Welsh Words & phrases

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Some Useful Welsh words and phrases:

Greetings:  

croeso (Cro-ee-sso) - Welcome 

croeso i Gymru (Cro-ee-sso ee Gomeree) - Welcome to Wales 

helo (heh-lo) - hello 

sut ydech chi? - (sit udah ki) How are you? 

bore da (b-oh ray dah) – Good morning 

p’nawn da (P-knaw-n dah) – Good afternoon 

noswaith dda (nose-wah-eeth tha) - good evening 

nos da (Nose dah) – Good night  

hwyl (hoo-eel) - cheers as in cheerio 

hwyl fawr (hoo-eel vawrr) - bye for now 

hwyl (“hooeel”) - goodbye tata or hwyl (tata“hooeel”) - bye 

paint oh goo-roo - a pint of beer please  

ie (ee-ay) - yes  

na (nah) - no  

diolch (dee-olck) - thanks  

os gwelwch yn dda (os goo-ell-oock uh-n tha) - (if you) please  

da (dah) - good  

da iawn (dah ee-awn) - very good  

iechyd da! - good health!  

lechyd da! (yeah-ck-id dah) - cheers! 

Eating out:  

paned o de (pan-ed oh day) – cup of tea 

te (tay) - tea 

bara(bah-rah) - bread 

cwrw (coo-roo) - beer 

paned o goffi (pan-ed oh go-fee) – cup of coffee 

bara brith (bah-rah breeth) – fruit loaf 

llaeth/llefrith (clah-eeth/clay-vrith) – milk 

cawl (cah-ool) – soup 

gwin (goo-een) – wine 

siwgr (shoo-goor) – sugar 

bwydlen (boo-eed-len) - menu 

Plîs – Please. 

Da iawn (Pronounced: Dah ee-ah-oon) – Very good. 

Gaf i ..............? - May I have ...........................? 

ga i baned o de?(gah ee bah-ned oh day?) - may I have a cup of tea? 

ga i coffi? (gah ee go-fee?) - may I have a coffee? 

ga i weld y fwydlen? (gah ee weld uh voo-eed-len?) - may I see the menu? 

ga i dalu, os gwelwch yn dda? (gah ee dah-li oss goo-ell-oock uh-n tha - may I pay, please? 

Os gwelwch yn dda - Please 

Faint ydi o? - How much is it? 

Diolch - Thank you 

Diolch yn fawr (Pronounced: Dee-olck uh-n vah-oor) – Thank you very much.  

Counting in Welsh:  

1 Un 

2 Dau  

3 Tri 

4 Pedwar 

5 Pump 

6 Chwech 

7 Saith 

8 Wyth 

9 Naw 

10 Deg