Uned 7

Siôn yw e                     
He is Siôn

Sian yw hi                        

She is Sian

Tiwtor yw e                     
He’s a tutor

Doctor yw hi                    
She’s a doctor

Pwy yw e?                           

Who is he?

Beth yw e?                          
What is he?

Sion yw e?                           

Is he Sion?

Tiwtor yw hi?    

Is she a tutor?

Ie Yes

Nage       No

When we introduce ourselves or say who someone else is in Welsh, we need to use emphasis and place the name at the beginning of the sentence. When this happens in a question, the answer is Ie or Nage.

Ydy e’n canu?  

Is he singing? / Does he sing?

Ydy hi’n canu?                 

Is she singing / Does she sing?

Ydyn nhw’n canu?               

Are they singing / Do they sing?

Dyw e ddim yn canu           

He is not singing / He doesn’t sing

Dyw hi ddim yn canu          

She is not singing / She doesn’t sing

‘Dyn nhw ddim yn canu      

They’re not singing / They don’t sing

Notice that we use ‘Ie’ and ‘Nage’ when we’re referring to nouns 

Ie and Nage Used with nouns

Ydw/Ydy/Ydyn        Used with verbs

Actor yw e?(Is he an actor?)
Ie / Nage

Ydy e’n actio (Does he act?)     
Ydy / Nac ydy  

Ydy’r bwyd yn dda?             Is the food good?

Mae’r bwyd yn dda             The food is good

Dyw’r bwyd ddim yn dda    The food isn’t good

Faint yw e?               How much is it?

Faint ydyn nhw         How much are they?

Un bunt.                   One pound.

Dwy bunt.                Two pounds.

Tair punt.                 Three pounds.

Pedair punt.             Four pounds.

Dwy, tair and pedair are the feminine versions of 2,3 and 4 to be used before feminie nouns

un bachgen    un ferch

dau fachgen   dwy ferch

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