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Welsh Langauge

Cardiff has speakers of at least 94 languages alongside English and Welsh. As the native language, Welsh is now being spoken in increasing numbers,with 17% of the South East Wales population speaking it as a first or second language and 25% of the total population in Wales. The City and County of Cardiff has adopted the principle that in the conduct of public business and administration of justice in Wales, it will treat the English and Welsh languages on a basis of equality.

Although in many areas of business, Welsh is not essential, the economic benefits of the Welsh language are increasingly being recognised, both by employers and by employees. Throughout Wales more and more employers - in the public, private and voluntary sectors - in response to the growing expectations of their customers, are becoming aware of the benefits of using the language.

Welsh is one of the oldest spoken languages in Europe, and is the most popular of the Celtic languages spoken today. Welsh speaking communities can be found in Australia, England, the United States, Sweden and Patagonia in Argentina.

For more information on the Welsh language including courses, translation services, information on grants and advice for businesses, click here.

Below is our crash course in Welsh: