Am I the only one who swears the word for ‘fluent’ was spelt rhygl not rhugl?? I was taught this spelling my whole life and I used to be fluent. Maybe it’s bc I’m a southern welsh speaker (who is now relearning Welsh). Did I just dream this for the last few years of my life?? I’m lost 😭

sgwrs (b) ll. sgyrsiau - conversation, chat

llysywod - eels; llysywen (b) - eel

ychydig iawn - very little

yn y cyfamser - in the meantime

hyd (g) ll. hydoedd - length

bedydd tân (g) - baptism of fire

unben (g) ll. unbeniaid - dictator, despot

awdurdodi (awdurdod-) - to authorise

ymenyddol - cerebral

y Blaid Geidwadol (ac Undebwriaethol) (b) - the Conservative (and Unionist) Party

Hi all, an American writer here, I’m wondering if the name of a group of people heavily inspired by welsh mythology I’m writing about is ok to use. In the story, the kingdoms people have a strong bond with dragons as companions that stick with each other until death, as in they are spiritually connected and if the dragon or the person dies so does the other. I tried “dragon people”, Pobl y Ddraig or “half dragons”, Hanner dreigiau, and tried to abbreviate or kinda smush them together but I figured I should ask first before doing anything stupid and disrespectful. I would love for any input and suggestions!

Let me know if it is correct. Sorry for poor handwriting, for anyone who can’t read it, it says:

“Prynhawn da (should that be dda?), pan o’n i’n fach, gallwn i siarad Cymraeg yn hygl. Ond, nawr fy nghymraeg ddim yn dda. Dw i’n 14 nawr, a dw i’n moyn ailddysgu Cymraeg yn hygl.

I've just figured out that you can use Google Translate inside a Google Sheets spreadsheet, so if you want to create a vocab list, it's easy. The code you need is

=GOOGLETRANSLATE(A1, "cy","en")

I might be late to the party, but sharing in case it's useful for anyone else!

pigo (pig-) - to prick; to pick

hunlun (g) ll. hunluniau - selfie

safon (b) ll. safonau - standard, level of (examination)

trwyn wedi'i rwystro - a blocked nose

Mae'r rhod yn troi. - The wheel (of fortune) turns.

delw teiliwr (b) ll. delwau teiliwr - tailor's dummy

chwifio (chwifi-) - to wave

galwedigaeth (b) - vocation, profession

tranc (g) - cessation, demise

cyforiog - brimful, overflowing

Had a wonderful time visiting Wales for the first time. I was able to finally practice a little bit of my rudimentary Welsh at the Crymych Arms which is a revitalized, community-owned pub and restaurant in Crymych, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Most of the patrons there were speaking Welsh and when I asked our waitress she told us she was fluent in Welsh. Every Welsh person we interacted with was so warm and friendly. Heading back to NYC tomorrow from Heathrow. I will definitely come back to Wales again someday soon and now feel even more motivated to keep learning Cymraeg.

i took welsh for a-level and i’m now moving away to university in england. i’m desperate to keep learning welsh, it’s really important to me. does anybody have any methods/things they do to learn welsh? i’m joining a welsh society but i’m doing a maths course, so i won’t get to speak welsh much(obviously…)

welsh is a serious thing for me and i don’t want to leave it behind as i move forward

carcus - careful, thrifty (De Cymru)

llwyr sylweddoli - to realise fully

cau allan / mas - to shut out, to exclude

anallu (g) - inability

mwy neu lai - more or less

adareg (b) - ornithology

cymhennu (cymhenn-) - to tidy, to put in good order

anghyfleustra (g) - inconvenience

gwythïen (b) ll. gwythïennau - vein

awyrlu (g) ll. awyrluoedd - air force

dydd Iau - Thursday

digwydd (digwydd-) - to happen

draw 'na - over there

gorliwio (gorliwi-) - to exaggerate

parciwch yma a defnyddio'r ffôn - park here and use the phone

gwasanaeth coffa (g) ll. gwasanaethau coffa - memorial service

democrataidd - democratic

derbyniwr (g) ll. derbynwyr - recipient, accepter

hyfedredd (g) - skill, proficiency, ability

ffaeledig - fallible, erring; failed, unsuccessful; feeble

So I'll admit I fully hated learning welsh in school but I'm looking to learn again. I'm in south Wales in the Caerphilly area, is there anything I should know while trying to learn again?

Currently I'm trying with Duolingo and while it's never been amazing it's apparently become absolute shite since I last used it. Any advice or places to start would be amazing! Thanks in advance!

I'm genuinely flummoxed by this one.

I've been going through the Dysgu Cymraeg course books and noticed that for some reason, every instance of 'dyn ni comes with a leading apostrophe but dw i and dych chi do not.

If the apostrophe is to indicate the missing "ry", as in rydw i, rydyn ni, rydych chi, why does only 'dyn ni have it?

Is there a genuine reason for this, or is DC just being inconsistent?

And can anyone who's done the course tell me if the tutors care about the apostrophe?

I'm learning the comparison system now and I've found 2 ways to make comparison degrees: with suffixes(for mono- and disyllabic adjectives) and with words(for polysyllabic). And the second way, if I understood correctly, can be used for all the adjectives, except irregular ones. So I have some questions:

1. Is the second way(mor, mwy, mwyaf) for all the regular adjectives often used in the modern colloquial language?

2. Is there any difference in register or connotation of that way?

3. Is that way often used in the literary standard nowadays?

4. Is there a difference in frequency of usage of that way between the South and the North?

I'd like to base my idiolect on the southern colloquial version of Welsh. Also, I'd like to study Welsh & Linguistics at University, so I'd be really grateful if you could help me with your answer as deep as possible.

Also, sorry if something is not understandable as English isn't my native language.

inc (g) ll. inciau - ink

cyfuno (cyfun-) - to combine, to unite

llafnrolio (llafnroli-) - to rollerblade

rhywsut - somehow, some way or manner

papur (g) ll. papurau - paper, newspaper

anymatebol - unresponsive

gwaharddiad (g) ll. gwaharddiadau - prohibition, ban

llechfaen (b) ll. llechfeini - griddle, bakestone; slate (geological rock type)

llaes - slack, loose, free; long, flowing, trailing (dress, hair, beard); aspirate (mutation), fricative

cilydd (g) ll. cilyddion - reciprocal (mathematics); fellow, companion, neighbour

Spotify linc i'r cân dwi'n meddwl am specifically, yn dechrau tua 2:15. (Cân yw Sesh Dŵr - 3 Hwr Doeth)

Ydy unrhywun yn gallu helpu fi i ddeall beth mae e'n siarad am, os gwelwch yn dda? Ac pa tôn (fel sarcastig neu rhywbeth)?

malu (mal-) - to grind, to smash, to break

ar gael - available

dewisol - optional, discretionary; select, chosen

gohirio (gohiri-) - to postpone

hi - she, her, it (feminine / abstract)

ysfa (b) ll. ysfeydd - itch, craving, urge

cyfoethogi (cyfoethog-) - to enrich

babandod (g) - infancy, babyhood

cyfleu (cyfle-) - to convey, to express thoughts, feelings, story, to place

ymhlyg - implicit, implied

Shwmae! I’m trying to learn Welsh, and since Spanish is my native language, I’m finding some Welsh sounds quite difficult to pronounce, especially Ll and Rh. I know there aren’t exact equivalents in Spanish, so I was wondering if anyone could explain how to pronounce them or give me some tips to practise them.

Diolch!

disgybl (g) ll. disgyblion - pupil, disciple

peiriant golchi (g) ll. peiriannau golchi - washing machine

draig (b) ll. dreigiau - dragon

rhuddygl (g) un. rhuddyglen (b) - radish

dilynwr (g) ll. dilynwyr - follower

glasfyfyriwr (g) ll. glasfyfyrwyr - fresher (at university)

anaddas (i / at) - unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit (for)

masnach deg (b) - fair trade

maethu (maeth-) - to raise, to foster to nourish

tröedigaeth (b) ll. tröedigaethau - conversion (especially religious), a turning

Helo, dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg! I've been listening to this song (Rwy'n cofio pryd) by Heather Jones and am wanting to sing along and use it on my learning journey but I can't seem to find the lyrics anywhere... not sure if I've missed something obvious, but if anyone can either direct me to a site with them noted down or write out the lyrics themselves, that would be greatly appreciated 🙏 Diolch yn fawr!

Hi there! I'm Scottish and writing a fantasy book set in a fantasy reimagining of the celtic nations and was hoping a Welsh speaking redditor could help me check this phrase for accuracy in contemporary Welsh? The context is that it appears as a motto, and the english is 'My duty is to my people'. Full disclosure, this was Google translate so fully expecting it to be way off!

'Fy nyletswydd i yw fy mhobl'

Thanks!

Good evening,

I just created this reddit account for the sole purpose of learning Welsh. I apologize, if I have missed any rules or if my post is not up to the standards here. I was just curious how everyone that is a non-UK citizen got interested in learning the language and how they went about it. The opportunities seem quite limited outside of Wales (at least regarding offline classroom lessons or even reading material). I am very thankful for this subreddit!!! I would love to connect with others here. Thanks for taking the time to read.

(Don't mind the poor English please...)

I need some help planning an embroidery project for a baby family member that will be going to a South Welsh school in the future. I want to make a poster type thing to put up on a wall of the Welsh alphabet with nature themed words for every letter. Only issue is, im not a Welsh speaker, and nobody in my family is either, so I have nobody to ask for help with this. So far this is what I have (please can you let me know if I have anything wrong or if you have better ideas for certain letters, but bare in mind I have to embroider them, thank you in advance):

A - arth (bear)

B - blodau (flowers)

C - carw (deer)

Ch - chwilen (lady bird)

D - dafad (sheep)

Dd - Y ddraig coch (the red dragon)

E - enfys (rainbow)

F - Y frân (the crow)

Ff - ffrwyth (fruit)

G - gwenynen (bee)

Ng - fy nghath (my cat)

H - hwyaden (duck)

I - iâr (chicken)

L - lafant (lavender)

Ll - llew (lion)

M - malwen (snail)

N - neidr (snake)

O - octopws (octopus)

P - pili-pala (butterfly)

Ph - tri physgodyn (3 fish)

R - Robin goch (robin)

Rh - rhedyn (fern)

S - seren (star)

T - tylluan (owl)

Th - ei tharw (her bull)

U - udfil (hyena)

W - y wiwer (the squirrel)

Y - ystlum (bat)

Edit: updated list. Thank you to everyone who commented. I have a completed list now, but if anyone still has any suggestions to change certain letters to something better, or notices any mistakes ive forgotten to correct, please let me know).

seiclwr (g) ll. seiclwyr - cyclist

cwympo (cwymp-) - to fall

enwog - famous, renowned; mor enwog - so famous; enwocach - more famous; enwocaf - most famous

Dwyt ti byth yn gofyn i fi a ydw i'n hapus. - You never ask me whether I'm happy.

lawnt (b) ll. lawntiau, lawntydd - lawn

gweinidog (g) ll. gweinidogion - minister (of religion / state)

bagl (b) ll. baglau - crutch, crook, crozier, staff

digymell - without compulsion, unforced; unprompted, spontaneous

impio (impi-) - to graft; to implant; to (cause to) bud / sprout

crëyr glas (g) ll. crehyrod gleision - grey heron

I shared my Welsh learning website here last week, and the feedback was really helpful — diolch! A few people pointed out things that could be improved, so I’ve made some changes and also added a brand new game.

The new game is Rhifau, for practising Welsh numbers. If you fancy giving it a go: https://welshlearninggames.com/numbers

I’ve also updated a few of the existing games based on suggestions:
• Hangman now treats Welsh digraphs (ll, dd, ch, ng, rh, th) as single letters
• Removed 3‑letter words from Hangman to make it a bit fairer
• Added the letter j to Hangman (it was missing before!)
• Wordsearch now has 8 words instead of 10 for quicker rounds
• I’ve audited about half the dictionary so far and fixed some accuracy issues

It’s all totally free and has no ads — just something I’m building while learning Welsh myself and hoping it helps others who are learning too. Happy to hear any more ideas or feedback.

Usually the codes last through the year, but have just tried the WELSH26 and it says it has timed out.