Catchphrase 2000: Wythnos 16

Week 16, Monday.  Today, you’ll learn:

enw’r stryd

rhif, enw, y stryd, cyfeirlyfr, cael hyd i

We’ve been looking at how in Welsh you simply place one word after another to indicate possession. Oergell Mrs Lloyd (Mrs Lloyd’s fridge), ffôn Wncl Elwyn - (Uncle Elwyn’s phone). If only all language was that easy! Well this word order is also used extensively in Welsh to indicate that things belong to each other, where we would use of in English. For example, rhif means number and y ty means ‘the house. So rhif y ty means the number of the house or the house number. Here’s another example. Enw means name, and y stryd means the street. So can you word out what this means: enw’r stryd - (The name of the street or the street’s name). Notice when y comes after a vowel, it changes to apostrophe r - so you can still hear it! Enw y becomes enw’r. Enw’r stryd. This pattern occurs in many Welsh place names: what about Pen-y-bont, for example.  Literally, the end of the bridge, or Bridgend - Pen-y-bont.  

Let’s join our friend Guto in the office, talking to his colleague Bethan. Two words you’ll need to
recognise are cyfeiriad - (address), and cyfrifiadur - (computer).  And ffeindio means to find.

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto - Bethan, anfonaist ti’r llythyr ’na at Dave Price?
Bethan - Naddo.
Guto - Pam?
Bethan - Dydy’r cyfeiriad ddim gyda fi.
Guto - Mae e rhywle yn Aberdâr.
Bethan - Beth ydy enw’r stryd?
Guto - Yyy... Ffordd-y-Bryn, dw i’n meddwl.
Bethan - Wyt ti’n gwybod rhif y ty?
Guto - Nac ydw. Ond beth am y llyfr ffôn?
Bethan - O, iawn. Guto, dw i ddim yn gallu ffeindio’r  ffôn.  Ydy e gyda ti?
Guto - Nac ydy. Ydy e draw fan’cw?
Bethan - O, ydy. Dyma fe. Beth ydy enw’r dyn eto?
Guto - Dave Price.
Bethan - Price... Duw, mae llawer o Prices yma. Aa, Price D.R, chwedeg pump, Ffordd-y-Bryn.
Guto - Dyna fe.
Bethan - O diar, dw i ddim yn gallu ffeindio’r llythyr.
Guto - Mae e ar y cyfrifiadur, wrth gwrs!

Sut aeth hi? - (How did you get on?) Guto began by asking Bethan anfonaist ti’r llythyr ’na at Dave Price? - (did you send that letter to Dave Price?) So why didn’t she? Dydy’r cyfeiriad ddim gyda fi - (I haven’t got the address). Rhywle means somewhere, and Guto says, helpfully, mae e rhywle yn Aberdâr - (he’s somewhere in Aberdare).  Bethan asks beth ydy enw’r stryd? - (what’s the name of the street?) Guto thinks he knows that: Ffordd-y-bryn. Then wyt ti’n gwybod rhif y ty? - (Do you know the number of the house?) Guto can’t help her there, but there’s always y llyfr ffôn - (the phone book). Oh dear. Dw i ddim yn gallu ffeindio llyfr ffôn, Bethan says: I can’t find the phone book. Guto asks ydy e draw fan ’cw? - (Is is over there?). Bethan momentarily fogets what she’s looking for: Beth ydy enw’r dyn eto? - (What’s the man’s name again?) Then dw i ddim yn gallu ffeindio’r llythyr - (I can’t find the letter). Mae e ar y cyfrifiadur, wrth gwrs! - (Of course! It’s on the computer).

Week 16, Tuesday.  Today, you’ll learn:

cawl y dydd, eisiau bwyd

bwyd, y gwaith, y dyddiau ’ma, tun, bwyd y ci, sglodion, hwn

Do you remember rhif y ty - (the number of the house), and enw’r stryd - (the name of the street) from the previous lesson?  We’re now going to learn - bwyd y ci, literally the food of the dog, the Welsh way of saying dog food. See if you can work the next one out. Cawl means soup, y dydd is the day - so what is cawl y dydd? That’s it, soup of the day. Notice you can only have one y in a phrase like this in Welsh. You can’t say y rhif y ty - to mean the number of the house; that would be rather confusing for a Welsh speaker. Only the second word can take y.  Enw’r stryd - (the name of the street). 

What are our Welsh family up to? … Guto is coming in after a hard day at work - y gwaith. Bwyd is the Welsh word for food. The phrase y dyddiau ’ma - (these days) is used. The word hwn means this - beth ydy hwn - (what’s this?)

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto - Helo!
Rhys - O, helo Dad.
Guto - Sut wyt ti, Rhys?
Rhys - Iawn.
Guto - Dw i eisiau bwyd! Dw i’n gweithio’n galed yn y gwaith y dyddiau ’ma.
Rhys - Does dim bwyd, does dim cinio.
Guto - Pam?
Rhys - Mae Mam a Llinos allan. Maen nhw gyda Yncl Elwyn. 
Guto - O. Oes tun yn y cwpwrdd?
Rhys - Oes. Beth ydy hwn?
Guto - Na, Rhys, bwyd y ci ydy e.
Rhys - Beth am hwn... ‘Cawl y dydd’.
Guto - Na. Dw i’n mynd allan. Wyt ti’n dod?
Rhys - Pam?
Guto - I brynu sglodion!
Rhys - Iawn!  

When Guto comes through the door we hear him say dw i eisiau bwyd - literally, I want some 
food, but one way of saying I’m hungry in Welsh. And his justification for coming in ravenous? Dw i’n gweithio yn galed yn y gwaith y dyddiau ’ma - (I’m working hard in work these days). The news from Rhys is pretty bleak: does dim bwyd, does dim cinio - (There’s no food, there’s no dinner). Pam? - (Why?) Mae Mam a Llinos allan - (Mum and Llinos are out). So Guto will have to think of something himself: Oes tun yn y cwpwrdd? - (Is there a tin in the cupboard?) Oes, says Rhys, beth ydy hwn? - (what’s this?) No, not a good idea. Bwyd y ci ydy e - (the dog’s food). Beth am hwn? - (What about this?) Cawl y dydd - (soup of the day). That doesn’t appeal either. Guto says, dw i’n mynd allan. Wyt ti’n dod - (I’m going out. Are you coming?) Pam? I brynu sglodion - (Why? To buy chips).

Week 16, Wednesday.  Today, you’ll learn:

canol y dref, cychod, plant, llyn, swyddfeydd y cyngor

Mae’n ddydd Mercher - (It’s Wednesday). Mae’n ganol yr wythnos - (its the middle of the week).  Canol means middle. A reference is made to canol y dref, a very common direction on signposts - the middle of the town or as you’d say in English, the town centre. A phrase you will probably have heard before, as well, is swyddfa’r post - swyddfa - (office), so swyddfa’r post - (the post office). Cychod means boats, and y plant are the children. Catrin mentions cychod y plant - (the children’s boats). These are ar y llyn - (on the lake). Swyddfa, as we’ve seen, means office. Swyddfeydd is offices. You may well recognise the word cyngor - (council). So what are swyddfeydd y cyngor? - (The council offices). People are heading in a variety of directions as Catrin pushes Llinos along in her pram...

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Heddiw, ’dyn ni’n mynd i’r parc, Llinos.
Mrs Richards - Helo, Catrin.
Catrin - Helo, Mrs Richards. Mae’n braf.
Mrs Richards - Ydy, mae hi. Sut mae’r babi?
Catrin - O, mae hi’n iawn, diolch. Ble ’dych chi’n mynd?
Mrs Richards - I Swyddfa’r Post. Wedyn i ganol y dref. ’Dych chi’n mynd i’r parc?
Catrin - Ydyn. Mae Llinos yn hoffi gweld cychod y plant ar y llyn.
Mrs Richards - Hyfryd! Hwyl, nawr!
Catrin - Hwyl. Bore da, Mr Williams.
Mr Williams - Sut mae, Mrs Lloyd? A sut mae, Llinos? Mae’n heulog heddiw.
Catrin - Ydy, mae hi’n braf. Ble ’dych chi’n mynd?
Mr Williams - Dw i’n mynd i swyddfeydd y Cyngor. Dw i’n mynd i dalu’r rhent.
Catrin - O. Pob hwyl!

As Catrin explains to baby Llinos, heddiw, ’dyn ni’n mynd i’r parc - (today, we’re going to the park). Mae’n braf - (it’s fine), Catrin says as she greets Mrs Richards. Ydy, mae hi, replies Mrs Richards, who then enquires after Llinos: sut mae’r babi? - (how’s the baby?) Mae hi’n iawn - (she’s fine), says Catrin.   Where’s Mrs Richards going? I Swyddfa’r post - (to the Post Office), wedyn i ganol y dref - (then to the town centre). Catrin explains why Llinos likes to go to the park: Mae Llinos yn hoffi - (Llinos likes), mae Llinos yn hoffi gweld cychod y plant - (Llinos likes to see the children’s boats) ar y llyn - (on the lake). Hyfryd! says Mrs Richards, lovely! The next person Catrin meets uses a different phrase to describe the weather mae’n heulog heddiw - (it’s sunny today). Mr Williams is going to swyddfeydd y cyngor - (the council offices), i dalu’r rhent - (to pay the rent). As he goes, Catrin wishes him pob hwyl! - (All the best) 

Week 16, Thursday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Diod pwy ydy hon?

anodd/caled, hanner peint, ar hyn o bryd

Remember the word caled? It means hard when you’re working hard. Wyt ti’n gweithio’n galed? - (Are you working hard?) There’s another word for hard when it means difficult: anodd. Dydy’r Gymraeg ddim yn anodd - (Welsh is not difficult). Both of these words are used in the conversation along with the phrase hanner peint - (half a pint). Pwy? means Who? Pwy sy yna? - (Who’s there?) It can be used to express the possessive by simply placing it after another word: diod pwy ydy hon? - (whose drink is this?), ty pwy dydy hwn? - (whose house is this?), car pwy ydy hwn? - (whose car is this?). Ffrind is the word for friend. Cwrdd means to meet. Cwrddais i â - (I met with) or simply, I met, cwrddais i â ffrind Michael Thomas.  And one new phrase: ar hyn o bryd - (at the moment).

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto - Sut mae, Linda? Sut mae, Paul? Sut mae’r Gymraeg yn mynd, Linda?  Wyt ti’n gweithio’n galed?
Linda - Mae’n iawn.
Guto - Mae hi’n anodd, ydy hi?
Linda - Ydy.
Guto - ’Dych chi eisiau diod?
Paul - Dim, diolch. Mae diod gyda fi.
Linda - O’r gorau, Guto. Hanner peint, plîs.
Guto - Dyma ni.
Linda - Diolch.
Guto - O, ie. Cwrddais i â ffrind Michael Thomas yn y stryd ddoe.
Linda - Ffrind pwy?
Guto - Michael Thomas. Mae e’n gweithio yn y swyddfa. Ond mae e’n sâl ar hyn o bryd.
Linda - Pwy? Ffrind Michael Thomas?
Guto - Na, Michael Thomas. Mae e’n sâl iawn. Mae e’n mynd i’r ysbyty...

It sounds as though Linda is finding learning Welsh quite difficult. Sut mae’r Gymraeg yn mynd? Guto asks; how’s the Welsh going? Wyt ti’n gweithio’n galed - (Are you working hard?) Mae hi’n anodd, ydy hi? - (It’s hard, is it?) So to lighten things, he asks dych chi eisiau diod? - (do you want a drink?) Notice he uses chi because he’s talking to two people. Paul says mae diod gyda fi - (I’ve got a drink). But Linda is happy enough to take him up on his offer: O’r gorau - (O.K.) Hanner peint, plîs - (Half a pint, please). Then Guto starts talking about a mutual friend, Michael Thomas. Cwrddais i â ffrind Michael Thomas - (I met Michael Thomas’s friend).  Ffrind pwy? Linda asks, whose friend? Michael Thomas. Mae e’n gweithio yn y swyddfa - (Michael Thomas - he works in the office). Mae e’n sâl ar hyn o
bryd - (he’s ill at the moment). Linda gets the wrong end of the stick: Ffrind Michael Thomas? - (Michael Thomas’s friend?) 
Week 16, Friday.  Today, you’ll learn:

ty bach twt, potel, paent, creon, ratl

We’re back in the ysgol feithrin with Catrin. We overhear her talking to and playing with the children, it gives us an opportunity to listen to what we’ve learnt being put into practice once again.

Among the phrases Catrin uses are chwarae ty bach twt, which is the Welsh way of saying to play house.  Allwedd means key, and y drws is the door. So what’s allwedd y drws? - (the key of the door, or the key to the door), if you like. Agor means to open. Dw i’n agor y drws - (I open the door). Potel is bottle, but we say y botel - (the bottle). You’ll also hear paent - (paint) and creon - (crayon), hardly difficult words to learn. 

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Helo, Tomos a Sandra. ’Dych chi’n chwarae ty bach twt?  Dyma allwedd y drws. Dw i’n agor y drws... bore da, Sandra.  O, mae babi gyda ti. Beth ydy enw’r babi? 
Plentyn - Sara.
Catrin - Dyna enw pert. Ble mae potel y babi? Dyma hi. Oes llaeth yn y botel? Oes. Na, Tomos, dydy’r babi ddim eisiau yfed paent. A dydy e ddim eisiau bwyta creon, chwaith. Dyna ratl y babi... diolch, Tomos - Wyt ti’n mynd i roi’r babi yn y gwely, Tomos? Ydy e wedi blino? Ydy. Na, Tomos. O diar, mae’r gwely wedi torri. Mae’n amser cinio, dw i’n meddwl...

Catrin asks Tomos a Sanda, ’Dych chi’n chwarae ty bach twt? - (Are you playing house?)  Dyma allwedd y drws - (here’s the key to the door). Dw i’n agor y drws - (I’m opening the door). Mae babi gyda ti - (You’ve got a baby). Beth ydy enw’r babi? - (What’s the baby’s name?) Sara is the name, dyna enw pert, says Catrin: that’s a pretty name. Ble mae potel y babi? - (Where’s the baby’s bottle?) Oes llaeth yn y botel? - (Is there some milk in the bottle?) Then it sounds as though Tomos is beginning to lose the plot: dydy’r babi ddim eisiau yfed paent - (the baby doesn’t want to drink paint). A dydy e ddim eisiau bwyta creon, chwaith - (And he doesn’t want to eat a crayon, either). Then Tomos seems to get the hang of things. Dyna ratl y babi - (There’s the baby’s rattle). Wyt ti’n mynd i roi’r babi yn y gwely? - (Are you going to put the baby in the bed?) Rhoi is to put. Ydy e wedi blino? - (Is he tired?) Then things go a bit far again. Mae’r gwely wedi torri - (The bed’s broken). Time for a well deserved lunch then. 

6 questions to test yourself:

1.	How do you say - house number?
a)	rhif y ty
b)	rhif y stryd
c)	enw’r stryd

2.	What is - What’s your address?
a)	Beth yw eich cyfeiriad?
b)	Beth yw eich cyfrifiadur?
c)	Beth yw enw’r stryd?

3.	What is - Soup of the day?
a)	Sglodion y dydd
b)	Cawl y dydd
c)	Bwyd y dydd

4.	It’s the middle of the week is:
a)	Mae’n ganol yr wythnos
b)	Mae’n ganol y dydd
c)	Mae’n diwedd yr wythnos

5.	Who’s there?
a)	Pwy sy’ yma?
b)	Pwy sy’ ddim yna?
c)	Pwy sy’ yna?

6.	Here’s the key to the door is?
a)	Dyma allwedd y drws
b)	Dyma allwedd y stryd
c)	Dyma allwedd y ty