Useful Welsh phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Welsh, a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales and Patagonia.

Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, NW = North Wales, SW = South Wales.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.

English	Cymraeg (Welsh)
Welcome	Croeso
Hello (General greeting)	Helô Hylô Shwmae S'mae
How are you?	Sut ydych chi? (frm) Sut mae? (inf) Shwmae? (inf) Shwd wyt ti? (inf) Ti'n iawn? (inf) Iawn? (inf)
Reply to 'How are you?'	Da iawn, diolch. A chithau? (frm) Da iawn, diolch. A tithau? (inf) Da iawn, diolch. A chiditha (inf - NW) Iawn, a ti? (inf)
Long time no see	Dw i heb dy weld ti ers talwn! Dw i ddim wedi dy weld ti ers sbel
What's your name?	Beth ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm)
My name is ...	... dwi ... ydw i
Where are you from?	O ble wyt ti'n dod? (inf) O ble ydych chi'n dod? (frm)
I'm from ...	Dw i'n dod o ...
Pleased to meet you	Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â chi Neis cwrdd â chi (frm) Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â ti Neis cwrdd â ti (inf)
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Bore da
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	P'nawn da Prynhawn da
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Noswaith dda
Good night	Nos da
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Hwyl Hwyl fawr Hwyl nawr Hywl am y tro Pob hwyl Tara Da boch chi
Good luck!	Pob lwc!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Iechyd da!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Mwynhewch eich bwyd!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Siwrne dda! (Good journey) Siwrne saff! (Safe journey)
Maybe	Efallai Ella
I don't know	Dw i ddim yn gwybod Dwi'm yn gwbod Wn i ddim (SW) Sa i'n gwybod (SW)
Do you understand?	Wyt ti'n deall? (inf) Dach chi'n deall? (frm/pl)
I understand	Dw i'n deall
I don't understand	Dw i ddim yn deall
Please speak more slowly	Siaradwch yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Siarada yn arafach, os gweli di'n dda (inf)
Please say that again	Dywedwch hynny unwaith eto, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Dywed hynny unwaith eto, os gweli di'n dda (inf) Unwaith eto, os gweli di'n dda (inf)
Please write it down	Wnewch chi ysgrifennu hynna, os gwelwch yn dda? (frm) Wnei di ysgrifennu hynna, os gweli di'n dda? (inf)
Do you speak English?	Wyt ti'n siarad Saesneg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Saesneg? (frm)
Do you speak Welsh?	(Wyt) ti'n siarad Cymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg? (frm)
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Ydw, tipyn bach Ydw, (ry)dw i'n siarad ychydig o Gymraeg
I'm learning Welsh	Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg
Do you speak a language other than Welsh?	(Wyt) ti'n siarad iaith heblaw'r Gymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad iaith heblaw'r Gymraeg? (frm)
Speak to me in Welsh	Siaradwch Cymraeg â fi, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Siarada Cymraeg â fi, os gweli di'n dda (inf) Newch chi siarad Cymraeg â fi? (frm) Nei di siarad Cymraeg â fi? (inf)
How do you say ... in Welsh?	Beth ydy'r Gymraeg am ... ? Beth ydy ... yn Gymraeg?
Excuse me	Esgusodwch fi (frm) Esgusoda fi (inf)
I would like ...	Dw i'n eisiau ... Dw i'n isio ... (NW)
How much is this?	Faint yw hwn? (m) Faint yw hon? (f)
Sorry	Mae'n ddrwg 'da fi (SW) Mae'n ddrwg gen i (NW) Sori
Please	Os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Os gweli di'n dda (inf)
Thank you	Diolch Diolch yn fawr Diolch yn fawr iawn Diolch o galon
Reply to thank you	Croeso Iawn
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Ble mae'r toiled? Ble mae'r lle chwech? Ble mae'r tŷ bach?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Bydd y dyn hwn yn talu am bopeth
This lady will pay for everything	Bydd y ddynes hon yn talu am bopeth
Would you like to dance with me?	Dach chi isio dawnsio (h)efo fi? (frm) - NW Ti isio dawnsio (h)efo fi? (inf) - NW Dych chi'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (frm) - SW Ti'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (inf) - SW
Do you come here often?	Wyt ti'n dod yma yn aml? (inf) Dach chi'n dod yma yn aml? (frm)
I miss you	Dw i'n dy golli di (sg/inf) Dw i'n eich colli chi (pl/frm) Rwy'n gweld dy eisiau di Rwy'n dy golli di
I love you	Dw i'n dy garu di Rwy'n dy garu di
Get well soon	Brysiwch wella! Gwellhad buan!
Go away!	Cer o'ma! Dos o'ma! Ewch i ffwrdd! Bacha hi o'ma!
Leave me alone!	Gad lonydd i fi!
Help!	Helpa fi! Helpwch fi!
Fire!	Tân!
Stop!	Aros! Arhoswch!
Call the police!	Galwa'r heddlu! (inf) Galwch yr heddlu! (frm)
Christmas greetings	Nadolig llawen
New Year greetings	Blwyddyn newydd dda
Easter greetings	Pasg Hapus
Birthday greetings	Penblwydd Hapus
Congratulations!	Llongyfarchiadau!
One language is never enough	Annigonol ydy un iaith Dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llyswennod

Recordings by Adam Jones, Janis Cortese and Simon Ager. Corrections by Medwyn ap Robert

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If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.

Links

Other collections of Welsh phrases (some with audio)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/cymraeg/yriaith/tudalen/welsh_phrases.shtml
http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Welsh
http://www.heart-of-wales.co.uk/welsh.htm
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Welsh/Useful_Phrases
http://gwybodiadur.tripod.com/phrases.htm

Phrases in Celtic languages

Breton, Cornish, Cumbric, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Welsh (Gwentian)

Phrases in other languages

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