Welsh Entry Level (Mynediad) - Unit 1: Helô, sut dych chi?

Vocabulary and conversational phrases from Unit 1 of the Welsh Mynediad course, covering greetings, numbers 0-10, common verbs, nouns, and core grammatical guidelines.

Abertawe

Swansea

nos

night

noswaith

evening

paned

cuppa

problem(au)

problem(s)

rhaglen(ni)

programme(s)

uned(au)

unit(s)

band(iau)

band(s)

bore(au)

morning(s)

car (ceir)

car(s)

croeso

welcome

dosbarth(iadau)

class(es)

enw(au)

name(s)

heddlu

police

prynhawn(iau)

afternoon(s)

rhif(au)

number(s)

byw

to live

darllen

to read

dysgu

to learn, to teach

gwylio

to watch

gyrru

to drive

stopio

to stop

da

good

ofnadwy

terrible

pinc

pink

wedi blino

tired

a

and (becomes "ac" before a vowel)

ble?

where?

chi

you (formal or plural)

ti

you (informal singular: one person you know well, a child, or a pet)

diolch

thanks

dyna pam

that’s why

eto

again

fi

me

gyda

with

heddiw

today

hwyl!

bye!

i

to; for

iawn

ok (on its own); very (when used after an adjective)

nawr

now

ond

but

pawb

everybody

pwy?

who?

sut?

how?

yma

here

yn

in

dim

zero (0)

un

one (1)

dau

two (2)

tri

three (3)

pedwar

four (4)

pump

five (5)

chwech

six (6)

saith

seven (7)

wyth

eight (8)

naw

nine (9)

deg

ten (10)

Bore da

Good morning (am)

Prynhawn da

Good afternoon (pm)

Noswaith dda

Good evening

Nos da

Good night

Sut dych chi?

How are you? (formal / plural)

Sut wyt ti?

How are you? (informal singular)

Pwy dych chi?

Who are you?

Ble dych chi’n byw?

Where do you live? (formal / plural)

Welsh Word Stress

The emphasis or stress in a Welsh word is almost always placed on the penultimate (last but one) syllable.