Catchphrase 2000: Wythnos 25

Week 25, Monday. Today you’ll learn:

eich pen chi, pen, llyfr, dyna i gyd, ofnadwy, brifo, ar hyn o bryd.

We’re going to start looking at possessive words like my, your, her, his.  In Welsh you put two words like brackets round the possession.  Eich coffi chi (your coffee).  Pen is the word for head in Welsh, so Eich pen chi - (Your head).  Llyfr means book, so eich llyfr chi - (your book).  Can you work out what this means:  Eich ty chi - (Your house).  We will be looking at some of the phrases which are used in the Lloyd household, but before we do, a couple of bits of vocabulary. Dyna i gyd - (that’s all) . Ofnadwy - (awful) - dyn ofnadwy, (awful man, horrible man).  Brifo - (to hurt), as when something hurts you and a very useful phrase: ar hyn o bryd - (at the moment).
  
Now let’s catch up with the Lloyds.  Glenys, Rhys’ mamgu, has had a car accident, if you remember.  Nothing serious, just cnoc bach ar y pen - (a little knock on the head) but enough to put her in hospital for observation.  Rhys is paying her a visit ...

Listen to the dialogue:
Rhys - Sut 'dych chi, Mamgu?
Glenys - O, Rhys, dw i’n iawn, dw i’n iawn.  Dw i wedi cael cnoc bach, dyna i gyd.
Rhys - Sut mae eich pen chi?
Glenys - Dydy e ddim yn brifo ar hyn o bryd.  Ces i foddion am ddau o’r gloch.  Mae e’n iawn nawr.
Rhys - Dw i wedi dod â siocled i chi.
Glenys - O, Rhys bach, diolch yn fawr. Diolch, mae’r bwyd yma yn ofnadwy.
Rhys - A dyma eich llyfr chi, ffeindiais i fe yn eich ty chi.
Glenys - Hyfryd! Nawr mae popeth gyda fi!  Dw i’n gallu ymlacio!

Sut hwyl? - (How did you get on?) Rhys asks his grandmother how she is and she says ‘dw i’n iawn -(I’m O.K.)  ‘Dw i wedi cael cnoc bach, dyna i gyd.  Then Rhys asks her sut mae’ch pen chi? - (how’s your head?)  Dydy e ddim yn brifo ar hyn o bryd - (It’s not hurting at the moment).  Ces i foddion am ddau o’r gloch - (I had some medicine at two o’clock).  Mae e’n iawn nawr - (it’s OK now).  Rhys now reveals what he’s brought her: ‘dw i wedi dod â siocled i chi - (I’ve brought you some chocolate).  Not the sort of thing you want to eat if you’re worried about getting fat, but Glenys is relieved: mae’r bwyd yma yn ofnadwy - (the food here’s awful).  Rhys has brought something else: Dyma eich llyfr chi - (Here’s your book), Ffeindiais i fe yn eich ty chi - (I found it in your house).  Mamgu is now in her seventh heaven.  Mae popeth gyda fi - (I’ve got everything).  ‘Dw i’n gallu ymlacio - (I can relax). 

Week 25, Tuesday. Today you'll learn:

gwallt, yr un fath, dim yn iawn, ysbyty, teulu, ddoe,

Remember how to say your house?  Eich ty chi - (Your house).  We'll now look at some more examples of this simple construction.  See if you can spot them.  Just a few new words before we begin.  This conversation is in the hairdresser’s, so, you’ll need to know gwallt - (hair).  Yr un fath means the same, when something is the same as something else.  Mae e’r un fath - (it’s the same).   Iawn means OK, of course - but how do you say - not O.K., or not very good - Dim yn iawn.  When Rhys was talking to his mamgu in the last lesson, do you know where she was?  She was in the ysbyty - (hospital).  Teulu is the word for family and Ddoe, if you remember, means yesterday.

Listen to the dialogue:
Dyn trin gwallt - Reit, Mrs Lloyd. Sut ’dych chi eisiau eich gwallt chi?
Catrin - O, yr un fath, plis Adrian.
Dyn trin gwallt - Iawn. A sut mae eich teulu chi?
Catrin - Dim yn iawn, dim yn iawn.  Mae Wncl Elwyn yn teimlo’n wael eto.  Mae mam Guto yn yr ysbyty ...
Dyn trin gwallt - Yn yr ysbyty?
Catrin - Cafodd hi ddamwain yn y car.
Dyn trin gwallt - Diwedd mawr.  Yn eich car chi?
Catrin - Na.  Mae hi’n iawn, dw i’n meddwl, Cnoc bach ar y pen, dyna i gyd.  Dydy hi ddim wedi torri asgwrn. 
Dyn trin gwallt - Dych chi wedi bod i’r ysbyty?
Catrin - Ydw.  Es i ddoe.  Ac wedyn, mae Rhys wedi gorffen yn yr ysgol.  Ond does dim job gyda fe ...

Poor old Catrin.  Things aren’t looking too good for her family at the moment.  Did you hear about eich teulu chi -  (your family?)  Mae Wncl Elwyn yn teimlo’n wael eto - (feeling poorly again) - Mae mam Guto yn yr ysbyty - (in hospital).  Cafodd hi ddamwain yn y car - (she had an accident in the car).  Eich car chi? asks the hairdresser.  ‘Dych chi wedi bod i’r ysbyty? - (have you been to the hospital?)  Es i ddoe - (I went yesterday).  And to cap it all - Mae Rhys wedi gorffen yn yr ysgol.  Ond does dim job gyda fe - (Rhys has finished at school. But he hasn’t got a job).

Week 25, Wednesday. Today you'll learn:

dy wr di, gwr, mab, i lawr y pwll, pyllau, gorfod, dw i’n gorfod gweithio

Sut mae pethau?  Sut mae’ch teulu chi? - (How’s you’re family?)  So we know how to say your something, but that’s with chi when you’re talking to someone you look up to or don’t know very well.  What about ti?  Dy het di - (your hat).  Notice we say di not ti.  Dy ysgol di - (your school).  Dy causes the soft mutation, so let’s take a word beginning with g.  Gwr is husband.  Dy wr di is your husband.  Do you remember the soft mutation for other consonants.  M goes to F.  Mab is the word for son - dy fab di - (your son).  T goes to D.  Tad - (father), dy dad di - (your father).  A couple of new words, as well.  Pwll means pit, and what used to be a very common phrase in Wales i lawr y pwll - (down the pit).  Pyllau are pits and Gorfod is a word to use when you have to do something.  Dw i’n gorfod gweithio - (I’ve got to work).  Our action in this lesson returns to Glenys in her hospital bed.  This time, Catrin comes to see her.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Hylo, Glenys, sut 'dych chi?
Glenys - O Catrin, diolch am ddod.  Dw i’n teimlo yn llawer gwell. Ble mae dy wr di?
Catrin - Guto?  O, mae e’n (gorfod) gweithio.  Sut mae eich pen chi?
Glenys - Dydy e ddim yn brifo o gwbl.  Daeth dy fab di heddiw.
Catrin - Rhys?  Dyna neis.  Mae e wedi gorffen yn yr ysgol, ond does dim job gyda fe.  Dw i’n poeni.
Glenys - Paid â phoeni.  Rwyt ti’n gwybod beth wnaeth dy dad di. Aeth e i lawr y pwll.
Catrin - Ond Glenys, does dim pyllau nawr.
Glenys - Nac oes?  O, mae’r pen yn brifo eto ...

Glenys seems to be having some memory problems!  She asks Catrin ble mae dy wr di - (where’s your husband?)  Mae e’n (gorfod) gweithio - (he’s got to work).  Notice Glenys calls Catrin ti, but Catrin calls Glenys chi.  Sut mae eich pen chi? - (how’s your head?)  Dydy e ddim yn brifo o gwbl - (it doesn’t hurt at all). Daeth dy fab di heddiw - (your son came today), after school.  Notice how Catrin says dyna neis, literally, ‘there’s nice’, very much a Welsh phrase.  Catrin is concerned about Rhys.  Dw i’n poeni - (I worry).  Then that phrase paid â phoeni - (don’t worry).  Rwyt ti’n gwybod beth wnaeth dy dad di - (you know what your dad did).  And what did he do?  Aeth e i lawr y pwll - (he went down the pit).  Glenys has obviously gone back to another age.  Does dim pyllau nawr - (there aren’t any pits now). A bit of an exaggeration, perhaps.  O, mae’r pen yn brifo eto - (the head’s hurting again).

Week 25, Thursday. Today, you'll learn:

pawb i eistedd i lawr, pawb i fod yn dawel, gwrando, cas pensiliau, esgid, esgidiau, bagiau, cipio, rhieni

Remember, you use the word chi to people you don’t know very well, or look up to, and also when you’re speaking to more than one person.  That’s obviously the case in this lesson's Lloyd family drama, when Catrin is addressing all the children together in the nursery school at the end of term.  Just a few phrases before we begin.  A very useful expression in Welsh that we’ve already used briefly, is when you want to order a lot of people to do something, especially children, we use pawb -  (everyone) followed by i.  Pawb i eistedd i lawr - (everyone sit down). Pawb i fod yn dawel - (everyone be quiet). Remember i causes the soft mutation. Gwrando means to listen, pawb i wrando - (everyone listen).  Cas pensiliau is a fairly easy term, pencil case.  Esgid means shoe, esgidiau - (shoes), like bagiau - (bags).  Cipio means to pinch or steal, and Rhieni means parents. 

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Reit, blant.  Mae’n amser mynd adre.  Pawb i fod yn dawel!  Carys, ble mae dy fag di?  Hywel, ble mae dy gas pensiliau di?  Beth sy’n bod, Rachel?  Wyt ti wedi colli dy het di?  Dyma hi. Iawn, pawb i wrando!  Ydy eich bagiau chi gyda chi?  Dych chi’n gwisgo eich esgidiau chi?  Beth sy’n bod, Tomos?  Mae Steven wedi cipio dy esgid di?  Dyma hi. Iawn te, dyma eich rhieni chi, nawr.  Hwyl fawr.  

Mae’n amser mynd adre in the ysgol feithrin.  Time to go home, and it’s the end of term, so the children are a bit noisier than usual.  Catrin asks one of the children, ble mae dy fag di? - (Where’s your bag?) Bag - dy fag di.  Ble mae dy gas pensiliau di? - (Where’s your pencil case?)  Cas - dy gas di.  Ydy eich bagiau gyda chi? - (Have you got your bags?)  ‘Dych chi’n gwisgo eich esgidiau chi? - (Are you wearing your shoes?)  And then that handy little phrase again, beth sy’n bod - (what’s wrong, what’s up?)  Mae Steven wedi cipio dy esgid di - (Steven has pinched your shoe).  Dyma hi - (there it is).  And lastly - dyma eich rhieni chi - (here are your parents).

Week25, Friday. Today you'll learn:

enw eich mam chi, cyfeiriad, ar gyfer, ffurflen, cymwysterau, canlyniadau, cadair, draw fan ’na.

In this lesson you’ll hear some more examples of how to say ‘your something’.  Remember how we form the possessive in Welsh - very easy.  We just put one word after the other.  Enw Mam -  (Mother’s name).  Well it is possible to have a double possessive.  How do we say 'your mother’s name'?  Well, actually very easily, actually.  Enw eich mam chi - (your mother’s name).  Now for some useful vocabulary.  Cyfeiriad is address.  Ar gyfer means for, in the sense of ‘for the use of something’.  Ar gyfer y ffurflen - (for the application form).  Cymwysterau - now there’s a long word, but not that difficult if you break it up - cy - mwy - ste - rau.  Qualifications - cymwysterau.  And another, canlyniadau - can - lyn - i - ad - au - (results).  Cadair is the word for chair and Draw fan ’na - (over there).  Rhys is making his first visit to the Canolfan Waith - (the Job Centre), after leaving school.

Listen to the dialogue:
Rhys - O, hylo.
Holwr - Bore da. 
Rhys - Yy, dw i’n edrych am waith.
Holwr - Beth ydy eich enw chi?
Rhys - Rhys Lloyd.
Holwr - Lloyd... Rhys... Beth ydy eich cyfeiriad chi?
Rhys - 28 South Terrace, Ffynnon Taf.
Holwr - Beth ydy eich Rhif Yswiriant Cenedlaethol?
Rhys - Mmm, dw i ddim yn siwr.
Holwr - Beth ydy enw eich mam chi ac enw eich tad chi?
Rhys - Pam?
Holwr - Ar gyfer y ffurflen.
Rhys - Yy, Guto a Catrin.
Holwr - A beth ydy eich cymwysterau chi?
Rhys - Cymwysterau?  Wel dw i ddim wedi cael y canlyniadau eto.
Holwr - Mae cadair draw fan ’na Mr Lloyd.
Rhys - Daniel, sut mae?  Beth ydy enw dy gi di?
Daniel - Pam?
Rhys - Maen nhw eisiau gwybod popeth yma!

Rhys is in the job centre.  Mae e’n edrych am waith - (looking for work), because he’s just left school.  Then there’s a string of bureaucratic questions for him.  Beth ydy eich  enw chi, beth ydy eich cyferiad chi.  Beth yw eich Rhif Yswiriant Cenedlaethol.  Beth ydy eich cymwysterau chi? - (what are your qualifications?)  Dw i ddim wedi cael y canlyniadau eto - says Rhys.  I haven’t had the results yet.  Rhys sees his friend Daniel on the way to his seat. How does he tease him?

Did you understand Rhys’ question to Daniel.  Beth ydy enw dy gi di? - (What is your dog’s name?)  Rather tongue in cheek as he goes on to say - Maen nhw eisiau gwybod popeth yma! - (They want to know everything here!)

6 questions to test yourself:
1. Awful is:
(a) ofnadwy
(b) iawn
(c) asgwrn

2. Hospital is:
(a) ty
(b) ysbyty
(c) teulu

3. I have to go is:
(a) dwi'n gorfod mynd
(b) dwi'n gorffen 'nawr
(c) dwi'n gwybod beth

4. How do you say - everyone sit down:
(a) pawb i eistedd lawr
(b) pawb i wisgo eu hesgidiau
(c) mae popeth ar y llawr

5. Qualifications is:
(a) canlyniadau
(b) cymwysterau
(c) cenedlaethol

6. How do you say - Time to go home?
(a)  Mae’n amser mynd adre
(b)  Mae'n amser mynd i'r dre
(c)  Mae'n amser mynd i'r gwely