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Â Ê Î Ô Û Ŵ Ŷ â ê î ô û ŵ ŷ á é í ó ú ẃ ý Ï ï (for cut’paste editing)
Gyda llaw ... by the way
Otherwise great ... Fel arall grêt
What about you? ... Beth amdanoch chi?
Sorry to be a pain! ... Sori i fod yn boen!
With best wishes ... Gyda phob dymuniad da
Web site ... gwefan
You’re welcome ... croeso i chwi
Without ... heb
What an accomplishment ... am gamp
Usually ... fel arfer
To tell the truth ... a dweud y gwir
That’s too bad ... mae hynny’n rhy ddrwg
That’s all ... dyna’r cwbl
That was easy ... roedd hynnan hawdd
Take care ... cymer ofal
Sometimes ... weithiau
Something easy ... rhywbeth hawdd
Something ... rhywbeth
So ... felly

Welsh idioms

Roedd ei waed y berwi ar ôl clywed y
newyddion.
(His blood was boiling after hearing the
news)
Beth wnaeth i ti ddod? Mae eisiau berwi dy
ben.
(What made you come? You need your
head boiled / = read.)
Roedd y plentyn yn berwi fel cawl pys.
(The child was boiling like pea soup /
= was chattering incessantly.)
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Or, another way ... neu .. ffordd arall
Of course ... wrth gwrs
Nothing ... dim byd
It is hard to ... mae’n anodd gwneud
If not ... os na
If i must ... os oes rhaid i mi
I’m not sure ... dwi ddim yn siwr
Anyway ... beth bynnag
Anything ... dim byd
I’m in a hurry ... Dwi ar frys
I do hope .. dw i’n gobeithio
How wonderful ... am wych (neu ardderchog)
From time to time ... o dro i dro
Everything here is free ... mae popeth yma yn ddi-dal
Everything ... popeth
Every time ... bob tro
Certainly ... siwr iawn (neu yn siwr)
A warm welcome to you ... croeso cynnes i chi
... or whatever ... neu beth bynnag
But don’t worry ... ond peidiwch a phoeni
Too much ... gormod
Unfortunately ... yn anffodus
All of you ... i gyd o honoch chi
Also ... hefyd
Near by ... ger (neu, wrth ymyl)
What a pity ... biti ynte neu dyna bite
Nice isn’t it ... neis ynte
We also ... ninnau hefyd
Since a long time ... yn erstalwm iawn yn ôl
Until ... nes
Isn’t it ... yn tydy
Always ... yn wastad (neu, bob amser neu, o hyd)
Oh! Dear! ... O! Diar!
Constantly ... o hyd (neu, tyn wastadol)
Merry Christmas and a happy new year ... Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda
With season’s greetings and all good wishes for the new year ... Gyda chyfarchion y tymor a phob dymuniad da ar gyfer y flwyddyn newydd
At all ... o gwbl
Let’s see ... gadewch i ni weld
And why not ... a pham lai? (neu, a pham ddim?)
I’m worried about ... Dw i’n poeni am
As you know ... fel dach chi’n gwybod
Concerning (relating to) ... ynglyn â
Compared with ... o’i gymharu â
And many others ... a llawer mwy
More than likely ... mwy na thebyg
Nearly, almost ... bron â
Therefore ... gan hynny (neu felly)
Fantastic ... ffantastig
One of you ... un ohonoch chi
Without looking back ... heb edrych yn ôl
On his (its) own .... ar ei ben ei hun
On her own ... ar ei phen ei hun
On our own ... ar ein pennau ein hunain
Go for a stroll ... mynd am dro
Land of my fathers' ... Hen wlad fy'n nhadau

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Welsh Expressions
Cadw'r Ddysgl yn Wastad
Keep the dish level
English equivalent:
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Exclamations/commands

That’s strange ... dyna beth rhyfedd! (neu, dyna ryfedd)
Remember! ... cofiwch!
Beware! ... Gwyliwch!
Don’t be shy! ... peidiwch a bod yn swil
Come in! ... dewch i mewn!
It isn’t fair! ... dydy hi ddim yn deg!
So, what’s so special? ... felly, beth sy’n arbennig?
Forward! ... ymlaen!
Quickly! ... yn gyflym
Don’t forget ... peidiwch ag anghofio!
How interesting ... am ddiddorol
Sit down ... eisteddwch
Thank goodness ... diolch byth
Walk! ... cerddwch!
Stop! ... stopiwch!
Pay the bill! ... talu’r bil
Wake up! ... deffra!
Go! ... dos!
Come here! ... tyrd yma!
Open! ... agor!
Shut! ... cau!
Stop worrying ... peidiwch â phoeni
Stop complaining ... peidiwch â chwyno
Don’t hesitate ... peidiwch â phetruso
Don’t go to sleep ... peidiwch â chysgu
Come on! ... tyrd!
That’s strange! ... dyna beth rhyfedd!
Look out ! ... gwyliwch!

Welsh idioms
Rydw i allan o'm dyfnder yn fy ngwaith.
(I am out of my depth in my work.)
Bydd rhaid i ni ladd amser cyn i'r
trên ddod.
(We'll have to kill time before the
train comes.)
Neidiodd o'r badell ffrio i'r tan.
(He jumped from the frying pan into the
fire.)

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Useful questions

Which is best? ... pa ‘run sydd orau?
Which is worse? ... pa ‘run sydd waethaf?
Which is more expensive? ... pa ‘run sydd ddrutach?
Which is cheaper? ... pa ‘run sydd ratach?
What is it? ... beth ydy o?
What’s happening? ... beth sy’n digwydd?
What has happened? ... beth sy’ wedi digwydd?
So, what is so special? ... felly, beth sy’n arbennig?
Why don’t you sing ... pam nad wyt i’n canu?
Why don’t you say ... pam nad wyt i’n dweud?

Directions (in the home)
Turn on ... Trowch ymlaen
Turn off ... Trowch i ffwrdd (Trowch y teledu i ffwrdd)
Turn up ... Trowch i fyny
Turn down ... Trowch i lawr

Welsh Idioms
Fe wnaeth Twm lyncu'r abwyd ar unwaith.
(Twm swallowed the bait immediately.)
Bu'r taith yn agoriad llygad i'r ferch fach.
(The journey was an eye-opener for the
little girl.)
Gwisgodd esgidiau ail-law am ei draed.
(He wore second-hand shoes on his feet.)
Af i'r dre yn fy amser da fy hun.
(I'll go to town in my own good time.)
Roedd y bachgen dan fawd ei dad.
(The boy was under his father's thumb.)
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Directions (travelling)

Turn to ... troi i
Turn! ... trowch!
On the left ... ar y chwith
On the right ... ar y dde
Straight ahead ... syth ymlaen
Then ... wedyn
Until ... hyd
To begin ... i dechrau
To end ... i ddiweddu
Corner ... cornel
Crossroad ... croesffordd
To bend ... i blygu
A bend ... tro
Past ... heibio (mynd i’r heibio)
‘T’ junction ... cyffordd ‘T’
Turn around ... troi rownd neu dychwelyd
Roundabout ... cylchfan
And then ... ac yna
Go! ... Ewch!
Under the bridge ... tan y bont
Over the bridge ... tros y bont
Opposite ... Gyferbyn
Bottom ... gwaelod
Take the first turning on the right ... cymerwch y tro cyntaf ar y dde

Directions (travelling) related

Last ... diwethaf
Quick ... sydyn
Recently ... yn ddiweddar
Later ... wedyn (neu, yn ddiwedd arach
After ... ar ôl (neu, wedyn)
Before ... cyn neu o flaen
For years ... am flynyddoedd
By the end of the week ... erbyn diwedd yr wythnos
Last year ... y llynedd
Firstly ... yn gyntaf
All afternoon ... trwy’r prynhawn
All day ... trwy’r dydd , etc
Yesterday ... ddoe
Last night ... neithiwr
Day before yesterday ... echdoe
Last Monday ... dydd Llun diwethaf
Last month ... y mis diwethaf
All morning ... trwy’r bore (trwy’r nos, etc)

Welsh Idioms
Mae hi'n siarad trwy ei het.
(She is talking through her hat.)
Cymerwch ofal rhag ofn i chi brynu
cath mewn cwd.
(Take care lest you buy a cat in a sack /
= pig in a poke.)
Mae hi'n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn /
cyllyll a ffyrc.
(It's raining old ladies and sticks /
knives and forks / = cats and dogs.)
Roedden nhw'n dynn fel penwaig yn
yr halen.
(They were tight like herrings in the
salt / = sardines in a tin.)
Mae Ianto ni yn dipyn o aderyn.
(Our Ianto is a bit of a bird /
= bit of a lad.)
Cannwyll fy llygad oedd fy mab.
(My son was the candle of my eye /
= apple of my eye.)
Agorais y drws a'm calon yn fy ngwddf.
(I opened the door with my heart in
my throat / = heart in my mouth.)
Dros ben llestri
(over the top of dishes = right over the top!)

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Story telling

Said his mother ... meddai ei fam
His mother asked ... gofynnodd ei fam
Said the bard ... meddai’r bardd
He said ... meddai ef
He replied ... atebodd ef
Said Tom ... meddai Tom
Asked the man ... gofynnodd y dyn
And so on ... ac ati (neu, ac ymlaen)
Shouted the man ... gwaeddodd y dyn
Tom went on ... aeth Tom ymlaen, ac ymlaen, ac ymlaen, etc etc

Prepositions (that trip soft mutations)

Wrth ... by, to, of
Heb ... without
O ... at (o gwbl), from, out of
Trwy ... through
i ... for, to (i Borthmadog)
Gan ... by
Am ... about, for, at
Ar ... on, upon
At ... to, towards, for, at, to
Hyd ... until (neu, length)
Tros ... over
Tua ... about (tua phedwar o’r gloch)
Tan ... Until, under

Little bits’n pieces

About ... am neu tua
And... a, ac (ac ... when word begins with a vowel apart from ‘ac mae...’)
As ... fel
At ... yn
But ... ond
For ... i, at, am
From ... o, oddi, wrth
Here is ... dyma
Here ... yma
in ... yn
in a ... mewn
if ... os
On ... ar, ymlaen
Only ... unig
Or ... neu
Of ... o, gan, am (wrth gwrs)
The ... yr, y (yr ... when noun begins with vowel)
There ... yna
There is ... mae yna
That ... hwn, yna
This ... hwn, hon, hyn
These ... y rhai hyn, y rhai yma
Then ... y pryd hwnnw, yna
To ... i, at, hyd, yn (yn Harlech)
in ... yn
in a ... mewn
if ... os
With ... â, ag, gyda, efo

Pronouns tripping mutations

Fy mhen i (my head/nasal mutation)
Dy ben di (your head/soft mutation)
Ei ben o (his head/soft mutation
Ei phen hi (her head/aspirate mutation)
Ein pennau ni (our heads/no mutation)
Eich pennau chi (your heads/no mutation)
Eu pennau nhw (their heads/no mutation)

Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg - Welsh Expressions No 7

Welsh Expressions
Chwilen yn ei phen. Beetle in her head
English equivalent: Bee in her bonnet

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Pronouns (pronunciation)

English

Welsh

Pronunciation (phonetic)

my

fey ………. i

fey ….. “v-uh”

your

die ………. did

die ….. “due”

her

lei ………. hi

lei ….. “a-i”

his

ei ………. e/o

ei ….. “a-i”

our

ein ………. ni

ein ….. “ien”

your

eich ………. chi

eich ….. “i – ch”

their

eu ………. hwy

eu ….. “i-u”

Dates and numbers

Example: Dydd Sul, Chwefror 7fed

Days of the week:

Numbers (first, second, third, etc)

Dydd Llun / Monday

1^st/af

Cyntaf

Dydd Mawrth / Tuesday

2^nd/ail

Ail

Dydd Mercher / Wednesday

3^rd/ydd

Trydydd

Dydd Iau / Thursday

4^th/ydd

Pedwerydd

Dydd Gwener / Friday

5^th/fed

Pumed

Dydd Sadwrn / Saturday

6^th/fed

Chweched

Dydd Sul / Sunday

7^th/fed

Saithfed

8^th/fed

Wythfed

Months of the year

9^th/fed

Nawfed

Ionawr / January

10^th/fed

Degfed

Chwefror / Febuary

11^th/eg

Unfed ar ddeg

Mawrth / March

12^th/eg

Deuddegfed

Ebrill / April

13^th/eg

Trydydd ar ddeg

Mai / May

14^th/eg

Pedwerydd ar ddeg

Mehefin / June

15^th/fed

Pymthedfed

Gorffenaf / July

16^th/eg

Unfed ar bymtheg

Awst / August

17^th/eg

Ail ar bymtheg

Medi / September

18^th/fed

Deunawfed

Hydref / October

19^th/eg

Pedwerydd ar bymtheg

Tachwedd / November

20^th/ed

Ugeinfed

Rhagfyr / December

21^st/ain

Unfed ar hugain

22^nd/ain

Ail ar hugain

Seasons

23^rd/ain

Trydydd ar hugain

Gwanwyn / spring

24^th/ain

Pedwerydd ar hugain

Haf / summer

25^th/ain

Pumed ar hugain

Hydref / autumn

26^th/ain

Chweched ar hugain

Gaeaf / winter

27^th/ain

Saithfed ar hugain

28^th/ain

Wythfed ar hugain

Mis / month

29^th/ain

Nawged ar hugain

Blwyddyn / year

30^th/ain

Degfed ar hugain

Dyddiad /date

31^st/ain

Unfed ar ddeg ar hugain

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IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2010 / PWYSIG DYDDIADAU I 2010

New Year's Day: January 1st
Dydd Santes Dwynwen* (Saint Dwynwen Day): January 25th
Saint Valentine's Day: February 14th
Saint David's Day (Patron saint of Wales): March 1st
St Piran's Day (Patron saint of Cornwall): March 5th
Mother's Day: March 14th
Saint Patrick's Day (Patron saint of Scotland): March 17th
Good Friday: April 2nd
Easter Sunday: April 4th
Easter Monday: April 5th
Saint George's Day (Patron saint of England): April 23rd
Early May Bank Holiday: May 3rd
Spring Bank Holiday: May 31st
Father's Day: June 20th
Summer Bank Holiday: August 30th
Saint Andrew's Day (Patron Saint of Scotland): November 30th
Christmas Eve: December 24th
Christmas Day: December 25th
Boxing Day: December 26
Saint Stephen's Day: December 26th
New Year's Eve: December 31st
*Welsh equivalent of the English Saint Valentine's Day.

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Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg - Welsh Expressions No 7

Welsh Expressions
Chwilen yn ei phen. Beetle in her head
English equivalent: Bee in her bonnet

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| Learning Welsh index page
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| illustrations of cats and dogs
| watercolours of Ffestiniog trains

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| site map
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| terms
| resources
| new concepts
| about buying
| postage
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Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg
Welsh Expressions
Cadw'r Ddysgl yn Wastad
Keep the dish level
English equivalent:
Stay in balance Siop-Siarad - to help you learn to write, read and speak Welsh

Story telling

Prepositions (that trip soft mutations)

| Learning Welsh index page | Welsh phrases | Welsh mutations | Welsh verbs | Children's page in Welsh | Reader's contribution in Welsh

prints and original work by Peter Kitchin: | watercolours of Welsh landscapes | watercolours paintings of Ffestiniog trains

prints and original work by Rebecca Kitchin: | Welsh cob paintings | illustrations of cats and dogs | watercolours of Ffestiniog trains

general pages: | contact details | site map | about us and contacts | terms | resources | new concepts | about buying | postage | home page

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Click here for more Welsh pages / I forio cliciwch yma: index page, phrases, verbs, mutations, kid's contribution and adult's contribution

Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg Welsh Expressions Cadw'r Ddysgl yn Wastad Keep the dish level English equivalent: Stay in balance Siop-Siarad - to help you learn to write, read and speak Welsh

Useful questions

Story telling

Prepositions (that trip soft mutations)

Pronouns tripping mutations

Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg - Welsh Expressions No 7 Welsh Expressions Chwilen yn ei phen. Beetle in her head English equivalent: Bee in her bonnet Siop-Siarad - to help you learn to write, read and speak Welsh

| Learning Welsh index page
| Welsh phrases
| Welsh mutations
| Welsh verbs
| Children's page in Welsh
| Reader's contribution in Welsh

prints and original work by Peter Kitchin:
| watercolours of Welsh landscapes
| watercolours paintings of Ffestiniog trains

prints and original work by Rebecca Kitchin:
| W elsh cob paintings
| illustrations of cats and dogs
| watercolours of Ffestiniog trains

general pages:
| contact details
| site map
| about us and contacts
| terms
| resources
| new concepts
| about buying
| postage
| home page

s i o p - s i a r a d
- Welsh Phrases

Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg
Welsh Expressions
Cadw'r Ddysgl yn Wastad
Keep the dish level
English equivalent:
Stay in balance Siop-Siarad - to help you learn to write, read and speak Welsh

Learning to speak and write Welsh for the terrified - Dysgu siarad ac ysgrifennu Cymraeg - Welsh Expressions No 7

Welsh Expressions
Chwilen yn ei phen. Beetle in her head
English equivalent: Bee in her bonnet

Siop-Siarad - to help you learn to write, read and speak Welsh