Catchphrase 2000 Wythnos 27

Week 27, Monday. Today you'll learn

ro’n i, ro’t ti, paratoi, pwysig, mae’n hen amser i ti ddysgu,

We’ve already looked at some phrases in the past.  For example, es i i’r siop - (I went to the shop). We’re going to start looking at how you say where you were and what you were doing in the past.  R’on i yn y siop - (I was in the shop).  R’on i’n siopa - (I was shopping).  R’on i - (I was).  To say you were, it’s ro’t ti.  Ble ro’t ti? - (Where were you?)  Ro’n i yn y siop.  Ro’n i yn y gwaith - (I was at work).  Ro’n i’n gweithio yn y swyddfa - (I was working in the office).  Ro’n i’n ffeilio - (I was filing).  Let’s look at some of the words that come up in the conversation.  We’ve already had the word adroddiad - (report).  Pwysig is important, so adroddiad pwysig is an important report.  Paratoi means to prepare, so paratoi adroddiad pwysig means to prepare an important report.  Can you work this out: ro’n i’n paratoi adroddiad pwysig - (I was preparing an important report).  We’ve had the word gobeithio before - it means I hope, or hopefully.  Amser da is a good time.  Gobeithio cest ti amser da - (I hope you had a good time).  Torri is to break.  Torrodd y llungopïwr - (the photocopier broke).  A very useful phrase is mae’n hen bryd i - literally, it’s old time to - in English you might say it’s high time to.  Mae’n hen bryd i ti ddysgu - (it’s high time for you to learn).  Guto and Bethan are in the office.

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto - Ble ro’t ti y bore ’ma, Bethan?
Bethan - Fi?  Ro’n i’n gweithio yn swyddfa Mr Huws.  Ro’n i’n ffeilio.  Pam?  Ble ro’t ti?
Guto - Ro’n i yma, wrth gwrs.  Ro’n i’n paratoi adroddiad pwysig iawn i Phil Smith.
Bethan - Wel, gobeithio cest ti amser da.
Guto - Na, ches i ddim amser da o gwbl.  Torrodd y llungopïwr.
Bethan - Hen dro?  Dyna drueni!
Guto - Ond Bethan, rwy ti’n gwybod sut mae e’n gweithio!
Bethan - Wel, Guto, mae hi’n hen bryd i ti ddysgu hefyd!

It looks as though things are going to have to change in the office!  When he comes into the office, Guto asks Bethan Ble ro’t ti y bore ’ma? - (Where were you this morning?)  Bethan replies, ro’n i’n gweithio yn swyddfa Mr Huws - (I was working in Mr Huws’ office).  Ro’n i’n ffeilio - (I was filing).  So where was Guto?  Ro’n i yma, wrth gwrs - (I was here, of course).  Ro’n i’n paratoi adroddiad pwysig iawn i Phil Smith - (I was preparing a very important report for Phil Smith).  Bethan hasn’t much time for revelation:  gobeithio cest ti amser da - (I hope you had a good time).  Ches i ddim amser da o gwbl - (I didn’t have a good time at all) is the reply.  Torrodd y llungopïwr - (the photocopier broke).  Dyna drueni - (what a pity).  Hen dro - (bad luck).  But Guto protests rwyt ti’n gwybod sut mae e’n gweithio - (you know how it works).  Bethan very correctly puts him in his place: mae’n hen bryd i ti ddysgu hefyd - (it’s high time you learnt as well).

Week 27, Tuesday. Today you'll learn:

yn y/mewn, deng munud i.

More practice of ro’n i - (I was), and ble ro’t ti? - (where were you?) in this lesson.  You’ll also notice some references to the time.  What time is deg o’r gloch? - (10 o’clock).  As in English, you can miss the o’r gloch out if the meaning is clear - am un - (at one), at one o’clock.  What does this mean: hanner awr wedi pedwar - (half past four). Chwarter i bump? - (Quarter to five).  Deg munud i bump? - (Ten to five).  Deg sometimes changes to deng before munud - don’t worry about it, a lot of people don’t make the difference. In the previous lessons, you will have noticed that there are two words for in, yn and mewn.  The way they differ is that yn is used before y, for example, yn y ty - (in the house) - mewn ty means something different, it means in a house.  Yn y cyfarfod - (in the meeting).  What does mewn cyfarfod mean? - (In a meeting).  Ro’n i mewn cyfarfod - (I was in a meeting).  Do you remember the word arall?  It means other.  Yn y cyfarfod arall - (in the other meeting).  Mewn cyfarfod arall - therefore, means in another meeting.  A couple of new words.  Heno means this evening, or tonight.  Merched means girls.  It’s also the word for ladies on the doors of public loos, as you’ve probably noticed!  This lesson's conversation takes place just as Guto returns home from work.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Guto, oes arian gyda ti?
Guto - Nag oes.
Catrin - Hy, ro’n i’n meddwl.  Ble ro’t ti am ddeg o’r gloch y bore ’ma?
Guto - Ro’n i mewn cyfarfod.
Catrin - Ble ro’t ti am un, te.  Ffoniais i’r swyddfa.
Guto - Yy, un o’r gloch... Ro’n i allan yn cael cinio gyda Phil Smith.
Catrin -  Wel, ble ro’t ti am hanner awr wedi pedwar?
Guto - Ro’n i yn y swyddfa.  Aa, ro’n i mewn cyfarfod arall.
Catrin - Ffoniais i am hanner awr wedi pedwar, chwarter i bump, deng munud i bump ac am bump.
Guto - Ond pam, Catrin, pam?
Catrin - Dwyt ti ddim yn cofio?  ’Dyn ni eisiau arian o’r banc.  Ro’n i eisiau mynd allan heno gyda’r merched.  Dw i ddim yn gallu nawr.

What does Catrin first ask Guto?  Oes arian gyda ti? - (Have you got some money?)  The answer is Nag oes - (No).  Ro’n i’n meddwl, says Catrin.  I thought so, that’s what I thought.  So Catrin asks Guto ble ro’t ti at different times of the day.  So where was he?  Ro’n i mewn cyfarfod - (I was in a meeting).  Ffoniais i’r swyddfa - (I phoned the office) Catrin says.  Ro’n i allan yn cael cinio gyda Phil Smith - (I was out having lunch with Phil Smith).  Ro’n i yn y swyddfa - (I was in the office), then Guto corrects himself: ro’n i mewn cyfarfod arall - (I was in another meeting).  So why all the questions?  Dwyt ti ddim yn cofio? - (Don’t you remember?) ’Dyn ni eisiau arian o’r banc - (We want money from the bank) Ro’n i’n mynd allan heno gyda’r merched - (I was going out this evening with the girls).  It looks as though Catrin’s plans have been ruined!

Week 27, Wednesday. Today you'll learn:

ro’n i’n boeth, cymerais i, yn well nag ro’n i, un broblem, cymryd, peidiwch â phoeni, cyflym, dioch byth.

In this lesson we’re talking about past states.  Where you were in the past, what you were doing.  You also use ro’n i when you describe yourself in the past.  Ro’n i wedi blino - (I was tired).  Ro’n i’n boeth - (I was hot).  Some new vocabulary: cymryd means to take, as take the pills.  Cymryd y pils.  O hyd, if you remember, means still.  ’Dych chi’n cymryd y pils o hyd? - (Are you still taking the pills?)  Cymryd has a special past tense: cymerais i - (I took).  Gwell is a word we’ve had before, better.  Dw i’n teimlo’n well - (I’m feeling better).  When you want to say you are feeling better than you were, you use the word nag.  Dw i’n teimlo’n well nag ro’n i - (I’m feeling better than I was).  Dw i’n teimlo’n llawer gwell nag ro’n i - (I’m feeling much better than I was).  We’ve had the phrase paid â phoeni before - don’t worry.  That’s what you use if you talking to someone you call ti.  If you are talking to someone you call chi, it’s peidiwch â phoeni - (don’t worry).  Problem is, not surprisingly, the word for problem, but it’s a feminine word in Welsh, so remember it mutates after some words: un broblem is one problem.  Cyflym is quick, yn gyflym means quickly.  Diolch byth is a common phrase - thank goodness, thank heavens.  Glenys is having a medical check up after her accident in the car.

Listen to the dialogue:
Meddyg - Iawn, Mrs Lloyd.  Sut ’dych chi’n teimlo’n nawr?
Glenys - O, doctor, dw i’n teimlo’n llawer gwell nag ro’n i yr wythnos diwethaf.
Meddyg - Da iawn.  ’Dych chi wedi blino?
Glenys - Wel, ro’n i wedi blino ddoe.  Ond dw i ddim wedi blino heddiw.
Meddyg - ’Dych chi’n cymryd y pils o hyd?
Glenys - Ydw.  Cymerais i un y bore ’ma.  Ond mae un broblem, doctor...
Meddyg - O?
Glenys - Dw i tipyn bach yn boeth.  Ro’n i’n boeth ddoe, hefyd.
Meddyg - Peidiwch â phoeni, Mrs Lloyd, mae popeth yn iawn.  ’Dych chi’n gwella yn gyflym.
Glenys - Diolch byth.

So how’s Glenys’ health?  Dw i’n teimlo’n llawer gwell nag ro’n i yr wythnos diwethaf - (I’m feeling a lot better than I was last week).  ’Dych chi wedi blino? - (Are you tired?)  Ro’n i wedi blino ddoe - (I was tired yesterday).  Is she still taking the pills?  Cymerais i un y bore ’ma - (I took one this morning).  Ond mae un broblem - (but there’s one problem).  Dw i tipyn bach yn boeth - (I’m a bit hot).  Ro’n i’n boeth ddoe, hefyd - (I was hot yesterday, as well).  What is the doctor’s response?

Did you understand the Doctor’s response?  S/he said peidiwch â phoeni - (don’t worry).  Mae popeth yn iawn - (everything is okay).  Dych chi’n gwella yn gyflym - (You are getting better quickly).  

Week 27, Thursday. Today you'll learn:

ro’n i’n mynd i siopa, swn, diodde, rhagor, syniad,

In English, you can say you are going to do something to express the future tense, and the same is possible in Welsh.  Dw i’n mynd i ddarllen llyfr - (I’m going to read a book).  Dw i’n mynd i siopa - (I’m going to do some shopping).  You can also say this in the past.  Ro’n i’n mynd i ddweud - (I was going to say).  Ro’n i’n mynd i siopa - (I was going to do some shopping).  These examples are in this lesson's conversation.  Just a couple of new words in this lesson.  Swn is the word for a sound or noise.  Y swn yma - (this noise).  Dw i ddim yn gallu diodde’r swn yma - (I can’t stand this noise).  Rhagor means more, and in this lesson's conversation it has the meaning of any more.  Dw i ddim yn gallu diodde’r swn yma rhagor - (I can’t stand this noise any more).  Syniad is the word for idea, so syniad da is good idea.  Catrin is on her way to do some shopping when she meets Mrs Williams.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Sut 'dych chi, Mrs Williams.
Mrs Williams - Iawn, diolch.
Catrin - Ydy’ch gwr chi [yn teimlo’n well?]
Mrs Williams - Beth ro’ch chi’n mynd i ’ddweud?
Catrin - Ro’n i’n mynd i ddweud [ydy’ch gwr chi yn teimlo’n well nawr?]
Mrs Williams - Diwedd mawr!  Am swn.  Dw i ddim yn clywed.
Catrin - Eich gwr chi, ydy e’n teimlo’n well?
Mrs Williams - Ydy, diolch.  Ble 'dych chi’n mynd?
Catrin - Ro’n i’n mynd [i siopa yn y dref.]
Mrs Williams - Beth?
Catrin - Ro’n i’n mynd i siopa yn y dref, ond dw i ddim yn gallu diodde’r swn yma rhagor.  Dw i’n mynd adref.
Mrs Williams - Syniad da!

There really is a pneumatic drill on the street.  And Catrin is finding it very difficult to get her words out without being interrupted.  Mrs Williams asks beth ro’ch chi’n mynd i ’ddweud - (what were you going to say?)  But Catrin gets no further than ro’n i’n mynd i ’ddweud - (I was going to say).  Diwedd mawr, says Mrs Williams - good grief!  Am swn! - (What a noise).  Dw i ddim yn clywed, literally, I don’t hear, or I can’t hear.  When Mrs Willliams finally hears the question, she asks Catrin ble 'dych chi’n mynd?  Catrin starts off ro’n i’n mynd - (I was going), before she is cut off again.  Mrs Williams asks Beth? - (What?)  Ro’n i’n mynd i siopa yn y dref says Catrin, I was going to do some shopping in town, ond dw i ddim yn gallu diodde’r swn yma rhagor - (but I can’t stand this noise any more).  Dw i’n mynd adref - (I’m going home).  What is Mrs Williams’ opinion of this?

Week 27, Friday. Today you'll learn:

collais i barti, hynny, gwych, parti - partïon, wastad, neithiwr, noson.

More ro’n i and ro’t ti.  Neithiwr is a very useful word - last night.  Remember heno - (tonight?) Ble ro’t ti neithiwr? - (Where were you last night?)  Noson is any night.  Noson y parti - (the night of the party), noson parti Alun - (the night of Alun’s party).  Colli is to miss.  In the past tense, collais i’r bws - (I missed the bus).  Remember, when a word comes directly after a past tense verb like collais i - there’s usually a mutation.  Collais i ginio - (I missed lunch).  Colli can also mean to lose - collais i lyfr - (I lost a book).  If it’s y llyfr, there’s no mutation: collais i’r llyfr - (I lost the book).  Gwych means terrific - parti gwych, a great party.  Wastad is a word for always.  Mae e wastad yn wych - (it’s always great).  Hynny is the word for that.  Hwnna means that one, if you remember, hynny - (that).  Dw i’n gwybod hynny - (I know that).  Rhys’ friend Daniel rings him to tell him about a party.

Listen to the dialogue:
Daniel - Ble ro’t ti neithiwr, Rhys?
Rhys - Ro’n i yn y ty. Pam?
Daniel - Collaist ti barti Alun.  Parti gwych, hefyd.
Rhys - O, ie.  Wel, ro’n i’n edrych ar y teledu.
Daniel - Bobl bach - ro’t ti’n edrych ar y teledu ar noson parti Alun!  Mae partïon Alun wastad yn wych.  Ro’t ti’n gwybod hynny.
Rhys - Ro’n i’n gwybod hynny.  Ond ro’n i’n gofalu am Llinos, y babi.
Daniel - Ha, dw i’n gweld.  Trueni!

Ble ro’t ti neithiwr - (Where were you last night?)  Well, where was Rhys?  Ro’n i yn y ty - (I was in the house).  Collaist ti barti Alun - (you missed Alun’s party).  Parti gwych - hefyd - (a great party, too).  Ro’n i’n edrych ar y teledu - (I was watching TV).  Bobl bach - (good God), ro’t ti’n edrych ar y teledu ar noson parti Alun! - (You were watching the TV on the night of Alun’s party!)  Mae partïon Alun wastad yn wych - (Alun’s parties are always great).  Ro’t ti’n gwybod hynny - (you knew that).  Ro’n i’n gwybod hynny - (I did know that), ro’n i’n gofalu am Llinos - (I was looking after Llinos).  

6 questions to test yourself:
1. To say 'you were at work' we say:
(a) ro't ti yn y gwaith
(b) ro'n ni yn y gwaith
(c) est ti i'r gwaith

2. How do you say 10 minutes to 5 in Welsh?
(a) deng munud i bump
(b) deng munud i saith
(c) pum munud i bump

3. How would you say I still take the pills?
(a) dw i'n teimlo'n well heddi
(b) dw i'n cymyd y pils o hyd
(c) dw i'n teimlo'n boeth

4. Good idea is:
(a) swn da 
(b) y syniad yma
(c) syniad da

5. What is I missed the party?
(a) collais i'r parti
(b) noson y parti
(c) ro'n ni yn y parti

6. How do you say: I missed lunch?
(a) collais i ginio
(b) collais i'r llyfr
(c) collais i'r bws