Catchphrase 2000 Wythnos 9

Week 9, Monday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Iaith allweddol: 
beth wnest ti? prynais i, helpais i, golchais i, talais i

Geirfa:
adroddiad
dim byd

Actorion: Bethan, Guto
Golygfa/FX: swyddfa

We’ve been learning how to use mynd - (to go).  Remember est ti - (you went) or did you go - est ti? We’ll now learn the very similar sounding wnest ti - (you did).  Beth wnest ti? means what did you do? Beth wnest ti wedyn? - (what did you then?)

In the next few lessons we’ll be looking at some other verbs, and giving you a few simple rules to follow so that you can talk about what you did in the past. 

We'll start with some verbs you know, which end in a vowel: helpu - (to help); talu - (to pay) and golchi - (to wash).  One new one: prynu - (to buy).  To say - did these things you drop the last vowel and add ais, followed by i.  Helpu: helpais i - (I helped). Talu: talais i - (I paid).  Golchi: golchais i - (I washed).  Prynu: prynais i - (I bought).  

Bethan uses all of these as the talks on the phone to her friend Siân while Guto's out of the office. When Guto comes back, he asks about an adroddiad - (a report).  See if you can understand what Bethan did on Saturday.  Dim byd means nothing. 

Listen to the dialogue:
Bethan - Beth wnest ti? ... Beth wnest ti wedyn? ... Do? .... Na! ... Beth wnest ti wedyn? ... Wel, Siân! ... Fi?  Dydd Sadwrn?  O, es i allan am dro … es i i'r dref - i siopa … Prynais i jeans newydd … Talais i’r rhent …  Golchais i’r car .... O, dyma Mr Lloyd nawr.  Hwyl Siân!
Bethan - Bore da, Guto!  Popeth yn iawn?
Guto - Ble mae'r adroddiad newydd i Mr Huws?
Bethan - Wel, mae'n flin gyda fi, Guto, ond dydy e ddim yn barod.
Guto - Dim yn barod?!  O, Bethan - beth wnest ti yr wythnos diwethaf?
Bethan - Yr wythnos ddiwethaf??  Guto, yr wythnos diwethaf helpais i gyda’r peiriant ffacs ... prynais i ffacs newydd … ac wedyn helpais i John yn y swyddfa.
Guto - Iawn, Bethan, iawn.  Ond mae Mr Huws eisiau yr adroddiad nawr! 
Bethan - Reit!  Wel, ‘dw i’n mynd i siarad a Mr Huws nawr!

I can't imagine what Siân had been up to for Bethan to keep asking Beth wnest ti wedyn? - (what did you do then?!)  But did you work out what Bethan did?  Es i allan am dro - (I went out for a walk). Prynais i jeans newydd - (I bought some new jeans) … Talais i’r rhent - (I paid the rent) …  Golchais i’r car - (I washed the car) ...  Then she summed it all up by saying Dim byd - (nothing).  But she’s been very busy in the office, despite not having done yr adroddiad newydd - (the new report) for Guto and his boss Mr Huws.  Dydy'r adroddiad newydd ddim yn barod - (the new report isn't ready).  Did you spot what she did last week instead of the report - helpais i gyda peiriant ffacs - (I helped with the fax machine).  Prynais i ffacs newydd - (I bought a new fax).  What else did Bethan do last week?  Helpais i John yn y swyddfa - (I helped John in the office).  And finally she said dw i’n mynd i siarad a Mr Huws - (I’m going to talk to Mr Huws)

Why not have a go at asking a few people what they did today - Beth wnest ti heddiw? 

Week 9, Tuesday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Iaith allweddol:
Beth wnaethoch chi?

Geirfa:
ysmygu
sigarets

Actorion: Catrin, Rhys, Wncl Elwyn
Golygfa/FX: ty Wncl Elwyn

Remember Catrin’s Uncle Elwyn?  Recently he was very ill in hospital, and I get the impression that it was his chest that was giving him trouble, as you might work out from the following conversation.  But he seems to be getting better.  He’s at home now and Catrin's brought Rhys to visit him.  There’s one important new phrase in this conversation.  Beth wnaethoch chi? the more formal version of beth wnest ti? - (what did you do?)  Beth wnaethoch chi? is the one to use when you’re talking to somebody a lot older than you or to somebody in authority or to more than one person. 

Just a couple of other new words - paned - (a cuppa) and ysmygu - (to smoke).  We’ll also go over some words you already know - bwyta - (to eat), cysgu - (to sleep) and edrych - (to look).  But you need to watch out for them in the past - bwytais i, cysgais i and edrychais i.   So … here we are are in Wncl Elwyn’s house with Catrin and Rhys, and Catrin says Nawr te - (now then) …

Listen to the dialogue
Catrin - Nawr te, Wncl Elwyn, dyma Rhys.
Elwyn - O, helo, Rhys.
Catrin - Reit, paned, Wncl Elwyn?
Elwyn - O, diolch Catrin 
Rhys - Helo ’na, Wncl Elwyn.  Sut dych chi?  Dych chi’n iawn? 
Elwyn - Ww, da iawn, da iawn.
Rhys - Dyma Milk Trays i chi.
Elwyn -  Diolch, Rhys, diolch …
Rhys - Yy … Beth wnaethoch chi ddoe, te?
Elwyn - O, cysgais i …  Bwytais i hefyd.  Bwytais i dipyn bach.  Edrychais i ar y teledu …
Rhys - O.  Aethoch chi allan?
Elwyn - Do.  Es i am dro bach.  Prynais i sigarets ...
Rhys - Wncl Elwyn!  Sigarets?
Elwyn - Ysmygais i un … Shwsh Rhys, dyma Mam!
Catrin - Dyma baned, Wncl Elwyn
Elwyn - Diolch Catrin, diolch!

Oh diar!  Wncl Elwyn couldn't resist the temptation to have a sigaret.  He says Ysmygais i un - (I smoked one).  He obviously knows Catrin wouldn't approve!  She offered him a cup of tea: Paned, Wncl Elwyn? and goes off to leave Rhys to chat to his great uncle.  After asking how he is - sut dych chi? - Rhys asks what he did yesterday, Beth wnaethoch chi ddoe?  Elwyn starts off sounding very poorly Cysgais i - (I slept).  Bwytais i hefyd - (I ate as well).  Bwytais i dipyn bach - (I ate a little bit). And edrychais i ar y teledu - (I watched the television).  But it sounds as if he perked up a bit during the day.  When Rhys asks Aethoch chi allan? - (did you go out?) he says Es i am dro bach - (I went for a little walk) and then prynais i sigarets - (I bought some cigarettes).  Ysmygais i un - (I smoked one). Ahem - not a very clever thing for someone who’s been in hospital with chest trouble. 

Well, I hope Wncl Elwyn resists the temptation to smoke any more!  Try saying something you did, using the words you’ve learnt in these lessons or others you know like trefnu - (to organise); canu - (to sing); dysgu - (to learn); trefnais i’r gwyliau - (I organised the holidays); canais i ddoe - (I sang yesterday); dysgais i dipyn bach - (I learnt a little bit).  

Week 9, Wednesday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Iaith allweddol: 
canodd

Geirfa:
gwych, llawer, rhywun

Actorion: Rhys, Daniel ar y ffôn
Golygfa/FX: phone

Remember helpais i - (I helped), prynais i - (I bought), cysgais i - (I slept), canais i - (i sang?) … So you know how to say I did something, and also how to ask somebody what they did using both ti and chi Beth wnest ti? Beth wnaethoch chi? Beth wnest ti? Beth wnaethoch chi?

We look at how to say he or she did something.  Instead of changing the last vowel to - ais, we change it to - odd.  So canu - (to sing) - becomes canodd.  Canodd Cerys Matthews - (Cerys Matthews sang).  The person comes after, not before, the verb in Welsh.  Cerys Matthews sang - Canodd Cerys Matthews.  She sang is canodd hi; he sang - canodd e.  So, if gyrru is to drive, then gyrrodd hi is she drove, and gyrrodd e is he drove.  Talu is to pay: talodd hi - (she paid); talodd e - (he paid).  Prynu is to buy so what is he bought …?  Yes - prynodd e.

Rhys is talking to his friend Daniel on the phone on Saturday evening.  See if you can work out from Daniel’s questions and Rhys’s answers what Rhys did during the day.  You need to know that rhywun means anybody or somebody.

Listen to the dialogue
Rhys - Helo?
Daniel - Rhys - s’mae?  Dan yma.  Popeth yn iawn?
Rhys - Iawn.
Daniel - Beth wnest ti heddiw?
Rhys - O, gwaith catref yn y bore - Ffrangeg eto. 
Daniel - Yyr.  Beth wnest ti yn y prynhawn, te?
Rhys - Wel, es i i Gaerdydd yn y prynhawn.  Prynais i CD newydd Catatonia. 
Daniel - Dw i’n hoffi Catatonia.  Canodd Cerys Mathews ar y teledu neithiwr - gwych! 
Rhys - Dan!  Plis!
Daniel - Iawn, iawn.  Yyy…  Est ti i Gaerdydd gyda rhywun, te?
Rhys - Do.  Do ...
Daniel - Pwy?
Rhys - Dad.
Daniel - Ha!
Rhys - Wel, gyrrodd e’r car!  A prynodd e'r cinio yn MacDonalds.  A talodd e am y CD, hefyd.
Daniel - Aa, dw i’n gweld.
Rhys - Beth wnest ti heddiw, Dan?
Daniel - Wel, es i i’r Odeon.  Gyda rhywun!
Rhys - Pwy?
Daniel - Mm … Es i gyda Gethin Thomas!

What did Rhys do today then?  Homework in the morning - gwaith catref yn y bore - and it's French again - Ffrangeg eto.  Then Es i i Gaerdydd yn y prynhawn - (I went to Cardiff in the afternoon). Prynais i CD newydd Catatonia - (I bought Catatonia’s new CD).  Daniel is obviously a fan of Cerys Mathews.  He says canodd Cerys Mathews ar y teledu neithiwr - (Cerys Mathews sang on the TV last night), then he says gwych - (terrific).  But Rhys is obviously not impressed with his singing!  Daniel wonders if Rhys might have been with someone in Cardiff - est ti i Gaerdydd gyda rhywun? - (Did you go to Cardiff with someone?)  His suspicions are unfounded: after asking Pwy? - (Who?) he discovers it was only Rhys’s dad!  And Guto only seems to have been taken along for his services!  Gyrrodd e’r car - (He drove the car).  A prynodd e'r cinio yn MacDonalds - (and he bought lunch in MacDonalds).  A talodd e am y CD, hefyd - (and he paid for the CD too).  Aa, dw i’n gweld says Daniel, ah, I see.  But Daniel’s trying to make his Saturday seem more interesting - he tells Rhys es i’r Odeon - (I went to the Odeon).  Gyda rhywun - (with someone). 
So, Daniel went to the Odeon with no-one more interesting than his pal Gethin Thomas.  What a let down! 

Try practising saying what someone did, using gyrru, cysgu, talu, golchi, prynu, canu.  Remember to put the name or hi or e after the verb.  Gyrrodd John y car - (John drove the car). Cysgodd Llinos - (Llinos slept).  Prynodd hi siocled - (she bought some chocolate). 

Week 9, Thursday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Iaith allweddol: 
codais
cysgais
triais

Geirfa:
wedi blino
tua
pump o’r gloch

Actorion: Bethan, Guto
Golygfa/FX: swyddfa

Beth wnaethoch chi ddoe? - (What did you do yesterday?); Beth wnaethoch chi y bore 'ma? - (What did you do this morning?) …  Practice answering some of these questions.  First, the new words you'll learn in this lesson - Crio is to cry, and codi is to get up.  I got up is codais i.  Guto says codais i tua pump o’r gloch - (I got up around five o'clock).  Pump o’r gloch is five o'clock.

We're eavesdropping in the office - yn y swyddfa.  Bethan has already started working when Guto staggers in, looking dreadful.  Bethan asks him Wyt ti wedi blino? - (Are you tired?).  Guto tells Bethan why he’s so tired, but, not having children, she doesn't really understand.  See if you can understand - and work out Guto's movements for the past 12 hours or so.

Listen to the dialogue
Bethan - Bore da, Guto ...
Guto - Shw mae. 
Bethan - Ww, Guto  Wyt ti wedi blino?
Guto - Ydw.  Tipyn bach.
Bethan - Pam?  Beth wnest ti ddoe ar ôl y gwaith?
Guto - Dim byd.  Es i adref ... Bwytais i ... Helpais i Catrin.  Siaradais i a Mam ar y ffôn.  Yy ... Es i i’r gwely ... Cysgais i ... Dyna’r cyfan.
Bethan - Est ti allan?  Est ti i’r dafarn?
Guto - Naddo.
Bethan - Wel, pam wyt ti wedi blino?
Guto - Llinos.  Criodd Llinos trwy’r nos.
Bethan - Trueni! 
Guto - A heddiw, codais i tua pump o’r gloch ... 
Bethan - Pump o'r gloch!  Pump!?  Aa!  Pam?
Guto - Pam?  Pam codais i am bump o'r gloch?  Codais i gyda Llinos, wrth gwrs!  Aeth Catrin i gysgu. Mae hi wedi blino hefyd …
Bethan - Pam?
Guto - Bethan!  Dydy Llinos ddim yn cysgu!

Poor Guto - but Bethan won't understand till she has children of her own one day!  When she asks Guto wyt ti wedi blino?  Guto says ydw, tipyn bach - (yes a bit).  Then Bethan tries to get to the bottom of it.  What did you do yesterday after work? Beth wnest ti ddoe ar ôl gwaith?  Es i gartref - he says - I went home; wedyn bwytais i - (then I ate).  Helpais i Catrin - (I helped Catrin).  Siaradais i gyda Mam ar y ffôn - (I spoke to Mam on the phone).  Es i i’r gwely - (I went to bed) ... Cysgais i - (I slept).  Dyna’r cyfan - (that's all).  But he didn’t go out or to the pub - when Bethan asks Est ti allan?  Est ti i’r dafarn? he says naddo, no.  The reason for his tiredness is baby Llinos - criodd Llinos trwy’r nos - (Llinos cried through the night).  Guto got up around five o'clock - codais i tua pump o’r gloch.  And what did Catrin do?  
Good old Guto.  He really seems to be pulling his weight at home!  He got up with Llinos.  Codais i gyda Llinos, wrth gwrs - (of course).  And what did Catrin do?  Aeth Catrin i gysgu - Catrin went to sleep.  She's tired too - mae hi wedi blino hefyd.  Llinos isn’t sleeping! - Dydy Llinos ddim yn cysgu! 
I only hope he has a more peaceful night tonight!

Remember to keep practising what you or someone else did in the past, using as many words as you can to practise them.  And if you want to know a new word, you can always ask someone in Welsh: Beth ydy so-and-so yn Gymraeg?  

Week 9, Friday.  Today, you’ll learn:

Iaith allweddol: 

Geirfa:
bron yn barod
sglodion
siocled
selsig
hufen ia

Actorion: Catrin, plentyn
Golygfa/FX: ysgol 

Beth am stori? - (What about a story?)  Heddiw, mae Catrin yn yr ysgol feithrin, Mae’r cinio bron yn barod - (dinner’s nearly ready), and she's trying to keep the children amused with a story … not a very inspiring story … about Tedi and Sali’r ddoli - (Sally the doll).  Sali'r ddoli has a siop - siop Sali'r ddoli.

Remember we add -odd to verbs to say what he did or what she did.  Canodd Cerys Matthews - (Cerys Matthews sang).  Prynodd e - (he bought) or bwytodd e - (he ate).  One new verb today: gwisgo - (to wear).  Gwisgodd e - (he wore).  Gwisgodd e siwt newydd - (he wore a new suit).  Gwisgodd e het newydd - (he wore a new hat).

Most of the new words in the story are about food - bwyd ... Sounds very like bwyta - (to eat).  Sglodion are chips - sglodion and selsig are sausages.  Siocled is chocolate - siocled and hufen ia is ice cream. 

So here's the story of Tedi and Sali’r ddoli.  See if you can follow what happens.  Focus on three things: the time Tedi got up (remember pump o'r gloch is five o'clock), the colour of his hat, and the things he bought in the shop. 

Dych chi'n barod?  Then let's begin …

Catrin:  Nawr te. Mae’r cinio bron yn barod … Beth am stori fach?  Sion!  Wyt ti'n barod?  Na! …  Nawr te …  Beth am stori am … Tedi?  Helo Tedi!  Wel, ddoe, cododd Tedi o’r gwely am chwech o'r gloch - chwech o'r gloch!  Gwisgodd e siwt newydd a het binc ac aeth e allan am dro.  Aeth e i’r parc, ac wedyn aeth e i siop Sali’r ddoli.  Dyma Sali - helo Sali!  Mari, wyt ti’n hoffi Sali?  Sara, wyt ti’n hoffi Sali?  Sion!  Sion! … O dim ots.

… Wel, edrychodd Tedi ar y bwyd yn y siop …  Edrychodd ac edrychodd ac edrychodd …  Prynodd e siocled, prynodd e selsig, prynodd e hufen ia, prynodd e sudd oren, a sglodion. 
 
Sion!  Wyt ti’n hoffi sglodion? … ydy, mae’r cinio bron yn barod!

Wel …  bwytodd Tedi sglodion - bwytodd e siocled … a hufen ia  … a selsig.

Ac ar ôl bwyta … aeth e adref …  O, mae hi'n amser cinio nawr.  Sion!! … Beth?  Ti ddim yn hoffi Tedi? O.  Diolch yn fawr!

Not a very inspired story - no wonder Sion wasn’t paying much attention!  Did you work out that Tedi got up from bed at six o'clock - cododd Tedi o’r gwely am chwech o'r gloch?  He wore a new suit and his hat was pink - Gwisgodd e siwt newydd a het binc.  In siop Sali'r ddoli, edrychodd e - (he looked), and then he bought - prynodd e - he bought siocled - (chocolate), selsig - (sausage), hufen ia - (ice cream), sudd oren - (orange juice), sglodion - (chips).  And of course he ate the lot - bwytodd Tedi sglodion, sioclet and so on. 

Well the children are ready for their lunch.  I wonder if they're having selsig a sglods - (sausage and chips!)  Or hufen ia - (ice cream.)

Keep building up your vocabulary.  Find the Welsh for all the items in your fridge. 

6 questions to test yourself:

1.  What is - I paid?
(a)  talu
(b)  prynais i
(c ) talais i

2.  I watched the TV is:
(a)  edrych ar y teledu
(b)  edrychais ar y teledu
(c ) prynais i deledu

3.  What is - she drove:
(a)  gyrrodd e
(b)  gyrrodd hi
(c ) i gyrru

4.  What is - I went to Cardiff in the afternoon?
(a)  Es i i Gaerdydd yn y bore
(b)  Es i i Gaerdydd yn y prynhawn
(c ) Es i i Gaerdydd yn y nos

5.  What time did Guto get up to be with baby Llinos?
(a)  chwech o’r gloch
(b)  pump o’r gloch
(c ) pedwar o’r gloch

6.  What is - sausage and chips?
(a)  siocled a selsig
(b)  sglodion a siocled
(c ) selsig a sglodion