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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