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How to use S4C to learn Welsh

Practical ways to use Welsh-language television as a beginner.

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How to use S4C to learn Welsh

Watching Welsh television as a beginner works — as long as you stop expecting to understand everything.

Start small

Ten minutes is plenty. Children's programmes and continuity announcements are slower and more repetitive than drama.

Use subtitles deliberately

Welsh subtitles help you match sound to spelling. English subtitles help you follow the plot. Alternate rather than mixing them.

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