Uned 6

Mae hi’n braf heddiw
It’s fine today

(there’s no ‘it’ in Welsh, therefore we use the feminine version – hi=she)

Mae hi’n bwrw glaw heddiw
It’s raining today

Mae hi’n gymylog heddiw
It’s cloudy today

Mae hi’n oer heddiw
It’s cold today

Mae hi’n stormus heddiw
It’s stormy today

Cwestiwn / Question

Sut mae’r tywydd heddiw?
How’s the weather today?

Personau / Persons 

Mae e           He is

Mae hi          She is

Maen nhw    They are

Fi / Me Dw i

Ti / you Rwyt ti

(informal)

Fe / Him Mae e

Hi / Her Mae hi

Ni / We 'Dyn ni

Chi / You Dych ch

(plural/formal)

Nhw / They Maen nhw 

gallu            can             

gorfod         must

Mae e’n gallu nofio                      

He can swim

Mae hi’n gallu seiclo 

She can cycle

Maen nhw’n gorfod gweithio         

They must work

Rhoi barn / Giving an opinion

Wyt ti’n hoffi bocsio ?                     

Do you like boxing?

Wyt ti’n hoffi’r ffilm?                      

Do you like the film?

Wyt ti’n hoffi’r grwp?                     

Do you like the group?

Gwrywaidd / Masculine

Ydw, mae e’n gret 

Yes, it’s great

Mae e’n iawn

It’s ok

Nac ydw mae e’n ofnadwy

No, it’s terrible

Benywaidd / Feminine

Ydw, mae hi’n gret                          

Yes, it’s great

Mae hi’n iawn                                 

It’s ok

Nac ydw mae hi’n ofnadwy            

No, it’s terrible

Lluosog / Plural

Ydw, maen nhw’n gret                   

Yes, they’re great

Mae nhw’n iawn 

They’re ok

Nac ydw nhw’n ofnadwy                

No, they’re terrible

Masculine nouns are in the blue box and feminine nouns are in the red box in your vocabulary. Verbs are usually masculine.

Sut mae… – How is… Mae is used in questions starting with these words:

Sut mae’r dosbarth?                       

How is the class?

Ble mae’r dosbarth?                   

Where is the class?

Pryd mae’r dosbarth?                     

When is the class?

Pam mae . . .?                                 

Why is . . .?

The word for 'the' is y. However, it is yr before a vowel and becomes ‘r when it follows a vowel.

In Uned 6 we meet another important example of the soft mutation – Adjectives mutate after yn.

Dych chi’n gallu edrych ar dudalen 52 (Help llaw) yn y cwrslyfr am fwy o wybodaeth

You can also look on page 52 (Help llaw) in your coursebooks for more information