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Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture?

Updated Wednesday, 26 July 2023

The future of Wales is as exciting as its past. Take our challenge, listen to stories from the locals and get to grips with Welsh culture and language.

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If you enjoyed Hafan, you may be interested in finding out more about Wales and Welsh by doing our short online course ‘Discovering Wales and Welsh’. For more information go to on the course select here. A free taster is available on OpenLearn in our free course Discovering Wales and Welsh: First Steps.

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Hafan: What do you know about Welsh language and culture?

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Discovering Wales and Welsh: first steps

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