I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and new year filled with fun and love!
I thought I’d begin the year with some appropriate words and phrases for January.
Blwyddyn newydd = bluey-thin new-with
Blwyddyn newydd dda = bluey-thin new-with tha
Adduniad = ath-in-yad (soft ‘th’ as in fathom)
Adduniad blwyddyn newydd = ath-in-yad bluey-thin new-with
Dechrau = dech-rah (dech as in deck but with the Welsh ‘ch’ sound on the end)
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo… = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with evo (‘ev’ as in ever and not as in evening)
Dechrau o’r newydd = dech-rah or new-with
Blwyddyn newydd means new year
Blwyddyn newydd dda means happy new year (good new year)
Adduniad means resolution
Adduniad blwyddyn newydd means new year’s resolution
Dechrau means to start/to begin
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd means the start of the new year
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo… starting the new year with…
Dechrau o’r newydd means to start anew
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