The London surf club visited us last week for a surf lifesaving/surf incident training day and fortunately were armed with a glossary of the basics supplied by the organiser, a Welshman living in the smoke. Thanks for the tips Rob!
Please - Os gwelwch yn dda
Thank you - Diolch
1 - un
2 - dau
3 - tri
4 - pedwar
5 - pump
6 - chwech
7 - saith
8 - wyth
9 - naw
10- deg
Sunday - Dydd Sul
Monday - Dydd Llun
Tuesday - Dydd Mawrth
Wednesday - Dydd Mercher
Thursday - Dydd Iau
Friday - Dydd Gwener
Saturday - Dydd Sadwrn
Yesterday/ today/ tomorrow - Ddoe/ heddiw/ yfory
Day/ week/ month/ year - Diwrnod/ wythnos/ mis/ blwyddyn
Where/ when/ how? - Ble/ pryd / sut?
Good Morning - Bore Da
Good Afternoon - Pnawn Da
Goodnight - Nos Da
Hot/ cold - Poeth/ oer
Old/ new - Hen/ newydd
Cheap/ expensive - Rhad/ drud
Good/ bad - Da/ drwg
Big/ small - Mawr/ bychan
Cup of Tea - Paned o De
Cup of Coffee - Paned o Goffi
Orange juice - Sudd oren
Once we are there
Farm - Ffarm
Beach - Traeth or, Lan y mor
Surfing - Syrffio or, Reidio tonnau
Surfboard - Bwrdd syrffio
Wetsuit - Siwt blymio (diving suit)
Sand - Tywod
Rocks - Creigiau
Wave - Ton
Left - Chwith (To the left - I’r Chwith)
Right - Dde (To the right - I’r Dde)
I’m going for a shower - Dwi’n mynd am gawod
I’m going to bed - Dwi’n mynd i’r gwely
Sleeping/ awake - Cysgu/ deffro
Shop - Siop
When do you open? - Pryd da chi’n agor?
When do you close? - Pryd da chi’n cau?
Newspaper - Papur newydd
Mobile phone - Ffon symudol
It’s sunny/raining/misty - Mae’n heulog/glawio/niwlog
On the road-ar y ffordd
Swansea - Abertawe
Police - Heddlu
Ambulance - Ambiwlans
Fire - Tan
Hospital – Ysbyty
Garage - Garej
Danger - Perygl
Out on the town-allan o’r dref
No Smoking - Dim Ysmygu
Where are the toilets? - Ble mae’r toiledau?
Can I have … pints of lager? - Gai ….. peint o lager? (For more than one) Gai beint o lager (for one)
Can I have … glasses of wine? - Gai ….. gwydr o win? (Pronounced ween)
Can I have … bottles of …? - Gai …..potel o….?
Would you like to dance? - Hoffech chi gael dawns?
You are not that attractive but will have to do, as it is now 2am and the bar is closed - Da chi ddim mor ddeiniadol a hynny ond mae’n rhaid i chi wneud, am fod hi’n 2 o’r gloch y bore ac mae’r bar wedi cau.
At the end of the night-ar ddiwedd y noson
Where can I get a burger? - Ble gai brynu byrger?
Fish and chips please? - Sgodyn a sglodion os gwelwch yn dda?
Can I have extra chilli sauce on my kebab? - Gai chwaneg o saws chilli ar fy nghebab?
Taxi - Tacsi
I want to go to … - Dwi eisio mynd i