Catchphrase 2002 - Wythnos 79

Week 79, Monday.  Today we’ll learn:
caf, cei, caiff, cawn, cewch, can, Eidalaidd

The future tense of the verb cael has lots of uses, so let’s go over all its forms.  Caf i - (I’ll get/I’ll have); cei di - (you’ll get/you’ll have); caiff e - (he’ll get/have); caiff hi - (she’ll get/have); cawn ni - (we’ll get/have); cewch chi - (you’ll get/have); cân nhw - they’ll get/have).  As with the past tense, there’s a soft mutation in questions.  Gaf i farc da? - (will I get a good mark?)  Gaiff hi ei chinio hi gartre? - (will she get her dinner back home?)  Because cael starts with c, it takes the antisceptic mutation - the tcp mutation in the negative: chawn ni ddim problemau - (we’ll have no problems).  Glenys and Catrin are discussing Catrin’s recent visit to the supermarket and the problems of feeding a fussy family.  The word eidalaidd: is the word you use to describe something that’s Italian, like food or football.   

Listen to the dialogue:
Glenys - Est ti i’r archfarchnad y bore ’ma Catrin?
Catrin - Do.  Ces i bopeth ro’n i eisiau, ond mae hi mor gymhleth prynu bwyd i’r teulu ’ma.  Mae pawb 
eisiau rhywbeth gwahanol.  Wel, mae Guto a Rhys yn iawn.  Cân nhw spaghetti Bolognaise heno.  
Ond Wncl Elwyn - dim bwyd Eidalaidd iddo fe.  Caiff e gig oen.  O, cawn ni hwyl - fel arfer!
Glenys -  beth gei di, Catrin?
Catrin - Wel, chaf i ddim spageti, fydd dim digon i fi.  Caf i salad siwr o fod.  Beth gewch chi, beth 
bynnag?
Glenys - Wel...  Gest ti fy mhethau i yn yr archfarchnad, gyda llaw?
Catrin - O, naddo!  Mae’n flin ’da fi, anghofiais i!
Glenys - Os felly, caf i i’r peth a ti, dw i’n meddwl!

Est ti i’r archfarchnad y bore ’ma? - (did you go to the supermarket this morning?)  Do - (yes I did).  Ces i bopeth ro’n i eisiau - (I got everything I wanted).  Ond mae hi mor gymhleth prynu bwyd i’r teulu ’ma - (but it’s so complicated buying food for this family).  Mae pawb eisiau rhywbeth gwahanol - (everybody wants something different).  Then Catrin changes her tune.  Guto and Rhys are OK.  Cân nhw spaghetti Bolognaise heno - (they’ll have spaghetti Bolognaise this evening).  But as for Uncle Elwyn - dim bwyd Eidalaidd iddo fe - (no Italian food for him!)  Caiff e gig oen - (he’ll have lamb).  Cawn ni hwyl, fel arfer - (we’ll have fun, as usual).  Then Glenys asks Catrin: Beth gei di? - (what will you have?)  she uses the ti form of cael because she’s familiar with her.  Chaf i ddim spageti - (I won’t have any spaghetti).  Fydd dim digon i fi - (there won’t be enough for me).  Caf i salad siwr o fod - (I’ll probably have salad).  Beth gewch chi, beth bynnag? - (what’ll you have, anyway?)  Notice Catrin uses the chi form to Glenys because, even though she’s familiar with her, Glenys is respected as an older member of the family.  Before Glenys can answer this question, she needs to ask one of her own.  Gest ti fy mhethau i yn yr archfarchnad, gyda llaw? - (did you get my things in the supermarket, by the way?)  Naddo - (No, I didn’t), Catrin admits.  Mae’n flin ’da fi, anghofiais i - (I’m sorry, I forgot).  Os felly - (well then), Glenys says.  Caf i i’r peth a ti - (I’ll have the same thing as you). 

Week 79, Tuesday.  Today we’ll learn:
gaf i gig?,  Cei/na chei, cei a chroeso, tarten afalau, tatws stwnsh, hoff o

I said before that the future tense of cael has a number of different uses in Welsh.  One sense is particularly used with questions.   Caf i means I’ll have or I’ll get.  Gaf i? is will I have?  or will I get?  But it can also translate as may I or may I have?   Say a child goes into a shop, he or she might ask gaf i hwnna? - (may I have that one?)  Now, how would you answer that?  Cei - (yes, you may).  Or na chei - (no, you may not).  Gaf i siarad â ti - (may I speak to you/can I speak to you?) Gaf i aros? - (May I stay?)  The answer could be cei - (yes you may).  Or it could be cei a chroeso, literally: you may with a welcome.  You’d translate it something like, please do, or of course you can.  We’re continuing our saga of what the Lloyd family wants for dinner.  Just a few new phrases before we start: tarten afalau is an apple tart.  Tatws stwnsh is a name for mashed potatoes.  Hoffi, as you know, is the verb to like.  Hoff o is fond of.  Dw i ddim yn hoff o bysgod - (I’m not fond of fish).

Listen to the dialogue:
Rhys - Beth sy i ginio heno?
Catrin - Pasta.
Rhys - Dim pasta eto!
Catrin - Rwyt ti’n hoffi pasta. 
Rhys - Ydw, ond dim bob dydd!
Catrin - Wel, Rhys, rhaid i ti ddweud beth wyt ti’n ei hoffi.
Rhys - Gaf i gig gyda tatws stwnsh rywbryd?
Catrin - Cei, os wyt ti eisiau.  Beth am bysgod?
Rhys - Dw i ddim yn rhy hoff o bysgod, rhaid i fi gyfadde.  Gaf i salad weithiau?
Catrin - Ti, salad!  O’r gorau, cei!
Rhys - A gaf i darten afalau rywbryd?  Ro’t ti’n arfer gwneud tarten bob dydd Sadwrn.  Dwyt ti ddim yn 
gwneud pwdins blasus nawr.
Catrin - Does dim amser gyda fi, dyna pam!
Rhys - O, ie, a gaf i lasagne, dw i’n hoff o lasagne.
Carin - Cei a chroeso.  Ond pasta ydi lasagne, ti’n gwybod.
Rhys -  Pasta?  Ydy e?

Beth sy i ginio heno? - (what’s for dinner tonight?)  Rhys doesn’t seem to be impressed by the menu.  Catrin thought Rhys liked pasta.  He does, ond dim bob dydd - (but not every day).  Rhaid i ti ddweud beth wyt ti’n hoffi - (you’ve got to say what you like).  Gaf i gig gyda tatws stwnsh rywbryd - (can I have meat with mashed potatoes sometime?)  Cei, os wyt ti eisiau - (Yes, if you want).  Beth am bysgod? - (what about fish?)  Dw i ddim yn rhy hoff o bysgod, rhaid i fi gyfadde - (I’m not too fond of fish, I’ve got to admit).  Gaf i salad weithiau? - (can I have salad sometimes?)  O’r gorau, cei - (OK, you can).  Gaf i darten afalau rywbryd? - (can I have apple tart sometime?)  Dwyt ti ddim yn gwneud pwdins blasus nawr - (you don’t make tasty puddings now).  Catrin hasn’t any time to make puddings.  Gaf i lasagne - (can I have lasagne) - dw i’n hoff o lasagne - (I like lasagne).  Cei a chroeso - (of course you can).  But Rhys seems to have forgotton that lasagne is a form of pasta.   

Week 79, Wednesday.  Today we’ll learn:
gawn ni wylio?, cewch, na chewch, brysia, wedi blino ar, beth sydd ymlaen,  

We’ve learnt that if you ask gaf i?  followed by a noun, it means may I have?  Gaf i gig oen? - (may I have some lamb?)  Gaf i sgwrs gyda ti? - (can I have a chat with you?)  You can also follow it with a
verb.  For example: gaf i siarad a ti? - (may I speak to you/can I speak to you).  So: gaf i gig oen? - (can I have some lamb?)  Gaf i siarad a ti? - (can I speak to you).  Cawn ni is the ni future form of cael.  Gawn ni?  therefore means will we get?  It also means may we get? or may we or may we have.  Gawn ni ginio nawr? - (can we have dinner now?)  And the answer?  Cewch - (yes, you can).  Or: na chewch - (no, you can’t).  Let’s try it with a verb.  Gawn ni edrych ar yr adroddiad? - (can we look at the report?) - Na chewch - (no you can’t).  The answer you give does slightly depend on who ni refers to.  Cewch means yes, you can.  Cawn would mean yes, we can, or ’na chawn - (no, we can’t).  Rhys, Uncle Elwyn and Guto are all trying to enjoy an evening’s TV.   

Listen to the dialogue:
Rhys - Dad, mae Wncl Elwyn a fi wedi blino ar hwn.  Gawn ni olwg ar beth sydd ar y sianeli eraill.
Elwyn - Dw i ddim yn gallu gweld y teledu...
Guto - Na chewch.  Dw i’n gwylio hwn.
Rhys - Wel, gawn ni weld Ceefax, o leia, i weld beth sy ymlaen?
Guto - O’r gorau, cewch, ond dim ond am dipyn bach....  Brysia, Rhys, dw i’n colli’r rhaglen.
Elwyn - Beth ydy’r rhaglen ’ma, Rhys?
Rhys - Ceefax ydi e, Wncl Elwyn.  O, edrych, Dad!  Mae Terminator yn dechrau ar y sianel arall!
Guto - Sdim ots ’da fi.  Dw i’n gwylio’r sianel yma.
Elwyn - Dw i eisiau gweld Terminator...
Rhys - Edrych, Dad, mae’r newyddion yn dechrau.  Gawn ni newid y sianel nawr?
Guto - Na chawn, Rhys.  Dw i eisiau’r gwylio’r newyddion!

Rhys says: mae Wncl Elwyn a fi wedi blino ar hwn - literally, Uncle Elwyn and I are tired with this.  They’re fed up of watching the programme.  Notice it’s: wedi blino AR - (tired WITH).  Gawn ni olwg - (can we have a look) - ar beth sy ar y sianeli eraill - (at what’s on the other channels).  Na chewch,
Guto says.  No, you can’t.  He uses the chi form to Rhys because Rhys asked using the ni form - we - meaning him and Uncle Elwyn.  Dw i’n gwylio hwn - (I’m watching this), Guto protests.  So Rhys asks: gawn ni weld Ceefax o leia - (can we see Ceefax at least) - i weld beth sy ymlaen - (to see what’s on).  O’r gorau, cewch - (OK, you can).  Ond dim ond am dipyn bach - (but only for a bit).  Brysia he says, from the verb brysio - (to hurry).  Brysia means hurry up!  Dw i’n colli’r rhaglen - (I’m missing the programme).  Uncle Elwyn seems more interested in Ceefax than Guto’s programme!  Guto is not impressed that Terminator is starting on the other channel.  Sdim ots da fi - (I don’t care).  Dw i’n gwylio’r sianel yma - (I’m watching this channel).  Then it looks as though Guto’s programme has finished and the news is starting.  So Rhys asks: gawn ni newid y sianel nawr? - (can we change the channel now?)  This time, Guto assumes when Rhys says gawn ni that he’s referring to everyone in the room - all of us.  So he replies: na chawn - (no we can’t).  

Week 79, Thursday.  Today we’ll learn:
wnei di?, gwnaf, na wnaf, wnei di fynd?, gwydraid, cymwynas, gwneud cymwynas a rhywun,

We’ve already met the phrase beth wnei di? - (what will you do?)  Gwnei is the ti form of the future of gwneud.  Beth wnei di os bydd hi’n cyrraedd yn hwyr? - (what will you do if she arrives late?)  Wnei di on its own means simply, will you or will you do?  Cymwynas means a favour, we use wnei di to ask a favour - cymwynas.  Wnei di agor y drws?  Wnei di helpu? - (Will you open the door?  Will you help?) And the answer?  Gwnaf - (yes I will).  Or: na wnaf - (no, I won’t).  Wnei di ddod? - (will you come?)  Gwnaf or Na wnaf.  Wnei di fynd i’r siop? - (will you go to the shop?)  Wnei di fynd i’r siop?  Gwnaf or Na wnaf.  Notice the difference in meaning of will in a question like: will you have chips for tea? - That’s the simple future: gei di sglodion i de?  But in will you cook chips for me? you’re asking a favour: wnei di goginio sglodion i fi?  This evening’s tea depends on the willingness of Rhys to do a favour.  A new word you’ll hear is gwydraid - it means: a glassful of something.

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Rhys, wnei di gymwynas a fi?
Rhys - Gwnaf, ond beth?
Catrin - Does dim llaeth ar ôl.  Mae eisiau cwpl o beints arnon ni.  Wnei di fynd i lawr i’r siop?
Rhys - O’r gorau, gwnaf.  Ar ôl i fi wylio rhywbeth ar y teledu.
Catrin - Wnei di fe nawr, Rhys?  Dw i eisiau llaeth ar unwaith.  Cei di wylio’r teledu ar ôl i ti ddod yn ôl.
Rhys - Wel, gaf i wylio dechrau’r rhaglen, o leia.
Catrin - Na chei!  Wyt ti eisiau bwyta heno?
Rhys - Iawn, o’r gorau...  Hwyl.  
Elwyn - Catrin, gaf i fy ngwydraid o laeth?
Catrin - Na chewch, Wncl Elwyn.  Does dim llaeth ar ôl.  Mae Rhys wedi mynd allan i brynu rhagor.
Elwyn - O.  Wnei di roi gwydraid o ddwr i fi, te?
Catrin - Gwnaf.  Dyna chi.
Elwyn - O, diolch, Catrin.

Catrin asks Rhys: wnei di gymwynas a fi? - (will you do me a favour?)  Gwnaf, ond beth? - (yes, but what?).  Rhys is mistrustful.  Does dim llaeth ar ôl - (there is no milk left) Catrin says.  Mae eisiau cwpl o beints arnon ni - (we need a couple of pints).  Wnei di fynd i lawr i’r siop? - (will you go down to the shop?)  O’r gorau, gwnaf - (OK, I will).  Ar ôl i fi wylio rhywbeth ar y teledu - (after I’ve watched something on the TV).  Catrin can’t wait though: wnei di fe nawr? - (will you do it now?)  Dw i eisiau llaeth ar unwaith - (I want milk straight away).  Cei di wylio’r teledu ar ôl i ti ddod yn ôl - this is the sense of cael when it means may or can.  You can watch the TV after you’ve come back.  Rhys tries to negotiatate.  Gaf i wylio dechrau’r rhaglen, o leia - (can I watch the beginning of the programme, at least).  Na chei - (no you can’t).  Does Rhys want to eat tonight, or what?  Meanwhile, Uncle Elwyn wants his daily glass of milk: gaf i fy ngwydraid o laeth?  Na chewch - (no you can’t), because there’s none left.  Wnei di roi gwydraid o ddðr i fi? - (will you give me a glass of water?)  Gwnaf - (yes).   

Week 79, Friday.  Today we’ll learn:
Beth gaf i?, Gaf i losin?, Gaf i fynd?, Beth wnei di?, Wnei di ddod?

Let’s go back over our work on cael and gwneud this week.  The simple meaning of gaf i?  is will I get?  or will I have?  Beth gaf i? - (what will I get?)  Cei di sglodion - (you’ll get chips).  But gaf i?  can
also mean may I have?, can I have?  Gaf i losin? - (May I have some sweets?)  Na chei - (no).  And cael can also be followed by a verb.  Gaf i ddod? - (May I come?/can I come?)  Cei - (yes).  The simple meaning of wnei di? is will you do.  It’s the ti form of the future of gwneud.  Beth wnei di? - (what will you do?)  Gadawa i’r ty - (I’ll leave the house).  Wnei di gymwynas a fi? - (will you do me a favour?)  Na wnaf - (no, I won’t).  Or: gwnaf - (yes, I will).  Followed by a verb, wnei di means will you?  Wnei di fynd i’r siop? - (will you go to the shop?)  The same goes for the chi forms as well, of course.   

Listen to the dialogue:
Catrin - Guto, dw i’n gorfod mynd allan i weld Rachel.  Bydd rhaid i ti a Rhys wneud y te.
Guto - Beth gawn ni i fwyta?
Catrin - Cewch chi weddill y cig oen.  Mae e yn yr oergell.  O, wnewch chi’r llestri, os gwelwch chi’n 
dda, ar ôl i chi fwyta?
Guto - Gwnawn, wrth gwrs.  Dyn ni bob amser yn gwneud y llestri.
Catrin - Hm.
Guto - Beth gaiff Wncl Elwyn i fwyta?
Catrin - Bydd e’n fodlon gyda’r cig oen.  Os fydd dim digon, caiff chi rywfaint o’r bolognaise ‘na o’r 
rhewgell.
Guto - Cig oen a bolognaise?  Yy!
Catrin - Gyda llaw, does dim coffi ar ôl.  Caiff Rhys fynd i lawr i’r siop i brynu rhagor.
Rhys - Na chaf, chaf i ddim!

Catrin’s got to go out and see her friend Rachel, she tells Guto.  Bydd rhaid i ti a Rhys wneud y te - (you and Rhys will have to make the tea).  Beth gawn ni i fwyta? - (what will we have for tea?)  he asks in desperation.  Cewch chi weddill y cig oen.  Mae e yn yr oergell - (you can have the rest of the lamb.  It’s in the fridge).  Then Catrin asks a favour.  Wnewch chi’r llestri, os gwelwch chi’n dda - (will you do the dishes, please) - ar ôl i chi fwyta - (after you have eaten?)  Gwnawn, wrth gwrs - (of course we will).  Dyn ni bob amser yn gwneud y llestri - (we always do the dishes).  I wonder if Catrin agrees with this?  Then Guto asks, beth gaiff Wncl Elwyn i fwyta? - (what will Uncle Elwyn have to eat?)  Bydd e’n fodlon gyda’r cig oen - (he’ll be happy with the lamb).  Os fydd dim digon - (if there isn’t enough) - caiff chi rywfaint o’r bolognaise ’na yn y rhewgell - (you can have some of that bolognaise from the freezer).  Guto is not impressed by the combination.  Gyda llaw - (by the way), Catrin adds.  Does dim coffi ar ôl - (there’s no coffee left).  Caiff Rhys fynd i lawr i’r siop i brynu rhagor - (Rhys can go down to the shop and buy some more).  Rhys hears this from the other room and is not very happy.  Na chaf - (he replies).  He uses cael because Catrin said: caiff Rhys fynd - (Rhys can go).  Na chaf - (no I can’t).

6 questions to test yourself:

1.	Translate ‘I’ll get’ into Welsh:	  

	a)	caf i 
	b)	cei di	  
	c)	caiff e
 
2.	Translate ‘we’ll get’ into Welsh: 

	a)	cawn ni	 
	b)	cewch chi	 
	c)	cân nhw	 

3.	What’s the Welsh word for ‘fish’?:

	a)	 afalau
	b)	 cig
	c)	 pysgod

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

	a)	blino	 
	b)	brysio
	c)	gweld 

5.	What’s the Welsh verb for ‘to arrive’?: 
	
	a)	 cyrraedd
	b)	 gwneud
	c)	 gwylio

6. Translate ‘what will I get?’ into Welsh: 

	a)	 gaf i fynd?
	b)	 beth gaf i?
	c)	 wnei di ddod?