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Welsh/Mynediad/Lesson 3
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Goals:
Learn how to negate sentences.
Learn more verbs and ask more questions.
Expand vocabulary.
Dialogue
GeraintShwmae, Morgan! Beth wyt ti'n wneud heddiw?MorganDim byd. Dwi'n mynd i siopa yn y dref. Beth wyt ti'n wneud yma?GeraintDwi'n prynu bwyd. Gyda llaw, beth wyt ti'n wneud heno?MorganDwi ddim yn gwybod. Pam?GeraintDwi'n cael parti gyda fy ffrindiau i! Wyt ti eisiau dod?MorganDy ffrindiau di? Dim diolch.
Note: In previous lessons, we've been using "Dw i", though it can also be written and seen as "Dwi" (as above).
Vocabulary
Cymraeg English Gwneud To do, to make Mynd To go I To Yn y dref In the town Yma Here Prynu To buy Gyda llaw Idiom 'By the way' Heno Tonight Gwybod To know Pam Why Cael To receive, to have Eisiau Want Dod To come Dy ffrindiau di Your friends Dim Diolch No thanks
Grammar Points
Ddim yn
Eisiau
More Verbs
Review
To negate sentences, use the pattern ddim yn. E.g. Dwi ddim yn
Eisiau is one of the few verb nouns that does not use 'yn', so instead of 'Dwi'n eisiau dod', the correct usage is Dwi eisiau dod.