Welsh/Useful Phrases

Useful phrases GreetingsCymraegEnglishCroeso (i Gymru)Welcome (to Wales)Helo/ShwmaeHelloBore daGood morningPrynhawn da; P'nawn daGood afternoonNoswaith ddaGood eveningSut dych chiHow are youIawnRight/FineDa iawnVery good/Well doneGo lewFineDdim yn ddrwgNot badGwael!Awful!DiolchThanksBeth amdanoch chi?What about you?Hwyl fawr!Goodbye!Hwyl fawr am nawr!Goodbye for now!Wela i chi!See you later! Please and thanksCymraegEnglishDaGoodDrwgBadMae'n ddrwg gyda fiI'm sorryEsgusodwch fiExcuse meIechyd da!Cheers! (good health)Dw i ddim yn deallI don't understandDw i ddim yn gwybodI don't knowBeth yw ... yn Saesneg?What is ... in English?Beth yw ... yn Gymraeg?What is ... in Welsh?Ydych chi'n siarad ...?Do you speak?SaesnegEnglishFfrangegFrenchAlmaenegGermanSbaenegSpanishEidalegItalianBeth yw hwn?What is this?Beth yw hwnnw?What is that?Beth yw hwn (hwnnw) yn Gymraeg?What is this (that) in Welsh?Sut ydych chi'n dweud ... yn Gymraeg?How do you say ... in Welsh?Os gwelwch yn ddaPleaseDiolch yn fawrThanks very muchDim problemNo problemCroeso(You're) welcomeYdych chi'n iawn?Are you OK?Beth sy'n bod?What's the matter?Does dim otsIt doesn't matterDim bydNothingDim byd o gwblNothing at allBle mae ...?Where is ...?Ble mae'r ty bach?Where is the toilet? Yes and No Welsh doesn't have a single word to use every time for yes and no questions. The word used depends on the form of the question. You must generally answer using the relevant form of the verb used in the question, or in questions where the verb is not the first element you use either 'ie' / 'nage'. "Ie" is often pronounced "ia" in northern dialects of Welsh. CymraegEnglishIe / IaYesNaNoOesThere is/areNag oesThere is/are notYdyIt isNag ydyIt isn'tYdwI amNag ydwI'm not Oes and Nag oes are used to answer questions regarding a quantity or existence of an object (i.e. the 3 sg. present indicative of the existential verb). Ydy and Nag ydy are the 3 sg. present indicative of the substantive verb 'to be' used, e.g., where the sentence involves a predicate. Ydw and Nag ydw are the 1 sg. present indicative of the substantive verb, used either existentially or in the case of predicates. Examples Cwestiwn ac AtebQuestion and AnswerLiteral TranslationOes ci gyda chi? Oes. (southern Welsh)Oes gennych chi gi? Oes. (northern Welsh)Do you have a dog? Yes.Is there a dog with you? There is. (southern Welsh)Do you have a dog? Yes. (northern Welsh)Oes ci gyda chi? Nac oes. (southern Welsh)Oes gennych chi gi? Nag oes. (northern Welsh)Do you have a dog? No.Is there a dog with you? There is not.Ydy hi'n oer? Ydy.Is it cold? Yes.Is it (fem.) cold? It is.Ydy hi'n oer? Nag ydy.Is it cold? No.Is it (fem.) cold? It isn't.Ydych chi'n hoffi siocled? Ydw.Do you like chocolate? Yes.Are you liking chocolate? I am.Ydych chi'n hoffi siocled? Nag ydw.Do you like chocolate? No.Are you liking chocolate? I'm not. Numbers NumeralVigesimal System1un2dau (m.)dwy (f.)3tri (m.)tair (f.)4pedwar (m.)pedair (f.)5pum(p)6chwe(ch)7saith8wyth9naw10deg11un ar ddeg/Un deg un12deuddeg/Un deg dau13Un deg tri14Un deg pedwar15Un deg pump16un deg chwech17un deg saith18un deg wyth19un deg naw20ugain. Dau deg Days of the week When referring to the evening or night of a particular day, Nos precedes the name of the day (and a soft mutation takes place), otherwise the name of the day is preceded by Dydd. EnglishCymraeg (Dydd)Cymraeg (Nos)MondayDydd LlunNos LunTuesdayDydd MawrthNos FawrthWednesdayDydd MercherNos FercherThursdayDydd IauNos IauFridayDydd GwenerNos WenerSaturdayDydd SadwrnNos SadwrnSundayDydd SulNos Sul Months of the year CymraegEnglishIonawrJanuaryChwefrorFebruaryMawrthMarchEbrillAprilMaiMayMehefinJuneGorffennafJulyAwstAugustMediSeptemberHydrefOctoberTachweddNovemberRhagfyrDecember Seasons of the year CymraegEnglishGwanwynSpringHafSummerHydrefAutumnGaeafWinter Common phrases Welsh (language): Cymraeg (kum-RAig / kum-ra:g) English (language): Saesneg (SAY-sneg / SIS-neg) Good morning!: Bore da! (bo-re da) Good afternoon!: P'nawn da! (p'nown da) Welcome!: Croeso! (KROY-so) Goodbye!: Da boch chi! (da BO-khi) Cheerio!: Hwyl fawr! (hooil vowR) Good night!: Nos da! (no:s da) Please: Os gwelwch chi'n dda (oss GWEL-oo-khin dha) Thank you: Diolch (DEE-olkh) Thank you very much: Diolch yn fawr (DEE-olkh'n vowR) You're welcome: Croeso (krojso) No thank you: Dim diolch (dim dee-olkh) Yes: Ie (EE-eh), Do (do:), Oes (oyss / o:s), Ydy (UD-ee) etc. There are many different ways of saying “yes” or no, depending on the context To answer “yes” you must use a response which is in grammatical agreement with the question. “Oes...?” (Is there...?) is answered with “Oes” (Yes there is). “Ydy...?” (Is he/she...?) is answered with “Ydy” (Yes he/she is). “Ydw...?” (Am I...?) would however be answered appropriately with “Ydych” (Yes you are) and vice versa. “Ie” (Yes) is used when the verb is not the initial element of the question. “Do” (Yes I did, Yes you did, etc.) is used in reply to questions in the past tense, although in several dialects it is also used in the present tense. No: Na (nah) To contradict someone or to give a more definite “no” you can however precede the words for “yes” with “na” or “nag”, e.g. “Nag oes!” (No there isn’t!) (The opposite of Do is Naddo.) (I’m) sorry!: Mae'n flin gen i! (mai'n vleen Gen ee) Isn’t it? Wouldn’t it? Aren’t they? Won’t we? etc.: Ynte? (un-teh) Cheers! Good health!: Iechyd da! (YEKH-id dah)