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Welsh/Mynediad/Lesson 5
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Dialogue
PeterJack, dyma Frank Turner - rheolwr swyddfa Gaerdydd.JackBraf cwrdd â chi, Peter. Jack Smith dwi.FrankHmm... dwi'n clywed acen ddiddorol. O ble wyt ti'n dod?JackDwi'n dod o Gaerfyrddin.FrankAh, mae fy mam yn dod o Gaerfyrddin hefyd. Wel, croeso i'r cwmni.JackDiolch yn fawr. Dwi'n hapus i ymuno â'r tîm.FrankWel, heddiw dyn ni'n mynd i Bont y Pridd am gyfarfod. Wyt ti'n barod i fynd?JackYdw.
Vocabulary
CymraegEnglishdyma Here isrheolwr Managerswyddfa OfficeGaerdyddBraf Nicecwrdd Meetingcwrdd â chi To meet with youclywed Hearacen Accentdiddorol InterestingO bleFrom wheredod To comeGaerfyrddin Carmarthenhefyd AlsoWel Wellcroeso Welcomei'r cwmni To the companyDiolch Thank you.yn fawr Very muchhapus Happyymuno Joinâ'r tîm heddiw Todaymynd To goBont y Pridd Pontypriddam Atgyfarfod Meetingbarod Ready (mutation)fynd To go (mutation)
Grammar
There are tons of new concepts introduced in the dialogue.
Dyma - Here is/This is
The genitive pattern
Soft Mutation
Dwi'n dod o
Dwi'n mynd i
Yn + Adjective
Ga'i
+ The Soft Mutation Original Letter After MutationCGPBTDBFDDdGSee Note 1LlLMFRhR
Note 1 G when soft-mutated, is removed.
Caerdydd
Dwi'n dod o Gaerdydd
Pont y Pridd
Dwi'n dod o Bontypridd
Ton y Pandy
Dwi'n dod o Donypandy
Bangor
Dwi'n dod o Fangor
Dinbych
Dwi'n dod o Ddinbych
Gwent
Dwi'n dod o Went
Llandudno
Dwi'n dod o Landudno
Maesteg
Dwi'n dod o Faesteg
Rhosili
Dwi'n dod o Rosili
Review
There are nine consonants that can mutate in Welsh:
C, P, T, B, D, G, Ll, M, and Rh.
There are three types of mutation: Soft, Nasal, and Aspirate. Usually there is a preceding word that triggers a mutation.
The prepositions i (to) and o (from) both cause a Soft Mutation.
Place names in Welsh can undergo soft mutation. Personal names do not.