Sorry, didn’t mean to rush you.
Sue
No worries!
Sorry for the absence! Aran has been crazy busy travelling here, there and everywhere on work trips and unfortunately it’s thrown us in to disarray. Anyway, on that note…
Teithio = tay-theo - to travel
Taith = ta-eeth - a journey
Taith gwaith = ta-eeth gooa-eeth - a work/business trip
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Fancy some Christmas carols?
Seeing as it’s now December and there’s no running away from Christmas 
any longer, I thought I’d go all out and offer you some Welsh Carols. So if you fancy learning the Welsh words to some of your favourite Carols, let me know and I’ll make some spoken recordings of the lyrics for you.
Just place your requests here
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I would absolutely love that!
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Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 04/12/2019
Ok, so why don’t I start with an old favourite, Dawel Nos / Silent Night…
Dawel nos, Sanctaidd yw’r nos;
Cwsg a gerdd waun a rhos,
Eto’n effro mae Joseff a Mair,
Faban annwyl ynghwsg yn y gwair,
Cwsg mewn gwynfyd a hedd,
Cwsg mewn gwynfyd a hedd.
Dawel nos, Sanctaidd yw’r nos;
Wele fry seren dlos.
Daw’r bugeiliaid a’r doethion i’r drws,
Faban annwyl, yr wyt Ti mor dlws,
Cwsg mewn gwynfyd a hedd,
Cwsg mewn gwynfyd a hedd.
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Away in a manger is a favorite in our family
Nadolig llawen to all xx
Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 09/12/2019
Consider it done…
I Orwedd Mewn Preseb / Away in a Manger
I orwedd mewn preseb rhoed Crëwr y byd,
nid oedd ar ei gyfer na gwely na chrud;
y sêr oedd yn syllu ar dlws faban Mair
yn cysgu yn dawel ar wely o wair.
A’r gwartheg yn brefu, y baban ddeffroes,
nid ofnodd, cans gwyddai na phrofai un loes.
‘Rwyf, Iesu, ‘n dy garu, O edrych i lawr
a saf wrth fy ngwely nes dyfod y wawr.
Tyrd, Iesu, i’m hymyl, ac aros o hyd
i’m caru a’m gwylio tra bwyf yn y byd;
bendithia blant bychain pob gwlad a phob iaith,
a dwg ni i’th gwmni ar derfyn ein taith.
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Thank you Nadolig llawen🎄
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Diolch yn fawr iawn. Fy hoff carol
Goodness what weather! I was up for hours in the middle of the night, last night, dealing with a sensitive car alarm and bits of garden and garden fodder being blown all over the place by the gale force winds. So, I’m dreadfully sleep deprived today and definitely not firing on all cylinders.
So I thought it would be appropriate to revive this post…
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Here’s a Christmas Word of the Day post from last year…
And another…
Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 20/12/2019
Anyone still writing Christmas cards? Then these may be useful…
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda - A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Cyfarchion y Tymor - Season’s Greetings
Bendithion y Tymor - Season’s Blessings
Blwyddyn Newydd Ddedwydd - * A prosperous/ felicitous New Year*
Teulu = tay-lee - family
Hapusrwydd = hap-iss-roo-with - happiness
Dymuno = dumb-inn-no - to wish
Dumunwn = dumb-inn-noon - we wish
I chi = ee chee (Welsh ‘ch’ sound) - to you
Pawb = pah-oob - everyone
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A happy and healthy 2020 to you all!
Here’s an useful post from the beginning of January last year…
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Some of you may have heard about the tradition of Calennig = Kal-len-nig. If not, then here’s an useful Wikipedia link explaining the tradition and it’s origins and another from the National Museum Wales site.
Here’s a lovely little Calennig poem…
I was going to record a sound file for you, but then I found this little video, which is perfect…
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Why don’t the dog commands have “wch” on the end? Is it because they can’t argue with our grammar? 
Great question Jackie!
An wch on the end (eisteddwch, neidiwch, gorweddwch, arhoswch) would be used when addressing more than one dog, os as a sign of respect to a very important dog with status… 
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Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 08/01/2020
Bore da! This is simillar to a post I shared at the beginning of last year, but with some additions. 
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Adduniad = ath-in-yad (soft ‘th’ as in fa th om) - resolution or vow
Adduniad blwyddyn newydd = ath-in-yad bluey-thin new-with - new year’s resolution
Dechrau = dech-rah (dech as in deck but with the Welsh ‘ch’ sound on the end) - to begin or start
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with - to begin the new year
Dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo… = dech-rah-ear fluey-thin new-with evo (‘ev’ as in ever and not as in evening) - to begin the new year with…
Egni = egg-knee - energy
Positifrwydd = poss-sit-tiv-roo-with - positivity
Gobaith = gob-ba-ith - hope
Trefn = trevn - order or organisation
Gwell = goo-ell (Welsh ll sound) - better
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Brilliant @CatrinLliarJones - especially the use of sound cloud for the correct pronounciation! Diolch yn fawr iawn! Dwi’n newydd dechrau’r flwyddyn newydd efo mwy positifrwydd! 
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