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| chinita96 | Tuesday 30th of November 2004 09:39:08 AM |
| WELSH Phrases 01 - This is for all the Welsh learners out there wanting to learn a few basics in Welsh.
Useful Resource for Learning Welsh: BBC Wales: Learning Welsh - offers Catchphrase Lessons and Online English to Welsh / Welsh to English Dictionary Format Used: English Phrase Welsh Phrase /Pronunciation/ Note: RR is a strongly thrilled r as in Russian or in Italian. KH is the guttural German ch, or the Spanish jota LL is a breathed l : put your tongue in the « l » position in your mouth and breathe, you may feel the air going out after passing on both sides of your tongue, making a breath sound when in the cheeks. ~BASIC INTRODUCTION~ Yes Ie (but it depends on the verb of the question and on the tense) /yay/ No na (but depends on the verb and o the tense) /nah/ Please Os gwelwch yn dda /oss gway-looKH un tha/ How are you? Sut dych chi ? /see tuKH ee/ I'm fine Rw i'n dda iawn /RRoo een tha ya-oon/ Thank you | Thanks Diolch (yn fawr) /dee-olKH (un va-ooRR)/ You're welcome Croeso /cRRoy-so/ Excuse me Esgusodwch fi /ess-kee-soh-dooKH vee/ Perhaps | Maybe Efallai /evaLLay/ Hello | Hi S'mae /smie/ Helô! /helo/ Good bye! Hwyl! | Da bo chi! /hweel | dah boh KHee/ Good day! Dydd da!/ /deethe dah/ Good morning! Bore da! /baw-RRay dah/ Good evening! noswaith dda /noss-why-th tha/ Good night! noswaith dda /noss-why-th tha/ Welcome! Croeso /cRRoy-so/ Have a good trip! siwrnai dda! /shooRR-nie tha/ ~UNDERSTANDING~ Do you speak .....? Dych chi 'n siarad...? /duKH KHeen shaRRad/ I speak ..... Rw i'n siarad... /RRoo een shaRRad/ I don't speak ..... Dw i ddim yn siarad... /doo ee thim un shaRRad/ I speak a little ..... Rw i'n siarad... tipyn bach. /RRoo een shaRRad... tippin baKH/ *If your language isn't here, notify me* English Saesneg /sie-snegg/ Finnish Ffinneg French Ffrangeg /fRRang-egg/ German Almaeneg /ahl-mine-egg/ Spanish Sbaeneg /spine-egg/ Portuguese Portiwgaleg /poRRt-yew-gah-leg/ Hebrew Hebraeg /heb-RRah-egg/ Arabic Arabeg /aRRabegg/ Chinese Tsieineeg /chine-egg/ Hindi Hindieg /hinn-dee-egg/ Russian Rwseg /roo-segg/ Italian Eidaleg /i-dah-leg/ Dutch Iseldireg /iss-ell-dee-RReg/ Norwegian Norwyeg /noRR-wee-egg/ Swedish Swedeg /sweh-degg/ Danish Daneg /dah-neg/ Polish Pwyleg /pwee-leg/ Urdu Wrdw /ooRRdoo/ Farsi Perseg /peRR-seg/ Japanese Siapaneg /shah-pah-neg/ Indonesian Indoneseg /in-doh-neh-seg/ Malay Maleieg /mahl-eye-egg/ Do you understand? Dych chi 'n deall /duKH KHeen deh-ahLL/ Do you understand me? Dych chi 'n 'y neall i? /duKH KHee nuh neh-ahLL ee/ I understand Rw i'n deall /RRoo een deh-ahLL/ I understand you Rw i'n dy ddeall di /RRoo een duh theh-ahLL dee/ I don't understand [it] Dw i ddim yn deall (hynny) /doo ee thim un deh-ahLL (huh-nee)/ I don't understand you Dw i ddim yn dy ddeall di /doo ee thim un duh theh-ahLL dee/ Could you please repeat that? Gewch chi ail-ddweud hynna, os gwelwch yn dda? /gay-ooKH KHee ile-thoo-ayed huh-nah, oss gweh-looKH un tha/ Could you please speak more slowly? Gewch chi siarad yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda? /gay-ooKH KHee shaRRad un aRRavaKH, oss gweh-looKH un tha/ Could you write it down please? Gewch chi ysgrifennu hynna, os gwelwch yn dda? /gay-ooKH KHee uss-kRRee-vay-nee huh-nah, oss gweh-looKH un tha/ I don't know how to say that Dw i ddim yn gwybod sut mae dweud hyn (?) /doo ee thim un gwee-bod sit my doo-ayed hinn/ I don't know the right word Dw i ddim yn gwybod y gair iawn /doo ee thim un gwee-bod uh gah-eer yown/ What did you say? Beth o't ti 'n dweud? /beth aw teen doo-ayed/ How do you say that in ......? Sut mae dweud hyn yn...? /sit my doo-ayed hinn un… ?/ How do you write that? Sut mae ysgrifennu hyn ?? /sit my uss-kRee-vay-nee hinn/ How do you pronounce that? Sut mae ynganu hyn? /sit my un-gannee hinn/ Can you translate this for me? Gewch chi gyfieithu hwnna imi? /gay-ooKH KHee guv-yah-eath-ee hoo-nah immee/ Did I say that right? Dw i wedi dweud hynna 'n gywir ? /doo ee way-dee doo-ayed huh-nann guh-wiRR/ I am not a Welsh speaker, but I did receive help from my friend Ronan Mac Kiwi. He helped me with these Phrases, so if there are any mistakes, corrections would be appreciated. | |
| Marja | Sunday 05th of December 2004 10:17:53 PM |
| - Just a few things to add:
Not sure if there are regional differences but for 'Hello', i have 'Shwmae' and for 'How are you?' i have 'Shwd ych chi?'. I also have: Good afternoon - Prynhawn da Good night - Nos da Fine, thanks - Iawn diolch And you? - A chi? No thank you - Dim diolch Good bye/So long - Da boch/Hwyl Am just starting out with Welsh myself so I am not 100% sure that they are correct but I thought it might be an idea to share what little I know :) | |
| TRLwolfND | Tuesday 07th of December 2004 07:41:48 AM |
| Pronunciations - do you by any chance know how to pronounce those? thanks.
Tanya Cymru am byth! | |
| chinita96 | Thursday 09th of December 2004 09:26:46 PM |
| Pronunciation - Ok, I asked my friend to do the pronunciation. Here you go. Enjoy! | |
| TRLwolfND | Sunday 12th of December 2004 10:37:37 AM |
| thank you - that really helps. | |
| Jess4 | Tuesday 21st of December 2004 06:59:57 AM |
| - Is there a Welsh Phrases 03? | |
| Lord Vermillion | Tuesday 01st of March 2005 04:03:14 AM |
| - Thanks eternally, this thread was a LOT of help!
If only for a beginning study guide... which will now drive all my friends nuts as I go around practicing and sounding like a casette tape in fast rewind. ^.^; | |
| Welsh-dude | Monday 14th of March 2005 09:15:58 AM |
| - Thanks, that is very helpful. And I'm estatic to see others are studying this beautiful language. | |
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