Meddai is a strange, defective verb used only in the third person and can be present or past tense and is limited to reported speech. It is, therefore, equal to English “said” as found in novels: ”blah blah blah” said Fred.

Where does this verb come from? Why isn’t it listen in GPC? And how did it come to be used instead of “dweud”?

https://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/22483

The pronunciation of the diphthong ei as /əi̯/ rather than /ei̯/ is heard in some accents like this southern accent in a grammar tuition video here.

Note, however that a colloquial pronunciation is often used for the pronouns / possessive determiners ei / eu / ein / eich / fy. See more here.

The whole series of videos is here Fideos Gloywi Iaith.

tyngu llw - to swear an oath (of allegiance etc.)

Mae hi wedi canu arna i - I'm sunk / finished / It's all up for me / I've had it

Mae'n arllwys y glaw - It's pouring with rain

gorffwyll - mad, insane, crazy, mentally ill

gorffwylledd (g) - madness, insanity

drychiolaeth (b) ll. drychiolaethau - apparition, spectre, phantom

asbri (g) - zest, gusto, vivacity

stido (stid-) - to strike, to beat (Gogledd Cymru)

corsen (b) ll. cyrs - reed

meindio (meindi-) - to mind, to care

Hiya everyone, I've been trying (and failing) to find the lyrics to Ewyn Gwyn by Yr Eira for so long now. Does anyone please know the lyrics to it? I'd appreciate it so much!

The song was present in the Dydd Miwsig Cymru Welsh Language Music Day spotify playlist. This is the YouTube link to it, if that might help: https://youtu.be/j49DX678Y8o

I'm taking an independent study Welsh literature course. This course is post gcse but I need some recommendations for books to study as part of the course. Does anyone have any ideas, I'm thinking maybe past gcse books but I'm not sure.

The National Centre for teaching Welsh until recently had a page which linked to downloadable copies of their course books, grammar guides and audio to go with several of their books. Whether by design or accident, this page has now been removed. Has anybody got any insight into this or whether there is a new page somewhere?

This appears to be a most regrettable step for an organization committed to "1 million speakers".

This link to the original page is now (10 July 2024) broken!

The underlying resources that were linked are still available if you have the links. e.g.

Mynediad y De

https://dysgucymraeg.cymru/media/11869/mynediad-y-de-2021.pdf

Grammar notes

https://dysgucymraeg.cymru/media/14613/mynediad-de-canllaw-gramadeg-grammar-guideline.pdf

Digital resources

https://learnwelsh.cymru/learning/digital-resources/entry/

It's possible all the links could be retrieved from a cached internet resource.

I've found 2 alternatives for Maple (the tree): Gwiniolen and Masarn. Which is correct please?

Diolch

Hi! My child will start preparing soon for Welsh gcse exam and I am trying to learn Welsh together with him. We been learning together mynediad weekly from dysgu Cymraeg and now During summer holidays we decided to study from gcse book, but I noticed they all have south version. Expecially it's confusing as beginners and learning past tenses. Does north Wales will have same Welsh gcse exam as South Wales and is beneficial to learn from this south verison gcse book? Or is there any specific book you would rather recommend for North gcse? Also will it be marked wrong if child will give answers using some sentences from South version? Thank you!

newydd-ddyfodiad (g) ll. newydd-ddyfodiaid - newcomer

mewn chwinciad chwannen - in an instant, in a jiffy (literally: "wink of a flea")

chwinc (g) - wink, jiffy; deficiency, quirk, kink, oddity, twist

galarnadu (galarnad-) - to lament

cymynnu (cymynn-) - to bequeath

cyplysu (cyplys-) - to couple

bywhau (bywha-) - to animate

cydweithredu (cydweithred-) - to co-operate

chwyldroi (chwyldro-) - to revolutionize

llaesu (llaes-) - to slacken, to become loose, to relax

Hi! I'm as English as they come, but I play a lot of Football Manager, and have recently been getting into a save with Caernarfon Town. There's lots I like about the club, and I've been reading into their history too.

The one thing that confuses me is their nickname, which appears to be the word "Cofis". I translated it through Google and it came up with 'Remember', which seems a little weird for a football clubs' nickname.

I've been wondering for a while if this is a translation problem, and the word Cofis has a meaning a bit more befitting of a nickname that can't be explained through Goole translate.

So I guess I was wondering if anyone here could help, I'd really appreciate it :)

Thanks

nogio (nogi-) - to stall or refuse to move (of horse, or figuratively), to balk, to fail, to malfunction

putain (b) ll. puteiniaid - prostitute, whore, harlot

y ... mwyaf un (ans.) - the biggest / greatest ... of all / single biggest ...

mwyaf oll - greatest of all

gorau oll - best of all / very best

yr olygfa orau oll - the best view of of all / the very best view

rhan annatod o - an indivisible / inextricable / integral part of

wedi'i llosgi'n grimp - burnt to a crisp / cinder

darllengar - well-read, fond of reading

rhawd (b) ll. rhawdiau - course, way, path, journey

TG Lugan has a youtube channel with all sorts of songs in Gaeilg and I am asking if there is a Welsh version of this type of channel?

Hey how is everyone doing? Was just curious if anyone could help me translate a phrase. Was looking to get a tattoo soon to remember my grandfather who passed away years ago. Was fluent in Welsh and from Wales. The phrase is “never give up. Never back down. Never lose faith.” Thank you!

Hi, Ive recently started duolingo lessons and im having fun doing so. But i was wondering about other ways i can improve my welsh as a beginner.

Hi!! I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in taking part in my dissertation survey. This survey is focussing on how interaction with first language speakers of Welsh impacts the self-esteem and motivation of second language speakers of Welsh.

It should take around 15 minutes to complete. To take part, you have to be over the age of 18 and speak Welsh as a second language. All answers will be anonymous!

And also if you know anyone else who would fits the criteria, I would be incredibly grateful if you could give them the link to complete the survey.

Thank you for taking the time to read this 🥰

(Sorry if this type of post isn’t allowed!!)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNQRaDOtXy4rmAslVjTw-e9grinNral1wQbrKabjLT4tU9Cw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Lived in Wales and spoken Welsh all my life, I've never understood what chwinc means? I gather it means either retard/idiot or someone with special needs?

When it is exceptionally cold in Welsh, we say that it is either 'cold enough to freeze a priest in a fur coat' or 'cold enough to freeze crows'.

Digon oer i fferru offeiriad mewn côt ffwr.

Digon oer i rewi brain.

I sure could use some help with these excerpts from "Y Dydd Olaf" by Owain Owain, please.

1. "Fe ddoi i arfer â dy fyd newydd yn fuan, rwy'n siŵr." I think she's saying that "You will get used to your new world soon, I'm sure" but it's that "doi i" that's throwing me off. Shouldn't it be "doi di"?

2. The word "bwrw" is used in a way that I've not encountered before: "rhoi cyfle i mi gael bwrw golwg dros dy bethau" & "Os wyt ti'n dod adre fwrw'r Sul" How would you translate these?

I'm enjoying the book, but finding it pretty challenging.

Diolch

Dwi wedi sylweddoli bod mae'n rhaid iddo fi cael gôl os dwi eisio wella fy sgiliau Cymraeg. Efo fy ieuthoedd arall, dwi wedi cael pethau be dwi eisio darllen yn y iaith yno. Ond, efo Cymraeg, dydwi'm yn rhy siwr am llyfrau neu pethau enwogion neu "clasurol" sydd dwi'n gallu darllen.

Dwi'n gwybod am y "Mabinogion" ond dwi hefyd wedi clywed bod o'n cael ei ysgrifennu mewn "Cymraeg Canol", a hefyd y "Gododdin" mewn "Cymraeg Hen". Yr unig pethau arall, mwy fodern, dwi'n gwybod am yw'r cerddi Saunders Lewis ac ei ddrama "Siwan", a cherddi Hedd Wyn.

Oes yn pethau arall sydd yn ddigon da i anelu at, yn eich barn chi?

(I'll pop this in English too as my Welsh may be a bit rough: I'm looking for some good recommendations for some "classic literature" that was originally written in Welsh, so as to have something of a goal to strive towards, as I realise that I don't really have one with my Welsh learning journey. The issue with older texts like the Mabinogion or the Gododdin is that they're not really in Modern Welsh, which is what I'm aiming to build proficiency with.)

Diolch am eich help!

gorsaf bleidleisio (b) ll. gorsafoedd pleidleisio - polling station

yn dawel fach / bach - very quietly; slowly; secretly

hunanfeddianol - self-possessed

ymgynghorol (ans.) - consulting, consultative, advisory

cylchrediad (g) ll.cylchrediadau - circulation

cynneddf (b) ll. cyneddfau - faculty, natural endowment

diasbedain (diasbed-) - to resound, to reverberate; to cry out

betio (beti-) - to bet (money)

arddweud (arddywed-) - to dictate (for transcription)

isio - (=eisiau) to want (Gogledd Cymru)

cynllwynio (cynllwyni-) - to conspire

byrhau (byrha-) - to shorten, to abbreviate

chwerwi (chwerw-) - to become bitter

gorweithio (gorweithi-) - to overwork, to cause to overwork

gorwneud - to overdo, to exaggerate

lleisio (lleisi-) - to voice

haneru (haner-) - to halve

morthwylio (morthwyli-) - to hammer (to strike with a hammer)

Ysgrifennydd Tramor (g) ll. Ysgrifenyddion Tramor - Foreign Secretary

mandad (g) ll. mandadau - mandate

Field Marshal - Maeslywydd

General - Cadfridog

Lieutenant General - Is-gadfridog

Major General - Uwch-gadfridog

Brigadier - Brigadydd

Colonel - Cyrnol

Lieutenant Colonel - Is-gyrnol

Major - U(w)chgapten

Captain - Capten

Lieutenant - Is-gapten | Lifftenant

Second Lieutenant - Is-lifftenant

Sergeant - Sarsiant | Sarjant

Corporal - Corp(o)ral

Lieutenant Corporal - Is-gorp(o)ral

Private - Preifat