Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day

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#424

Word(s) of the Day 06/12/2018

Are you ready for this…?
Nadolig [nad-all-lig] = Christmas
Tymor y Nadolig [tum-more uh nad-all-lig] = Christmas season
Gŵyl [goo-will] = holiday/festival
Llawen [llah-when] = jolly/merry/happy
Paratoi [para-toy] = to prepare
Addurn [ath-thirn] = decoration
Addurniadau [ath-thirn-yad-eye] = decorations
Addurno [ath-thirn-no] = to decorate
Seren [ser-ren] = star
Angel [ang-ngell] = angel
Golau [gol-lie] = light
Goleuadau [gol-lie-add-eye] = lights
More Christmas vocabulary soon… :slight_smile:

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#425

Words of the Day

I thought these phrases may be of use as the Christmas season gains momentum…

Dw i isho/eisiau paratoi at y Nadolig = do-ee ee-sho/ey-shy para-toy at eh nad-all-igg

Dw i angen paratoi at y Nadolig = Dw i ang-enn para-toy at eh nad-all-igg

Mae’n rhaid i mi baratoi at y Nadolig = mine hra-eed ee mee para-toy at eh nad-all-igg

Dw i’n paratoi at y Nadolig = do-een para-toy at eh nad-all-igg

Dw i’n mynd i baratoi at y Nadolig = do-een mind i bara-toy at eh nad-all-igg (mind as in Mindy not as in minder)

Dw i wedi gorffen paratoi at y Nadolig = do i wed-ee gore-phen para-toy at eh nad-all-igg

Dw i isho/eisiau paratoi at y Nadolig means I want to prepare for Christmas

Dw i angen paratoi at y Nadolig means I need to prepare for Christmas

Mae’n rhaid i mi baratoi at y Nadolig means I have to prepare for Christmas

Dw i’n paratoi at y Nadolig means I am preparing for Christmas

Dw i’n mynd i baratoi at y Nadolig means I am going to prepare for Christmas

Dw i wedi gorffen paratoi at y Nadolig means I have finished preparing for Christmas

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#426

Thank you so much for this!!

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#427

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#428

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and new year filled with fun and love!

I thought I’d begin the year with some appropriate words and phrases for January.

Blwyddyn newydd = bluey-thin new-with

Blwyddyn newydd dda = bluey-thin new-with tha

Adduniad = ath-in-yad (soft ‘th’ as in fathom)

Adduniad blwyddyn newydd = ath-in-yad bluey-thin new-with

Dechrau = dech-rah (dech as in deck but with the Welsh ‘ch’ sound on the end)

Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with

Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo… = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with evo (‘ev’ as in ever and not as in evening)

Dechrau o’r newydd = dech-rah or new-with

Blwyddyn newydd means new year

Blwyddyn newydd dda means happy new year (good new year)

Adduniad means resolution

Adduniad blwyddyn newydd means new year’s resolution

Dechrau means to start/to begin

Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd means the start of the new year

Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo… starting the new year with…

Dechrau o’r newydd means to start anew

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#429

Diolch, Catrin! I’ve just noticed your great additions! Not sure how I missed them until now.

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#430

Hmmmmmmm, I need to fix this thread.

My initial(1) intention(2) was to post word(s) daily(3). But I can be rather forgetful(4) when it comes to committing(5) to things which are outside my usual(6) routine. So I’ve made a decision(7) to set a daily alarm(8) on my phone to remind(9) me to post a Word of the Day every morning, come rain o’r shine. Let’s hope it works and I’m sorry for not being more organised(10)!

  1. Cychwynnol = kuch-won-all (Welsh ch sound)
  2. Bwriad = boor-yad
  3. Dyddiol = duh-thee-all
  4. Anghofus = ang-hov-iss
  5. Ymrwymo = erm-rooee-mo
  6. Arferol = are-verr-all
  7. Penderfyniad = penn-der-vun-yad
  8. Larwm = la-room
  9. Atgoffa = at-goff-far
  10. Trefnus = trev-niss

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#431

Brilliant! Thank you. I can’t explain in grammatical terms but Its really helpful to see a verb that we have learnt in other contexts such as bwriadu to intend and bwriad - intention. More please :smile:

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#432

Word(s) of the Day 01/02/2019

Parddu = par-thee
Pardduo = par-theo

Pardd means soot
Pardduo means to grime, to blacken or to besmirch.

A scandal could easily pardduo your name, unless you have enemies who’ve already done that for you. :wink:

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#433

Word of the Day 04/02/2019

Ail-fyw = aisle-view
Ailfywiogi = aisle-view-yogi

Ail-fyw means relive, as in to relive an experience, memory or feeling.**

Ailfywiogi means to revive or to bring back to life.

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#434

Word(s) of the day 05/02/2019

Cyflwyno = kuv-lewin-oh
Cyflwynydd = Kuv-lewin-ith
Cyflwyniad = Kuv-lewin-yad

Cyflwyno means to present

Cyflwynydd means presenter

Cyflwyniad means presentation

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#435

Word(s) of the Day 06/02/2019

Awgrym = ah-oo grimm
Awgrymiadau = ah-oo grum-yad-aye
Awgrymu = ah-oo-grummie

Awgrym means suggestion
Awgrymiadau means suggestions
Awgrymu means to suggest

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#436

I’ve always used awgrymiad and the dictionary states both that and awgrym for suggestion. What’s the difference between the two please?

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#437

No real significant difference in usage. Both mean the same and both are in common use and you’ll always be understood whichever you chose. :slight_smile:

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#438

…I’m recovering from slapping myself on my forehead… I spent time yesterday looking for the word for word. I do follow this thread now, don’t I? :sweat_smile:

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#439

Any tips as to how to keep cyflwyno and cyflawnu distinct in my head?

#440

I am not sure if there are special tips. It’s simply a matter of exposure to the words in their respective contexts that will reduce the confusion in due course.

Things that seem normal in familiar languages seem scary in a new(er) language while learning, so the best advice is not to overthink things :slight_smile:
(I’d venture you have no problem keeping the english words destruct and distract apart, for example)

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#441

But sometimes I have found with similar Welsh words, knowing what the root words are, for example, helps me to distinguish between them and hold the different definitions in my head.

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#442

Talking of Awgrymu. I remeber when we learnt it at the dame time as dychmygu for imagine and mixing them up.

In the end i convinced myself that the myg bit is similar to the mag bit of imagine and thst awgrymu is the other way around. :sunglasses:

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#443

Awgrymu is one of those words I just love the sound of, and never had any issue remembering! :slight_smile:

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