Uned 4

Dw i’n dod o Abertawe                   

I come from Swansea

‘Dyn ni’n dod o Abertawe               

We come from Swansea

O ble rwyt ti’n dod?                        

Where do you come from? (informal)

O ble dych chi’n dod?                      

Where do you come from? (formal)

Y Treiglad Meddal / The Soft Mutation

Mae treiglad meddal ar ôl ‘o’ ac ‘i’

There’s a soft mutation after ‘o’ and ‘i’

T > D Talybont

Dw i’n dod o Dalybont

C > G Caerdydd

Dw i’n dod o Gaerdydd

P > B Pontypridd

Dw i’n dod o Bontypridd

D > Dd Dolgellau

Dw i’n dod o Ddolgellau

G > _ Glynebwy

Dw i’n dod o _Lynebwy

B > F Bangor

Dw i’n dod o Fangor

Ll > L Llanelli

Dw i’n dod o Lanelli

M > F Methyr

Dw i’n dod o Ferthyr

Rh > R Rhydaman

Dw i’n dod o Rydaman

Cymru          Wales

Lloegr           England      

Yr Alban        Scotland

Iwerddon      Ireland

Dw i’n mynd i Gaerdydd                 

I’m going to Cardiff

Dw i’n mynd i ddawnsio                 

I’m going to dance

Dw i’n mynd i’r dosbarth                

I’m going to the class

(i’r – to the)

Dw i’n mynd i … 

can mean both “I’m going to…” a place and “I’m going to….” do something.

Mae treiglad meddal ar ôl ‘nos’ (night)

There’s a soft mutation after ‘nos’ (night)

Nos Lun, Nos Fawrth Nos Fercher, Nos _Wener

Dw i’n mynd ar y bws                     

I’m going on the bus

Dw i’n mynd yn y car                      

I’m going in the car

Dw i’n mynd mewn tacsi                

I’m going in a taxi

(ar y = on the    yn y = in the      mewn = in a)

Dw i’n mynd i’r = I’m going to the…blocks the mutation unless it’s a singular feminine noun! Dw i’n mynd i’r dosbarth, i’r caffi, i’r tŷ

bwyta, i’r dafarn, i’r dre (feminine nouns!).