Welsh Speech Tags

In Wales, whether you speak English or Welsh, we very often put a ‘tag’ at the end of a sentence when we speak. Such as, isn.t it, or wasn’t she, or don’t they etc. So here’s a list of those tags in Welsh and English. So now you can enhance your Welsh. Have fun.

‘On’d’ tags‘Saesneg
On’d ydw i ? … Aren’t I / don’t I?
On’d wyt ti? … Aren’t you / don’t you?
On’d yw e? … Isn’t he / doesn’t he?
On’d yw hi? … Isn’t she / doesn’t she?
On’d (yd)yn ni? … Aren’t we / don’t we?
On’d dych chi? … Aren’t you / don’t you?
On’d (yd)yn nhw? … Aren’t’ they / don’t they?
On’d oes e? … Isn’t there / Aren’t there?

And some examples.
Mae e’n dda, on’d yw e? … He is good, isn’t he?
wyt) ti’n lico canu, on’d wyt ti? … You like singing, don’t you?
Mae hi wedi mynd, on’d yw hi? She’s gone, hasn’t she?

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"Isn’t it’ reminds me of my welsh speaking grandmother. She spoke to me in english and her speech was littered with the phrase. No answer required!
Thankyou for the memory :slightly_smiling_face:

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