GWERS 41		

CYFLWYNYDD:    BASIL DAVIES

NOD:    Siarad am aelodau'r teulu (members of the family).

	Geirfa

		mam  f	-   	mother	tad	-    	father
		plentyn      	-	 	child			plant           	-	children
		mab            	-	 	son		    merch  f     	-	daughter
		meibion     	-	sons	merched      	-	daughters
		chwaer   f	-   	sister             brawd	-    	brother
		chwiorydd	-   	sisters		   brodyr   	-    	brothers
		modryb  f	  	-   	aunt              ewythr 	-     	uncle
		(anti)					   (wncwl)
		nith f	   -   	niece		   	nai	-      	nephew
		mamgu f (NW) 	-   	grand-   	tadcu (SW)	-      	grandfather
		nain f (NW)	                 mother 	taid (NW)

		nyrs		-      	nurse 		   newyddiadurwr 	-    	journalist
		gohebydd		-      	reporter	   peiriannydd		-    	engineer
		trydanydd	   	-      	electrician     saer	   	-    	carpenter
		plymer		-      	plumber        gyrrwr lori		-    	lorry driver
	adeiladydd		-      	builder	        cyfreithiwr	  	-    	solicitor
		cyfrifydd		-      	accountant    pensaer	 	-     architect
		llyfrgellydd		-      	librarian	 	myfyriwr	     -     student
		meddyg		-      	doctor	 		ysgrifenyddes f	-     secretary
		mecanic	-      	mechanic 		

		enw(au)	-			name(s)

		yn fyw       	-	       	alive		wedi marw    	-	has died
		yng nghyfraith	-		in law		yn aml		-	often

RHAN 1

	1.	Instead of using the Welsh forms ‘modryb’ and ‘ewythr’ you’ll find
		people will often use the English titles  -  but in a Welsh way!

		Mae Anti Mari’n byw yn Aberaeron.
		- Aunt(y) Mari lives in Aberaeron.

		Roedd Wncwl ‘da fi’n byw yn America.
		- I had an Uncle living in America.

	2.	North Walians and South Walians have different words for 'grandmother’		and ‘grandfather.'

		Mae taid / tadcu Bob yn byw y Aberystwyth.
		- Bob’s grandfather lives in Aberystwyth.

          		Ble mae eich nain / mamgu’n byw?
		- Where does your grandmother live?

	3.	The plural forms 'brodyr' and 'chwiorydd' are less familiar to you. Practise
		 using them  - as well as the other singular nouns, of course.

		Oes brodyr 'da chi?  (Oes gynnoch chi frodyr?)
		- Do you have (any) brothers?

		Ydy eich brodyr yn chwarae rygbi?
		- Do your brothers play rugby?

		Ble mae eich chwiorydd yn byw?
		- Where do your sisters live?

		Ydych chi'n gweld eich brodyr / chwiorydd yn aml?
		- Do you see your brothers / sisters often?

		Ble mae eich nith yn gweithio?
		- Where does your niece work?

		Ydy eich tad yn hoffi pasta?
		- Does your father like pasta?

		Beth ydy enw(au) eich plant?
		- What are your children's names?

		I ble mae’r plant yn mynd i'r ysgol?
		- (To) where do the children go to school?

		Faint ydy oed y plant?
		- How old are the children?

	4.		yng nghyfraith			-		in law

		mam yng nghyfraith	-		mother in law
		tad yng nghyfraith		-		father in law
		rhieni yng nghyfraith	-		parents in law
		brawd yng nghyfraith	-		brother in law
		chwaer yng nghyfraith	-		sister in law

	There is no mutation after 'eich' (your)

		Ble mae eich mam yng nghyfraith yn byw?
		- Where does your mother in law live?

		Ydy eich brawd yng nghyfraith yn chwarae rygbi?
		- Does your brother in law play rugby?

	5. 	fy       -      my

	This is followed by a Nasal Mutation

		c > ngh		p > mh           t > nh            
		g > ng		b > m             d > n

		tad            	             	-       fy nhad       
		taid           	             	-       fy nhaid        
		tad yng nghyfraith   	-       fy nhad yng nghyfraith
		brawd          		   		-       fy mrawd
		tadcu            				-	    fy nhadcu

		Mae fy mrawd yng nghyfraith yn gweithio yn Llundain.
		- My brother in law works in London.

		Roedd fy nhad yng nghyfraith yn dod o Derby.
		- My father in law came from Derby.

	6.	Don't confuse ‘yn fyw’ (alive) and ‘yn byw’ (living)

    		Ydy eich tad yn fyw?
		- Is your father alive?

		Mae fy nhad yn fyw ond mae fy mam wedi marw.
		- My father is alive, but my mother has died.

		Ydy eich tadcu wedi marw?
		- Has your grandfather died?

		Mae fy nhadcu wedi marw ond mae fy mamgu'n fyw.
		- My granfather has died, but my grandmother is alive.

		Ble mae eich tad yng nghyfraith yn byw 'nawr / rðan?
		- Where does your father in law live now?

		Ble mae eich brawd yn gweithio?
		- Where does your brother work?

		Mae fy mrawd yn gweithio mewn swyddfa.
		- My brother works in an office.

	To talk about people in the Past - change 'mae' to 'roedd'.

		'Roedd fy mam yn gweithio mewn ffatri.
		- My mother worked in a factory.

RHAN 2

	1.	dy        -        your     (singular, familiar)

	This is followed by our friend the Soft Mutation!

		tad          -     dy dad		rhieni     -     dy rieni
		mam       -    	dy fam		mab        -     dy fab
		brawd    -     dy frawd		merch     -     dy ferch
		plant       -    dy blant	

		Ydy dy dadcu'n fyw?
		- Is your grandfather alive?

		Ble mae dy frawd yn gweithio?
		- Where does your brother work?

		Ydy dy fam yng nghyfraith yn byw yng Nghaerdydd?
		- Does your mother in law live in Cardiff?

		Wyt ti'n gweld dy frodyr yn aml?
	- Do you see your brothers often?

	2.	Beth ydy gwaith dy ...….       -       What's your ......'s work?

		brawd	-	gwaith dy frawd   	-   	your brother's work
		tad		-   gwaith dy dad	-	your father’s work
		wncwl	-   gwaith dy wncwl	-	your uncle’s work

		Beth ydy gwaith dy dad yng nghyfraith?
		- What’s your father in law’s work?

		Beth ydy gwaith dy chwaer?
		- What’s your sister’s work?

		To talk about the past - change 'ydy' to 'oedd'.

		Beth oedd gwaith dy dadcu?
		- What was your grandfather’s work?

		Beth oedd gwaith dy nain?
		- What was your grandmother’s job?

	3.	In reply to a question about someone's work or job, you could reply in 			two ways

	(i)	Emphasize the person's work by placing it first - instead of 'Beth'

			Beth ydy gwaith eich gwraig?
			- What’s your wife’s work?
			Cyfrifydd ydy hi.
			- She’s an accountant.

		Beth oedd gwaith eich tad?	
		- What was your father’s work?
		Plymer oedd e.
		- He was a plumber.

	(ii)	Use a normal sentence beginning with 'Mae / 'Roedd' and placing the job 		after 'yn' (which causes a Soft Mutation)

		Beth ydy gwaith eich gwraig?
		- Mae hi'n gyfrifydd.

		Beth oedd gwaith eich tad?
		- Roedd e'n blymer.

	3.	You can make statements of course

		Mae fy mam yn nyrs.
		Roedd fy nhadcu yn beiriannydd.
		Mae fy mab yn fyfyriwr.
		Mae fy chwaer yn ohebydd.
		Roedd fy nhad yng nghyfraith yn gyfreithiwr.
		Mae fy merch yn fecanic.