Shwmae!

[thedivinegoat]

A belated thank you to everybody who took part in my poll, it's the largest response I've ever had to poll by a long way. (My Dwircle, overly interested in language?) More people knew the word than not, a surprising number (at least to me!) because they'd taken part in an Eidsteddfod, but it's still a long way from what you'd be able to call common knowledge.

On the heels of that post, the kids came home with a flyer for a beginners welsh class being held in Hay, and so, as of Thursday I am now officially learning welsh. :D

I've decided I'm going to post my welsh practice here, via Soundcloud, along with the written welsh and english translation, mainly to try and keep myself practising properly, and so I can have a record of my progress. I'll tag all the posts welsh lessons, for any who wish to follow them, although I do ask that those amongst my dwircle who do speak welsh go easy on my pronunciation at first, as although I'm happy, and desiring of being corrected, I do have extreme difficulties with pronunciation. (I cannot for the life of me pronounce chwech!)



Shwmae! (Hello)

Shwmae on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Bore Da! (Good Morning)

Bore Da on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Prynhawn da (Good Afternoon)

Prynhawn da on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Noswaith dda (Good Evening)

Noswaith dda on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Nos da (Good Night)

Nos da on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Pwy dach chi (Who are you) [I think this is the more polite form)

Pwy dach chi on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat

Pwy wyt ti? (Who are you) (This is the more informal form such as you'd use for children)

Pwy wyt ti on Sunday evening by TheDivineGoat

Jo ydw i (I am Jo)

Jo ydw i on Thursday evening by TheDivineGoat


Sut dych chi (How are you) [Again dych chi is the more formal form. Sut is also the North Wales for and in the south would more commonly be shwd {pronounced shoud}]

Sut dych chi on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Sut wyt ti? (How are you) [See above regarding dych chi vs wyt ti]

Sut wyt ti on Sunday evening by TheDivineGoat

Bendigedig (Fantastic) [This almost knocks Pilapala off as my favourite welsh word)

Bendigedig on Sunday night by TheDivineGoat

Da iawn, diolch (Very well, thank you)

Da iawn, diolch on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Iawn (Fine/OK)

Iawn on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Gweddol (OK/So-so)

Gweddol on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Ddiflas (Miserable [lit. no taste])

Ddiflas on Sunday evening by TheDivineGoat

Wedi blino (tired)

Wedi blimo on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Ofnadwy (Terrible)

Ofnadwy on Thursday night by TheDivineGoat

Hwyl fawr (Good bye)

Hwyl fawr on Sunday evening by TheDivineGoat