Category: French (français)

Clwb Iwcwlili

By Simon

Roedd pedwar ohonon ni yn y clwb iwcwlili heno – tri myfyrwyr a fi. Mae myfyrwr, o Loegr, yn medru canu’r iwc yn dda, ac mae dau arall, o Tsieina, wedi dechrau canu’r iwc yr wythnos diwethaf. Mi wnaethon ni canu caneuon eithaf syml dan ni i gyd yn gwybod heb gormod o gordiau. Roedd y grŵp iwc yn cyfarfod un waith yr wythnos, ond mi wnes i awgrymu cyfarfod arall ar nos Lun ar gyfer y rhai sy methu dod ar nos Iau, ac ar gyfer y rhai sy’n eisiau canu iwcs dwy waith yr wythnos.

There were four of us in the ukulele club tonight – three students and me. One student, from England, can play the uke well, and two others, from China, started playing the uke last week. We played fairly simple songs that we all know without too many chords. The group was meeting once a week, but I suggested another meeting on Monday nights for those who can’t come on Thursday nights, and for those who want to play ukes twice a week.

Grawnwin Digofaint

By Simon

Heddiw mi wnes tipyn bach o waith a mi wnes canu’r gitâr, y piano a’r chwiban tun. Heno mi wnes i i’r prifygsol i weld y fflim ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ o 1940. Dw i ddim ‘di darllen y llyfr, a dyma’r tro cyntaf i mi gweld y ffilm. Roedd yn ddiddorol ac yn drist, ac mae llawer o’r trafferion yn y stori yn dal i fodoli heddiw.

Today I did some work and played the guitar, piano and tin whistle. Tonight I went to the university to see the film ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ from 1940. I haven’t read the book, and this was the first time I’ve seen the film. It was interesting and sad, and many of the problems in the story are with us today.

Afalau a chaneuon

By Simon

Fel arfer, mi wnes i gweithio ar fy wefan y bore ‘ma – heddiw mi wnes i rhoi tudalen newydd efo manylion am fath o Aramaeg arno (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic). Ar ôl cinio mi wnes i stiwio afalau o fy afallen efo syltanaiaid a thipyn bach o fêl, ac yn y grŵp sgrwsio amlieithog, mi wnaethon ni siarad am y Wyddeleg, a chaneuon yn y Wyddeleg yn arbennig.

As usual, I worked on my website this morning – today I added a new page with details of a type of Aramaic (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic). After lunch I stewed some apples from my apple tree with sultanas and a bit of honey, and in the polyglot conversation group we talked about Irish, and particularly about Irish songs.

Digonedd o gorau

By Simon

Y bore ‘ma mi wnes i tipyn bach o waith, ac yn y prynhawn mi wnes i canu yn y côr MS. Gyda’r nos mi wnes i canu yn côr gwirion, ac roedd aelod newydd yna – ffrind i mi o’r grŵp sgwrsio Ffrangeg. Mi wnaeth o dysgu ni cân yn yr Almaeneg, ac mi wnaethon ni mwynhau ein hunain yn fawr.

This morning I did a bit of work, and in the afternoon I sang in the MS choir. In the evening I sang in the crazy choir, and there was a new member there – a friend of mine from the French conversation group. He taught us a German song, and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Ffrangeg a Iwcailis

By Simon

Ro’n i’n ar fin mynd i’r grŵp sgwrsio Ffrangeg heno pan ges i neges testun o’r hogyn sy’n rhedeg y grŵp iwcalili yn gofyn i mi i helpu efo gwers iwcalili yn y prifysgol. Felly es i yno ac mi wnes i helpu tipyn bach. Roedd y gwers yn Siamber Cyngor y prifysgol – ystafell grand iawn. Ar ôl hynny mi aethon ni i’r tafarn Groegeg lle mi wnaethon ni parhau i ganu a sgwrsio. Dydy’r grŵp mewn trefn da ar hyn o bryd, ond mi wnaethon ni mwynhau beth bynnag.

I was about to go to the French conversation group tonight when I got a text from the lad who runs the ukulele group asking for help with a ukulele lesson in the university. So I went there and helped a bit. The lesson was in the university’s Council Chamber – a rather fine room. After that we went to the Greek and continued to play, sing and chat. The group isn’t very well organized at the moment, but we enjoyed it anyway.

Sesiynau

By Simon

Roedd sesiwn da yn fy nhŷ y prynhawn ‘ma efo tri ohonon ni yn canu’r cymysgedd arferol o gerddoriaeth o Ynys Manaw, o’r Alban ac o Iwerddon. Ar ôl canu yn y côr cymuned yn yr hwyr, mi es i adref, ac ro’n i’n meddwl am fynd i sesiwn cerddoriaeth yn y Skerries, tafarn fach rownd y gornel o fan hyn, ond mi wnaeth hi’n dechrau bwrw glaw trwm a mi wnes i penderfynu aros gatref.

There was a good session in my house this afternoon with three of us playing the usual mixture of tunes from the Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland. After singing in the community choir in the evening, I went home and was thinking about going to a music session in the Skerries, a small pub round the corner from here, but it started to rain heavily and I decided to stay at home.

Rwseg

By Simon

Mi wnaethon ni siarad yn ac am Rwseg, ac yn y Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg, yn y grŵp sgwrsio amlieithog neithiwr. Ac ar ôl hynny mi es i i Global Café, a mi wnes i cwrdd â phobl o’r Eidal, o Wlad Belg ac o’r Ffindir, ac mi wnaethon ni siarad yn Saesneg yn bennaf, efo tipyn bach o Eidaleg a Ffrangeg.

We talked in and about Russian, and in Welsh and English, in the polyglot conversation group yesterday evening. After that I went to Global Café and met people from Italy, Belgium and Finland, and we talked mainly in English, with a little Italian and French.

Dydd diog

By Simon

Mi wnes tipyn bach o waith y bore ‘ma, ac ar ôl cinio mi wnes i dysgu mwy o Lydaweg, mi wnes ymarfer fy medrau sircas, ac mi wnes i canu’r gitâr, y piano a rhyw offer eraill. Mi wnes i dechrau sgwennu cân newydd hefyd – cân y fydd yn cymysgu diarhebion, ymadroddion a llafarddulliau efo’n gilydd mewn moddion diddorol a doniol. Does dim tôn eto, ond mae gen i rhyw llinellau o eiriau. Enw y gân ydy ‘How many roads?’ a dyma’r llinell gyntaf: ‘How many roads must a chicken cross, before it grows any teeth?’.

I did some work this morning, and after lunch I learnt a bit more Breton, practised my circus skills, and played the guitar, piano and a few other instruments. I also started to write a new song, which will mix proverbs, sayings, idioms in interesting and amusing ways. I don’t have a tune yet, but I have a few lines of words. The name of the song is ‘How many roads?’ and here’s the first line: ‘How many roads must a chicken cross, before it grows any teeth?’.

Anturiau yn y gegin

By Simon

Mi wnes i ceisio rhywbeth gwahanol am ginio heddiw – cyw iâ efo pesto newydd, pasta ŵy newydd a salad. Mi wnes i’r pesto efo brenhinllys, cnau pinwydden a chaws parmesan, ac roedd berw’r dŵr a thomatos yn y salad. Roedd yn eithaf blasus ac yn wahanol i’r pethau dw i’n arfer gwneud, ond mi wnes i cognino’r cyw iâ tipyn bach rhy hir. Ar ôl hynny mi wnes i mud-ferwi afalau o’r coeden afalau yn fy ngardd i fwyta efo fy ngrawnfwyd yn y bore.

I tried something different for lunch today – chicken with fresh pesto, fresh egg pasta and salad. I made the pesto from basil, pine nuts and parmesan cheese, and there was watercress and tomatoes in the salad. It was quite tasty and a change from the things I usually cook, though I cooked the chicken a bit too long. After that I stewed some apples from the apple tree in my garden to have with my cereal in the morning.

Twmpath

By Simon

Roedd hi’n braf a chynnes heddiw, ac yn y prynhawn mi wnes i gweld perfformiad teithiol o’r enw ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ gan Willi Dorner, artist o Awstria. Roedd 20 o berfformwyr mewn dillad lliwgar yn gwasgu eu hunain mewn lleoedd annhebygol o gwmpas Bangor, er enghraifft rhwng waliau, tu ôl polion lampau, dan feinciau, ac ar doeon. Roedd llawer iawn o bobl yn dilyn y perfformiad ac mi wnes i digwydd cyfarfod cryn dipyn o ffrindiau yn eu plyth.

Roedd dim ond dau ohonon ni yn y grŵp sgwrsio heddiw a mi wnaethon ni siarad yn y Gymraeg a Saesneg yn bennaf, ac yn y Wyddeleg ac yn Rwsieg hefyd. Ar ôl hynny mi es i i dwmpath yn y prifysgol – twmpath cyntaf y tymor hwn – ac mi wnes i ei fwynhau yn fawr. Dw i’n wrth fy modd efo dawnsio, ac mae’n gyfle da i gyfarfod efo pobl eraill.

It was fine and sunny today, and this afternoon I saw a travelling performance called ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’. There were 20 performers in colourful outfits who squeezed themselves into improbable places around Bangor, for example between walls, behind lamp-posts, under benches and on roofs. Many many people followed the performance and I bumped into quite a few friends among them.

There were only two of us in the conversation group this afternoon and we talked mainly in Welsh and English, and also in Irish and Russian. After that I went to a cèilidh in the university – the first cèilidh of this term – and I really enjoyed it. I love dancing and it’s a good opportunity to meet other people.