Welsh/Mynediad/Lesson 5

Dialogue

Peter: Jack, dyma Frank Turner - rheolwr swyddfa Gaerdydd.

Jack: Braf cwrdd â chi, Peter. Jack Smith dwi.

Frank: Hmm... dwi'n clywed acen ddiddorol. O ble wyt ti'n dod?

Jack: Dwi'n dod o Gaerfyrddin.

Frank: Ah, mae fy mam yn dod o Gaerfyrddin hefyd. Wel, croeso i'r cwmni.

Jack: Diolch yn fawr. Dwi'n hapus i ymuno â'r tîm.

Frank: Wel, heddiw dyn ni'n mynd i Bont y Pridd am gyfarfod. Wyt ti'n barod i fynd?

Jack: Ydw.

Grammar

There are tons of new concepts introduced in the dialogue.

• Dyma - Here is/This is

• The genitive pattern

• Soft Mutation
  • Dwi'n dod o
  • Dwi'n mynd i
  • Yn + Adjective

The Soft Mutation

Original Letter	After Mutation
C	G
P	B
T	D
B	F
D	Dd
G	See Note 1
Ll	L
M	F
Rh	R

_{Note 1} G when soft-mutated, is removed.

Caerdydd

Dwi'n dod o Gaerdydd

Pont y Pridd

Dwi'n dod o Bontypridd

Ton y Pandy

Dwi'n dod o Donypandy

Bangor

Dwi'n dod o Fangor

Dinbych

Dwi'n dod o Ddinbych

Gwent

Dwi'n dod o Went

Llandudno

Dwi'n dod o Landudno

Maesteg

Dwi'n dod o Faesteg

Rhosili

Dwi'n dod o Rosili

Review

• There are nine consonants that can mutate in Welsh:

C, P, T, B, D, G, Ll, M, and Rh.

• There are three types of mutation: Soft, Nasal, and Aspirate. Usually there is a preceding word that triggers a mutation.
• The prepositions i (to) and o (from) both cause a Soft Mutation.
• Place names in Welsh can undergo soft mutation. Personal names do not.