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Welsh and Breton both descend from Common Brittonic. Speaker numbers, mutation systems, vocabulary loans, and how mutually intelligible they really are.
May 7, 2026
The Celtic family broke into two branches. Goidelic kept the original kw sound, Brythonic shifted to p. Why the split happened, where each branch lives today, and how they differ.
May 7, 2026
Six living Celtic languages, two branches, one shared ancestor. Speaker numbers, geographic spread, and the status of each Celtic language today.
May 7, 2026
Duolingo dropped Welsh in 2023. Here are the 6 best alternatives that actually work — SSiW, blas., Dysgu Cymraeg, Glossika, Clozemaster, and more.
April 1, 2026
You don't need to live in Wales to learn Welsh. Tools, communities, and a practical plan for diaspora learners in England, Patagonia, and worldwide.
March 8, 2026
Practical tables for spoken Welsh: periphrastic present, imperfect past, future, and conditional, plus the preterite, gwneud construction, commands, and common irregular verbs.
March 8, 2026
Learn the core spoken forms of bod in the present, imperfect past, future, and conditional, with practical tables for statements, questions, and negatives.
March 6, 2026
Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Cornish, and Manx: speaker numbers, the Goidelic and Brythonic split, mutual intelligibility, and what sets each apart.
March 6, 2026
Welsh spelling is almost perfectly phonetic. Learn the 28-letter alphabet, ll and dd sounds, digraphs, and the penultimate stress rule.
March 6, 2026
Where to start, what to learn first, the best tools, and realistic timelines. A practical roadmap for adult learners, from zero to confident speaker.
February 26, 2026
The phrases real learners use most: greetings, thanks, opinions, and social situations in Welsh. Every phrase has a pronunciation guide so you can say it right.
February 26, 2026
Welsh looks intimidating but it's more regular than English. What's actually hard, what's surprisingly easy, and realistic timelines for learners.
February 26, 2026
An honest review of blas., the Celtic language app for Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Cornish, and Manx. What it covers, what it doesn't, who it's built for, and whether it's worth your time.
February 26, 2026
Comparing blas. and SaySomethingInWelsh (SSiW) for learning Welsh. Grammar vs speaking focus, methods, pricing, and which to choose, or why you might want both.
February 26, 2026
Practical Welsh phrases for St David's Day (1 March): greetings, social media captions, phrases for events, and what to say when your Welsh runs out.
February 25, 2026
A practical roadmap for Welsh grammar. Bod (to be), soft mutation, word order, gender, and plurals in the order that actually matters.
February 25, 2026
A source-linked comparison of major Welsh learning options: SSiW, blas., Dysgu Cymraeg, Glossika, and Duolingo's frozen course, with pros, cons, access, and learning focus.
February 25, 2026
Duolingo mothballed Welsh in 2023, stranding 675,000 learners. The course is frozen and full of errors. Here's what actually works now.
February 15, 2026
The three Welsh mutations explained: treiglad meddal (soft), trwynol (nasal), and llaes (aspirate). Every trigger rule, full tables, and clear examples.
February 13, 2026