CATCHPHRASE 2000  WYTHNOS 19 LLUN

Week 19, Monday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi?
i'r gwely, i'r ysgol, yn gyntaf, llyfrgell

Sut ‘dych chi? - (How are you?)  Do you remember when you spoke about things in the past?   Ble aethoch chi? - (Where did you go?) The past form of mynd to go.  I went - Es i.  Es i i'r sinema neithiwr - (I went to the cinema last night).  Aethoch chi i'r ysgol heddiw - (You went to school today).  If you want to ask about the time you can say - Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi i'r sinema neithiwr? - (What time did you go to the cinema last night?)  Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi? - (What time did you go?)  Let's have a look at five to the hour.  Five to three.  You don't say the word minute in English, but in Welsh you do.  Pum munud i dri - (Five to 3).  Remember also the changes i + tri = dri - i dri. Five past two - Pum munud wedi dau (no change before wedi). 

Linda the Welsh learner, has invited her friend Guto to her dosbarth Cymraeg to answer questions about himself - we all need a bit of practice!

Listen to the dialogue:
Linda - Croeso Mr. Thomas.  Pwy ydych chi?
Guto - Guto ydw i?  Pwy ‘dych chi?
Linda - Linda dw i.
Llais - Faint o'r gloch aethoch i'r gwely neithiwr, Guto?
Guto - Neithiwr es i i'r gwely am bum munud i ddeuddeg.
Llais - Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi i gysgu?
Rhys - I gysgu.  Wel, es i i gysgu am bum munud wedi deuddeg - wi'n meddwl!
Llais arall - Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi i'r swyddfa heddiw?
Guto - Am bum munud i naw.
Linda - Iawn.  Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi adre?
Guto - Es i adre am bum munud wedi pump.  Es i i'r llyfrgell yn gyntaf.
Linda - Diolch yn fawr Guto.  Beth am fynd i gael coffi?
Guto - Coffi!  Iawn … neu beth am gwrw ar ôl y dosbarth?

One or two things there.  Pwy ‘dych chi? a rather straightforward form of What's your name?  Guto replies - Guto dw i - (I am Guto).  Then Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi i gysgu? - (What time did you go to sleep?) Remember that in Welsh 5 to is pum munud i and 5 past is pum munud wedi. Es i i'r llyfrgell yn gyntaf - (I went to the library first) Notice also that we say to the school - i'r ysgol and to the bed - i'r gwely.  Beth am fynd i gael coffi? - (What about going to have a coffee?) But yes - good old Guto’s more interested in beer!  Beth am gwrw ar ôl y dosbarth? - (What about a beer after the class!)  

Week 19, Tuesday.  Today you’ll learn:

Faint o'r gloch gadawaist ti'r dafarn? Gadawoch, i'r

deg munud i, deg munud wedi, i'r dafarn, wedyn, yn ymyl, mewn

I’m going to explain mynd i’r ysgol - (going to the school).  Going to the park is no problem yn Gymraeg.  It's the same as in English.  But yn Gymraeg you have say to the 'i'r'  for going to school. Faint o'r gloch aethoch chi i'r ysgol? - (What time did you go to the school?)  You say the same with to work - again to the work - i’r gwaith.  Ble aethoch chi heddiw? - (Where did you go today?)  Es i i'r gwaith - (I went to work). We are now going to look at an action word which has internal changes when talking about the past.  Gadael - (to leave) is a little different. In the past form gadael changes to gadaw before adding your past endings. Gadaw + ais is gadawais i - (I left).  Gadaw + aist is gadawaist ti - (you left).   Also talking about time again, we'll be using deg munud wedi - (ten past the hour) and deg munud i - (ten to the hour).  Here are Catrin and her mother-in-law Glenys.

Listen to the dialogue:
Glenys - O Catrin dw i wedi blino.  Es i i Gaerdydd i'r sinema neithiwr.
Catrin - Faint o'r gloch gadawaist ti 'te?
Glenys - Wel. Gadawais i'r ty am ddeg munud i chwech, ond O! Y traffig! Gadawais i'r car mewn maes parcio yn y dref wedyn.
Catrin - Ble gadawaist ti'r car?
Glenys - Gadawais i'r car yn ymyl Y Stryd Fawr.  Cerddais i i’r sinema wedyn.
Catrin - Cerddaist ti i’r sinema!  Glenys!  O diar!
Glenys - Paid poeni!  Gadawais i'r sinema am bum munud i ddeg. Es i adre erbyn hanner wedi deg.  Ond... Catrin… gadawais i... gadawais i fag yn y sinema.
Catrin - Glenys!  Gadawaist ti fag yn y sinema?  Diwedd mawr!
Glenys - Paid poeni Catrin.  Es i i'r sinema heddiw.  Gadawais i gyda'r bag yn ddiogel!
Catrin - Diolch i'r drefn!  Ond … Glenys.  Dw i eisiau dal y bws pum munud wedi deuddeg.  Dw i'n mynd i weld Guto yn y swyddfa. 

Don't forget the familiar form - gadawaist ti used rather than the more formal form gadawoch chi to people you don't know.  Did you understand the word mewn - (in a) Glenys says gadawais i'r car mewn maes parcio - (I left the car in a car park). She said she walked to the cinema - cerddais i i’r sinema - but Catrin is not to worry - paid a poeni.   Glenys says she left the cinema at 5 to 10 - gadawais i’r sinema am bum munud i 10, and I was home by half past 10 - oedden ni adre erbyn hanner wedi deg.  Then she says gadawais i fag yn y sinema - (I left my bag in the cinema).  Catrin is shocked.  Diwedd mawr!   Literally a great ending but it really means Good gracious! But it’s all OK Glenys says Es i i’r sinema heddiw - (I went to the cinema today).  And - Gadawais i gyda’r bag yn ddiogel - (I left with the bag safe).  Did you get where Catrin was going - Dw i eisiau dal y bws am pum munud wedi deuddeg - (I want to catch the bus at 5 past 12).   Dw i’n mynd i weld Guto yn y swyddfa - (I’m going to see Guto in the office).  

Week 19, Wednesday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Faint o'r gloch gadawaist ti'r ysgol?

ugain munud wedi, ugain munud i, codi, achos, i gyd, dyna drueni, yma, sut mae pawb, dysglaid o de, hwyliau da

People still use the older forms for time - eleven o clock - un ar ddeg o'r gloch and deuddeg o'r gloch for twelve o clock.  Well with twenty we use another old form ugain, not dau ddeg.  Es i i'r ysgol am ugain munud wedi wyth - (I went to school at twenty past eight) Gadawais i'r ty am ugain munud i un ar ddeg - (I left the house at twenty to eleven). Codi, to rise or get up.  With codi there’s no internal change, just drop the last letter I, you are then left with cod.  This is your stem if you like, of the action. Add ‘ais' for I and then you have codais.  Codais i am ugain munud wedi saith - (I got up at 20 past 7). Catrin wanted to see Guto yn y swyddfa.

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto - Y mae'r traffig yn iawn bore ‘ma Bethan? Faint o'r gloch gadawoch chi'r ty'?
Bethan - Yn hwyr. Achos codais i'n hwyr. Codais i am ugain munud wedi wyth. Dim brecwast.  Dim ond paned o de.
Guto - Dyna drueni! 
Catrin - Hylo 'ma. Sut mae pawb?
Guto - Jiw!  Faint o'r gloch codaist ti Catrin? 
Bethan - Paid poeni Catrin.  Codaist ti mewn hwyliau da bore 'ma mae'n amlwg!
Guto - Codais i mewn hwyliau da am ugain munud wedi saith.  Wedyn gadawais i'r ty am ugain munud i naw.  Yn y swyddfa am ugain munud wedi naw... yn hwyr!
Bethan - Yn hwyr!  Ugain munud wedi naw!  Codais i'n hwyr hefyd ... ond dim traffig. Felly...! 
Catrin - Guto.  Faint o'r gloch ‘dych chi'n gadael y swyddfa amser cinio?
Guto - Fel arfer wi'n gadael am ugain munud wedi deuddeg.  Pam?
Catrin - Beth am gyfarfod yn y dafarn am ugain munud i un Guto.  Bethan?
Bethan - Iawn Catrin.  Ugain munud i un.  Diolch yn fawr.

They used the word - achos.  It means because.  Achos codais i'n hwyr - (Because I got up late).  Dim ond paned o de - (only a cup of tea).  Guto says dyna drueni! - (what a pity).  Catrin arrives saying sut mae pawb? - (how's everybody?) Then Guto, a bit sarcastically, says Jiw!  Faint o’r gloch codaist ti, Catrin?  Jiw, of course is an euphemism for God.  Good God! - Duw - Jiw.

Bethan says to Guto - codais ti mewn hwyliau da bore ‘ma, mae’n amlwg! - (you got up in a good mood this morning, that’s obvious!)  Guto tells her codais i am ugain munud wedi saith - (I got up at 20 past 7); then I left the house at 20 to 9 - gadawais i’r ty am ugain munud i naw.  And yn y swyddfa am ugain munud wedi naw - (In the office at 20 past 9).  Don't forget the old forms of time.  Un ar ddeg and deuddeg.  Used in time mostly - eleven and twelve.  Pum munud i or wedi, 5 minutes to or past, deg munud i or wedi, 10 minutes to or past and now ugain munud i or wedi, 20 minutes to or past. 

Week 19, Thursday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Faint o'r gloch gadawoch chi'r cyfarfod? Faint o'r gloch gadawaist ti'r pwll nofio?

pum munud ar hugain wedi, pum munud ar hugain i, mae'n bum munud ar hugain wedi/i, dod ymlaen, tan, cyn, yno, prydlon - yn brydlon, o gwbl, pen-blwydd priodas

Sut mae'r rhifau yn dod ymlaen? - (How are the numbers coming on?)  Yn dod ymlaen - (coming forward literally).  Let’s talk about time again, 25 past - pum munud ar hugain wedi. Ugain is the old word for 20 which we use in talking about time.  Note also that a 'h' has slipped in before ugain - hugain.  You can hardly hear it when people speak.  Pum munud ar hugain wedi or Pum munud ar hugain i - (Five and 25 to five).  Pum munud ar hugain i bump - (25 to five).  Linda - the welsh learner - (wedding anniversary).  

Listen to the dialogue:
Linda - Wel Guto. Sut mae?  Pam gadawaist ti'r swyddfa?  Fel arfer rwyt ti yn y swyddfa tan bum munud ar hugain i un.  Beth sy'n bod Guto? Wedi blino?
Guto - Nage. Linda. Gadawais i'r swyddfa achos dw i eisiau siopa.  Prynu blodau i Catrin. Dw i  eisiau bod yn y swyddfa cyn ugain munud wedi un achos mae Catrin yn dod yno.
Linda - Pum ar ugain munud wedi un?  Yn brydlon? Guto'n brydlon!?  Joc!
Guto - Dim o gwbl!  Mae Catrin a fi'n dathlu pen-blwydd priodas.
Linda - Llongyfarchiadau Guto. Da iawn ti am brynu blodau i Catrin. Beth am ddathlu 'te Guto?
Guto - Y... Y... Dyn ni eisiau diwrnod tawel. Linda. Diolch. Faint o'r gloch ydy hi nawr Linda?
Linda - W!  Mae'n bum munud i un, Guto.
Guto - Pum munud i un!  Wi eisiau cyfarfod a Catrin yn y swyddfa am bum munud ar hugain wedi un.  Dw i'n mynd. Da bo ti Linda.
Linda - Da bo ti Guto. Pen-blwydd priodas hapus i chi! 

Well how did you get on? Fel arfer - (Usually).  Fel arfer rwyt ti yn y swyddfa tan bum munud ar hugain wedi un - (you’re usually in the office ‘till 25 past 1) Tan - (until). Tan bum munud ar hugain wedi un - (‘till 25 past 1).  Tan changes pum to bum munud. Then Linda says Beth sy'n bod Guto? - (What's the matter Guto).  Wedi blino - (Tired) to which Guto answers Nage - (No). Linda is surprised that Guto is being - yn brydlon - (punctual - on time).  Dim o gwbl - (Not at all) says Guto. Catrin and Guto are dathlu pen-blwydd priodas - (celebrating their wedding anniversary) and of course they want a diwrnod tawel - (a quiet day).

Don't worry if you didn't get it all.  These sentences and expressions will be repeated. 

Week 19, Friday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Faint o'r gloch...?

Mr.Blaidd, Mae digon o amser, bwyta, mochyn bach, moch bach

Catrin is working as usual with the nursery children.  Mae hi'n dweud stori - (She's telling a story).  Stori am Mr. Blaidd - (A story about Mr. Wolf).  Mr. Blaidd a'r moch bach - (and the little piglets).  Tri mochyn bach.  What's the time Mr. Wolf? - Faint o'r gloch ydy hi Mr. Blaidd?  Dych chi'n cofio? - (Do you remember?) that when talking about time we use 'hi' which is feminine.  So Faint o’r gloch ydy hi?  - (What time is it?) literally what time is she in Welsh.  Catrin asks the children ‘Dych chi eisiau stori? - (Do you want a story?)  And they all answer ydyn - (Yes, we do).  Enjoy the story. 

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Wel blant, ‘dych chi eisiau stori?
Plant - Ydyn.
Catrin - Da iawn blant. Pawb yn dawel … … Wel un diwrnod aeth tri mochyn bach i chwarae yn y cae. Ond oedd mae Mr. Blaidd yn y coed yn edrych ar y tri mochyn bach. “Ha! Ha!” meddai Mr. Blaidd. “Cinio am chwarter wedi un heddiw.”
“W!  Edrychwch. Mr. Blaidd!  Mae e'n dod. Faint o'r gloch ydy hi Mr. Blaidd?” meddai'r tri mochyn bach. “Wel. Mae hi'n un o'r gloch” meddai Mr. Blaidd. “Amser cinio siwr o fod!” “Wi eisiau mynd nawr” Mr. Blaidd.  “Rydym ni’n cael cinio am chwarter wedi un.”

Rhedodd Mr. Blaidd, ond rhedodd y tri mochyn i ffwrdd.  Ac i mewn i'r ty a nhw. Cauon nhw'r drws yn gyflym iawn. “Faint o'r gloch ydy hi nawr Mr. Blaidd?” Ac mae'r tri mochyn bach yn chwerthin. Ond yn y cae mae Mr. Blaidd yn drist. “Mae hi'n hanner awr wedi un. Dim cinio heddiw!” 

Ond mae’n amser cinio i ni, nawr, plant!

Did you like the story?  Up to Catrin’s usual standard, I think!

Un diwrnod aeth tri mochyn bach i chwarae yn y cae - (One day, 3 little pigs went to play in the field).  Ond mae Mr. Blaidd yn edrych ar y tri mochyn bach - (But, Mr. Wolf is looking at - literally looking on the three pigs).  They’re not very pleased - they say what’s the time Mr. Wolf?  Faint o’r gloch ydy hi Mr. Blaidd?  Cael cinio is to have dinner.  Rydym ni’n cael cinio am chwarter wedi un -  (We’re having dinner at quarter past one).  Rhedodd Mr. Blaidd - (Mr. Wolf ran), and rhedodd y tri mochyn bach - (but the 3 little pigs ran).  Ac i mewn i'r ty a nhw - (And into the house they went). Phew!  A happy ending.  

Well, mae'n hawdd - (It's easy really). Don't despair. You learn language over a period of time. But everybody gets there.

6 questions to test yourself:

1.	How would you say - five to 3?
a)	Pum munud i dri
b)	Pump munud i dri
c)	Pum munud i tri

2.	What time did you go is?
a)	Faint o’r gloch aeth e?
b)	Faint o’r gloch aethon nhw?
c)	Faint o’r gloch aethoch chi?

3.	How do you say - I left?
a)	Gadawoch chi
b)	Gwadawais i
c)	Gwadawaist ti

4.	I got up at twenty to eleven is?
a)	Codais i am ugain munud i chwech
b)	Codais i am ugain munud i un ar ddeg
c)	Codais i am ugain munud wedi saith

5.	25 to 5 is?
a)	Pum munud ar hugain i bump
b)	Pum munud ar ugain i bump
c)	Pum munud ar hugain wedi pump

6.	What is - she’s telling a story?
a)	Mae e’n dweud stori
b)	Mae nhw’n dweud stori
c)	Mae hi’n dwued stori