GWERS 56				

CYFLWYNYDD:    BASIL DAVIES

NOD:	  Ffeindio'r ffordd  (finding the way) 

	Geirfa

		ar goll	-	lost		wedyn	-	then, afterwards
		ac yna	-		and then

		pentre(f)	-	   	village	tre(f)   f	-	town
		dinas   f	-	   	city	awr   f	-	hour
		llyfrgell   f	-	   	library 		ffordd	-	road	
		hewl (S.W.)	-		road 		tafarn	-	pub
		Swyddfa'r Post	-		Post Office		cornel	-	corner
		ci	-		dog		plentyn	-	child
		ystafell  f	-		room		cae	-	field

		siop  f	-	shop		siop bapurau	-	paper shop,newsagent’s
		siop esgidiau 	-	shoe shop 	siop fara	-		baker's		
		siop ffrwythau 	-	fruiterer 	siop ddillad  -		clothes shop, draper	
		siop losin 	-	sweet shop 	siop lyfrau 	-	book shop

		yn ymyl	-	near, by		yn agos i	-	near to
		gyferbyn ‰	-	opposite	y drws	-	next door to 						   nesa(f) i
		rhwng	-		between 	yng nghanol	-	in the centre of
		wrth	-	at, by		heibio i 	-		past
		ar hyd	-		along		hyd at	-	as far as

		troi		-		to turn	croesi		-		to cross
		mynd	-		to go

		i'r dde	-		to the right	i'r chwith	-	to the left

		Y Stryd Fawr			-	The High Street	
		Stryd y Bont			-	Bridge Street		               
		Stryd y Brenin			-	King Street	
		Stryd y Frenhines		-	Queen Street
		Stryd y Castell			-	Castle Street

	
RHAN 1

	1.	ar goll     -     lost

		'Dw i ar goll.
		- I'm lost.

		Mae'r ci ar goll.
		- The dog is lost.

		Roedd y plentyn ar goll am awr.
		-The child was lost for an hour.

	2.	Ble mae(‘r)…?     -     Where is (the)…?

			Ble mae'r llyfrgell?
		- Where's the library?

		Ble mae'r banc?
		- Where's the bank?

		Notice that the definite article (y, yr, 'r) is always omitted in Welsh, when 	the place is named

		Banc Barclay   -   Ysgol Bryn y M™r   -   Siop Huws a Jones;

		Ble mae'r banc?		-	Where's the bank?
		Ble mae Banc Barclay?	-	Where's Barclay's Bank?

		Ble mae'r siop?		-	Where's the shop?
		Ble mae Siop Huws a Jones?	-	Where's Huws and Jones's shop?

	3.	We can reply in very general terms.  There is no need to use a full sentence.

	Notice how we say 'High Street' in Welsh   -   y ‘Stryd Fawr’.

			yn y Stryd Fawr	-	in the High Street

			yn Stryd y Bont	-	in Bridge Street
			yn Stryd yr Eglwys	-	in Church Street
			yn Stryd y Frenhines	-	in Queen Street
			yn Stryd y Farchnad	-	in Market Street
			yn Stryd y Brenin	-	in King Street

			yng nghanol y ddinas	-	in the centre of the city / city centre
			yng nghanol y dre(f)	-	in the centre of the town / town centre
			yng nghanol y pentre(f)	-	in the centre of the village

	4.	yn ymyl / yn agos i         -        near / close to

		Ble mae'r 'Rose and Crown'?
		- Where’s the ‘Rose and Crown’?
		(Mae e / o) yn agos i'r banc.
		- (It’s) close to / near the bank.

		Ble mae'r 'Red Cow'?
		- Where’s the ‘Red Cow’?
		(Mae e / o) yn ymyl y castell.
		- (It’s) near the castle.

	5.	y drws nesa(f) i     -     next door to 

		Ble mae'r banc?
		- Where’s the bank?
		(Mae e / o) y drws nesa' i'r 'Rose and Crown' yn y Stryd Fawr.
		- (It’s) next door to the ‘Rose and Crown’ in the High Street.

		Ble mae Banc Lloyd?
		- Where is Lloyd’s Bank?
		(Mae e / o ) y drws nesa' i'r siop lyfrau yn Stryd y Bont.
		- (It’s) next door to the book shop in Bridge Street.

	6.	gyferbyn ‰     -     opposite

		Ble mae'r siop bapurau?
		- Where’s the newsagent’s?
		(Mae hi) gyferbyn ‰ Boots yn Stryd y Castell.
		- (It’s) opposite Boots in Castle Street.

		Ble mae siop ddillad Hughes?
		- Where’s Hughes’ draper’s?
		(Mae hi) gyferbyn ‰ siop Currys.
		- (It’s) opposite Currys.

		Ble mae siop Thomas Cook?
		- Where’s Thomas Cook’s?
		(Mae hi) gyferbyn ‰'r farchnad yng nghanol y dre’.
		- (It’s) opposite the market in the town centre.

	7.	rhwng     -     between

		Ble mae Caffi‘r Felin?
		- Where is Mill Café?
		(Mae e / o) rhwng y banc a'r siop bapurau yng nghanol y pentre'.
		- (It’s) between the bank and the paper shop in the middle of the village.

		Ble mae Siop Smiths?
		- Where’s Smiths?
		(Mae hi) rhwng Boots a Banc y Midland yn Stryd y Frenhines.
		- (It’s) between Boots and the Midland Bank in Queen Street.

RHAN 2

	1.	troi      -      to turn

			Trowch!		-	Turn! (a ‘chi’ command)
			Tro / Troia!	-	Turn! (a ‘ti’ command)

		Trowch i'r dde wrth y llyfrgell.
		- Turn (to the) right by the library.

		Tro (Troia) i'r chwith wrth y 'Red Cow'.
		- Turn (to the) left at the 'Red Cow'.

	2.	croesi      -      to cross

		Croeswch!		-	Cross! (a ‘chi’ command)
		Croesa! 		-	Cross! (a ‘ti’ command)

		Croeswch y ffordd wrth y banc.
		- Cross the road by the bank.

		Croesa'r stryd wrth yr ysgol.
		- Cross the street by the school.

	3.	mynd      -      to go

			Ewch! 		-	Go! (a ‘chi’ command)
			Cer!		-	Go! (a ‘ti’ command)
			Dos! (N.W.)

		Ewch heibio i'r siop bapurau.
		- Go past the paper shop.

		Cer / Dos heibio i'r banc.
		- Go past the bank.

	4.	Now you can extend your answer!

		Cer heibio i'r siop bapurau; wedyn, croesa'r stryd ac mae'r banc rhwng Boots a Smiths.
		- Go past the newsagent’s; then, cross the street and the bank is    
       	            between Boots and Smiths.

	5.	ar y g/cornel	-	on the corner   

	‘cornel’ can be either masculine or feminine in Welsh.  So both the following are correct 

					y cornel
					y gornel

		Ble mae'r banc
		- Where’s the bank?
		(Mae e / o) ar y g/cornel.
    		- (It’s) on the corner.

	ar gornel…      -	on the corner of . . .

		Ble mae'r siop bapurau?
		- Where’s the paper shop?
		(Mae hi) ar gornel Stryd y Bont.
		- (It’s) on the corner of Bridge Street.

	6.	ar hyd      -      along

		Cer ar hyd y Stryd Fawr.
		- Go along the High Street.

		Ewch ar hyd Stryd yr Eglwys, ac mae'r siop ffrwythau ar y cornel.
		- Go along Church Street and the fruit shop is on the corner.

	7.	hyd at      -       as far as

		Ewch hyd at Swyddfa'r Post.  Trowch i'r chwith ar y cornel ac mae'r siop bapurau drws nesa' i siop Thomas Cook.
		- Go as far as The Post Office.  Turn to the left on the corner and the 
		 paper shop is next door to Thomas Cook's.                   

	8.	agosa(f)      -      nearest

	We often ask - or are asked - the location of the nearest shop or amenity

		y siop bapurau agosa'	-	the nearest paper shop, newsagent’s
			y siop fara agosa'	-	the nearest bread shop, baker’s
			y siop losin agosa'	-	the nearest sweet shop
			y d/tafarn agosa'		-	the nearest pub
			y siop lyfrau agosa'	-	the nearest book shop
			y toiled / ty bach agosa’	-	the nearest toilet

		The noun ‘tafarn’ can be masculine or feminine , so both the following are correct

				y tafarn
				y dafarn

		Ble mae'r d/tafarn agosa', os gwelwch yn dda?
		- Where's the nearest pub, please?

		Ble mae’r ty bach agosa’, os gwelwch yn dda?
		- Where’s the nearest toilet please?