Friday, February 21, 2020

Simple Welsh Words And Phrases


Flag of Wales. Welsh Dragon.

Here's a reminder of the words from the previous post.

Ten easy, or useful, words in Welshall

I originally found my favourite Welsh words in Google translate. Then I added from Learn a Little Welsh  on page 28 of the free brochure Last Invasion Country, visitor guide to North Pembrokeshire. Plus, signs I had seen.

Some of the words are repeated. By saying a word three times, you are more likely to remember it.

English - Welsh
good morning - bore da
good night - nos da
hello -  helo
welcome - croeso (you see this on lots of signposts)
goodbye - hwyl fawr (hoo-eel-vowrr)
thank you - diolch (dee-olch)

Hello - helo
Goodbye
bye
goodbye
thanks
Thank you
please
water
wine
beer - cwrw
business park - parc
slow down
port
bay - bae
and
the
my
your
our
their
ticket
toilet
where
where is
who
what
why
yes
no
welcome

one - un
two - dau
three - tri


Welsh

Helo
Hwyl fawr
bye
Hwyl fawr
diolch
Diolch
os gwelwch yn dda
dwr
gwin
cwrw
parc busnes - business park
arafwch
porthladd
bae - bay
a
y
fy
eich
ein
eu
tocyn
toiled
lle
lle mae
pwy
beth
pam
ie
na
croeso
un
dau
tri



 What if you would rather go it alone, in a hurry, or your first language is not English?

You could learn between one word and ten words (or a hundred!) every day. Better still, learn one sentence, or ten (or a hundred!) every day. Translate or your mentor. Create sentences you actually want to use according to your daily needs. For example:

Where is the toilet?
I would like a glass of water.
Please.
Thank you.
I would like to buy a sandwich. Do you have anything cheaper?
What time is breakfast?
How do I get the internet?
Where is the restaurant?
Where is the bar?
Where can I park?



Lle mae'r toiled?

Hoffwn gael gwydraid o ddŵr.

Os gwelwch yn dda.

Diolch.

Hoffwn brynu brechdan. Oes gennych chi unrhyw beth rhatach?

Faint o'r gloch yw brecwast?

Sut mae cael y rhyngrwyd?

Ble mae'r bwyty?

Ble mae'r bar?

Ble alla i barcio?

Hotel/cheap hotel
bar/bar which is open
restaurant
bridge
mountain
estuary
bay
beach
a walk

Google translate gives me

Gwesty / gwesty rhad

bar / bar sydd ar agor

bwyty

bont

mynydd

aber

bae

traeth

taith gerdded

I can see the reminder that bay is bae. A Hotel is like a guest house, gwesty.

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Angela Lansbury is British and lives in both London, England, and Singapore.
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