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Welsh Learners Chat and Support Thread

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alexpolismum · 03/03/2012 14:50

Diolch cardibach for the idea!

I'm just getting started as a learner so that's my limit in Welsh so far!

This is where we can chat, use our Welsh as we are learning and give each other help/ advice/ encouragement, etc. Smile

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eatyourveg · 19/06/2012 20:05

My grammar book lists them as the following

Bod - bydda byddwch
mynd - dos/cer ewch/cerwch
dod - tyrd/dere dowch/dewch
gwneud - gwna gwnewch
cael - cymera cymerwch

The regular verbs are stem then add a for singular and wch for plural

alexpolismum · 19/06/2012 20:13

diolch eatyourveg!

Interesting to see bydda as the imperative as well the first person singular future.

I must confess I had made a guess (having seen cymera somewhere) and got it wrong. I assumed it was from cymryd!

I assume all these variations are a north/ south thing?

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eatyourveg · 20/06/2012 20:43

Does anyone know if "Gan Bwyll A Daliwch Ati" is the same as Keep calm and carry on?

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mejon · 20/06/2012 21:17

Yes it is Smile.

TwllBach · 25/06/2012 13:26

Ahem.

P'nawn da pawb!

Do you mind if I sneak back in? I have been learning in fits and starts and have been really lax recently...only to find out I have an interview in a school on Wednesday Grin but also Hmm

I am busy revising and doing SSiW lessons, as the headteacher is very muhc on my side and basically told me the questions that I would be asked in Welsh, so I have been trying to formulate answers, but it is slow going!

TwllBach · 25/06/2012 13:44

I have been told that I will be asked about what extra curricular clubs I will be involved in, and so far I have this...

Hoffwn ddechrau clwb llyfrau i anog plant i fwynhau'r darllen, oherwydd dwi'n meddwl bod llythrenedd yn bwysig iawn.

What I think that should say is:

I would like to start a book club to encourage children to enjoy reading, because I believe being literate is very important.

Hoffwn ddechrau cor ysgol hefyd, oherwydd dwi'n meddwl canu brings everyone at ei gilydd.

I would like to start a school choir as well, because I think singing brings everyone together.

Is that ok? I am having major wobbles in my hunan hyder Hmm

mejon · 25/06/2012 14:23

Llongyfarchiadau ar y cyfweliad Twll a phob lwc dydd Mercher!

Your answers sound great to me - brings everyone - dod a pawb at eu gilydd. Paid a chael wobbles!

TwllBach · 25/06/2012 15:15

Diolch yn fawr mejon! Dwi'n ffindio fo anodd achos dwi isio deud llawer i'r ateb y cwestiwn, ond fy Nghymraeg ddim yn good enough!

I have had a quick look at the rest of the thread and Alex is putting me to shame considering dwi'n byw yn Gogledd Cymru Blush

eatyourveg · 26/06/2012 07:20

Pob lwc Twll

alexpolismum · 26/06/2012 10:22

Helo pawb!

Croeso nol, Twll, a phob lwc yfory! Smile

Dw i wedi cael wythnos o ymlacio. Roedd fy ngwr yn cael (time off), ac wnaethom ni fynd a'r plant i'r draeth i chwarae, i nofio...

Actually, now I think about it, it wasn't all that relaxing chasing about after the children, but they enjoyed it! And we had lots of icecreams and stuff.

Time to learn some beach vocab, like "build sandcastles", "play with bucket and spade" "splash in the water" "swimming suit" "sunbathe" collapse in a heap at the end of the day

You might think it's great living near a nice warm beach, but actually what it means is the children want to go there all the time, and your house fills up with all the sand they manage to bring back with them.

Mae'r nofio'n helpu fy mab ifancach i gadarnhau ei gyhyrau, felly dw i ddim eisiau achwyn. Mae'r ffisiotherapydd wedi rhoi i ni rhaglen o ymarferiadau i wneud i mewn y mor a dw i'n meddwl bod fy mab yn gwellhau. Smile Mae'n edrych yn mwy naturiol gyda ei symudiadau nawr.

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TwllBach · 26/06/2012 11:17

Bore da pawb Grin

Mae hi'n bwrw glaw yma heddiw, fel dwi'n jealous iawn of your sunshine Alex! We have sideways rain at the moment

Be' ydy 'ymarferiadau? Practices?

If I said to you "Dwi'n meddwl bod cyson yn bwysig iawn" would you hear 'I think being consistent is very important' ?

My friend has just told me that it should be 'dwi'n meddwl fod bod yn gyson yn bwysig iawn' but I don't understand why there is a 'fod'!

alexpolismum · 26/06/2012 13:40

Grin Twll! I would gladly send you some of the heat, I'm getting fed up with it!

I hope ymarferiadau means "exercises". I mean "physical exercises", based around swimming.

I would have said in your sentence: Dw i'm meddwl bod y cysondeb yn bwysig iawn

I don't get the "fod bod" thing either.

If I got stuck I might rephrase mae'n rhaid i ni fod yn gyson, mae peth yn bwysig iawn

If you do find yourself getting tied up in a phrase, just relax, don't worry too much about it, and if you can rephrase, then do it as naturally as possible - we have all lost our thread in a sentence in English at one time or another, or if you can't rephrase, then let it go. Don't freeze and turn it into a major problem.

When I had my first job interview in Greek, no option at all to fall back on English, I found the best thing to do was relax, and not be afraid to admit your limits. If they use a word you don't know, don't agonise over it. Ask them to repeat/ rephrase and remember they don't expect you to be like a native speaker, you are not applying for a translation position!

Best of luck! Pob lwc!

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mejon · 26/06/2012 14:55

Hello Twll, Alex ag eatyour veg.

Bydden i yn dweud 'dwi'n meddwl/credu fod cysondeb yn bwysig iawn' neu

'dwi'n meddwl fod bod yn gyson yn bwysig iawn' -
the first 'fod' = that
the 2nd 'bod' = being don't ask me why though Grin.

Braf arnat ti'n cael tywydd braf Alex

Building sandcastles = adeiladu cestyll tywod
Sunbathe = torheulo
Swimming costume = gwisg nofio
Play with bucket and spade = chwarae gyda/hefo bwced a rhaw
Splashing in the water = sblasio yn y dwr (I'm sure there is a proper word for splashing but can't think what at the mo)

Got to fly, rhaid casglu DD1 o'r ysgol.

alexpolismum · 27/06/2012 10:46

Helo!

Diolch, mejon. Yn y prynhawn byddon ni'n mynd i'r traeth eto, ac dw i'n siwr bydd y plant yn adeiladu cestyll tywod, yn chwarae mewn y tywod ac yn y dwr. Mae fy merch yn hapus iawn, achos mae gwisg nofio Peppa Pig gyda hi!

Dw i'n gobeithio dy fod ti yn iawn, TwllBach. Sut aeth popeth?

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eatyourveg · 28/06/2012 07:49

Dw'in mynd i Gymru! Grin Grin
12 awr o yrru i fod yno am lai na 24 awr yn llawer, ond can't be helped, no way around it - I don't mind - just grateful to get the chance to go

alexpolismum · 28/06/2012 18:11

Wow, that's great, eatyourveg! I'm very jealous. I must admit I thought you were in Wales anyway. It's hard to keep track of who is where, really.

That does sound like a horrendous drive, though. I can barely cope with 5 hours!

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eatyourveg · 28/06/2012 22:09

6 hours there and 6 hours back - I'm in Kent and the family are in Meirionnydd in Snowdonia. I won't even get time to walk across the fields of the farm. I'm literally only there for a few hours to meet some official people and then heading home in the morning. Looking forward to it even so.

Mi fydda yn iawn iawn blino gan nos mawrth!

TwllBach · 29/06/2012 10:19

Bore da pawb!

Diolch am ei pob lwc (???) nes i fwynhau'r fy nghyfweliad a mae gen i rownd nesa ar y Dydd Mercher!

Nes i ddim yn ateb dim byd (?) yn Gymraeg though Hmm a nes i isio siarad Cymraeg oherwydd nes i gwybod there was llawer o competition, fel when they asked a question that I knew I could answer in welsh, I said "ga i ateb yn Gymraeg, od gwelwch yn dda?"

They said they were impressed and that I was the first to offer (and I was the last to be interviewed) but I am horribly aware that I more than likely came across as a poncey smart arse Blush

eatyourveg when are you in Snowdonia? I will stand and wave Grin

eatyourveg · 29/06/2012 13:01

llongyfarchiadau Twll for getting through the first round a pob lwc am yr ail. Mi fydda yn Meirionydd dydd llun yn y prynhawn hyd nes dydd mawrth y bore. Mae cyfarfod pwysig bod mae rhaid i fi mynd i.

Ydych chi yn y de, gogledd, ddwyrain neu orllewin o eryri. Efallai fy mod i wedi cerdded heibio i chi yn tesco!

Yankeecandlequeen · 16/07/2012 09:41

Bore da bawb!

I'm a fluent Welsh speaker from Snowdonia & you're all doing brilliantly.

Da iawn chi a cariwch ymlaen!

alexpolismum · 18/07/2012 20:02

Helo bawb!

Yma dw i yn ol! Smile

Helo Yankee a diolch.

Twllbach dw i'n gobeithio dy fod di wedi cael y swydd...

Mae hi'n rhy boeth i ganolbwyntio yma ar hyn o bryd a dw i ddim wedi gallu gwneud llawer o Gymraeg. Dw i'n dal i glwyed Radio Cymru ond dw i ddim yn astudio fel arfer achos y gwres. Roedd 40C ddoe! Mae'n anodd i astudio gyda'r gwyliau ysgol, hefyd!

Dw i'n hapus heddiw, achos mae fy mab ifancach yn dechrau (ergotherapy) ac heddiw wnaeth e fwynhau fe, a felly dw i'n meddwl bod yn mynd i ddysgu llawer o bethau, mae e'n mynd i neud yn dda. (I have a good feeling about it!)

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bessyboop · 18/07/2012 20:11

Helo bawb, dw i'n siarad Cymraeg hefyd, yn dod o'r de :) Heb gael cyfle i ddarllen y sgwrs i gyd, ond mi wna i ddal lan cyn hir. Braf gweld cymaint yn siarad ac yn dysgu :)

Hi everyone, I speak Welsh, I live in South Wales. Haven't had a chance to read the thread yet, but I'll catch up soon. Lovely to see so much speaking and learning the language :)

alexpolismum · 18/07/2012 20:22

Helo bessy!

dw i'n meddwl dy fod di yn lleiafrif! Grin Mae mwyaf o'r siaradwyr iaith gyntaf yn yr edefyn 'ma yn siaradwyr o Gog, mae'n debyg! Grin

Yn aml, dw i ddim yn siwr beth mae o lle! No one has complained so far!

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bessyboop · 18/07/2012 21:11

Ha ha! Dim ots, mae Gogs yn gret (ond pobl y De yw y gorau!) Joc! ;p

Os alla i helpu gydag unrhyw beth, gofynnwch :)

Panadbois · 18/07/2012 21:21

Glywis i hynna Bessy boob!

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