I remember my family saying ‘Daro’ a lot… is that similar to ‘Damia’ ? Diolch
yes, it is. I think daro is more common in the south than the north.
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Prynhawn da bawb! Afternoon everyone!
Now that I’m back on the scene as it were, I thought I’d revive this thread. If you scroll back you’ll find that it’s full of words, idioms, sayings and so on, with pronunciations and sound files.
I’ll try and update this thread as often as I can, But in the meantime please have a browse and see what you can find. 
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Just to whet your appetite, here’s one from July 2019 when we were discussing wildflowers…
Eithin = eh-eeth-inn - gorse
Draenen wen = drah-en-en when - common hawthorn
Lili wen fach = lilly when vah-ch - snowdrop
Bwtsias y gog = boots-yass err gorg - bluebell
Pabi = pab-bee - poppy
Sound file -
https://soundcloud.com/user-546696035/welsh-wildflowers-2
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My mother was called Eirlys Mair and, if I wanted to wind her up, I would call her “Snowdrop Mary”. Was I wrong ( in my translation of Eirlys I mean, not about winding her up 
)?
My favourite word for Snowdrop, by the way, is the French “Perce-neige” = “Snow piercer”. In fact snowdrops and crocuses are my favourite flowers because they signal that Spring is near.
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Hi, Huw! Just checking my Y Geiriadur Mawr tells me that you are correct. Eirlys does mean ‘snowdrop.’
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Phew! Thanks Sionned. On reflection, I suppose Eirlys just breaks down into “snow lily”. 
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O what a lovely story!
You absolurely weren’t wrong, Huw!
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An old post but a relevant one…
Word(s) of the Day 26/062018
Poeth = poyth
Gwres = goo-ress
Berwedig = bear-wed-dig
Tanbaid = tan-bide
Chwys = choo-ees
Chwysu - choo-us-eePoeth means hot.
Gwres means heat.
Berwedig means boiling.
Tanbaid means very hot or fiery hot.
Chwys means sweat.
Chwysu means to sweat.Sound file -
https://soundcloud.com/user-546696035/poeth-gwres-berwedig-tanbaid
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Word of the Day 06/07/2018
Sychder = suh(ch)-dare
Syched = suh(ch)-edAs you may already know, the word sych means dry.
Sychder means drought or dryness.
Syched means thirst.Sound file -
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Chatting about the weather is a favourite pastime here in Wales…
Heulog = hay-logg - sunny
Torheulo = torr-hay-lo (short o sounds as in torrent and lost) - sunbathe
Eli Haul = ellie ha-eel - sun-cream
Pelydrau = pel-ud-rah-ee - rays
Uwchfioled = ee-ooch-vee-all-ed - ultraviolet
Lefelau uwchfioled = level-aye eeooch-vee-all-ed - ultraviolet levels/index (in weather forecasts)
Llosg haul = ll-ohsg ha-eel - sunburn
Lliw haul = ll-eew ha-eel - suntan
Paill = pah-ee-ll - pollen
Lefelau paill = level-aye pah-ee-ll - pollen levels/count (in weather forecasts)
Clefyd y gwair = klevid err goo-ah-eer - hay fever
Gwrth-histamin = goorth his-tamin - antihistamine
Tisian = tiss-yan - to sneeze
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