Catchphrase 2000 Wythnos 32

Week 32, Monday.  Today, you'll learn:

oes rhywbeth yn bod ar Guto? beth sy’n bod arnat ti? mae’r ffliw arna i, yn bendant, prys

Oes pen tost gyda chi?  Oes bola tost gyda chi?  Nac oes?  Da iawn.  At the end of the last lesson we learnt that you use the word ar - (on), when you’re asking if there’s something wrong with someone.  Oes rhywbeth yn bod ar Guto? - (Is there something wrong with Guto?)  Oes, mae pen tost gyda fe - (Yes, he’s got a headache). But if you say someone has a particular illness, as opposed to just part of the body that hurts, you again use ar: mae’r ffliw ar Guto - (Guto’s got the flu), literally the flu is on Guto.  Mae brech yr ieir ar Bethan - (Bethan’s got chicken pox).  Now, unlike gyda, ar changes slightly before words like ti, chi, and so on.  Arnat ti [ynganu’r ts ar wahân] means on you.  When you speak, you don’t hear the two ts - beth sy’n bod arnat ti [ynganu dim ond un t] - (what’s wrong with you?) Arna i [yngenir â gofal] means on me.  Does dim byd yn bod arna i - (there’s nothing wrong with me).  One phrase to remember: yn bendant - (definitely).  And a new word: brys - (hurry).  Does dim brys - (there’s no hurry).  Guto returns to work after a few days off with the flu. 

Listen to the dialogue:
Bethan - Croeso yn ôl, Guto!
Guto - Helo.
Bethan - Beth oedd yn bod arnat ti?
Guto - Roedd y ffliw arna i.
Bethan - Wyt ti’n teimlo’n well, nawr?
Guto - Ydw, ydw, yn bendant. Iawn te, beth am yr adroddiad pwysig ’na. Sut hwyl?
Bethan - Adroddiad Mr Huws?  Dw i ddim wedi gwneud dim.
Guto - Beth?  Pam, beth oedd yn bod arnat ti?  Oedd y ffliw arnat ti?  Oedd brech yr ieir arnat ti?  Ydy’r llungopïwr wedi torri i lawr eto?
Bethan - Nac oedd, a nac ydy, Guto. Does dim brys.  Mae’r ffliw ar Mr Huws.  Mae e gartre’n sâl!

Croeso yn ôl - (Welcome back), Bethan says.  Beth oedd yn bod arnat ti? - (What was wrong with you?)  Roedd y ffliw arna i, Guto explains.  I had the flu.  Wyt ti’n teimlo’n well - (are you feeling better?)  Ydw, yn bendant - (yes I am, definitely).  So Guto wants to get back down to work.  Beth am yr adroddiad pwysig ’na? - (What about that important report?)  Shwd hwyl? - (How are things going?)  Guto doesn’t get the answer he’s expecting.  Dw i ddim wedi gwneud dim - (I haven’t done anything) Bethan replies.  Guto understandably asks beth oedd yn bod arnat ti? - (What was wrong with you?)  Oedd y ffliw arnat ti? - (Did you have the flu?)  Oedd brech yr ieir arnat ti? - (Did you have chicken pox?)  Ydy’r llungopïwr wedi torri i lawr eto? - (Has the photocopier broken down again?)  Bethan gives two words for no: nac oedd a nac ydy.  Does dim brys - (there’s no hurry).  Mae’r ffliw ar Mr Huws - (he’s got the flu), mae e gartre’n sâl - (he’s off ill).  

Week 32, Tuesday.  Today, you'll learn:

mynd at y meddyg, ar yr un amser

The conversation between Catrin and Glenys in this lesson is about their health - people love talking about their health, don’t they?  You’ll see examples of illness - remember we use ar with illness - oes peswch arnat ti? - (have you got a cough?) - and examples of ailments - remember we use gyda with these - roedd llwnc tost gyda fi - (I had a sore throat). Arnat ti, of course, is used with children, or with people you’re familiar with.  If you’re talking to someone you call chi, you have to say arnoch chi.  Oes peswch arnoch chi? - (Have you got a cough?)  When you’ve got an illness, it’s often a good idea to go to the doctor.  We’ve seen examples of this before, but when you go to someone to see them, you say at rather than the normal word for to, i.  Dw i’n mynd at y meddyg - (I’m going to the doctor).  Remember the phrase tipyn bach?  It means a little bit.  Tipyn on its own means a bit.  Tipyn o annwyd - (a bit of a cold). We've already used the word rhaid - a convenient way of telling someone they must do something.  Rhaid i ti aros - (you’ve got to stay).  If they can, verbs take the soft mutation after this: rhaid i ti fynd - (you’ve got to go).  Ar yr un pryd is a phrase that means at the same time.  Ro’n nhw’n siarad a gwrando ar yr un pryd - (they were talking and listening at the same time).  Catrin is making her usual visit to her mother-in-law, Glenys. Has Glenys been to see the doctor?

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Prynhawn da, Glenys, sut ’dych chi?  Oes peswch arnoch chi?
Glenys - Oes, tipyn bach. 
Catrin - Roedd peswch arna i yr wythnos diwethaf.  Oes llwnc tost gyda chi?
Glenys - Nac oes.
Catrin - Roedd llwnc tost gyda fi ar yr un pryd.  Roedd annwyd arna i.
Glenys - Wel, mae tipyn o ben tost gyda fi.
Catrin - Aethoch at y meddyg?
Glenys - Naddo...
Catrin - Rhaid i chi fynd.

Oes peswch arnoch chi? - (Have you got a cough), asks Catrin when she hears Glenys spluttering.  Oes, tipyn bach, yes - (a little bit of one).  That sets Catrin off: roedd peswch arna i yr wythnos diwethaf - (I had a cough last week).  Oes llwnc tost gyda chi? - (Have you got a sore throat?)  Nac oes is the answer, but Catrin goes on: roedd llwnc tost gyda fi ar yr un pryd - (I had a sore throat at the same time).  She concludes, roedd annwyd arna i - (I had a cold).  Glenys can admit to a bit more than a cough: mae tipyn o ben tost gyda fi - (I’ve got a bit of a headache).  Catrin is concerned: aethoch chi at y meddyg? - (Did you go to the doctor’s, or have you been to the doctor’s) as we might say.  Naddo - (no.)  Rhaid i chi fynd - (you must go), Catrin urges her.  

Week 32, Wednesday.  Today, you'll learn:

yn/mewn, difrifol, fel arfer, cyfnod, plentyn

It’s worth noting at this point that there are two basic words for in, mewn and yn.  Yn, as we’ve seen, is used in all sorts of different places, but when it means in it is usually followed by y, the word for the, or by a proper name, like the name of a town.  Ym Mangor - (in Bangor), yn y ty - (in the house), yn y gwely - (in bed).  Mewn is usually followed by an indefinite thing, like in English where you’d say a thing instead of the thing.  Mewn munud means in a minute. Mewn ty - (in a house).  Yn y car is in the car, mewn car is in a car.  Difrifol means serious.  Dydy hi ddim yn ddifrifol - (it isn’t serious).  We’ve had lots of examples of yn arfer already - dw i’n arfer mynd adref - (I usually go home, I’m used to going home).  Fel arfer means usually, but comes after the verb.  Dw i’n mynd adref fel arfer - (I go home, usually).  Cyfnod is the word for a period of time.  Cyfnod bach - (a short period).  Plentyn is a child - remember plant means children. Catrin takes Llinos to the doctor.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Helo, Doctor.  Dydy Llinos ddim yn hanner da.
Meddyg - Nawr te, Llinos, beth sy’n bod arnat ti?
Llinos - Mami!
Meddyg - Mmm. Wel, mae brech yr ieir arnat ti, mae’n flin gyda fi.
Catrin - Diwedd annwyl!  Brech yr ieir!  Beth ’dyn ni’n mynd i ’wneud?
Meddyg - Peidiwch â phoeni, Mrs Lloyd.  Dydy hi ddim yn ddifrifol fel arfer mewn plentyn.  Cyfnod bach yn y gwely, dyna i gyd.
Catrin - Diolch byth!  Llinos fach...

Dydy Llinos ddim yn hanner da - (Llinos is not at all well).  So the doctor asks her, beth sy’n bod arnat ti? - (what’s wrong with you?)  He’s not likely to get an answer, even she knew - she can only say one word!  After a short inspection, the doctor is convinced: mae brech yr ieir arnat ti - (you’ve got chicken pox).  Diwedd annwyl, Catrin exclaims, heavens above.  Beth ’dyn ni’n mynd i ’wneud.  She’s obviously forgotton that chicken pox is not usually serious in children.  Peidiwch â phoeni, Mrs Lloyd - (don’t worry Mrs Lloyd).  Dydy hi ddim yn ddifrifol fel arfer mewn plentyn - (it’s not usually serious in a child).  Notice he says hi when he refers to brech yr ieir because it’s feminine.  Cyfnod bach yn y gwely - (a short period in bed), dyna i gyd - (that’s all), and diolch byth - (thank goodness!)  

Week 32, Thursday.  Today, you'll learn:

dim byd difrifol, drws, ar agor, 

Oes peswch arnoch chi? - (Have you got a cough?)  I hope not.  If you have, it could be because you’ve been smoking - ysmygu - not to be encouraged. There again, it may be dim - (nothing) - usually  followed by byd,  the word for world - dim byd - (nothing, nothing at all).  Dim byd difrifol - (nothing serious).  Let’s remind ourselves of some of the words we’ve had round the house: Cegin - (kitchen), y gegin - (the kitchen).  Y lolfa is the sitting room, and ystafell wely - (bedroom). Ystafell fwyta is dining room, literally, eating room.  Y ty bach, is the loo.  What do all these rooms have in common?  Drws - (a door).  If a drws is not closed, it’s ar agor - (open), a sign you may have seen on shops in Wales, ar agor. Mae’r drws ar agor - (the door’s open).  Rhys has come with Catrin, his mother, to visit old Uncle Elwyn who is under doctor’s order not to smoke - that was what put him in hospital recently.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Wncl Elwyn, dyma Rhys.
Rhys - Helo, Wncl Elwyn.
Elwyn - Helo... helo, Rhys.
Rhys - Oes annwyd arnoch chi?
Elwyn - Nac oes. 
Rhys - Oes peswch arnoch chi, te?
Elwyn - Nac oes.  Dim byd difrifol.
Rhys - Sut ’dych chi’n gwybod?
Elwyn - Wel, does dim llwnc tost gyda fi, does dim pen tost gyda fi. Ac... Ble mae dy fam di? Ydy’r drws ar agor?
Rhys - Nac ydy.  Mae Mam yn y gegin. Pam?
Elwyn - Smygais i bum sigaret, dyna pam dw i’n pesychu!
Rhys - Aa!

I think Uncle Elwyn’s an advertisement for anybody to stop smoking!  What does Rhys first think is wrong with him?  Oes annwyd arnoch chi? - (Have you got a cold?) Nac oes - (no).  Oes peswch arnoch chi, te - (have you got a cough then?)  Nac oes.  Dim byd difrifol - (no, nothing serious).  Sut ’dych chi’n gwybod - (how do you know?)  Well, Elwyn doesn’t seem to have any of the conventional signs: does dim llwnc tost gyda fi - (I haven’t got a sore throat), does dim pen tost gyda fi - (I haven’t got a headache). Then he gets ready to tell a secret.  Ble mae dy fam di? -  (Where’s your mother?)  Ydy’r drws ar agor? - (Is the door open?)  Nac ydy - (no), mae Mam yn y gegin - (Mam’s in the kitchen).  Pam? - (why?)  Smygais i bum sigaret, Elwyn admits, I smoked five cigarettes.  Dyna pam dw i’n pesychu - (that’s why I’m coughing!)  

Week 32, Friday.  Today, you'll learn:

mae arna i ofn, nage, ofn, smotyn/smotiau

We’re having a pretty depressing time with all this illness around aren’t we?  One new word in this lessons conversation: smotiau, it means spots.  Smotiau coch - (red spots).  A spot is smotyn.  By now you should be getting used to the different ways of saying yes and no - like oes, nac oes, ydy, nac ydy, and so on.  As you know, these answers take their cue from the original questioning word.  But what if there isn’t an ydy or oes to take a cure from?  We’ve had quite a few examples already, but in these situations for no you say nage, or na for short.  Catrin is going to the shops, but there’s something different about her which catches the attention of Mrs Roberts.

Listen to the dialogue:
Mrs Williams - Bore da, Catrin.
Catrin - Bore da, Mrs Williams.
MrsWilliams - Dim baban gyda chi heddiw?
Catrin - Nage. Mae brech yr ieir ar Llinos ar hyn o bryd.
MrsWilliams - Dyna drueni.
Catrin - Mae hi gartre gyda Rhys.
MrsWilliams - Roedd brech yr ieir ar ein Rhian ni y llynedd.  Roedd popeth gyda hi.  Roedd pen tost gyda hi, roedd smotiau coch ymhobman.  Roedd hi’n sâl iawn.  Ro’n i’n meddwl...
Catrin - Diolch yn fawr, Mrs Williams. Dw i’n mynd i siopa.  Hwyl fawr.

Dim baban gyda chi heddiw? - (No baby with you today?)  No specific questioning word, either, so Catrin answers nage.  Mae brech yr ieir ar Llinos ar hyn o bryd - (Llinos has got chicken pox at the moment).  Dyna drueni - (what a shame).  Mae hi gartre gyda Rhys - (she’s at home with Rhys).  This sets Mrs Williams off: roedd brech yr ieir ar ein Rhian ni y llynedd - (our Rhian had chicken pox last year); roedd popeth gyda hi - (she had everything), roedd smotiau coch ymhobman - (there were red spots everywhere).  Roedd hi’n sâl iawn - (she was very poorly).  Catrin doesn’t want to hear this - dw i’n mynd i siopa.

6 questions to test yourself:
1.	How do you say - is there something wrong with her?
a)	Oes rhywbeth yn bod arni hi?
b)	Oes rhywbeth yn bod arnoch chi?
c)	Oes rhywbeth yn bod arno fe?

2.	Are you feeling better is?
a)	Ydych chi'n teimlo'n well?
b)	Wyt ti'n teimlo'n well?
c)	Ydy chi'n teimlo'n well?

3.	A sore throat is?
a)	Peswch
b)	Brech yr ieir
c)	Llwnc tost

4.	You've got to go is?
a)	Rhaid iddi hi fynd
b)	Rhaid i chi mynd
c)	Rhaid i ti fynd

5.	In the house is?
a)	Yn y gwely
b)	Yn y ty
c)	Yn y gegin

6.	How do you say - red spots?
a)	smotyn coch
b)	smotiau glas
c)	smotiau coch