Useful Welsh phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Welsh. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

English Cymraeg (Welsh)
Welcome Croeso Click here to hear this phrase Croeso cynnes iawn
Hello Helô, Hylô, Shwmae Click here to hear this phrase
How are you?


I'm fine, thanks. And you?
Shwmae? Sut mae? (inf) Sut ydych chi? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
Da iawn, diolch. A tithau? (inf)
Da iawn, diolch. A chithau? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
Long time no see Dw i heb dy weld ti ers talwrn! Dw i ddim wedi dy weld ti ers sbel Click here to hear this phrase
What's your name?
My name is ...
Be(th) ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
(Siân) dwi / (Tomos) ydw i Click here to hear this phrase
Where are you from?
I'm from ...
O ble wyt ti'n dod? (inf) / O ble ydych chi'n dod? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
Dw i'n dod o ... Click here to hear this phrase
Pleased to meet you Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â chi Click here to hear this phrase Neis cwrdd â chi Click here to hear this phrase (frm)
Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â ti Click here to hear this phrase Neis cwrdd â ti Click here to hear this phrase (inf)
Good morning Bore da Click here to hear this phrase
Good afternoon P'nawn da, Prynhawn da Click here to hear this phrase
Good evening Noswaith dda Click here to hear this phrase
Good night Nos da Click here to hear this phrase
Goodbye Hwyl, Hwyl fawr, Hwyl nawr, Hywl am y tro, Tara, Da boch chi
Good luck Pob lwc! Click here to hear this phrase
Cheers/Good health! Iechyd da! Click here to hear this phrase
Bon appetit Mwynhewch eich bwyd! Click here to hear this phrase
Bon voyage Siwrne dda! Click here to hear this phrase (Good journey) Siwrne saf! (Safe journey)
I don't understand Dw i ddim yn deall Click here to hear this phrase
Please speak more slowly Siaradwch yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda Click here to hear this phrase (frm)
Siarad yn arafach, os gweli di'n dda Click here to hear this phrase (inf)
Please write it down Wnewch chi ysgrifennu hynna, os gwelwch yn dda? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
Wnei di ysgrifennu hynna, os gweli di'n dda? Click here to hear this phrase (inf)
Do you speak Welsh?
Yes, a little
(Wyt) ti'n siarad Cymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg? (frm) Click here to hear this phrase
Ydw, tipyn bach Click here to hear this phrase
Excuse me Esgusodwch fi! Click here to hear this phrase
How much is this? Faint yw hwn (m) / hon (f) ? Click here to hear this phrase
Sorry Mae'n ddrwg da fi/gen i! Click here to hear this phrase
Thank you

Response (You're welcome)
Diolch Click here to hear this phrase Diolch yn fawr Click here to hear this phrase Diolch yn fawr iawn / Diolch o galon
croeso / iawn
Where's the toilet? Ble mae'r toiled / lle chwech (place six) / tŷ bach (small house)? Click here to hear this phrase
This gentleman/lady
will pay for everything
Bydd y dyn/dynes ma yn talu am popeth Click here to hear this phrase
Would you like to
dance with me?
Dach chi eisiau dawnsio (h)efo fi? (frm - North Wales)
Ti eisiau dawnsio (h)efo fi? (inf - North Wales)
Dych chi'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (frm - South Wales)
Ti'n moyn dawnsio (gy)da fi? (inf - South Wales) Click here to hear this phrase
I love you Dw i'n dy garu di / Rwy'n dy garu di Click here to hear this phrase
Get well soon Brysiwch Wella! Gwellhad buan! Click here to hear this phrase
What's the Welsh for ...? Beth ydy'r Cymraeg am ... ? Click here to hear this phrase
Leave me alone! Gad lonydd i fi! Click here to hear this phrase
Help!
Fire!
Stop!
Helpa fi! Helpwch fi! Click here to hear this phrase
Tân! Click here to hear this phrase
Aros! Aroswch! Click here to hear this phrase
Call the police! Galw'r heddlu! Click here to hear this phrase
Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda Click here to hear this phrase
Happy Easter Pasg Hapus Click here to hear this phrase
Happy Birthday Penblwydd Hapus Click here to hear this phrase
One language is never enough annigonol ydy un iaith / dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon Click here to hear this phrase
My hovercraft is full of eels Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn o lyswennod Click here to hear this phrase

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Information about written and spoken Welsh

books   Language learning materials for Welsh

Links

Other collections of Welsh phrases (some with audio)
http://www.heart-of-wales.co.uk/welsh.htm
http://www.geocities.com/gil_fach_goch/
http://gwybodiadur.tripod.com/phrases.htm
http://www.siop-siarad.co.uk/phrases_mutations_verbs.htm
http://www.welshholidaycottages.com/information/welsh-essential-phrases.htm

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