Catchphrase 2002 - Wythnos 71

Week 71, Monday.  Today we’ll learn:
bydda i, hoff raglen, mewn eiliad, yn y munud, syrthio, ymlaen = on TV

Can you remember how you say I shall be in Welsh?  Yes, bydda i.  Let’s go through all the persons in the future tense.  Bydda i - (I’ll be).  Byddi di - (you’ll be).  Bydd e - (he’ll be).  Bydd hi - (she’ll be).  Byddwn ni - (we’ll be).  Byddwch chi - (you’ll be).  Byddan nhw - (they’ll be).  Do you remember the difference between mewn and yn?  Usually, mewn means in a and yn means in with a definite noun.  This leads me on to two phrases - mewn eiliad - (in a second), or (in a moment).  Bydda i yno mewn eiliad - (I’ll be there in a moment).  Yn y munud means (in a minute) but in Welsh we usually say in the minute - yn y munud.  Byddan nhw nôl yn y munud - (they’ll be back in a minute).  The verb hoffi, of course, is to like.  We’ve also had the word hoff before - it means most liked, or favourite.  It’s an adjective, a word which describes a noun.  Most adjectives in Welsh, as you know, follow the word they are describing, like castell coch - (red castle).  Car glas - (a blue car).  Some, however, and hoff included, precede the noun.  Hoff also causes the soft mutation.  Beth ydy eich hoff gar chi? - (what is your favourite car?)  We’ve met the word ymlaen before.  Dw i’n edrych ymlaen ato fe - (I’m looking forward to it).  It can also be used to mean on when you mean on TV.  Beth sy ymlaen? - (What’s on?)  A new verb: cwympo.  It means to fall - cwympo.  Uncle Elwyn is being very demanding...

Listen to the dialogue
Elwyn - Catrin...
Catrin - Arhoswch funud, Yncl Elwyn.  Bydda i gyda chi mewn eiliad.
Elwyn - Catrin, dw i ddim yn gallu gweld y teledu yn iawn.
Catrin - Dw i’n dod.  Nawr te.  jiw, jiw.  Beth ’dych chi’n wneud fan hyn?  ’Dych chi’n cwympo o’r 
gadair.  Byddwch chi ar y llawr mewn eiliad!
Elwyn - Bydd fy hoff raglen ymlaen yn y munud.  Dw i eisiau symud fy nghadair i.

Poor old Uncle Elwyn, he always seems to be in the wrong position to watch TV!  When he calls her, Catrin says, arhoswch funud - (wait a minute).  Bydda i gyda chi mewn eiliad - (I’ll be with you in a moment).  Uncle Elwyn explains his problem: dw i ddim yn gallu gweld y teledu yn iawn - (I can’t see the TV properly).  Beth ’dych chi’n wneud fan hyn? - (what are you doing here?)  ’Dych chi’n cwympo o’r gadair - (you’re falling out of the chair).  Byddwch chi ar y llawr mewn eiliad - (you’ll be on the floor in a moment).  Bydd fy hoff raglen ymlaen yn y munud - (my favourite programme will be on in a minute).  Rhaglen starts with rh which mutates to plain r in the soft mutation.  Fy hoff raglen - (my favourite programme).  Dw i eisiau symud fy nghadair i - (I want to move my chair).  

Week 71, Tuesday.  Today we’ll learn:
bydda i’n gweithio, paid, peidiwch, busnesa, dychmygu, o fewn, llethrau sgio

Bydda i and so on is the future tense of to be.  We can also use it to form the future tense for all verbs, like we do in the present.  Dw i’n gweithio - (I’m working), or (I work).  Bydda i’n gweithio - (I’ll be working).  Ble byddwch chi’n bwyta? - (where will you be eating?)  Byddwn ni’n bwyta yn y ty - (we’ll be eating in the house).  Two new verbs for you: dychmygu is to imagine.  Wyt ti’n gallu dychmygu’r olygfa? - (can you imagine the scene?)  Busnesa is a handy little verb.  It means to stick your nose into other people’s business.  Now, you’ve heard the phrases paid a phoeni and peidiwch a phoeni enough times before.  Paid is for people you call ti and peidiwch for those you call chi.  This is how we say don’t in Welsh.  So you could say peidiwch â busnesa - (don’t stick your nose into other people’s business).  One more phrase - llethrau sgio - (ski slopes).  Bethan is talking about her winter holiday in the office.

Listen to the dialogue
Guto - Pam mae golwg mor hapus arnat ti y bore ’ma?
Bethan - Achos o fewn wythnos bydda i ar y llethrau sgio.
Guto - A, wrth gwrs.  A phawb arall yn gorfod gweithio.
Bethan - Sdim ots gyda fi.  Bydda i ar fy ngwyliau.  Dw i’n gallu dychmygu’r olygfa nawr.  Byddwn ni’n 
yfed yn y bar...
Guto - Pwy?
Bethan - Wel fi, wrth gwrs.
Guto - Ti a phwy arall? Dwedaist ti byddwn ni.
Bethan - Ie, wel, bydd fy ffrind a fi yn eistedd yn y bar...  Paid â busnesa, Guto.

Pam mae golwg mor hapus arnat ti y bore ’ma? Guto asks Bethan - (why are you wearing such a cheerful look this morning?)  Achos o fewn wythnos bydda i ar y llethrau sgio - (because in a week I’ll be on the ski slopes).  Guto says ruefully, a phawb arall yn gorfod gweithio - (and everyone else having to work).  Sdim ots gyda fi - (I don’t care).  Bydda i ar fy ngwyliau - (I’ll be on my holidays).  Dw i’n gallu dychmygu’r olygfa nawr - (I can imagine the scene now).  Byddwn ni’n yfed yn y bar - (we’ll be drinking in the bar).  Guto picks up on this: pwy? - (who?)  Ti a phwy arall? - (you and who else?).  Dwedaist ti byddwn ni - (you said we’ll be).  Bethan’s not giving anything away: bydd fy ffrind a fi yn eistedd yn y bar - (my friend and I will be sitting in the bar).  Paid â busnesa - (don’t be so nosy).  

Week 71, Wednesday.  Today we’ll learn:
fyddi di’n iawn?, llungopïau, e-bostiau, adroddiadau, son am hynny, anhepgor, teipio

A lot of plural words in Welsh, you will have noticed, end with -au which is like adding an s to English words.  For example, llungopi, as we know, is a photocopy.  The plural is llungopïau - (photocopies).  Adroddiad - (report) - adroddiadau - (reports).  We’ve had some examples of the future tense which could be translated into English as we’ll be drinking, we’ll be sitting - byddwn ni’n yfed, byddwn ni’n eistedd.  To ask questions in the future, we just mutate the initial b of the future.  Fyddi di’n iawn? - (will you be OK?)  Fydd e’n gallu helpu? - (will he be able to help?)  Beth fyddwch chi’n wneud? - (what will you be doing?) - it all depends on context.  Teipio is the verb to type, so what does this question mean: Fydd e’n teipio’r adroddiad? - (will he be typing the report?)  A new word is anhepgor - (indispensable).  In the office, Bethan is taunting Guto about the fact they’ll have to cope without her whilst she’s on holiday.  How will they be able to cope with the big order from Millers?

Listen to the dialogue
Bethan - Sut byddi di heb fy help i, Guto?
Guto - Paid â phoeni.  Byddwn ni’n gallu ymdopi.
Bethan - Ond fyddwch chi’n edrych ar eich negeseuon e-bost.  Fydd Tom yn gallu gwneud digon o 
lungopïau mewn pryd?  Fydd y llungopïwr yn torri i lawr?  Fyddi di’n gallu teipio’r adroddiadau yn 
iawn?  Fydd Millers yn gallu deall dy adroddiadau di?
Guto - Does neb yn anhepgor, Bethan.

Sut byddi di heb fy help i? - (how will you be without my help?)  Paid â phoeni - (don’t worry).  Byddwn ni’n gallu ymdopi - (we’ll be able to cope).  Ond fyddwch chi’n cofio edrych ar eich negeseuon e-bost?  (Will you look at your e-mails?)  Fydd Tom yn gallu gwneud digon o lungopïau mewn pryd? - (will Tom be able to do enough photocopies in time?)  Fydd y llungopïwr yn torri i lawr? - (will the photocopier break down?)  Fyddi di’n gallu teipio’r adroddiadau yn iawn? - (will you be able to type the reports
alright?)  Fydd Millers yn gallu deall dy adroddiadau di? - (will Millers be able to understand your reports?)  Guto’s reply is devastating.  Does neb yn anhepgor, Bethan - (nobody’s indispensable, Bethan.)  

Week 71, Thursday.  Today we’ll learn:
fydda i ddim yn mynd, awr, oriau, lan, aros lan

In the future negative, we still have to use the mutation.  Fydda i ddim yn gallu ymdopi - (I won’t be able to cope).  Fyddan nhw ddim yn hir - (they won’t be long).   Awr is the Welsh word for hour.  Mae hi’n hanner awr wedi un - (it’s half past one), literally, its half an hour past one.  The plural of awr is oriau.  Byddwn ni’n gweithio oriau hir - (we’ll be working long hours).  Cwpl can be used in Welsh very much as in English a couple.  Bydda i i ffwrdd am gwpl o oriau - (I’ll be away for a couple of hours).  Lan is a word often used in a similar way to English up.  Aros can mean to wait or stay, so aros lan? would mean to stay up?  Aros can mean to wait or to stay. Guto and Catrin discuss their movements.

Listen to the dialogue
Guto - Catrin, dw i’n mynd allan, fydda i ddim yn hir.
Catrin - Ble rwyt ti’n mynd?
Guto - I dy Siôn i drafod y golff ddydd Sadwrn.  Fyddwn ni ddim yn hir.  Bydda i’n ôl o fewn cwpl o 
oriau.
Catrin - Fydda i ddim yma.
Guto - Pam?
Catrin - Dw i’n mynd i fy nosbarth nos i, wrth gwrs.
Guto - Ie, wrth gwrs.
Catrin - Paid ag aros lan i mi.  Bydda i nôl yn hwyr.
Guto - Bydda i’n mynd i’r gwely yn gynnar, beth bynnag.  Dw i wedi blino’n lân.

The first thing Guto says to Catrin is dw i’n mynd allan, fydda i ddim yn hir - (I’m going out, I won’t be long).  Ble rwyt ti’n mynd? - (where are you going?)  I dy Siôn - (to Siôn’s house) - i drafod y golff ddydd Sadwrn - (to discuss the golf on Saturday).  Fyddwn ni ddim yn hir - (we won’t be long).  Bydda i’n ôl o fewn cwpl o oriau - (I’ll be back within a couple of hours).  Catrin is not too interested.  Fydda i ddim yma - (I won’t be here).  Pam? - (Why not?) asks Guto.  Remember, pam can be used to ask simply why? or why not?  Dw i’n mynd i fy nosbarth nos i, wrth gwrs - (I’m going to my nightclass, of course).  Guto probably feels a bit guilty he’s forgotton.  Ie, wrth gwrs - (yes, of course).  Paid ag aros lan i mi - (don’t wait up for me).  Bydda i nôl yn hwyr - (I’ll be back late).  No matter.  Bydda i’n mynd i’r gwely yn gynnar, beth bynnag, says Guto - I’ll be going to bed early, anyway.  Dw i wedi blino’n lân - (I’m tired out, I’m exhausted).  

Week 71, Friday.  Today we’ll learn:
fydd e’n barod?, Bydd, Na fydd, erbyn i chi, rhestrau

Do you remember how to answer a question in the future?  Fydd y gwaith yn barod? - (will the work be ready?) ...  Bydd - (yes, it will).  Na fydd - (no, it won’t).  Fyddan nhw’n hapus? - (will they be happy?) - Byddan - (yes, they will).  Na fyddan - (no, they won’t).  We’ve learnt that we use a singular verb with a number of people or things if nhw is not present.  Mae’r oriau yn hir - (the hours are long).  With nhw you would use the plural verb.  Maen nhw’n hir - (they are long).  This applies to the future as well.  Bydd y llythyrau yn barod mewn awr - (the letters will be ready in an hour).  Byddan nhw’n barod mewn awr - (they’ll be ready in an hour).  If you ask a question about a number of items using the singular verb, the answer would usually be in the plural.  Fydd y llythyrau yn barod? - (will the letters be ready?)  Byddan - (yes they will be).  Now cast your mind back to the phrases cyn i chi and ar ôl i chi.  Cyn i chi fynd, dyma lyfr i chi - (before you go, here’s a book for you).  Ar ôl i chi gyrraedd, cofiwch anfon llythyr - (after you arrive, remember to send a letter).  There’s another phrase very similar to these: erbyn i chi.  It means by the time you.  Erbyn i chi fynd, fydd dim bwyd gyda ni - (by the time you go, we’ll have no food).  A new word: rhestri - they are lists.  Bethan is being fairly non-co-operative in the office as her holiday approaches.

Listen to the dialogue
Guto - Bethan, fydd y rhestri yn barod erbyn i ti fynd ar dy wyliau di?
Bethan - Na fyddan.  Bydd angen mwy o waith arnyn nhw.
Guto - Ond fydd dim amser gyda fi.
Bethan - Wel, byddi di’n gorfod gofyn am help, te.
Guto - Fydd dim amser gyda neb arall chwaith.  Fyddi di’n gallu gorffen o leiaf y rhestri bach?
Bethan - Na fydda, mae’n flin ’da fi, Guto.
Guto - Ond Bethan, byddwn ni i gyd yn gwneud gwaith pwysig iawn.
Bethan - Does neb yn anhepgor, Guto!

Fydd y rhestri ’ma yn barod erbyn i ti fynd ar dy wyliau di? - (will the lists be ready by the time you go on your holidays?)  Na fyddan - (no they won’t be).  Bydd angen mwy o waith arnyn nhw - (they’ll need more work on them).  Ond fydd dim amser gyda fi, Guto complains - (but I won’t have any time).  Byddi di’n gorfod gofyn am help, te - (you’ll have to ask for help, then), says Bethan.  Fydd dim amser gyda neb arall chwaith - (no one else will have time, either).  Notice we use the negative verb with neb, no one.  Fydd dim amser gyda neb arall amser - (no one else will have time).  Guto is desperate to get some commitment from Bethan.  Fyddi di’n gallu gorffen o leiaf y rhestri bach? -  (Will you at least be able to finish the little lists?)  Na fydda - (no, I won’t), mae’n flin ’da fi - (I’m sorry).  Byddwn ni i gyd yn gwneud gwaith pwysig iawn - (we’ll all be doing important work), Guto complains.  Does neb yn anhepgor, Guto! - (no one’s indispensable, Guto!)  

6 questions to test yourself:

1.	Translate ‘byddwn ni’ into Welsh?

	a)	I’ll be 
	b)	you’ll be 
	c)	we’ll be

2.	What’s the Welsh word for ‘to fall’:

	a)	hoffi
	b)	cwympo
	c)	yfed

3.	Translate ‘to imagine’ into Welsh?

	a)	busnesa
	b)	dychmygu
	c)	gweithio

4.	What’s the Welsh verb for ‘to cope’?:

	a)	ymdopi
	b)	teipio 
	c)	edrych

5.	Translate ‘we’ll be working long hours’ into Welsh:

	a)	fyddan nhw ddim yn hir
	b)	bydda i i ffwrdd am gwpl o oriau 
	c)	byddwn ni’n gweithio oriau hir

6.	Translate the following into Welsh ‘before you go, here’s a book for you’:

	a)	erbyn i chi fynd, fydd dim bwyd gyda ni
	b)	cyn i chi fynd, dyma lyfr i chi
	c)	ar ôl i chi gyrraedd, cofiwch anfon llythyr