After reading about the good fortune that @JohnYoung had to be looking after Ceiri, I was wondering how he got on with commands like “heel!” and “leave!”. Or is Ceiri bilingual?
It is easy enough to find out how to command your dog in Welsh if he or she is a working sheepdog but what about for those everyday commands when you’re not getting him to move the herd left and right? And what about the “leave that cow-pat alone!” type of thing or generally useful dog-related expressions?
Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 20/11/2019
Hogyn da [hog-inn dah] = good boy Hogan dda [hog-anne tha] = good girl Ci da [key dah] = good dog Ty’d yma (tyrd yma) [tyd um-mah] = come here Aros [are-ross] = stay Isda (eistedd) [ees-dah] = sit Gorwedd [gore-weth] = lie down Dyro [dur-ro] = give Dyrofo [dur-ro vo] = give it Na [na] = no Paid [pied] = don’t Lawr [la-oor] = down Yma [um-ma] =here Soffa [sofa] = sofa Gwely [goo-welly] = bed
Gair neu Idiom y Diwrnod - Word or Idiom of the Day 25/11/2019
Struggling to think of words today as I’m trying to survive the day on just 5-6 hours sleep! But amidst the madness that is this household, we took delivery of a skip today to clear some of the rubbish from the shed and the garden, so…
Sbwriel = sboor-yell - rubbish Casglu = Kas-glee - collect Cael gwared = kyle goo-are-ed - to get rid Taflu = tav-lee - to throw Ailgylchu = aisle gull-chee (Welsh ‘ch’ sound) - recycle Clirio = clear-yo - to clear Tacluso = tack-lisso - to tidy Didoli = did-doll-lee - to separate and sort
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
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.
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.
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.