Learn Welsh ten words at a time
Cymraeg
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Welsh words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the eleven openers everything else builds on.
- HeloHEH-lo
- Hello
- Bore daBO-reh da
- Good morning
- Noswaith ddaNOS-waith tha
- Good evening
- Hwyl fawrhoo-IL vowr
- Goodbye
- Wela i diWEH-la ee dee
- See you
- Os gwelwch yn ddaos GWEL-okh un tha
- Please
- Diolchdee-OLKH
- Thank you
- CroesoKROY-so
- You're welcome
- Mae'n ddrwg gen imine throog GEN ee
- Sorry
- Esgusodwch fies-gi-SOD-ooch vee
- Excuse me
- Braf cwrdd â chibraav koorth aa khee
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Hoffwn i...HOF-oon ee
- I would like...
- Hwnhoon
- This one
- Faint yw e?vaynt yoo eh
- How much is it?
- Y bil, os gwelwch yn ddauh beel, os GWEL-okh un tha
- The bill, please
- Gyda cherdynGUH-da KHER-din
- By card
- Mewn arian parodmewn AH-ryan PAH-rod
- In cash
- Dŵrdoor
- Water
- CoffiKOF-ee
- Coffee
- Teteh
- Tea
- CwrwKOO-roo
- Beer
- Heb...heb
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Ieee-eh
- Yes
- Nanah
- No
- Iawnyown
- Okay
- Dw i ddim yn dealldoo ee thim un DEH-alth
- I don't understand
- Dych chi'n siarad Saesneg?dikh kheen SHA-rad SICE-neg
- Do you speak English?
- Allwch chi ailadrodd hynny?AH-thookh khee ai-LAD-roth HUN-ee
- Can you repeat that?
- Yn araf, os gwelwch yn ddaun AH-rav os GWEL-ookh un tha
- Slowly, please
- Beth yw hwn?beth yoo hoon
- What is this?
- Mae angen... arna imy ANG-en AR-na ee
- I need...
- Allwch chi fy helpu i?AH-thookh khee vuh HEL-pee ee
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Uneen
- One
- Dau / Dwydie / doo-ee
- Two
- Tri / Tairtree / tire
- Three
- PedwarPED-war
- Four
- Pumppimp
- Five
- Chwechkhwekh
- Six
- Saithsithe
- Seven
- Wythweeth
- Eight
- Nawnow
- Nine
- Degdeg
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Oes gyda chi...?oyss GUH-da khee
- Do you have...?
- Ble mae...?bleh my
- Where is...?
- Ar agorar AH-gor
- Open
- Ar gauar gye
- Closed
- Bag?bag
- A bag?
- Rhy ddrudhree threed
- Too expensive
- Mae gen i archebmy GEN ee AR-kheb
- I have a reservation
- Ydy brecwast wedi'i gynnwys?UH-dee BREK-wast WED-ee GUN-oos
- Is breakfast included?
- Beth yw'r cyfrinair wifi?beth yoor kuhv-RIN-ire WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Ga i...?gaa ee
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Bwrdd i ddauboorth ee thye
- A table for two
- Y fwydlen, os gwelwch yn ddauh VOO-id-len, os GWEL-okh un tha
- The menu, please
- Beth ydych chi'n ei argymell?beth UH-dikh kheen ay ar-GUH-meth
- What do you recommend?
- Dw i ddim yn bwyta...doo ee thim un BOOI-ta
- I don't eat...
- Mae gen i alergedd i...my GEN ee a-LEHR-geth ee
- I'm allergic to...
- Cigkeeg
- Meat
- Cyw iârkyoo yaar
- Chicken
- PysgodPUS-god
- Fish
- Mae e'n flasusmy en VLAS-iss
- It's delicious
- Iechyd daYEH-khid da
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Sut ydych chi?sit UH-dikh khee
- How are you?
- Da iawn, diolchdaa yown DEE-olkh
- I'm fine, thanks
- A chi?a khee
- And you?
- Beth yw eich enw chi?beth yoo aykh EN-oo khee
- What's your name?
- Fy enw i yw...vuh EN-oo ee yoo
- My name is...
- O ble dych chi'n dod?oh bleh dikh kheen dohd
- Where are you from?
- Dw i'n dod o...doo een dohd oh
- I'm from...
- Dw i'n ei hoffidoo een ay HOF-ee
- I like it
- Mae'n brydferthmine BRUD-verth
- It's beautiful
- Croeso cynnesKROY-soh KUN-es
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Ble mae'r toiled?bleh myer TOY-led
- Where is the toilet?
- Sut mae cyrraedd...?sit my KUR-ithe
- How do I get to...?
- Chwithkhwith
- To the left
- Dedeh
- To the right
- Yn syth ymlaenun seeth um-LYNE
- Straight ahead
- YmaUH-ma
- Here
- Gorsaf drenauGOR-sav DREN-eye
- Train station
- Bwsboos
- Bus
- Maes awyrmice AH-weer
- Airport
- Un tocyn, os gwelwch yn ddaeen TOK-in, os GWEL-okh un tha
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Nawrnowr
- Now
- Yn nes ymlaenun ness um-LYNE
- Later
- HeddiwHEH-thyoo
- Today
- Yforyuh-VOR-ee
- Tomorrow
- HenoHEN-oh
- Tonight
- Pryd?preed
- When?
- Faint o'r gloch mae'n agor?vine-tor glokh mine AH-gor
- What time does it open?
- Un eiliad, os gwelwch yn ddaeen AY-lee-ad os GWEL-ookh un tha
- One moment, please
- MunudMEEN-id
- Minutes
- Awrowr
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Help!help
- Help!
- Ffoniwch y meddyg!FON-yookh uh METH-ig
- Call a doctor
- HeddluHETH-lee
- Police
- Fferyllfafer-ULTH-va
- Pharmacy
- Ysbytyus-BUH-tee
- Hospital
- Dw i ar golldoo ee ar goth
- I'm lost
- Dw i ddim yn teimlo'n ddadoo ee thim un TAYM-lon tha
- I don't feel well
- Cafodd e ei ddwynKAV-oth eh ay THWIN
- It was stolen
- Mae'n argyfwngmine ar-GUH-voong
- It's an emergency
- Gadewch lonydd i miGAD-ewkh LON-ith ee mee
- Leave me alone