While in Wales, why not learn some Welsh!
Welsh is one of the most interesting language. Since I'm
living in Wales for a while I figured I might as well pick up some terms.
Now don't ask me to pronounce them. I may try but don't take my
spoken word for it! Each week, I'm planning on looking up some terms that
may be useful when reading signs, advertisements, etc. I'll post
them here (and if I feel up to it a video of me trying to pronounce them!
March 10, 2013
February 28, 2013
February 20, 2013
It's been awhile but I've learned a bit. So here it is:
Alphabet:
A - â - aah
B - bî - bee
C - èc - eck
CH - èch - /ex/ ech (glutteral ch)
D - dî - dee
DD - èdd - /eth2/ edd (th in the)
E - è - ay (ay in day)
F - èf - ev
FF - èff - eff
G - èg - egg
NG - èng - eng
H - aets - high-tsh
I - î - ee
J - jê - jay
L - èl - el
LL - èll - /ell/
M - èm - em
N - èn - en
O - ô - oh
P - pî - pee
PH - ffî - phee
R - èr - air (trilled)
RH - rhî - air-hee
S - ès - ess
T - tî - tee
TH - èth - eth (th in think)
U - û - /ee/
W - ^w - oo
Y - y - uh
March 10, 2013
Clothes
Shorts -Trowsus byr
Pants/Trousers -Trowsus
Jeans -Jîns
Skirt -Sgert
Tights -Teits
T-Shirt -Crys t
Sweater/Jumper -Siwmper
Sweatshirt -Crys chwys
Coat -Côt
Pajamas -Pyjamas
Trainers/Sneakers -Esgidiau
rhedeg
Sandals -Sandalau
Socks -Hosanau
(usually pronounced sanau)
Tie -Tei
Belt -Gwregys
Cap -Cap
Scarf -Sgarff
Gloves -Menig
Hat -Het
February 28, 2013
Weather:
bitter -
chwerw
cold -
oer
freezing - rhewi
scorching hot - crasboeth
warm - twym
fair -
cymhedrol
dry -
sych
ice -
rhew
terrible - ofnadwy
wet -
gwlyb
windy - gwyntog
stormy - stormus
lightening and thunder - taranau a melt, mellt a tharanau
cloudy - cymylog
hailing - bwrw cesair
pouring - arllwys, pistyllu
raining - bwrw glaw
shower - cawod
snowing - bwrw eira
dark -
tywyll
light - golau, ysgafn
sunny - heulog
February 20, 2013
It's been awhile but I've learned a bit. So here it is:
Alphabet:
A - â - aah
B - bî - bee
C - èc - eck
CH - èch - /ex/ ech (glutteral ch)
D - dî - dee
DD - èdd - /eth2/ edd (th in the)
E - è - ay (ay in day)
F - èf - ev
FF - èff - eff
G - èg - egg
NG - èng - eng
H - aets - high-tsh
I - î - ee
J - jê - jay
L - èl - el
LL - èll - /ell/
M - èm - em
N - èn - en
O - ô - oh
P - pî - pee
PH - ffî - phee
R - èr - air (trilled)
RH - rhî - air-hee
S - ès - ess
T - tî - tee
TH - èth - eth (th in think)
U - û - /ee/
W - ^w - oo
Y - y - uh
Months:
January
- Ionawr
February
- Chwefror
March
- Mawrth
April
- Ebril
May
- Mai
June
- Mehefin
July
- Gorffennaf
August
- Awst
September -
Medi
October
- Hedref
November -
Tachwedd
December
- Rhagfyr
Phrases:
Good afternoon -Prynhawn da
Goodbye -Hwyl, Hwyl fawr
Good Evening -Noswaith
dda
Good Morning -Bore
da
Good night -Nos
da
How are you? -Shwmae?
Sut da'ch chi?
I'm learning Welsh. -Wi'n dysgu Cymraeg
Please -Os gwelwch yn dda
Speak slowly -Siaradwch yn araf
Thank you very much -diolch
yn fawr
Welcome -croeso
What is… in Welsh? -Beth
yw … yn Gymraeg?
Where is…? -Ble
mae…?
January 30, 2013
Weekdays:
Monday - Dydd Llun
Tuesday - Dydd Mawrth
Wednesday - Dydd Mercer
Thursday - Dydd Iau
Friday - Dydd Gwener
Saturday - Dydd Sadwrn
Sunday - Dydd Sul
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