Shops and hotels in Welsh
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Welsh words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Welsh phrases in this lesson
- 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...?
South Welsh form. In the North you might hear "Oes ganddoch chi?" The "oes" at the start is the existential form of "to be" and signals a yes/no question about whether something exists.
"Ble" means "where" and "mae" is the present tense of "to be." Point or look expectantly after the question and staff will usually just walk you to the aisle.
Welsh supermarkets charge for carrier bags as in the rest of the UK. Staff may ask "Bag?" in either language. If you have one, say "Dim diolch" (no thanks). The Welsh for bag is "bag" or formally "bag siopa" (shopping bag).