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