Key Words in Welsh and English
English | Welsh | Welsh | English | |
a | mae | afal | apple | |
all | gyd | afon | river | |
ambulance | ambiwlans | agos | close | |
apple | afal | allan | exit | |
april | ebril | ambiwlans | ambulance | |
area | ardal | ar agor | open | |
arm | braich | ar gau | closed | |
august | awst | ardal | area | |
baby | babi | awr | hour | |
bad | drwg | awst | august | |
bakery | popty | babi | baby | |
bank | banc | bach | little | |
bar | bar | bachgen | boy | |
bed | gwely | banc | bank | |
bed and breakfast | gwely a brecwast | bar | bar | |
beer | cwrw | bara | bread | |
bell | cloch | blwyddyn | year | |
big | mawr | bore da | good morning | |
black | du | braich | arm | |
blue | glas | bryn | hill | |
boy | bachgen | bwyd | food | |
bread | bara | canolfan | center | |
car park | maes parcio | cant | hundred | |
cat | cath | cath | cat | |
center | canolfan | ceffyl | horse | |
cheers | iechyd da! | ceiniog | penny | |
children | plant | cerrig | stone | |
city | ddinas | chwech | six | |
close | agos | chwefror | february | |
closed | ar gau | ci | dog | |
coffee | coffi | cig | meat | |
cold | oer | cloch | bell | |
course | cwrs | coch | red | |
danger | perygl | coffi | coffee | |
day | dydd | croeso | welcome | |
december | rhagfyr | cwrs | course | |
do you speak english | ydych ch'n siarad saesneg | cwrw | beer | |
doctor | meddyg | cymraeg | welsh | |
dog | ci | cymru | wales | |
east | ddwyrain | dau | two | |
eight | wyth | dda | good | |
english | saesneg | ddinas | city | |
exit | allan | ddwyrain | east | |
eye | llygad | de | south | |
face | wyneb | deg | ten | |
farm | fferm | dim | zero | |
father | tad | dioch | thank you | |
february | chwefror | dref | town | |
fire | tan | droed | foot | |
fish | pysgod | drwg | bad | |
five | pump | du | black | |
food | bwyd | dwr | water | |
foot | droed | dydd | day | |
four | pedwar | dydd gwener | friday | |
friday | dydd gwener | dydd iau | thursday | |
gas | nwy | dydd llun | monday | |
good | dda | dydd mawrth | tuesday | |
good afternoon | prynhawn da | dydd mercher | wednesday | |
good evening | noswaith dda | dydd sadwrn | saturday | |
good luck | pob lwc | dydd sul | sunday | |
good morning | bore da | dyffryn | valley | |
good night | nos da | dynion | men | |
goodbye | hwyl fawr | ebril | april | |
green | gwyrdd | farchnad | market | |
grey | llwyd | ffenestr | window | |
happy birthday | penblwydd hapus | fferm | farm | |
happy christmas | nadolig llawen | ffordd | road | |
hello | s'mae | gadawodd | left | |
help | helpu | gaeaf | winter | |
here | yma | glas | blue | |
hill | bryn | goes | leg | |
horse | ceffyl | gogledd | north | |
hot | poeth | gorffennaf | july | |
hotel | gwesty | gorllewin | west | |
hour | awr | gwely | bed | |
house | ty | gwely a brecwast | bed and breakfast | |
how are you | shw mae | gwesty | hotel | |
hundred | cant | gwthio | push | |
ice | ia | gwyn | white | |
island | ynys | gwyrdd | green | |
january | ionawr | gyd | all | |
july | gorffennaf | gynnes | warm | |
june | mehefin | haf | summer | |
lake | llyn | haul | sun | |
land | tir | heddiw | today | |
left | gadawodd | heddlu | police | |
leg | goes | helpu | help | |
little | bach | hwyl fawr | goodbye | |
main | prif | hyddref | october | |
march | mawrth | ia | ice | |
market | farchnad | iechyd da! | cheers | |
may | mai | ionawr | january | |
meat | cig | lan | shore | |
men | dynion | llaeth | milk | |
milk | llaeth | lle | place | |
million | millwn | llwyd | grey | |
minute | munud | llygad | eye | |
monday | dydd llun | llyn | lake | |
month | mis | mae | a | |
mountain | mynydd | maes parcio | car park | |
new | newydd | mai | may | |
nine | naw | mawr | big | |
no | nac ydy | mawrth | march | |
north | gogledd | meddyg | doctor | |
november | tachwedd | medi | september | |
october | hyddref | mehefin | june | |
office | swyddfa | melyn | yellow | |
oil | olew | menywod | women | |
one | un | mil | thousand | |
open | ar agor | millwn | million | |
penny | ceiniog | mis | month | |
place | lle | mor | sea | |
police | heddlu | munud | minute | |
pound | punt | mynydd | mountain | |
pub | tafarn | nac ydy | no | |
pull | tynnu | nadolig llawen | happy christmas | |
push | gwthio | nant | stream | |
red | coch | naw | nine | |
return ticket | tocyn dwy ffordd | newydd | new | |
river | afon | nos da | good night | |
road | ffordd | noswaith dda | good evening | |
rose | rhosyn | nwy | gas | |
saturday | dydd sadwrn | oer | cold | |
school | ysgol | oes | yes | |
sea | mor | olew | oil | |
september | medi | orsaf | station | |
seven | saith | pedwar | four | |
shop | siop | penblwydd hapus | happy birthday | |
shore | lan | pentref | village | |
single ticket | tocyn sengi | perygl | danger | |
six | chwech | plant | children | |
south | de | pob lwc | good luck | |
station | orsaf | poeth | hot | |
stone | cerrig | popty | bakery | |
stream | nant | prif | main | |
street | stryd | prynhawn da | good afternoon | |
sugar | siwgr | pump | five | |
summer | haf | punt | pound | |
sun | haul | pysgod | fish | |
sunday | dydd sul | rhagfyr | december | |
tea | te | rhosyn | rose | |
ten | deg | saesneg | english | |
thank you | dioch | saith | seven | |
thousand | mil | shw mae | how are you | |
three | tri | siop | shop | |
thursday | dydd iau | siwgr | sugar | |
today | heddiw | s'mae | hello | |
town | dref | stryd | street | |
train | tren | swyddfa | office | |
tuesday | dydd mawrth | tachwedd | november | |
twenty | ugain | tad | father | |
two | dau | tafarn | pub | |
valley | dyffryn | tan | fire | |
village | pentref | te | tea | |
wales | cymru | tir | land | |
warm | gynnes | tocyn dwy ffordd | return ticket | |
water | dwr | tocyn sengi | single ticket | |
wednesday | dydd mercher | tren | train | |
week | wythnos | tri | three | |
welcome | croeso | ty | house | |
welsh | cymraeg | tynnu | pull | |
west | gorllewin | ugain | twenty | |
white | gwyn | un | one | |
window | ffenestr | wyneb | face | |
winter | gaeaf | wyth | eight | |
women | menywod | wythnos | week | |
year | blwyddyn | ydych ch'n siarad saesneg | do you speak english | |
yellow | melyn | yma | here | |
yes | oes | ynys | island | |
zero | dim | ysgol | school |
- When using the Welsh language, word spellings and pronunciation can change according to context.
- It is very commen for the first letter in a Welsh word to change according to gramatical rules. e.g. Pembroke is normally translated as Penfro but Pembrokeshire is Sir Benfro.
- Although Welsh is the primary language for many residents (especially in North Pembrokeshire,) the vast majority of Welsh speakers can also speak fluent English.
- The Welsh language uses some accented characters. Unfortunately, a browser compatibility issue prevents me from displaying the accents.