Welsh

Welsh is Welsh is a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales and also in England, Scotland, Argentina, Canada, the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Welsh is fairly closely related to Cornish and Breton, and more distantly related to Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. The number of Welsh speakers in Wales is around 750,000, and about 1.5 million people can understand Welsh. In addition there are an estimated 133,000 Welsh-speakers living in England. Welsh is a member of the family of Celtic languages.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Welsh with Jack, Lisa and Pete the Parrot.
Numbers...
un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, saith, wyth, naw, deg, un ar ddeg, deuddeg.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
	tair mafonen three raspberries
	Sawl afal sy 'na? Dim ond un afal sy 'na. Dyna flasus! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	Mae'r blodyn yma'n oren. Dyna brydferth! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Mae'r eira'n wyn ac oer. Brrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
melyn .......... oren .......... pinc ........... coch ............ porffor .......... gwyrdd
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
glas .......... brown .......... llwyd ......... du ............ gwyn
Meeting Pete...
	Shwmae! Pedr yw f'enw i. Beth yw dy enw di? Hello! My name is Pete. What is your name?
Going on a picnic...
	Ble dyn ni'n mynd heddiw? Dyn ni'n mynd at a llyn i gael picnic. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Stopia, Pedr! Dyn ni ar goll! Ble mae'r llwybr? Dyn ni ddim yn gallu ei ffeindio fe. Stop, Pete! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Mae eisiau bwyd arna i. I am very hungry.
	Diolch. Thank you.
	Mae syched arna i hefyd. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	Ow!! Help! Helpa fi! Cer o 'ma! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Hwyl fawr! Goodbye!
Extra words...
	Ie. Yes. Nage. No. Os gweli di'n dda. (informal) Os gwelwch yn dda. (polite or to a group) Please. Croeso You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
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