Time and days in Welsh
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- 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
Rhymes roughly with English "power." In South Wales you will also hear "rwan" (ROO-an) as the North Welsh equivalent. "Nawr" is safe anywhere in Wales.
Literally "nearer forward." "Ymlaen" (forward/ahead) appears in many time and direction phrases. A simpler alternative is "wedyn" (WED-in), meaning "afterwards" or "later."
The "dd" is pronounced like the "th" in "the." "Heddiw" is one of the first Welsh words English speakers successfully manage because the stress falls neatly on the first syllable.
The "f" is pronounced "v." "Yfory" appears on planning notices and event posters throughout Wales. The stress falls on the middle syllable.
Short and used exactly like the English. "Pryd mae'r trên?" (preed mire trehn) is when is the train?
Use the singular after a number, as in five minutes.
Use the singular after a number.