r/LearnWelsh / Listening
How do you move past the 'subtitle crutch' when watching Welsh TV?
Posted by u/Immersionlearnertr_417 / May 30, 2026
I’ve reach the point where I understand basic Welsh written text, but whenever I watch shows on S4C, the speed of colloquial speech makes me rely heavily on subtitles. I feel like I’m just reading rather than listening. Should I try watching without captions at all, or is there a middle-ground method to slowly transition to purely native listening?
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