Welsh/Mynediad/Lesson 5

Dialogue

Welsh Conversation • Lesson 5 • audio (upload) Gwers 1 Lesson 5
Peter	Jack, dyma Frank Turner - rheolwr swyddfa Gaerdydd.
Jack	Braf cwrdd â chi, Peter. Jack Smith dwi.
Frank	Hmm... dwi'n clywed acen ddiddorol. O ble wyt ti'n dod?
Jack	Dwi'n dod o Gaerfyrddin.
Frank	Ah, mae fy mam yn dod o Gaerfyrddin hefyd. Wel, croeso i'r cwmni.
Jack	Diolch yn fawr. Dwi'n hapus i ymuno â'r tîm.
Frank	Wel, heddiw dyn ni'n mynd i Bont y Pridd am gyfarfod. Wyt ti'n barod i fynd?
Jack	Ydw.

Vocabulary

Welsh Vocabulary • Lesson 5 • audio (upload) Gwers 1 Lesson 5
Cymraeg	English
dyma	Here is
rheolwr	Manager
swyddfa	Office
Gaerdydd
Braf	Nice
cwrdd	Meeting
cwrdd â chi	To meet with you
clywed	Hear
acen	Accent
diddorol	Interesting
O ble	From where
dod	To come
Gaerfyrddin	Carmarthen
hefyd	Also
Wel	Well
croeso	Welcome
i'r cwmni	To the company
Diolch	Thank you.
yn fawr	Very much
hapus	Happy
ymuno	Join
â'r tîm
heddiw	Today
mynd	To go
Bont y Pridd	Pontypridd
am	At
gyfarfod	Meeting
barod	Ready (mutation)
fynd	To go (mutation)

Grammar

There are tons of new concepts introduced in the dialogue.

• Dyma - Here is/This is

• The genitive pattern

• Soft Mutation
  • Dwi'n dod o
  • Dwi'n mynd i
  • Yn + Adjective
  • Ga'i

The Soft Mutation

Original Letter	After Mutation
C	G
P	B
T	D
B	F
D	Dd
G	See Note 1
Ll	L
M	F
Rh	R

_{Note 1} G when soft-mutated, is removed.

Caerdydd

Dwi'n dod o Gaerdydd

Pont y Pridd

Dwi'n dod o Bontypridd

Ton y Pandy

Dwi'n dod o Donypandy

Bangor

Dwi'n dod o Fangor

Dinbych

Dwi'n dod o Ddinbych

Gwent

Dwi'n dod o Went

Llandudno

Dwi'n dod o Landudno

Maesteg

Dwi'n dod o Faesteg

Rhosili

Dwi'n dod o Rosili

Review

• There are nine consonants that can mutate in Welsh:

C, P, T, B, D, G, Ll, M, and Rh.

• There are three types of mutation: Soft, Nasal, and Aspirate. Usually there is a preceding word that triggers a mutation.
• The prepositions i (to) and o (from) both cause a Soft Mutation.
• Place names in Welsh can undergo soft mutation. Personal names do not.