Cymraeg 1/Lesson:Basic Words of Welsh

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You will learn ... / Byddwch chi'n dysgu ...

 * Simple vocabulary
 * Simple conversation (Greetings, 'How are you' etc.)
 * How to talk about yourself and others
 * How to ask questions

Greetings
Bore da! Good morning!

Prynhawn (p'nawn) da! Good afternoon!

Noswaith dda! Good evening!

Goodbyes
Hwyl (fawr)! Goodbye!

Hwyl (fawr) i chi gyd! / Da bo chi! Goodbye (pl.) all!

Nos da! Good night!

Nos da i chi gyd! Good night all!

Edrychwch, mae'n hwyr nawr/rŵan. Oh look, it's late now.

Rhaid i fi fynd nawr. / Rhaid i mi fynd rŵan. I must go now.

Courtesies
S'mae, Shw'mae, Sut mae, Sut wyt ti?, Sut ydych chi? How are you? (Lit.'How is it with you?')

Iawn. Fine. (The normal reply)

Gweddol. Okay. / Well enough. (Not as positive as "iawn")

Ardderchog! Grand! / Excellent!

Braf! Fine! / Splendid!

Diolch. Thank you.

A ti/chi? And you?

Questions
Beth wyt ti'n wneud? What do you do?

Sut mae dy fam? How's your mother?

Tad Father

Brawd Brother

Chwaer Sister

Cath Cat

Ci Dog

Nad ydy hi'n dost/sâl? Isn't she ill?

Disgrifio'ch hun - Describing yourself
Fy enw yw/ydy [your name]. My name is [your name].

[Name] ydw i.        I'm [Name].

Cymro/Cymraes ydw i.       I'm a Welshman/Welsh woman.

Sais/Saesnes ydw i.       I'm an Englishman/woman.

Dwi'n siarad...        I speak ...

Cymraeg Welsh

Saesneg English

Ffrangeg French

Gaeleg yr Alban Scottish (Gaelic)

Llydaweg Breton (Brittany)

Gwyddeleg Irish

Cernyweg Cornish

Geriau Eraill - Other Words
Fi I, me

Ti You (familiar singular)

(F)e, (f)o He, him

Hi She, her

Ni We, us

Chi You (plural or polite)

Nhw They, them

Yw/Ydy Is (copula)

Nad yw/ydy e/hi... ?  Isn't he/she/it... ?

... yn dysgu ... learns / is learning

Cymraeg Welsh

Cymru Wales

Cymry Welsh people

Pob Lwc! Good Luck! (Lit.'Every Luck!')

Gyda/efo With

Y Cwrs The course

Pwy? Who?

Ble? Where?

Beth? What?

Pryd? When

Faint o'r gloch? What time?

Pam? Why?

Yfory Tomorrow

Ddoe Yesterday

Echddoe Two days ago

Ex 1
Write out the Welsh words, section by section.

Have 2 columns, clearly separated, and write Welsh and English. Then cover up one column (eg. English) with paper and write the corresponding words on the paper. Then try it the other way round, cover up the Welsh, and write out the words using the English as cues. This will be a little bit more difficult.

Repeat all this after an interval, the more you do it the easier you will remember the words.

Now move on to Lesson 2

If you want to add words to this page, please make sure you put them into a sentence in Lesson 2 wherever you can.
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