Learn Welsh — Courses Online & in London
Welsh is is a fascinating language to learn due to its history dating back as far as 43 AD. Centuries after, it became a much more distinctive language used every day. It's one of the oldest languages in Europe but is still spoken by approximately 21% of the Welsh population.
At City Lit, we offer a range of courses at different levels, enabling you to grow as a learner and develop your skills. Catering to the busy Londoner, we offer lessons and classes during the daytime and in the evening to help you find a course that fits in with your schedule.
Browse our Welsh courses below and enrol today!
21 courses available
- City Lit Silver Sunday: Welsh language taster
Age UK’s Silver Sunday is a day dedicated to older people which takes place every year in October. Fun and free activities are held across the UK where older people can make new friends, visit new places, try new activities, and connect with other generations in their local communities. This year’s Silver Sunday will be taking place on Sunday 13th September and City Lit will join in the activities by offering a diverse selection of workshops.
This taster session is aimed specifically at older people but everyone is welcome to join in, as connecting generations forms an important part of this day.Keeley Street
Sun 13 Sep 2026Jack Pulman-SlaterFull fee £0.00 - Welsh beginners tasterCome and discover Welsh on this lively taster.
Keeley Street
Mon 14 Sep 2026Rhianwen DanielFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Welsh beginners: module 1
Learn to speak Welsh on this lively course for beginners, with the emphasis on the practical use of Welsh and the development of your listening and speaking skills.
Experience learning the language by enrolling on a taster.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Revive your Welsh 2: module1
Join this lively course to further develop your advanced beginners’ Welsh and learn about Welsh culture. Suitable if you have recently completed a year-long beginners’ course, the Welsh Duolingo, or an equivalent level.
Keeley Street
Mon 21 Sep 2026Rhianwen DanielFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Welsh 3 lower: module 1Join this lively course to further develop your upper-intermediate Welsh.
Please note that this course has a mid-term break: no class on 31/10/24.Online
Tue 22 Sep 2026Esme CooperFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Welsh 4: module 1
Join this friendly and supportive live online Welsh course to push your Welsh learning to the next communicative stage.
Please note, there is no class on 29 October 2026.
Online
Thu 24 Sep 2026Clare WhiteheadFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Celebrate through singing Welsh songs
Energise yourself singing and connecting with others in the Welsh language. You do not need to speak Welsh.
This session is part of the 2026 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.Keeley Street
Wed 7 Oct 2026Clare WhiteheadFull fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £5.00 - Welsh conversation (upper intermediate)
Join this lively course to consolidate and develop your upper-intermediate Welsh.
Suitable if you have actively studied Welsh for 4 years or equivalent experience.
Please note that this course has a mid-term break: no session on 30th October 2025Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Welsh 4: clwb darllen / reading club
Come to improve your Welsh through reading short novels in this supportive and structured group.
This course aims at developing your understanding of the Welsh language as well as improving pronunciation.
Books details in the course outline below.Please note that this club has a half-term break on 29 October 2026.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Welsh 5: clwb darllen / reading club
Come to improve your Welsh through reading a couple of short novels. This course aims at developing your understanding of the Welsh language as well as the pronunciation.
Books details in the course outline below.Please note that this course includes a week's break on 29 October 2026.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Welsh 3/4: clwb darllen / reading club
Come and read some Welsh short stories together! You'll expand your vocabulary, see the grammar we learn in class come alive, and have an introduction to Welsh literature.
Please note, there is no class on 29 October 2026.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Welsh advanced: grwp llyfrau / book group
Grŵp darllen ar lefel hyfedredd. Darllen a thrafod nofel Gymraeg mewn grŵp ar-lein cefnogol.
Online
Tue 13 Oct 2026Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 
Welsh-Ukrainian Film NightThe Welsh-Ukrainian film night is a chance to round out the term with a movie night in the college. We will be showing Mr Jones (2019) starring James Norton as the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones whose investigations successfully exposed the Soviet famine of the 1930s. Lauded as a hero in Ukraine to this day, Gareth Jones also accompanied Hitler on flights and directly reported on his succession to power. He was also a political advisor to David Lloyd George, the son of a governess in the Welsh colony of Hughesovka (now Donetsk) in Ukraine, and a posthumous recipient of the Ukrainian Order of Merit. The film will be presented by Dr Rhianwen Daniel who will also lead a discussion after the film.
Keeley Street
Tue 27 Oct 2026Rhianwen DanielFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00- Welsh pronunciationUnderstand how to produce the sounds of Welsh with increased accuracy, confidence and intelligibility on this practical and popular online course.
Online
Thu 5 Nov 2026Jack Pulman-SlaterFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Welsh 4: learning through translation (English > Welsh)
Improve your understanding of the differences between English and Welsh on this practical, online translation course for Level 4 learners of Welsh. This term's course focusses on translating short passages from English to Welsh.
Online
Thu 19 Nov 2026Macsen BrownFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00
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