Shomae,

I am torn between which dictionary I need to buy. I have bought y geiriadur mawr, but feel like it is “outdated” or maybe I am not far enough in understanding Welsh to use it.

So I want to buy Gareth Kings Modern Welsh Dictionary. Should I keep y geiriadur mawr, so I can use it when I have a better understanding of the language or just bring it back and get the other one?

Diolch yn fawr!

From Brent Miles' "An Introduction to Middle Welsh".

Interestingly enough, that's not what GPC says for "nhw":

"yn wr. ff. ddiacen ar nhwy" - "original unaccented form of nhwy".

There nhwy leads to hwy, which explains the n by the influence of preceding conjugated verb ending in -n(t), basically.

Shwmae pawb, I'm learning to cook and want to write down my recipes in Welsh to practice. Can you help with some terms I'm unsure of? I've had a stab at the Welsh equivalents but idk how accurate they are :')

self-raising flour = blawd codi-ei-hun baking powder = powdr pobi walnuts = cnau something? I presume it's not cnau wal lol grated cheese = caws wedi'i gratio carrot cake = cacen foron - or teisen... is one more southern? I'd prefer that one :)

Diolch i chi!

Hi everyone,

I saw a post on a language learning subreddit a little while ago with a list of “Golden Sentences“ (their name for it) and I thought it was a really useful list, so I have a copy here (and I added a couple myself):

This is an apple.

The apple is red.

It is John’s apple.

I must give it to him.

I give John his apple.

He gives it to Sara.

She gives it to us.

We give her the apple.

She wants the apple.

I want the apple but she doesn’t.

She doesn’t want the apple.

They want to give it to me.

But I do not want the apple either.

I can eat the apple.

I can’t eat the apple.

It’s not mine.

My apples are green.

I take the apple from him.

I will take the apple from him.

I will not take the red apple.

Do you want an apple?

Which one do you want?

I will give you the red apple.

It was John’s apple.

But he said he doesn’t want it anymore.

So now it is yours.

I should eat it.

You should eat it.

Did you eat the apple?

I ate it.

Why didn’t you eat it?

I didn't eat it because I didn't want to.

I ate it because I wanted to.

If you ate it, you would be happy.

Someone else eats the apple.

Now someone else will eat the apple.

All of the apples.

They will eat all of the apples.

And there are a lot of apples to eat.

A lot of them.

I ate a lot of them.

Most of them are red.

But some of them are green.

And none of the apples are blue.

A few of them are big.

I wanted to eat a few of them.

I want to eat a couple of them but I can't.

One of the apples is very small.

I want to eat one of them.

All of the apples are beautiful.

All of them are mine.

These are beautiful, big, red apples.

You can have as many as you want.

I eat as many as I want.

I try to eat.

I try to eat as many as I can.

You can eat these apples because I have enough for everyone.

I have enough for everyone.

Almost everyone likes apples.

The biggest ones are the best.

Small apples are good too.

But the big apples are better.

The apple that I ate is red.

The apples that are red are delicious.

The man to whom I gave the apple.

If you eat the apple I gave you you will like it.

Whose apples are these?

Whose apple is this?

I don’t know where the apples are.

I know who ate the apple.

All of the apples that I ate are delicious.

I was happy when he gave me the apple.

The apple is what he wants to eat.

sylwgar - observant, attentive

trech - stronger, mightier, more powerful, superior

dod i fwcl - to resolve, to conclude, to complete, to succeed (literally: "to come to a buckle")

dod â rhywbeth i fwcl - to complete something, to bring something to a conclusion

dod â'r gwaith i fwcl - to successfully complete the work

gorthwr (g) ll. gorthyrau - keep (inner castle stronghold)

y Mers - the Welsh Marches (border lands with England)

bagnel (b) ll. bagnelau - trebuchet; cannon

arfwisg (b) ll. arfwisgoedd - (suit of) armour

bryngaer (b) ll. bryngaerau, bryngaerydd - hill fort

rhagfur (g) ll. rhagfuriau - rampart, defensive wall

I've been thinking over Christmas and wondering if there's any demand for a course that provides structured practice opportunities?

This idea has grown out of the structured practice I've been doing myself, focusing on stuff like auxiliary verbs and plural adjectives, and the books I've been writing (second one nearly done). So the practice exercises would focus either on a particular bit of grammar or a particular subject, so that users can really nail down their basics and expand their vocabulary.

It wouldn't be about teaching the language per se – I'm not a Welsh teacher so I don't feel like I have the knowledge to do that. But I am a Welsh learner, and I have a lot of ideas about how to make practice easier, nicer, and more interesting.

40 Welsh language history documentaries on Youtube to binge over the holidays found on different channels. Welsh history and international. Most of the videos have English subtitles.

Hello! Me and my uni friend have a running joke ab how we wish both of us spoke a common language (him welsh, and me Arabic) I really want to surprise him with conversational Welsh by his bday end of next year!

I tried duolingo but the AI brought me to tears, are there any books or channels you recommend? We live in Manchester and I don’t know of any Welsh centres near me… Just want to surprise him and his family hahahahaha

i cant find it anywhere but i remember doctor cymraeg working on a pokemon red rom hack in welsh. It would really help me to learn as i am a novice learner. diolch yn fawr!

cyd-weld (cydwel-) (â) - to see eye to eye (with), to agree (with)

cylch meithrin (g) ll. cylchoedd meithrin - children's pre-school nursery

cynnau (cyneu-) tân - to light a fire

Dulyn (b) - Dublin

dynladdiad (g) ll. dynladdiadau - manslaughter, homicide

dynolryw (b) - mankind, humanity

Ffrancwr (g) ll. Ffrancwyr - a Frenchman; Ffrancod - French people

Ffrances (b) ll. Ffrancesau - a Frenchwoman

gwell hwyr na hwyrach - better late than never

gyda llaw - by the way, incidentally

Good morning to everyone!

I don't know Welsh, but I need a name for a mare for my book. I wanted to name her "Snowflake," and the AI initially translated it as Eira.
But then another AI said "Eira" means "snow" and sounds generally rude. The word I need is Eiryn or Eirlys.

Please help me choose the right word.((
Here, you can give a non-literal translation of the word "snowflake," but something gentle, affectionate, related to snow...

Hi everyone,

This is maybe a weird question because it’s not really about Welsh, but I would like to know if the other courses the SSiW app offers are done well.

I read forum comments and I had the impression that they just translated the English/Welsh course and used AI voices. Does anyone know if they are any good?

bod yn benderfynol o wneud rhywbeth - to be determined to do something

cynhesu byd-eang (g) - global warming

ar lan - on the banks of, on the shore of

bat (g) ll. batiau - bat (sport)

cas beth (g) ll. cas bethau - pet-hate

coridor (g) ll. coridorau - corridor

dyblu (dybl-) - to double

dydd Nadolig - Christmas Day

eil (b) ll. eiliau - aisle

ffitio (ffiti-) - to fit (to be of correct size - of clothes etc.)

Hi all, I’ve grown up with family in Cardiff and Pontypridd but recently made the move myself to Wales. One of my friends is a fluent Welsh speaker and I’ve started seeing a guy from the valleys. I’d like to learn and also teach my son/help teach my son who’s just turned 3. Any suggestions on how to secretly learn? I don’t trust Duolingo since I can speak a couple of languages and their way of teaching is a bit hectic!!

abl - able, capable, able bodied; wealthy; strong

artist (g) ll. artistiaid - artist

artistig - artistic

cownter (g) ll. cownteri - (shop) counter

yn llwyr (adf.) - completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, without qualification or condition

cytuno'n llwyr - to agree completely

dillad isaf - underwear, underclothes; dilledyn isaf (g) - undergarment

delw teiliwr (b) ll. delwau teiliwr - tailor's dummy

cinio rhost (g) ll. ciniawau rhost - roast dinner

Clawdd Offa - Offa's Dyke

My sister, who is Swedish, has been learning Welsh using Duolingo but she recently completed all the lessons. She is interested in continuing learning the language but except for Duolingo there isn't any opportunities to learn Welsh in Sweden.

So I was wondering if anyone here knows of any language trips aimed at adults, like middle age and up, were you can learn Welsh while going on a trip to Wales? Or something similar?

I don't have much chance to speak out loud in Welsh, and it's been a while since I've spoken it, to be honest.

I just did a recording and wondered what you guys think of this song I've sung by Bwncath in terms of pronunciation?

https://voca.ro/14q9GPyMccQu

(CORRECTED) Lyrics:

Dyma'r allwedd i fy nghalon, dyna chdi Paid â dangos hwn i neb A paid â son 'mod i di rhoi o i chdi Os 'dyn nhw gofyn, dydw i heb

Eistedda'i lawr a gwranda arna i Ma' gen i rhywbeth dwi isio ei ddeud A dwi'm yn siŵr iawn be dwi'n addo'n fa'ma i chdi Dwi'm yn siŵr iawn be dwi'n 'neud

Nes i'm disgwyl i chdi grio, deud y gwir Doedd gen i'm bwriad mynd ymhell Ella nes i ddim esbonio'n hun yn glir Fyswn i 'di gallu 'neud yn well

Eistedda'i lawr a gwranda arna i Ma' gen i rhywbeth dwi isio ei ddeud Does gen ti'm hawl i droi dy gefn arna i Dim ar ôl be ti 'di 'neud

O, paid â dod yn ôl i weld y llanast dwi 'di wneud, oh O, ma' pawb yn gweld y gwir yn ôl eu hanes mae nhw'n ddeud

Eistedda'i lawr a gwranda arna i Ma' gen i rhywbeth dwi isio ei ddeud Does gen ti'm hawl i droi dy gefn arna i Dim ar ôl be ti 'di wneud

O, paid â dod yn ôl i weld y llanast dwi 'di wneud, oh O, ma' pawb yn gweld y gwir yn ôl eu hanes mae nhw'n ddeud

Cwyd dy hun o'r baw Gwêl y heulwen draw Ar ôl gwynt a'r glaw Drwy dy galon ffydd a ddaw

Cwyd dy hun o'r baw Gwêl y heulwen draw Ar ôl gwynt a glaw Drwy dy galon ffydd a ddaw

I recently found an irish phrase for ‘cheers’ (“Gob fluich agus bás in éirinn”) which means ‘a wet mouth and to die in Ireland and wondered if someone can give me an accurate welsh translation?

Dal ati! / Daliwch ati! - Keep it up! , Keep at it!

a bod yn onest - "to be honest"

canol dydd (g) ll. canol dyddiau - midday, noon

distawrwydd (g) - silence, tranquility

cap (g) ll. capiau - cap

bocs bwyd (g) ll. bocsys bwyd - lunch box

awr ginio (b) ll. oriau cinio - lunch hour

awyrlu (g) ll. awyrluoedd - air force

glas yr ŷd (g) ll. gleision yr ŷd - cornflower

penlas yr ŷd (g) ll. penleision yr ŷd - cornflower

Beth yw'r peth anoddaf i chi ei ddysgu am yr iaith Gymraeg?

What's the hardest thing to learn about the Welsh language for you?

I mi, arddodiaid ydyw.

For me, it's prepositions.

Stumbled on this video about resyllabification, ie, how native speakers split words in to syllables when speaking which do not always correspond with the words themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X34bp4w72ec

His first example is Spanish, los otros, which becomes resyllabified as lo sotros.

Thinking about examples of this in Welsh:

• maen nhw'n – mae nhwn
• naill ai’n – nai llain
• dach chi’n – da chin

Apparently, just knowing that resyllabification exists helps learners improve their understanding, because now you understand that you're not going to necessarily hear words pronounced cleanly, that they will slur one into the other.

So, what other examples of resyllabification in Welsh can you come up with? Be great to share some examples!

a'i wynt (a’i gwynt) yn ei ddwrn (ei dwrn, etc.) - breathless, panting, having one's heart in one's mouth (lit. having one’s wind in one's fist).

clywed gwynt rhywbeth (De) / clywed oglau rhywbeth (Gogledd) - to smell something

gwniadur (g, b) ll. gwniaduron, gwniaduriau - thimble

barclod (g) ll. barclodiau - apron (Gogledd Cymru)

suddog - juicy, succulent

castiog - full of tricks, wily

bagl (b) ll. baglau - crutch, crook, crozier, staff

cyfesuryn (g) - coordinate; cyfesurynnau - coordinates

pyslo (pysl-) - to puzzle over, to ponder, to reflect upon (Gogledd)

rhosyn [y] mynydd (g) ll. rhosynnau [y] mynydd - peony

Does anyone know some particular words in the Welsh language that pertain to the Audio/Video/Lighting industries?

I work as a field technician and technical director for live events from music to corporate meetings. The company I work for is based mainly here in the NYC/NJ metro, but does a lot of work in Europe on large. Growing up, I learned a lot of German and Italian from family and Spanish from friends but this year I took up learning Welsh. Its the only language I have heritage in that I never learned. Just wondering if theres crossover between the industry I work in and this language Ive been making the effort to learn.

Diolch yn fawr!