"Sorry" in North Wales

Welsh General / Questions
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I was at Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant today and I saw a sign “Mae’n ddrwg gennym …”. I have been taught “I am sorry” is “Mae’n ddrwg gen i”, so I was expecting “We are sorry” to be “Mae’n ddrwg gynnon ni”.

So two questions:

Am I right in thinking that “Mae’n ddrwg gennym…” is a more formal way of saying “Mae’n ddrwg gynnon ni”, with “Mae’n ddrwg gennyf” being the equivalent for “Mae’n ddrwg gen i”?

Is it acceptable to write (in informal communications) “Mae’n ddrwg gynnon ni”, or is this just wrong or likely to be seen as bad Welsh?

Many thanks.

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Da iawn ti! You’ve worked it out yourself, and your informal version is fine.

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Diloch am y ateb. I found it surprisingly hard to find references which explain how to say “We are sorry”, so I am very grateful to you.

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Other way round - mae’n ddrwg gynnon ni is completely normal, and mae’n ddrwg gennym would be seen immediately as deliberate formality :slight_smile:

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That is very helpful, thank you.