Hi, everyone. I've found the selection of TV available on S4C to be really poor. Does anyone know where I could find some more quality Welsh TV online? Like, most of the shows have been made by S4C, such as Un Bore Mercher, Y Angueddfa, Dal y Mellt, etc. I've seen decent shows in the past in Welsh but I can't see to find them anywhere at the moment and the current available shows are awful.

We must have a great back-collection somewhere, right? Could anyone point me in the right direction?

rywsut (adf.) - somehow

cadair freiciau (b) ll. cadeiriau breichiau - armchair

oes (b) ll. oesau, oesoedd - age, period, life(span)

am oes - for life

dysglaid (b) ll. dysgleidiau - cupful, cup of (S) (dishgled); dishful, dish of, plateful

sefydledig - fixed, stationary, stable, constant, established

mudferwi (mudferw-) - to simmer

ymddiddan (ymddiddan-) - to converse, to chat, to speak; conversation

bendith (b) ll. bendithion, bendithiau - blessing, benediction

cellbilen (b) ll. cellbilenni - cell membrane

A recent post for Welsh courses here, Beth am ymuno â ni ar Zoom i ddatblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg? does not show up in my feed when I sort posts by "New", but does when sorted by "Best" or "Hot". This is odd and annoying. Also I bring it to your attention just in case you missed it for this reason.

Ar y cyrsiau Uwch 1, rhan 2 hyn, byddwch yn trafod pynciau a themâu o bob math, wrth ddatblygu eich sgiliau darllen, ysgrifennu a gwrando.

Bydd angen cod disgownt i gael y cwrs am y gost a hysbysebir – mae’r codau i’w gweld yn nisgrifiad y cwrs. Mae'r cyrsiau am ddim os 'dych chi'n gweithio mewn ysgol yng Nghymru neu'n 18-25 oed.

Cofrestrwch heddiw i gadw eich lle!

Dydd Llun: https://tinyurl.com/472xehs4

Dydd Gwener: https://tinyurl.com/5metbjww

Hello all,

Does anyone have any idea how the version 2 of the Canolradd course differs to version 1? I did units 1-10 in version 1 and am being asked to buy version 2 for the next part.

Da iawn chi! - Well done! (to you)

pedwar (g), pedair (b) - four

esgus (+ berfenw) - to pretend to ... , to feign

alarch (g) ll. elyrch, eleirch - swan

os felly - if so

ar sail - on the grounds of

cael ail - to be have one's expectations disappointed

addasu (addas-) - to adapt, to make fit

anghynaliadwy - unsustainable

hanfod (g) - essence; hanfodion - essentials

I wanted to dig deeper into the welsh myths and legends so I bought a copy of the mabanogi from thrift books, little did I know i bought the welsh version. I have a new found drive to learn the beautiful language mu great great grandmother tried to teach me!

Shwmae pawb! Fel y teitl yn dweud dw i'n chwilio am ddec Anki efo sain yng Nghymraeg. Dw i wedi ffeindio hwn ond oes gan i ddau problem efo fe. Yn cyntaf, mae e'n rhy byr. Yn ffaith, dw i wedi gwneud fe a dw i'n chwilio am fwy cynnwys. Basai gwell mwy efo fi achos er ei fod llawer, dydy e ddim digon i fi. Yn ail, nid oes gen y deciau mwy ddim sain. I fi, (a dw i'n credi i bawb; dw i ddim arbenigwr seicoleg) mae sain yn pwysig iawn pryd yn dysgu iaithoedd achos mae hi'n helpu i gofio. Dw i wedi ffeindio y cynnwys 'ma ond i fi dydy'r ddolen yn gweithio, a dw i ddim wedi ffeindio rhywbeth arall, wedyn oes gen i ddim byd. Dych chi'n medru helpu ffeindio rhywbeth? Efallai wnaeth erioed rhywun ei ddec ei hunan efo'r cynnwys dw i wedi ffeindio, a os ydy plis ga i?

(Hefyd dych chi'n medru cywiro fy Nghymraeg yma, dw i ddim wedi ymarfer ysgrufennu llawer fel dych chi'n medru edrych)

Hi,
I’m very new to learning Welsh and have started learning on Duolingo. I find that it’s helping me to learn short sentences but I don’t know if I should be supplementing my learning further. I’ve been getting the idea of reading Welsh children’s books to build understanding of grammar and longer sentences.

Does this sound like it might help, and if so are there any books worth seeking.

Thank you appreciate any help

llymaid (g) ll. llymeidiau - sip, mouthful

twyllwr (g) ll. twyllwyr - fraudster, deceiver, cheat

unwaith eto - once again, yet again

hunan ll. hunain - self (De Cymru)

hun - self (Gogledd Cymru)

iawndaliad (g) ll. iawndaliadau - compensation payment

gloywi (gloyw-) - to polish (up), to brighten, to become bright or clear

y Ceidwadwyr - the Conservatives

oedrannus - elderly, old, aged; adult, mature

diwinyddol - theological

Her dydd Mercher… darllen a deall Cymraeg y Gogledd sy wedi cael ei sgrifennu’n ffonetig tu hwnt.

Wednesday challenge… read and understand extremely phonetically-written northern Cymraeg.

Could someone please do me and my family a huge favour and translate this poem by my great grandfather? Google translate never quite gets it right.

Thanks

Hi, everyone. Shwmae? Dw i wedi dod adref i Gymru ac rydw i eisiau dysgu Cymraeg. I've just moved home to Wales after living away for a number of years and I'd like to start learning Welsh.

I have a few resources that I use but ideally, I'd like to find a tutor to get authentic speaking practice. Does anyone have the contact or know where I can find someone good. Ideally, it would be in person but we can also do online if you know someone good....

Diolch.

mis Medi - September

gofodwr (g) ll. gofodwyr - astronaut

cynefin (â) - familiar (with), accustomed (to); habitual, customary

ysgubo (ysgub-) - to sweep

edrych ymlaen at - to look forward to

brethyn (g) ll. brethynnau - (woollen) cloth, fabric

carfan (b) ll. carfanau - squad, team

byrlwybr (g) ll. byrlwybrau - shortcut

gofal lliniarol (g) - palliative care

caddug (g) - fog, mist, gloom, murkiness

drysu (drys-) - to entangle, to perplex, to bewilder

dylyfu (dylyf-) gên - to yawn

sawrus - savoury (of food), fragrant

ymwybodol - conscious, aware

pistyllio (pistilli-) ['r glaw] - to pour with rain

byd y campau - world of sport / games

ailethol (ailethol-) - to re-elect

sylwebu (sylweb-) - to commentate

ymsefydlu (ymsefydl-) - to establish oneself

astrus - abstruse, obscure, complicated, perplexing

How often are feminine derivatives used in the colloquial and standard languages? Is that the normal common forms?

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

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.

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!

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