The Welsh Cambrian Society
of Canterbury New Zealand Inc.
Established 1890


Please e-mail: adavies@chch.planet.org.nz
or write to 437 Page Road, Aranui, Christchurch 8061, New Zealand..


| days of the week | months | seasons | numbers | phrases | colours | body parts | relatives | parts of town | Welsh language instruction |

Basic Welsh

Days of the Week

Monday dydd Llun Tuesday dydd Mawrth
Wednesday dydd Mercher Thursday dydd Iau
Friday dydd Gwener Saturday dydd Sadwrn
Sunday dydd Sul or Saboth

 


 

The Months of the Year

January Ioanawr February Chwefror
March Mawrth April Ebril
May Mai June Mehefin
July Gorffennaf August Awst
September Medi October Hydref
November Tachwedd December Rhagfyr

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Seasons of the Year

Spring gwanwyn Summer haf
Autumn hydref Winter gaeaf

 


The Basic Numbers

One un Two dau
Three tri Four pedwar
Five pump Six chwech
Seven saith Eight wyth
Nine naw Ten deg
Twenty ugain Twenty five pump-ar-hugain
Forty deugain Fifty hanner cant
Hundred cant Five hundred pum cant

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Some Phrases

Some of these phrases are useful for everyday use while others may be useful to impress!

Good morning Bore da Good afternoon Prynhawn da
Good evening Noswaith dda Good night Nos da
Good day
Dydd da
Happy birthday Penblwydd hapus Happy Easter Groglith hapus
Happy Christmas Nadolig hapus Merry Christmas Nadolig llawen
Happy New Year
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Dear... Annwyl... How are you? Sut yr wyt ti?
Yours faithfully Yr eiddoch yn gywir Yours sincerely Yr eiddoch yn bur
Best wishes Cofion goreu Lots of love Llawer o gariad
A cup of tea please Cwpaned o de os gwelwch yn dda A cup of coffee please Cwpaned o goffi gwelwch yn dda
What time is it? Beth yw yr amser? Better late than never Gwell hwyr na hwyrach
In unity there is strength Mewn undeb y mae nerth It is hard to separate man from his roots Anodd yw dwyn dyn oddiar ei dylwyth
Every wait is a long wait Hir pob aros All that glitters is not gold Nid aur yw popwth melyn

 


Colours

Red coch Black du
White gwyn Purple piws
Blue glas Green gwyrdd
Yellow melyn Grey llwyd

 

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Parts of the Body

Part Singular Plural Part Singular Plural
Head pen pennau Eye llygad llygaid
Nose trwyn trwynau Mouth ceg cegau
Tooth dant dannedd Tongue tafod tafodau
Hair gwelltyn gwallt Arm braich breichiau
Elbow pen-elin pen-glinia Wrist arddwrn dau arddw
Hand llaw dwylo/dwyl Finger bys bysedd
Leg coes coesau Ankle migwrn bigyrnau
Toe bbawd bodiau Knee pen-glin pen-glinia

 


Names of Relatives

Mother mam Father tad
Brother brawd Sister chwaer
Aunt modryb Uncle ewythr
Cousin (female) cyfneither Cousin (male) cefnder
Niece nith Nephew nai
Baby baban/babi    

 

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Items in the Town

Town tref/tai House ty
Street stryd Road heol
Pub tafarn Hospital ysbytu
Chapel capel Shop siop
Library llyfrgell Station gorsaf
Bank banc Townhall neuadd y dref

 


Welsh Language Instruction

Acen Language Centre 
Offering instructional services for Welsh learners in Wales.
A Welsh Course 
An online Welsh language course. It also features an online searching lexicon, a very useful device for translation.
Cymdeithas Madog 
Home page for a Welsh language summer school based in North America. The site also contains an excellent page of links for Welsh and Welsh-American web sites.
Cymraeg-L 
An email discussion list for students of the Welsh language.
Department of Welsh, University of Wales,Lampeter 
Features information on degree, summer and distance learning programs in Welsh language.
Gwybodiadur 
A directory of language resources for Welsh learners.
University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh Language/Geriadur Prifysgol Cymru 
The first standard historical dictionary of Welsh with description and history of the project, statistics, publications, information on staff, resources for researchers and lexicographical links.  

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