Welsh Learners Chat and Support Thread

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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.

Bore da, bawb!
Sut ydych chi i gyd? Heddiw, 'dwi'n mynd i drio gwneud caws! Mae gen i Vegeren a 2 litr o laeth yn barod. Ond mae'n rhaid aros o leiaf mis i'w flasu, felly bydda i ddim yn gwybod os ydi o wedi gweithio am amser hir!
Hefyd, bydda i'n gwneud cawl ffa a thatws melys, achos 'mod i'n trio bwyta'n iach. Mwynhewch eich diwrnod!

Good morning, everyone!
How are you? Today, I'm going to try to make cheese! I have Vegeren and 2 litres of milk already. But I'll have to wait at least a month to taste it, so I won't know if it's worked for a long time!
Also, I'll be making a bean and sweet potato soup, because I'm trying to eat healthily. Enjoy your day!

Sut mae BelleEnd!

Dw i'n gwneud llawer o gawl, achos dw i'n hoffi fe. Heddiw dw i'n mynd i gwneud cawl madarchen.

I make a lot of soup, because I like it. Today I'm going to make mushroom soup.

Your soup sounds yummy! What kind of beans are you using?

I haven't been learning Welsh for very long, but I'm already starting to get the impression that if I just learn the verb "bod" in its various tenses and forms, I will be able to say an awful lot! All these tenses, relative clauses, etc.

I do have one more small pronunciation question. It might sound a little silly, but bear with me. Is rh pronounced any differently from plain r? Is the rh more rolled or is it aspirate? I'm asking because I notice that rh mutates to r, and it just seems logical that this would happen in writing only if there were a difference in sound. I could be talking nonsense though, feel free to tell me if so!

Exactly right alex, 'rh' is more rolled, esp in North Wales. (You explained it far better than I could!) :)

Rydw i'n defnyddio ffa borlotti. Rydw i'n hoffi defnyddio ffa mewn cawl, achos maen nhw'n isel mewn braster ac maen nhw'n gwneud i'r cawl flasu'n hufennog!

I'm using borlotti beans. I like using beans in soup, because they're low in fat and they make the soup taste creamy!

Ooh, I love borlotti beans! I made a lovely risotto with them just last week!

cauliflower soup is a nice, tasty and healthy option too, and it can be quite creamy.

Diolch am y cymorth efo 'rh'.

Dw i'n mynd yr ysgol nawr, achos mae'n cwpla am hanner awr wedi 12 (GMT+2 yma) a mae rhaid i fi (pick up) fy plant.

I'm going to the school now, because it finishes at half past 12 (GMT+2 here) and I have to pick up my children.

P'nawn da pawb!

Mae'n ddrug gen i, mae gen i ddim yn bod yma achos dwi'n ddim yn hoffi i gwneud mistakes!

That should say - I apologise, I have not been here because I don't like to make mistakes!

Dwi'n yma heddiw achos dwi'n angen i dysgu Cymraeg. Dw i yn athrawes ac yma, yn Gogledd Cymru, ysgolion gofyn am pawb i siarad rhugl Cymraeg.

I'm here today because I need to learn welsh. I am a teacher and here, in North Wales, schools ask for everyone to speak fluent welsh.

Felly, mae gen i stop being such a twit and get stuck in! Please correct away :)

Mae hi'n oer yma heddiw, fy nghi, fy nghath a fi yn ddim yn hapus, ond dwi'n ddim yn isio i troi y heating on yn y Mawrth!

It's very cold here today, my dog, my cat and me are not happy, but I don't want to the heating on in march!

Alex mae gen i folder Cwrs Wlpan wrth Prifysgol Bangor. Dw i ddim yn wedi mynd ar y cwrs, fy ffrind wedi rhoi i fi.

Alex I have the 'Cwrs Wlpan' folder from Bangor university. I didn't go on the course, my friend gave it to me.

With the past tense, is it always 'wedi'? I'm sure I remember having a lesson that said you could change the verb as well, so 'dwi'n wedi mynd' could also be 'myndais (sp?) i' or 'dwi'n wedi cerdded' could also be 'cerddais i' does that sound right?

Twllback, it would be 'dw i wedi mynd' but mynd is an irregular verb so the past tense without the wedi would be 'Es i'. Cerddais i is correct though as it's regular.

Dw i wedi dechrau 'Siart Ser' gyda fy mhlant i calanogi (?? encourage??) nhw i siarad rhagor o'r Cymraeg yn y ty. Mae'n gweithio - am nawr. Byddyn nhw'n cael 'treat' ar y penwythnos oes mae'n nhw cael seren bob dydd. Dw i'n hoff iawn clywed nhw siarad cymraeg. Ond dw i wedi sylweddoli bod fy merch yn deffnyddio llawer o'r geiriau gogledd, hyd yn oed ni'n byw yn y de?! Oes rhywun arall yn cael plant mewn ysgol Cymraeg yn y de sy wedi cael y un profiad?

I have started a Star Chart with my children to encourage them to speak more Welsh in the house. It's working - for now. They will have a treat on the weekend if they have a star every day. I really like hearing them speak Welsh. But I've notcied that my daughter uses lots of words from the north, even though we live in the south. Has anyone else with children in Welsh schools in the south had the same experience??

Diolch Ling. Meddwlais i 'es' was 'had'!

dw'in meddwl had = roedd + wedi or is that has been?

To be = bod
been = wedi bod?

I don't knoooooow

TwllBach, had = ces, from the verb cael 'to have' - another irregular!

Bod is a wierd one. I think we may need professional help . You can use 'Dw i wedi' (I have)for the prefect tense or Ro'n i (I was) for the past tense.

Sut mae pawb!

Sut roedd y cawl, BelleEnd?

LingdiLong good idea to use a star chart with your children. Good luck with that.

I'm going to stay out of the tenses debate, because I am just copying what everyone else is using, so I am not sure when to use which one yet.

Heddiw mae hi'n oer ac bwrw glaw yma . Ble mae ein haul?? Yn Cymru??

Today it's cold and raining here . Where is our sun?? In Wales??

Roedd y cawl yn llawer rhy iach, alex. Heddiw, rydw i wedi gwneud bisgedi siocled, ac rydw i'n teimlo braidd yn sal ar ol bwyta cymaint! Ar y llaw arall, mae'r caws yn dod yn ei flaen yn wych, ac rydw i'n gwneud mwy heno. Tydi o ddim wedi aeddfedu eto, ond ar hyn o bryd, mae'n blasu fel caws Swydd Caerhirfryn. Mmmm!

The soup was far too healthy Alex. Today, I have made chocolate biscuits, and I feel a bit sick after eating so much! On the other hand, the cheese is coming along brilliantly, and I'm making more tonight. It hasn't matured yet, but at this moment, it tastes like Lancashire cheese.
(NB I have never heard 'Swydd Caerhirfryn' before- I had to look it up on Cysgair!) :o

Mmmm, dw i'n moyn bisgedi siocled hefyd!

Dw i ddim wedi bwyta caws Swydd Caerhirfryn (lovely name!) ers llawer o flwyddyn , ond ar y llaw arall, dw i'n byw yn agos i (traditional Greek dairy) sy'n gwneud caws blasus iawn.

I hope that says: I haven't eaten Lancashire cheese in years, but on the other hand I live near a traditional Greek dairy that makes very tasty cheese!

Y noswaith 'ma dw i'n moyn mynd i cysgu (early) achos dw i wedi blino. Mae fy mab bach wedi mynd i ffisiotherapydd a roedd yn blinedig iawn heddiw.

I really want to say: this evening I want to have an early night (this is my best shot at it!) because I am tired. My little son went to the physiotherapist and it was very tiring today.

Dw i'm hoffi dysgu Cymraeg! Mae'r iaith diddorol ac yn amgen o'r ieithoedd arall dw i'n gwybod. Dw i'n i mwynhau fe.

I like learning Welsh. The language is interesting and different from the other languages I know. I'm enjoying it!

Bore da pawb

Dwi'n wedi blino heddiw Mae gen i dechrau gweithio am chwarter awr wedi wyth a dwi'm isio i mynd!

I'm tired today. I have to start work at quarter past eight and I don't want to go! (I think I read that dwi ddim yn isio can be shortened to dwi'm isio)

Dwi'n bod yn hwyr rwan, felly hwyl fawr pawb!

I wanted to say I'm going to be late now, but dwi'n mynd i bod yn hwyr didn't feel right...

Bore da am Caint

Penwythnos yma rydyn ni mynd ar lan y môr (you get the accent by pressing ALT + 0244) ble mae rhieni fy dh yn bwy. (does d become nh after fy?)

Hello from Kent
This weekend we are going to the seaside where my dh's parents live

O neis, eatyourveg, dwi'n cenfigennus! (jealous)

'D' troi i 'n' a dwi'n meddwl 'husband' ydy 'gwyr'

Dwi'n teimlo'n mwy ffyddiog yn ddiweddar ond dwi ddim yn gwybod pam... dwi'n wedi trio i siarad llawer Cymraeg a wedi cyferthnu!

I'm feeling more confident recently but I don't know why... I'm trying to speak more Welsh which has helped!

Sut mae pawb!

eatyourveg dw i'n gobeithio rwyt ti wedi mwynhau yr penwythnos ar lan y môr. Dw i'n byw ar lan y môr a dw i'n hoffi cerdded ar y traeth.

eatyourveg I hope you have enjoyed the weekend at the seaside. I live at the seaside and I like walking along the seafront.

Heddiw dw i'n gwneud cyw gyda tatws (for) ein cinio, a dw i wedi gwneud salad bach gyda moroni, bresychen a pupur coch.

Today I'm making chicken with potatoes for our dinner and I have made a little salad with carrots, cabbage and red peppers.

Helo pawb

Mae hi'n oer iawn yma yn Gogledd Cymru :(
Dwi'n wedi prynu llawer o blodyn detholiadau a llysiau detholiadau arlein bore ma. Mae gen i ddim yn garddio anad, a dwi'n llawn cyffro!

It's very cold here in North Wales.
I bought lots of flower seeds and vegetables seeds online this morning. I have not gardened before, and I'm excited!

Da ni'n cael pitsa am cinio heddiw - da ni ddim yn iach ymdebygu Alex!

We are having pizza for dinner today - we are not healthy like Alex.

I tried to find a translation for 'like' in the context of the sentence, and the only one I could find was "to grow like" - "ymdebygu" so I guessed that the 'grow' part was just an example...

hello - (how do you write shoomai?)

dw'in wedi dod gartre rwan a rydw i wedi mwynhau'r penwythnos.

I have come home now and I enjoyed the weekend (hope thats right)

Twllbach would you use "am" for like and translate it literally as "not healthy as Alex is" ?

I've been using 'am' as 'for' like "be' ydy am cinio?" is that not right?

It would be "beth sydd i ginio?" Also, seeds are "hadau"- detholiadau means selections. You're doing brilliantly, TwllBach, and good luck with the garden You can come and weed the jungle in my backyard if you want

Rydw i wedi cael penwythnos hyfryd. Wedi bod yn siopa yng Nghaer ddoe, ac wedi cael siwmper streipiog dlws. Heddiw, es i a fy mhlant am dro wrth yr afon, ac roedd hi'n ddigon cynnes i fod allan o'r ty heb got! Rydw i'n gwylio Crufts rwan, ac wedyn bydda i'n gwylio Teulu ar S4C.

I have had a lovely weekend. I went shopping to Chester yesterday, and got a beautiful stripy jumper. Today, I took my children for a walk by the river, and it was warm enough to be out of the house without a coat! I am watching Crufts now, and then I will watch Teulu on s4c.

Helo, ydy pawb yn gwilio HWB?
The new rhaglen/programme for learners.
So far it's oce. Although Nia Parry is excruitiatingly infantile, if you can get past that, the programme content and structure is quite new to me as a veteran of programmes aimed at learners.
Gobeithio bod e'n wella/hopefully it will get better but worth a look/werth iw weld. I'll probably tune in for the next one.
www.s4c.co.uk/hwb

Sut mae pawb!

Beth ydy pawb yn gwneud? Heddiw, dw i wedi mynd i'r dre i siopa. Dw i wedi prynu llyfr a het bach goch i fy merch. Nawr, dw i'n ymlacio gartre gyda paned o de a bisgedi a MN! . mamas12 diolch am y (link).

What's everyone doing? Today I've been to town to the shops. I bought a book and a little red hat for my daughter. Now I'm relaxing at home with a cup of tea and biscuits and MN! . mamas12 thanks for the link.

Hello
Dw'in wedi mynd i gwaith y bore yma, dw'in athrowes yn yr coleg. Mae'r myfyrwyr yn 16-19 oed. Llawer o hwn yn cael anawsterau hefo dysgu. Dw'in hoffi iawn fy swyd. Dw'in mynd yno dim ond dydd mawrth a dydd gwener

I went (there is a short form but I can't remember it) to work this morning. I am a teacher in a college. The students are 16-19 years old. Lots of them have learning difficulties. I like my job a lot. I go there (is there such a word as alla to mean there? I seem to have it at the back of my mind but there again that might be a spanish word- aaagh!) only on a tuesday and friday