GWERS 90

CYFLWYNYDD:     BASIL DAVIES

NOD:	  Cyflwyno  'I prefer . . .'  

	Geirfa

		rygbi	-	rugby	pêl droed	-	soccer
		cig eidion	-	beef	persawr	-		perfume
		bwyd llysieuol	-	vegetarian 	anrheg	-		present
				              food
		cawl			-	soup, broth	tatws pôb	-	baked potatoes

		yn lle			-	instead of	neu	-	or
		gartref			-	at home		pan	-	when
		fel				-	as

		Daearyddiaeth	-	Geography	Hanes	-	History								
		na						-	to (when comparing)			
		talu ag (gydag) arian		-	to pay with (by) cash
		talu â (gyda) siec		-	to pay (by) with a cheque

		yn y dref				-	in the town
		yn y wlad				-	in the country

		
RHAN 1

	1.	The 'prefer' pattern is based on the preposition 'da (gyda) / gan

			Mae'n well 'da fi (gen i)		-	I prefer (I do prefer)
			Mae'n well 'da ti (gen ti)		-	you prefer
			Mae'n well 'da hi (ganddi hi) 	-	she prefers
			Mae'n well 'da fe (ganddo fo)	-	he prefers
			Mae'n well 'da Jane (gan Jane)	-	Jane prefers
			Mae'n well 'da ni (gynnon ni)	-	we prefer
			Mae'n well 'da chi (gynnoch chi)	-	you prefer
				Mae'n well 'da nhw (ganddyn nhw)	-	they prefer
		
		Mae'n well 'da fi bêl droed.
		- I prefer soccer.

			Mae'n well 'da Jane gig eidion.
			- Jane prefers beef.

			Mae'n well 'da'r plant jeli coch.
			- The children prefer red jelly.

			Mae'n well 'da ni fyw yn y dref.
			- We prefer (to live) living in the town.

	2.	The Past Tense is easy enough

			Roedd yn well 'da nhw aros gartre'.
			- They preferred (to stay) staying at home.

			Roedd yn well 'da fi chwarae criced, pan oeddwn i'n ifanc.
			- I preferred playing cricket, when I was young.

			Pan oeddwn i yn yr ysgol roedd yn well 'da fi waith cartref Hanes.
			- When I was in school I preferred History homework.

			Roedd yn well 'da fy ffrindiau ddringo coed.
				- My friends preferred climbing trees.

	3.	We could use the ‘would ‘ forms, of course

			Fe / Mi fasai'n well 'da fi fynd i Florida ar fy ngwyliau y 
			flwyddyn nesa'.
			- I would prefer to go to Florida on holiday next year.

			Fe / Mi fasai'n well 'da Mary gael persawr fel anrheg.
			- Mary'd prefer to have perfume as a present.

			Fe / Mi fasai'n well 'da nhw fynd i'r sinema ar nos Sadwrn.
			- They would prefer to go to the cinema on a Saturday night.	

	4.		Notice the mutation after the 'prefer' pattern

			Mae'n well 'da fi bêl droed. 			
			Roedd yn well 'da nhw gig eidion.
				Fe fasai'n well 'da ti fyw yn y wlad.

	5.	To convey 'to' when comparing things, we use 'na' in Welsh.  

			Mae'n well 'da fi fara brown na bara gwyn.
			- I prefer brown bread  to white bread.

			Roedd yn well 'da nhw Amsterdam na Berlin .
			- They preferred Amsterdam to Berlin.

		Mae'n well 'da fi bêl droed na rygbi.
		- I prefer soccer to rugby.

			Fe fasai'n well 'da ni fyw yn y dref na byw yn y wlad.
			- We’d prefer (to live) living in the town to living in the country.

			Roedd yn well 'da fy ffrindiau ddringo coed na chwarae gemau.
				- My friends preferred climbing trees to playing games.

	Do you remember that this little word ‘na’ causes an Aspirate 
	Mutation  (c>ch;  p>ph;  t>th)?

			Mae'n well 'da fi de na choffi.
			- I prefer tea to coffee.

			Roedd yn well 'da nhw Amsterdam na Pharis .
			- They preferred Amsterdam to Paris.

			Mae'n well 'da Jane gig eidion na phorc.
			- Jane prefers beef to pork.

RHAN 2

	1.	Present Tense questions

		Ydy'n well 'da ti de na choffi? - Ydy!
		- Do you prefer tea to coffee? - Yes!

		Ydy'n well 'da Mary gar coch na char glas?
		- Does Mary prefer a red car to a blue car?

	2.	Past Tense questions

		Oedd yn well 'da ti rygbi na chriced pan oeddet ti'n fach?   -   Nac oedd, roedd yn well 'da fi griced!
			- Did you prefer rugby to cricket when you were little?   -   No, I 
		     preferred cricket!

			Oedd yn well 'da frawd fara gwyn na bara brown?   -   Oedd.
			- Did your brother prefer white bread to brown bread?   -   Yes!

	3.	Would questions

			Fasai'n well 'da ti gael salad yn lle cawl?   -   Basai, diolch yn fawr!
			- Would you prefer to have salad instead of soup?   -   Yes, thank you!

			Fasai'n well 'da John gael Ferrari?   -   Wrth gwrs!
			- Would John prefer to have a Ferrari?   -   Of course!

	4.	Beth? questions

	In English you might ask

				What do you prefer?
				What did she prefer?
				What would you prefer?

		but in Welsh, we ask this question by using 'best' (i.e. like best)

				Beth sy' orau 'da ti?
				Beth oedd orau 'da hi?
				Beth fasai orau ‘da ch?

	To reply  -  use the normal 'prefer' pattern

				Mae'n well 'da fi . . 
				Roedd yn well 'da hi . .
				Fe / Mi fasai’n well ‘da fi (gen i)..

	(a)	Beth sy' orau 'da'r plant - creision neu fisgedi?
			- What do the children like best  - crisps or biscuits?
		O, mae'n well 'da nhw greision.
		- Oh, they prefer crisps.

			Beth sy' orau 'da ti - sglodion neu datws pôb?
			- What do you like best - chips or baked potatoes?
			Mae'n well 'da fi datws pôb.
			- I prefer baked potatoes.

	(b)	Pan oedd Kevin yn fach, beth oedd orau 'da fe  -  cricked neu bêl-droed?
			- When Kevin was small, what did he like best  -  cricket or soccer?
		Roedd yn well 'da fe bêl-droed.
			- He preferred soccer.

			Beth oedd orau 'da dy ffrindiau  -  Hanes neu Ddaearyddiaeth.
			- What did your friends like best  -  History or Geography?
			Roedd yn well 'da nhw Hanes.
		- They preferred History.

	(c)	Beth fasai orau 'da'r plant - creision neu fisgedi?
			- What would the children like best  - crisps or biscuits?
		O, mi fasai’n well 'da nhw greision.
		- Oh, they’d prefer crisps.

			Beth fasai orau 'da ti - sglodion neu datws pôb?
			- What would you like best - chips or baked potatoes?
			Fe fasai'n well 'da fi datws pôb, os gwelwch yn dda.
			- I’d prefer baked potatoes, please.