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Welsh (Teach Yourself) (Welsh Edition)

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...because the glossary (unless it's been updated) does not include all the words used in the exercises--especially if the words were first introduced in the chapter titles or grammatical examples rather than in the translation exercises. A related problem is that some words are presented in the glossary only as part of a phrase; you then have to guess where to find them. Welsh is tricky enough to learn, given that the first letters of words change depending on the previous word; it's therefore normal to need to guess which letter to find them under. By not including in the glossary all the words presented in the text, and by including several of them only as parts of phrases, the authors create even more confusion for their students.

As for the lessons themselves, they're okay, and you can do most of the exercises in each chapter without the audiotape. Still, there are some important differences between Welsh and English grammar (e.g., the different ways of forming present tense statements), and it would be very helpful if the authors were more explicit about the technical problems that arise for new learners.

The book might be most useful as a review course for students (like myself) who already have some background in the language.