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Lloyd Harris

Hi my name's Lloyd I'am 19 years old and I present with Becca who I've known for just over 8 years. I am currently studying Welsh nad Journalsm at Baogor University. I enjoy watching TV especially the soaps, music programmes and welsh programmes on S4C. Ialso enjoy hearing wierd and wounderful stories that just rais interest.  I've brought these elementsto the show,the soap-round upand finally. Also I cahn speak Welsh I learnt it over tne years ago and my University course is throught the medium of Welsh. When Becca told me she was iinterested in Welsh, I thought it would be good to add in Becca's Big Welsh Challinge, little welsh taster lessons to inspire people to join in and join a class information is available in the hill in Abergevenny. So i encurage peopl DYSGWCH CYMRAGE MAE'N HLLYL! (Learn welsh its fun) Also  I have  a varied music tence I like Motown, Soul and Pop music, wich is a bit  different from todays conventionl music taste. I think the old and new elements  of music is reflected in our show.

E-mail Lloyd today:   lloyd.harris@nhsound.org.uk

Becca’s Big Welsh Challenge

                                                                                            Gwers Un            Lesson 1

Cwrdd â phobol            Meeting people

Ti a chi            You

As in other languages, Welsh has 2 forms for you. Ti-is more personal and is used to address Family, Friends, Children and Animals. Basically people you know.

Chi-is the plural form you use it when talking to more than one person. Also it’s used to show respect, pupils call their teacher chi. So you use it to address people you don’t know and to people who you consider important. *Throughout the notes I’ve used ti personally only use chi in extreme circumstances when talking to one person. My advice is it’s up to you if you follow the rule, and if your unsure weather to use ti/chi listen to the person your talking and copy the term they use to adress you be it ti or chi.

Greetings

We use these greetings at different times of the da.

Bore da                 Good Morning

Prynhawn da       Good Afternoon

Noswaith da       Good Evening

Nos da                  Good Night

Helo is also a common greeting term.

To ask how the person is we use Sut? (How?)

You can use the formal or informal greeting depending who your talking to.

Informal

*I also use this as an alternative to hello.

S’mae?          (North)            How’s things?

Shwmae?     (South)

Formal

S’dach chi?(chi formal)            How are you?

Sut wyt ti? (ti informal)

There’s a variety of responses to the question good or bad.

Dai iawn diolch            Very Good thankyou

Iawn                                 Good

Go lew/ Yn o lew         Fine

Gweddol                        Fair/OK

Dim yn ddrwg               Not Bad

Ofnadwy                        Terrible

Wedi Blino                    Tired

*To make to chat more conversational or informal you can add you know/y’know to your resons. You can use the North Walian or South Walian response.

Wyddoch chi (North)

Shimond         (South)

To return the question you say.

Beth amdanoch chi? (Formal)              What about you?

Beth amdanat ti?

A chithau?                   (Informal)            And you?

A tithau?

To Say goodbye there are also a variety of expressions but they all literaly mean goodbye.

Hwyl!

Hwyl Fawr!

Hwyl Nawr!

Wela i chi!            (I’ll be seeing you)

Da boch chi!        (Formal)

Cyflwyno dy hun a pobl arall             Introducing yourself and other peole

Once again you can do this formally and informally. Here are the the questions and respnses.

Pwy wyt ti?                          Who are you?                      Lloyd ydw i I’am Lloyd (Informal)

Beth ydy’ch enw chi?       What’s your name?            Fy enw ydy Lloyd My name is Lloyd (Formal)

To introduce others you can point them out or introduce them. Here are the different terms. Some are conversational

Wyt ti wedi cwrdd â ffrind i Elin?            Have you met my friend Elin?  

Dyma             This is/ Here is

Dyna              There is/ That is

*Notice if listening to someone speak or when speaking rapidly Dyma and Dyna are commonly shortened to ‘Ma and ’Na

e.g. ‘Ma nghariad Sioned (this is my girlfriend Sioned) and ‘Na mrawd Sion yn y gornel (there’s my brother Sion in the corner.)  

Ga i gyflwyno (formal)            Can I/ May Introduce

*In some cases if you know the person you are introducing or they are related to you the words             mutate (change)  a nasal pronunciation is needed.

E.g My Dad in Welsh we say fy (My) Nhad (Nh is the nasal mutation). Here are all the terms you need accompanied by it’s nasal mutation and to expand your vocabulary the word without the mutation.

Fy nhad (Tad)                        My dad

Fy mam (Mam)                     My mum

Fy ngŵr (Gŵr)                       My husband

Fy ngwraig (Gwraig)            My wife

Fy nghariad ( Cariad)            My boy/girlfriend

Fy weddill y teulu                 Rest of my family

Fy Nghymydog (Cymydog) My neighbour

Fy mrawd (Brawd)                My brother

Fy’n chwaer (Chwaer)         My sister

Fy mab (Mab)                         My son

Fy merch (Merch)                 My daughter

Fy nghfaill (Cyfaill)               My friend

Fy ffrind/ ffrindiau (Ffrind) My friend/friends

Fy nghymar (Cymar)             My partner

e.g. Dyma fy ngŵr Nigel    Here is my husband Nigel

To respond you can say.

Neis cwrdd â ti                             Nice to meet you

Mae’n dda gen i gwrdd â ti      I’m pleased to meet you

Ymarfer            Exercise

1.     Introduce your mum

2.     Introduce your brother Ronnie

3.     Point out your sister

4.     Introduce your neighbour Mrs.Williams (formally)

5.     Introduce your dad (formally)

 Identifying people, places and things- Beth? (What)?  Pwy? (Who)?

When identifying things in Welsh we say.

Beth ydy/yw hwn?                  What is this?

Beth ydy/yw hwnnw?            What is that?

*You can use either ydy or yw, choose whichever is easier for you. I personally choose to use ydy, but yw is frequently used in the South.

This term can also be used to aquire Welsh vocabulary, by just saying the word you do not know.

Beth ydy table (bwrdd) yn Gymraeg?

When identifying people hwn/hwnnw are replaced by the male and female forms. Hwn ( male) Hon (female

Pwy ydy/yw hwn? Who is this/he

Pwy ydy/yw hon?  Who is this/she

Pwy ydy/yw hwnnw/honno? Who is that hwnnw referring to a man/ honno referring to a woman? 

Talking about Occupations

Beth ydy dy gwaith ti?                What is your occupation?

To answer you say            Dw i            followed by the job here are a list of some jobs.

Adeiladwr                   Builder

Diffoddwr tân            Fireman

Athro                           Teacher (male)

Athrawes                   Teacher (female)

Nyrs                             Nurse

Meddyg                      Doctor

Ffermwr                     Farmer

Gyrrwr lori                Lorry driver

Garddwr                    Gardener

Mecanydd                Mechanic

Myfyriwr                   Student (male)

Myfyrwraig              Student (female)

Heddwas                   Policeman

Cyfreithwr                lawyer

Cyfieithydd              Translator

Cyflwynydd              Presenter

To identify someones job is very easy.

Mecanydd ydy/yw e/fe               He’s a mechanic

Myfyrwraig ydy/yw hi                 She’s a student

Athrawes ydy/yw honno            That woman’s a teacher

Athro ydy/yw hwnnw                 That man’s a teacher

Ymarfer            Exercise

1.     Say who is he

2.     Say who is that man.

3.     Say I’am a student male

4.     Say she is a translator

Ymarfer            Exercise

To see if you’ve grasped the concept of yw/ydy-is and dw i- I’am

1. Cymraes              i,ond Saesnes            Anne Smith.

2. Frances                hwn a Almaenes                honno.

3.Americanes        i ond Gwyddeles              fy’n chwaer.

Geirfa                        Vocabulary

Cymro               Welshman                             Cymraes ~ Welsh woman

Ffrancwr            Frenchman                          Ffrances ~ French woman

Almaenwr        German man                       Almaenes ~ German woman

Americanwr    American man                    Americanes ~ American woman

Sais                    Englishman                           Saesnes ~ English woman

Gwyddel         Irishman                                 Gwyddeles ~ Irish woman

Commenting on the Weather

This is very conversational and shows friendliness. Star with

Mae hi’n/mae’n in rapid speech            it’s

Follow with

Braf                 fine

Ddiflas            terrible/miserable

Boeth             hot

Dwym             hot

Oer                 cold

Followed by

...on’d ydy?/...on’d yw hi? (South walian)            isn’t it?      

...’tydy? (North walian)

*Note this is just to add conversation or exchange pleasentries not to talk in deapth about the weather.

The answer will be: Ydy            yes it is         or            Ydy wir      it certainly is

Os chi’n dysgu popeth yn y rhan hwn byddych chi’n gallu cyflwyno dy hun a siarad tipyn bach amdana dy hun. Llongyfarchiadau i chi!

If you learn everything in this section you will be able to introduce yourself and talk a little in depth about yourself. Congratulations to you!

Gwers dau            Lesson 2

Dod i nabod pobl            Getting to know people

The verb bod (to be) is very important in Welsh, because it’s used to form nearly all of the tenses of the verb. So it is an important step to master in order to achieve fluency.

The first tense to learn is the present tense here are it’s forms with regional differences.

Amser Presennol            Present Tense

*This tense notes whats happening at the moment and what is going to happen for example tomorrow, next week.

1.     dw i (wi) (South Walian)                                            I am

2.     wyt ti (ti)                                                                        You are

3.     mae fe/e (SW) mae fo/o (North Walian)            He/it is/does

4.     mae hi                                                                             She/it is/does

5.     dyn ni (SW) dan ni (NW)                                          We are

6.     dych chi (SW dach chi (NW)                                   You (plural) are

7.     maen nhw                                                                   They are

*Notice the use of mae is completely different from ydy/yw used for identification in lesson 1.

Ymarfer            Exercise

Using the following vocab translate the folowin into welsh

1.     Mari is outside                                           5. We are away tomorrow

2.     They are over there                         6. I am here

3.     She is upstairs                                           7. You are in time

4.     It’s under the table                          8. Dafydd is home today

Geirfa

Tu allan                    outside                                draw fan’ma ~ over here

Lan y grisiau           upstairs                               o dan ~ under

Bwrdd                      table                                     i ffwrdd ~away

Fan hyn                    here                                      yfory ~ tomorrow

Mewn pryd            in time                                  gatre ~ home

Question forms of the present tense

*In english to ask a question we say are you ok? In Welsh we say am I ok?

1.     ydw i?                                                         Am I?                                    

2.     (wyt) ti?                                                       Are you?

3.     ydy e? (S) ydy o? (N)                                    is he/it?

4.     ydy hi?                                                      Is she/ it?

5.     ydyn ni? (S) ydan ni?(N)                                   Are we?

6.     ydyn ni? (S) ydach chi? (N)                  Are you (plural)?

7.     ydyn nhw?                                                 Are they?

*Notice he and she changes from mae e/hi to ydy e/hi? Same thing happens to they maen nhw to ydyn nhw?

*The question form of you are singular as wyt ti? Or simply Ti?

Negative forms of the presnt tense

*To turn the sentence into a negative we just add the small word ddim not at the end of the pro-noun.

1.     dw i ddim                                                              I am not

2.     (dwyt) ti ddim                                                  You are not

3.     dydy e/o ddim, dyw e ddim (S)                               He is not

4.     dydy hi ddim, dyw hi ddim (S)                               She is not

5.     dydan ni ddim (N), dyn ni ddim (S)                   We are  not

6.     dach chi ddim (N), dych chi ddim (S)                   You are not (Plural)

7.     dyn nhw ddim