Hints for some of the more tricky sounds:
R – roll it ; LL – say “L” and hiss; ‘CH’ – as in Bach the composer;
DD – sounds like the TH in ‘the, G is always like the ‘g’ in ‘girl’.
English
How are you?
English
Are you alright?
Good
How
areMorning
you?
Good Afternoon
Hints for some of the more tricky sounds:
R – roll it ; LL – say “L” and hiss; ‘CH’ – as in Bach the composer;
DD – sounds like the TH in ‘the, G is always like the ‘g’ in ‘girl’.
Welsh
Shwmae?
Phonetically
English
Welsh
Phonetically
Shoo’my?
How are you?
Shwmae?
Shoo’my?
Welsh
Phonetically
English
Welsh
Are you alright?
Ti’n iawn?
Tee’n yaoon?
Ti’n iawn?
Tee’n yaoon?
Good Morning
Bore da
Boh-reh-dah
Bore da Shwmae?
Boh-reh-dah
Shoo’my?
How are you?
Shwmae?
Shoo’m
Good Afternoon
Prynhawn Da
Prin-houn dah
Prynhawn Da
Prin-houn dah
(formal)
(formal)
P’noun dah (casual) Tee’n e
Are you alright?
Ti’n iawn?
Are you alright?
Ti’n iawn?
P’noun dah (casual) Tee’n eeawn?
Thank you
Diolch
Deeolch
Thank you
Diolch
Deeolch
Good
Morning
Boreyn
dadda Os gweloo-chun tha Boh-reh-dah
Good
Morning
Boreyndadda
Please
Os gwelwch
Please
Os gwelwch
Os gweloo-chun tha Boh-reh
(formal)
(formal)
Plîs
(casual)
Please
Plîs (casual)
Good Afternoon
Prynhawn Da
Prin-houn dah (formal)
Good Afternoon
Prynhawn Da Please
Prin-ho
Can I have a coffee
Ga’ i goffi os
Ga-ee coffee os
Ga’ i goffi os
Ga-ee coffee os
P’noun dah (casual) Can I have a coffee
P’noun
please
gwelwch yn dda?
gweloo-chun tha?
please
gwelwch yn dda?
gweloo-chun tha?
Thank
Diolch
Thank
you a cup of
Diolch
Can Iyou
have a cup of
Ga’ i baned
o de plîs Ga-ee baned o deh Deeolch
Can I have
Ga’ i baned
o de plîs Ga-ee baned o deh Deeolch
tea please?
please?
tea please?
please?
Rydw i yn
ee uhn
Rydw i ynOs
dysgu
ee uhn
Please
I am learning Welsh
Osdysgu
gwelwch ynRuhdoo
dda (formal)
Os gweloo-chun thaPlease
gwelwch ynRuhdoo
dda (formal)
Os gwe
I am learning Welsh
CymraegPlîs (casual) duhsgee kuhm’raeeg Please
Cymraeg Plîs (casual) duhsgee kuhm’raeegPlease
Rydw i yn iawn
Ruhdoo ee uhn
Rydw i yn iawn
Ruhdoo ee uhn
I am fine thank you
I am
fineathank
Can
I have
coffeeyou
pleasediolch Ga’ i goffi os gwelwch
yn dda?
Ga-ee coffee os gweloo-chun
Can I have a coffee pleasediolch Ga’ i goffi os gwelwch
yn dda?
Ga-ee c
yaoon deeolch
yaoon deeolch
tha?
tha?
Cuppa?
Paned?
Pan-ed?
Cuppa?
Paned?
Pan-ed?
Can I have a cup of tea please? Ga’ i baned o de plîs
Ga-ee baned o deh Can
please?
haveinapain?
cup of tea please?
i baned o de
plîs chi m-e-oon Ga-ee b
AreI you
Ydych chiGa’
mewn
Yd-eech
Are you in pain?
Ydych chi mewn
Yd-eech chi m-e-oon
poen?
po-een?
poen?
po-een?
yn dysgu
Cymraegyn dysgu
CymraegI help you?
Ga i eich Rydw
helpu ichi?
Ga-ee
eych hel-pee Ruhdoo
Canlearning
I help you?
Ga i eichRydw
helpui chi?
Ga-ee
eych hel-pee Ruhdoo ee uhn duhsgee
I am
Welsh
I Can
am learning
Welsh
kuhm’raeeg
kuhm’r
chi?
chi?
I am fine thank you
Rydw i yn iawn diolch
Ruhdoo ee uhn yaoon
I amdeeolch
fine thank you
Rydw i yn iawn diolch
Ruhdoo
Hints for some of the more tricky sounds:
R – roll it ; LL – say “L” and hiss; ‘CH’ – as in Bach the composer;
DD – sounds like the TH in ‘the, G is always like the ‘g’ in ‘girl’.
English
English
Hints for some of the more tricky sounds:
R – roll it ; LL – say “L” and hiss; ‘CH’ – as in Bach the composer;
DD – sounds like the TH in ‘the, G is always like the ‘g’ in ‘girl’.
Welsh
Welsh
Phonetically
English
English
Welsh
Welsh
On the whole
All the time
Thank
How
aregoodness
you?
By now
Without a doubt
Are
alright?
Ofyou
course
Talking nonsense
On tenterhooks
Good
Morning
Might as well
At the moment
Good
Afternoon
On the
other hand
Before long
It doesn’t matter
Thank you
Usually
All the time
Now and again
Please
Never
Time after time
Can
I have
From
badatocoffee
worseplease
Certainly
However
Ar y cyfan
Bob amser
Diolch byth
Shwmae?
Erbyn hyn
Heb os nac oni bai
Ti’n
iawn?
Wrth
gwrs
Siarad lol
Ar bigau’r
Bore
da drain
Man a man
Ar hyn o bryd
Prynhawn
Da
Ar y llaw arall
Cyn bo hir
Does dim ots
Diolch
Fel arfer
Trwy’r amser
Nawr
ac yn y yn
man
Os
gwelwch
dda (formal)
Byth
Plîs (casual)
Dro ar ôl tro
Ga’
i goffii waeth
os gwelwch yn dda?
O ddrwg
Ar bob cyfrif
Sut bynnag
On the whole
All the time
Shoo’my?
How
aregoodness
you?
Thank
By now
Without a doubt
Tee’n eeawn? Are
alright?
Ofyou
course
Talking nonsense
On tenterhooks
Boh-reh-dah
Good
Morning
Might as well
At the moment
Prin-houn dah (formal)
Good
Afternoon
On the
other hand
P’noun dah (casual)
Before long
It doesn’t
Deeolch
Thank
you matter
Usually
All the time
Os gweloo-chun Please
tha
Now and again
Never
Please
Time after time
Ga-ee coffee os gweloo-chun
Can
I have
From
badatocoffee
worseplease
tha?
Certainly
However
Ga-ee baned o deh
Can
please?
I have a cup of tea please?
Ar y cyfan
Bob amser
Shwmae?
Diolch byth
Erbyn hyn
Heb os nac oni bai
Ti’n
Wrthiawn?
gwrs
Siarad lol
Ar bigau’r
Bore
da drain
Man a man
Ar hyn o bryd
Prynhawn
Da
Ar y llaw arall
Cyn bo hir
Does dim ots
Diolch
Fel arfer
Trwy’r amser
Os
gwelwch
dda (formal)
Nawr
ac yn y yn
man
Byth(casual)
Plîs
Dro ar ôl tro
Ga’
i goffii waeth
os gwelwch yn dda?
O ddrwg
Ar bob cyfrif
Sut ibynnag
Ga’
baned o de plîs
I am learning Welsh
Rydw i yn dysgu Cymraeg-
Ruhdoo ee uhn duhsgee
I am learning Welsh
kuhm’raeeg
Rydw i yn dysgu Cymraeg-
Can I have a cup of tea please?
Ga’ i baned o de plîs
Shoo’my
Tee’n ee
Boh-reh-
Prin-hou
P’noun d
Deeolch
Os gwelo
Please
Ga-ee co
tha?
Ga-ee ba
Ruhdoo
kuhm’ra