Catchphrase 2001 Wythnos 39

Week 39, Monday.  Today, you'll learn:
cawsoch chi
 
We’ll spend the next few lessons reminding ourselves of the simple past tense. That’s the tense you use when something happened once in the past and is over and done with. The ending for ni is - on: arhoson ni - (we waited). The ending for chi is -och: arhosoch chi - (you waited). Two verbs often heard in the past and have their own peculiar forms are cael - (to have), and mynd - (to go). Cawson ni - (we had). Cawsoch chi - (you had). Aethon ni - (we went). Aethoch chi - (you went). Gweld - (to see), is a slightly irregular verb: gwelon ni - (we saw). Gweloch chi - (you saw). Remember you mutate the first letter in a question. Gawsoch chi amser da? - (did you have a good time?) And the answer: do - (yes) or naddo - (no). Catrin is visiting Elwyn again in the cartref henoed - (the old people’s home). I wonder what response she’ll get this time?

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Helo ‘na, Wncl Elwyn. Sut ‘dych chi?
Elwyn - Dim yn rhy ddrwg, dim yn rhy ddrwg.
Catrin - O? Gawsoch chi benwythnos da?
Elwyn - Do. Aethon ni ar drip i’r amgueddfa yng Nghaerdydd.
Catrin - I’r amgueddfa? Dyna neis! Weloch chi rywbeth diddorol?
Elwyn - Do. Gwelon ni barc Cathays.
Catrin - Iawn, ond weloch chi rywbeth YN yr amgueddfa?
Elwyn - Naddo.
Catrin - Pam?
Elwyn - Arhoson ni yn y parc.
Catrin - Chi... a pwy arall?
Elwyn - Fi a fy ffrindiau i.
Catrin - Wncl Elwyn.. Smocioch chi ddim, do?

So, it sounds as if Uncle Elwyn has been up to his old tricks again. Catrin finds a changed man when she first asks him how he is: dim yn rhy ddrwg - (not too bad). Catrin is surprised. Gawsoch chi benwythnos da? - (did you have a good weekend?) Do - (yes). Aethon ni ar drip - (we went on a trip), i’r amgueddfa yng Nghaerdydd - (to the museum in Cardiff). Dyna neis - (that’s nice). Weloch chi rywbeth diddorol? - (did you see something interesting?) Do - (yes). Gwelon ni Barc Cathays - (we saw Cathays Park). Cathays Park, of course, is outside the National Museum in Cardiff. Weloch chi rywbeth yn yr amgueddfa? asks Catrin. Did you see something in the museum? The answer - naddo - (no I didn’t). Pam? - (why not?) Arhoson ni yn y parc. Catrin smells a rat: chi... a pwy arall? -( you and who else?) Fi a fy ffrindiau i - (me and my friends). His coughing lets the cat out of the bag. Smocioch chi ddim, do? - (you didn’t smoke did you?) I think Catrin knows what the answer is.

Week 39, Tuesday.  Today, you'll learn:
cest ti, pobl, neb

We've started reminding ourselves of the past tense. Gwelon ni - (we saw). Gweloch chi - (you saw). The familiar form of you saw is: gwelaist ti. I saw is: gwelais i. We've also started on the verb cael. Cawson ni - (we had). Cawsoch chi - (you had). Can you remember the familiar you form of cael: you had? Yes, cest ti. And how do you say I had? - ces i. Aethon ni means we went. Aethoch chi means you went. Can you remember the familiar you form? Yes, est ti - (you went). And I went? - es i. Rhys gets a phone call from his friend Daniel, but is he in a fit state to take it?

Listen to the dialogue:
Rhys - Helo?
Dan - S’mae, Rhys. Dan sy ‘ma.
Rhys - O, s’mae, Dan.
Dan - Beth sy’n bod?
Rhys - Dw i ddim yn teimlo’n hanner da.
Dan - Est ti i barti’r myfyrwyr?
Rhys - Do. Es i gyda pobl o’r cwrs.
Dan - Welaist ti Sandra Davies yno?
Rhys - Sandra? Naddo. Ond gwelais i ei ffrind hi, Sarah.
Dan - Aeth Tom yno, hefyd?
Rhys - Naddo. Welais i neb o’i ddosbarth e.
Dan - Gest ti amser da, te?
Rhys - Do. Ces i amser gwych!

Dan sy ‘ma - (it’s me, Dan). Rhys doesn’t sound too happy to hear from anyone. Beth sy’n bod? -(What’s up?) Dw i ddim yn teimlo’n hanner da - (I don’t feel very well). Dan guesses the reason. Est ti i barti’r myfyrwyr? - (Did you go to the student party?) Do. Es i gyda pobl o’r cwrs - (I went with people from the course). Pobl means people. Welaist ti Sandra Davies yno? - (Did you see Sandra Davies there?) Naddo - (no, I didn’t). Ond gwelais i ei ffrind hi - (I saw her friend, though). Aeth Tom yno, hefyd? - (Did Tom go as well?) Naddo. Welais i neb o’i ddosbarth e - (I didn’t see anyone from his class). Neb means no one. Welais i neb - (I saw no one, I didn’t see anyone). Gest ti amser da, te? - (Did you have a good time, then?) The answer has to be: do - (yes). Ces i amser gwych! - (I had a great time!)

Week 39, Wednesday.  Today, you'll learn:

We’re going to be reminding ourselves of the past tense. Beth wnaethoch chi? is the formal way of saying what did you do? Beth wnest ti? is the informal way. With regular verbs that end in a vowel, you simply remove the vowel to form the past tense. Talu is to pay. Add -ais to say I paid - talais i. Catrin phones her mother in law, Glenys, to catch up on news.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Helo, Mam. Catrin sy ma. Ydy popeth yn iawn?
Glenys - Helo, Catrin. Ydy, diolch.
Catrin - Beth wnaethoch chi ddoe?
Glenys - Es i i Gaerdydd i siopa. Prynais i got newydd. 
Catrin - Aethoch chi i siop Howells?
Glenys - Do.
Catrin - Brynoch chi’r het ‘na?
Glenys - Naddo. Roedd hi’n rhy gostus.
Catrin - Talais i ddeg punt am un ym Mhontypridd.
Glenys - Do? Bydda i’n mynd i Bontypridd, te! A beth wnest ti ddoe?
Catrin - Golchais i’r dillad!
Glenys - O.

It doesn’t sound as though Catrin had a very interesting day! Catrin introduces herself: Catrin sy ‘ma - (it’s Catrin here). Ydy popeth yn iawn? - (is everything OK?) Beth wnaethoch chi ddoe? - (what did you do yesterday?) Notice Catrin uses the formal you form with her mother-in-law. Es i i Gaerdydd i siopa - (I went shopping in Cardiff). Prynais i got newydd - (I bought a new coat). The verb is prynu - (to buy). Brynoch chi’r het ‘na? - (did you buy that hat) - the one we were talking about before. Remember you mutate the consonant in a question in the past. Prynoch chi means you bought. Brynoch chi? is did you buy? Well, did she? Naddo - (no I didn’t). Roedd hi’n rhy gostus - (it was too expensive). Catrin then tells Glenys: talais i ddeg punt - (I paid ten pounds). Talais i ddeg punt am un ym Mhontypridd - (I paid ten pounds for one in Pontypridd). That settles it. Bydda i’n mynd i Bontypridd, te - (I’ll go to Pontypridd, then). A beth wnest ti ddoe? - (and what did you do yesterday?) Golchais i’r dillad - (I washed the clothes). The verb is golchi - (to wash). Golchais i - (I washed).

Week 39, Thursday.  Today, you'll learn:
talodd e

One form of the past tense we haven’t reminded ourselves of yet is the he, she and it form: you add the ending -odd. Talodd e - (he paid). Prynodd hi - (she bought). Torrodd e - (it broke). Notice that words that immediately follow a past tense verb tend to take the soft mutation. Gwelodd e gar - (he saw a car). There’s no mutation if you use the word for the: gwelodd e’r car - (he saw the car). 

Listen to the Conversation:
Rhys - S’mae, Wncl Elwyn?
Elwyn - Da iawn, Rhys.
Rhys - O? Dych chi’n cael amser da yma?
Elwyn - Ydw, ydw. Ces i bryd o fwyd blasus iawn amser cinio.
Rhys - Beth gawsoch chi?
Elwyn - Cawson ni gig oen, tatws a moron. Gest ti gig oen heddiw?
Rhys - Naddo, ces i...
Elwyn - Ond cawson nhw sioc yn y prynhawn.
Rhys - O? Pam?
Elwyn - Torrodd y teledu i lawr. Felly cawson ni gyfle i fynd allan i’r ardd. 	Cawson ni sigarets yn yr ardd.
Rhys - Wncl Elwyn!

Rhys is surprised when he hears how Uncle Elwyn is: da iawn. Dych chi’n cael amser da yma? - (You’re having a good time here?) Ydw. Ces i bryd o fwyd blasus iawn amser cinio - (I had a very tasty meal at dinner time). Beth gawsoch chi? - (What did you have?) Cawson ni gig oen - (we had lamb), tatws - (potatoes), a moron - (carrots). Gest ti gig oen heddiw? - (did you have lamb today?) Uncle Elwyn isn’t really interested in Rhys’ reply though. Ond cawson nhw sioc yn y prynhawn - (but they had a shock in the afternoon). Pam? Torrodd y teledu i lawr - (the TV broke down). Felly cawson ni gyfle i fynd allan i’r ardd - (so we had an opportunity to go out into the garden). We could have guessed what would happen next. Cawson ni sigarets yn yr ardd - (we had cigarettes in the garden). 

Week 39, Friday.  Today, you'll learn:
ches i ddim byd, phrynais i ddim byd, thalais i ddim byd

We’ve been revising the simple past tense, the past tense you use when you did one thing in the past which is now over and done with. Cysgodd hi neithiwr - (she slept last night). Prynais i got - (I bought a coat). Now when we make verbs beginning with t, c, p negative in the past, remember we have to use a special mutation - the tcp, or antiseptic mutation. T becomes TH: thalodd e ddim byd - (he didn’t pay anything). C becomes CH: ches i ddim byd - (I didn’t get anything). P becomes PH: phrynon ni ddim byd - (we didn’t buy anything). Glenys rings Catrin up this time to have a chat.

Listen to the conversation:
Glenys - Helo Catrin, Glenys sy ‘ma. Sut wyt ti?
Catrin - O, helo Mam. Wedi blino. Dydi Llinos ddim yn hanner da.
Glenys - Beth sy’n bod arni hi?
Catrin - Dw i ddim yn gwybod. Chysgodd hi ddim o gwbl neithiwr, felly ches i ddim cyfle i gysgu chwaith.
Glenys - Dyna drueni.
Catrin - Sut ‘dych chi, ta beth?
Glenys - Iawn, diolch. Es i i Bontypridd y bore ‘ma.
Catrin - Daloch chi am un o’r hetiau ‘na, te?
Glenys - Naddo. Thalais i ddim byd. Edrychais i ar lawer o bethau, ond phrynais i ddim byd.

Glenys asked Catrin how she was. Wedi blino - (tired). Dydi Llinos ddim yn hanner da - (Llinos is not well at all). Beth sy’n bod arni hi? - (what’s wrong with her?) Dw i ddim yn gwybod - (I don’t know). Chysgodd hi ddim o gwbl neithiwr - (she didn’t sleep at all last night). Ches i ddim cyfle i gysgu chwaith - (I didn’t get a chance to sleep either). Dyna drueni - (what a shame). Sut ‘dych chi, ta beth? - ta beth means anyway: how are you anyway? Where did Glenys go this morning? Es i i Bontypridd y bore ‘ma - (I went to Pontypridd this morning). Daloch chi am un o’r hetiau ‘na, Catrin asks - did you pay for one of those hats? Naddo. Thalais i ddim byd - (I paid nothing). Edrychais i ar lawer o bethau - (I looked at lots of things). Phrynais i ddim byd - (I didn’t buy anything). 

Test yourself on what you've learned this week:

1.	You had is?
a)	Aethon ni
b)	Arhosoch chi
c)	Cawsoch chi

2.	You went is?
a)	Es i
b)	Est ti
c)	Aethoch chi

3.	What is the Welsh word for class?
a)	Gwers
b)	Coleg
c)	Dosbarth

4.	I paid is?
a)	Welais i
b)	Talais i
c)	Prynais i

5.	How would you say - he saw a car?
a)	Gwelodd e'r car
b)	Gwelodd e gar
c)	Gwelodd e car

6.	She slept is?
a)	Cysgodd hi
b)	Prynodd hi
c)	Talodd hi