Cymraeg 1/Lesson:Basic Words of Welsh


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

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

Simple vocabulary

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Greetings

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Bore da!

    Good morning!

Prynhawn (p'nawn) da!

    Good afternoon!

Noswaith dda!

    Good evening!


Goodbyes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Ymarferion - Exercises

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Ex 1

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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.