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 Croeso cynnes iawn
Hello	Helô, Hylô, Shwmae
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Shwmae? Sut mae? (inf) Sut ydych chi? (frm)
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Da iawn, diolch. A tithau? (inf) Da iawn, diolch. A chithau? (frm)
Long time no see	Dw i heb dy weld ti ers talwrn! Dw i ddim wedi dy weld ti ers sbel
What's your name? My name is ...	Be(th) ydy dy enw di? (inf) Beth ydy'ch enw chi? (frm)
What's your name? My name is ...	(Siân) dwi / (Tomos) ydw i
Where are you from? I'm from ...	O ble wyt ti'n dod? (inf) / O ble ydych chi'n dod? (frm)
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Dw i'n dod o ...
Pleased to meet you	Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â chi Neis cwrdd â chi (frm) Mae'n dda gen i gwrdd â ti Neis cwrdd â ti (inf)
Good morning	Bore da
Good afternoon	P'nawn da, Prynhawn da
Good evening	Noswaith dda
Good night	Nos da
Goodbye	Hwyl, Hwyl fawr, Hwyl nawr, Hywl am y tro, Tara, Da boch chi
Good luck	Pob lwc!
Cheers/Good health!	Iechyd da!
Bon appetit	Mwynhewch eich bwyd!
Bon voyage	Siwrne dda! (Good journey) Siwrne saf! (Safe journey)
I don't understand	Dw i ddim yn deall
Please speak more slowly	Siaradwch yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda (frm) Siarad yn arafach, os gweli di'n dda (inf)
Please write it down	Wnewch chi ysgrifennu hynna, os gwelwch yn dda? (frm) Wnei di ysgrifennu hynna, os gweli di'n dda? (inf)
Do you speak Welsh? Yes, a little	(Wyt) ti'n siarad Cymraeg? (inf) Ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg? (frm)
Do you speak Welsh? Yes, a little	Ydw, tipyn bach
Excuse me	Esgusodwch fi!
How much is this?	Faint yw hwn (m) / hon (f) ?
Sorry	Mae'n ddrwg da fi/gen i!
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	Diolch Diolch yn fawr Diolch yn fawr iawn / Diolch o galon
Thank you Response (You're welcome)	croeso / iawn
Where's the toilet?	Ble mae'r toiled / lle chwech (place six) / tŷ bach (small house)?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Bydd y dyn/dynes ma yn talu am popeth
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)
I love you	Dw i'n dy garu di / Rwy'n dy garu di
Get well soon	Brysiwch Wella! Gwellhad buan!
What's the Welsh for ...?	Beth ydy'r Cymraeg am ... ?
Leave me alone!	Gad lonydd i fi!
Help! Fire! Stop!	Helpa fi! Helpwch fi! Tân! Aros! Aroswch!
Call the police!	Galw'r heddlu!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda
Happy Easter	Pasg Hapus
Happy Birthday	Penblwydd Hapus
One language is never enough	annigonol ydy un iaith / dyw un iaith byth yn ddigon
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn o lyswennod

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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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