Monday 13 February, 7.30 pm NOTE that this was scheduled for the 6th but has been changed to the 13th.
Monday 20 February, 7.30 pm
Monday 5 March, 7.30 pm
Monday 19 March, 7.30 pm
Monday 2 April, 7.30 pm
Monday 16 April, 7.30 pm
Further classes will be scheduled later.
Online Links for Learning Welsh
This short list is only a stepping stone to the many excellent Welsh resources available online.
Writing system:
www.omniglot.com/writing/welsh.htm
This is a good overview of the Welsh writing system, with links to further resources.
Lessons:
Although this is rather old by internet standards, the author, Mark Nodine, is very good at presenting Welsh to a North American audience
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learning/learnwelsh/
The BBC has a number of Welsh learning resources, from the Big Welsh Challenge to news stories in Welsh.
Dictionary:
An online dictionary hosted through Lampeter.
Many old-fashioned dictionaries are online through Google Books; type your word and "Welsh Dictionary" into the search box at,