He’d like to = Byddai fe’n hoffi
I’d like to = Hoffen i
I don’t understand the absence of byddai in the second sentence.
In Welsh, you often have two main ways of constructing sentences: with or without an auxiliary verb. So in this case, you could just as well say
Hoffai fe for he would like and
Byddwn i’n hoffi for I would like
These so called long and short forms are usually interchangeable.
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Hendrik! You’re meant to be listening to Owen Shiers, not providing your usual top quality help and assistance service on the forum!.. 
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Diolch yn fawr yawn
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Diolch yn fawr iawn. I really struggle with the pronunciation of byddai fi, in fact I was discussing this with Nia this afternoon in 1 to 1 chat. I’m relieved that I can say hoffen I!
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