Catchphrase 2002 - Wythnos 81

Week 81, Monday.  Today we’ll learn:
mae pawb yn meddwl fy mod in siarad dwli, mantais; cymryd mantais ar rywun

We now know that when you think or feel something is the case, in the second half of the sentence mae becomes bod.  For example: dw i’n meddwl - (I think).  Mae Guto yn siarad dwli - (Guto
is talking nonsense).  We are going to look at more sentences like this this week.  Can you remember the word for my?  It’s fy, isn’t it?  And it causes the nasal mutation.  Fy mag i - (my bag), mae Guto yn meddwl - (Guto thinks).  Dw i’n siarad dwli - (I’m talking nonsense) becomes mae Guto yn meddwl fy mod i’n siarad dwli - (Guto thinks that I’m talking nonsense).  Here’s another example.  Mae Catrin yn gobeithio - (Catrin hopes).  Dw i’n barod - (I’m ready).  Mae Catrin yn gobeithio fy mod i’n barod - (Catrin hopes that I’m ready).  Listen out for some examples in the conversation.  Mantais is the word for advantage.  Cymryd mantais ar is to take advantage of someone.  Cymerodd y cwmni fantais arnon ni - (the company took advantage of us).  Guto’s on his own in the pub and looking pretty glum when his friend Linda comes in.

Listen to the dialogue:
Linda - Aa, Guto, wyt ti eisiau diod?
Guto - O’r gorau, diolch - peint o chwerw, plis.   
Linda - Rwyt ti’n edrych yn ddiflas.  Beth sy’n bod?
Guto - Dim llawer...  Ond dw i’n teimlo weithiau bod pobl yn cymryd mantais arna i.
Linda - Beth sy wedi disgwydd y tro ‘ma?
Guto - Wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n dwp, Linda?
Linda - Twp?  Nac ydw.
Guto - Mae pobl eraill yn meddwl fy mod i’n dwp.
Linda - Sut wyt ti’n gwybod?
Guto - Maen nhw’n dweud fy mod i’n dwp!  Maen nhw’n dweud fy mod i’n siarad dwli!
Linda - Wel, mae pawb yn siarad dwli weithiau.
Guto - Paid ti a dechrau nawr!

When asked for a drink, Guto doesn’t sound too cheerful.  Peint o chwerw - (a pint of bitter).  Beth sy’n bod?  Dim llawer - not much.  Then Guto opens his heart.  Dw i’n teimlo bod pobl yn cymryd mantais arna i - (I feel that people take advantage of me).  Beth sy wedi digwydd y tro ’ma? - (what’s happened this time?)  Guto is obviously feeling very sorry for himself.  Wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n dwp? - (do you think I’m stupid?)  The two halves of the sentence are: wyt ti’n meddwl - (do you think); and: dw i’n dwp - (I’m stupid).  Wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n dwp? - (do you think I’m stupid?)  Linda says she doesn’t,
really.  Mae pobl eraill yn meddwl fy mod i’n dwp - (other people think I’m stupid).  Let’s break that sentence up.  Mae pobl eraill yn meddwl - (other people think).  Dw i’n dwp - (I’m stupid).  Mae pobl eraill yn meddwl fy mod i’n dwp - (other people think I’m stupid).  Sut wyt ti’n gwybod? - (how do you know?)  Maen nhw’n dweud fy mod i’n dwp! - (they say I’m stupid).  That seems like enough evidence.  Maen nhw’n dweud fy mod i’n siarad dwli - (they say that I talk nonsense).  Linda tries to comfort him: mae pawb yn siarad dwli weithiau - (everyone talks nonsense sometimes).  But Guto thinks he’s getting at her: paid ti a dechrau nawr - (don’t you start now).   

Week 81, Tuesday.  Today we’ll learn:
dw i’n gobeithio dy fod di’n gallu, pam felly?; yr hwyr

Dyn ni’n gwybod bod y plant yn hwyr - (we know the children are late).  But when fi is the subject of the seond half of the sentence, dw i becomes fy mod i.  Wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n dwp? -  (do you think
I’m stupid?)  It works the same way with ti, you.  Wyt ti’n meddwl? - (do you think?)  Rwyt ti’n gallu dod - (you can come).  Wyt ti’n meddwl dy fod di’n gallu dod? - (do you think that you can come?)  Dw i’n sicr - (I’m sure).  Rwyt ti’n iawn - (you’re right).  Dw i’n sicr dy fod ti’n iawn - (I’m sure that you’re right).  Here’s not quite a new word for you, because you know it already, but with a slightly different meaning.  

Listen to the dialogue: 
Guto - Rhys, wyt ti’n meddwl dy fod di’n gallu rhoi dy got di i gadw?
Rhys - Does dim digon o le yn y ty ’ma.
Guto - Beth sy’n bod ar dy ystafell di, os caf i ofyn?
Rhys - Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod gormod o gryno-ddisgiau yno.
Guto - Oes, yn gymwys!  Mae gormod o gryno-ddisgiau.  Dw i’n gwybod dy fod fi’n dwli arnyn nhw, ond 
digon ydy digon.  Ond dw i’n sicr dy fod di’n gallu rhoi dy got yn rhywle yn dy ystafell di.  Nawr te, ble 
mae’r papur newydd?
Rhys - Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod Mam yn rhoi’r papur ar fwrdd y gegin nawr.
Guto - Pam felly?
Rhys - Does dim digon o le yn y lolfa!

So what does Guto ask Rhys when he comes in?  Let’s break the sentence down.  Wyt ti’n meddwl - (do you think) - dy fod di’n gallu - (that you can) - rhoi dy got di i gadw - (your coat away): remember, rhoi i gadw is to put something away.  Wyt ti’n meddwl dy fod di’n gallu rhoi dy got i gadw yn yr hwyr? -  (do you think you can put your coat away?)  Does dim digon o le yn y ty ’ma, complains Rhys - there isn’t enough space in this house.  Notice that the word lle can mean both place and space.  Guto asks the obvious question: beth sy’n bod ar dy ystafell di, os caf i ofyn - (what’s wrong with you room, if I may ask).  Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod gormod o gryno-ddisgiau yno - (you know that there are too many CDs there).  Oes, yn gymwys - (yes, exactly).  There are too many CDs.  Dw i’n gwybod dy fod ti’n dwli arnyn nhw - (I know you’re mad on them) - ond digon ydy digon - (but enough is enough).  Ond dw i’n sicr dy fod ti’n gallu rhoi dy got yn rhywle yn dy ystafell di - (I’m sure though you can put your coat somewhere in your room).  Then Guto’s mind turns to relaxing - ble mae’r papur newydd? -  (where’s the newspaper?)  Rhys replies: Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod Mam yn rhoi’r papur ar fwrdd y gegin nawr - (you know that Mam puts the paper on the kitchen table now).  Pam felly?  Guto asks - literally: why so?  You’d say something like, why’s that?  Does dim digon o le yn y lolfa - (there isn’t enough space in the living room).   

Week 81, Wednesday.  Today we’ll learn:
dw i’n gwybod dy fod di; ar ei phen ei hun, ar ei ben ei hun, ar fy mhen fy hun, ar fy mhen fy hun; hanner dydd; eistedd wrth; cyflwyniad

We’ve looked at sentences containing dy fod ti.  Remember dy causes the soft mutation.  Let’s take two short sentences: dw i’n gwybod - (I know).  Rwyt ti’n anghywir - (you’re wrong).  Dw i’n gwybod dy fod ti’n anghywir - (I know that you’re wrong).  Mae hi’n meddwl - she thinks.  Rwyt ti’n mynd i fod yn hwyr - (you’re going to be late).  Mae hi’n meddwl dy fod ti’n mynd i fod yn hwyr - (she thinks you’re going to be late).  Remember the phrase ar ei phen ei hun, which we had last week?  It means: on her own.  As you know, ei meaning her causes the tcp mutation, and that’s what phen is - it’s in fact the word pen.  So to say on his own, it’s: ar ei ben ei hun.  What about on my own?  Well, fy causes the nasal mutation: fy mhen.  So it’s: ar fy mhen fy hun - (on my own).  Listen out for the phrase in the next conversation.  Something else you’ll have to know is hanner dydd - literally, half day, or as you’d really say, mid-day - hanner dydd.  And eistedd, as you know, is the verb to sit or sit down.  When you sit AT a desk, for example, you say eistedd WRTH.  Roedd hi’n eistedd wrth ei desg hi - she was sitting at her desk.  Cyflwyniad is what you might give to a prospective client: a presentation.  The office is very busy again this morning.

Listen to the dialogue:
Guto Bore da, Bethan!  Ble rwyt ti wedi bod?
Bethan - Beth wyt ti’n feddwl?
Guto - Dw i ddim yn gallu gwneud y gwaith ‘ma i gyd ar fy mhen fy hun!  Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod Phil 
Huws eisiau’r adroddiad yn barod erbyn hanner dydd.  Dw i’n clywed ei fod e’n gwneud cyflwyniad i 
gwmni newydd.  Os felly, bydd rhaid i ni weithio’n galed iawn.
Bethan - Wel, os wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n mynd i ddechrau cyn cael paned o goffi, rwyt ti’n anghywir!
Guto - Nac ydw, dw i’n iawn.  Cei di baned yn hwyrach.
Bethan - Guto, rwyt ti’n gwybod fy mod i’n gweithio’n fwy effeithiol ar ôl paned o goffi.
Guto - Dw i’n gwybod dy fod ti’n gweithio yn fwy effeithiol pan wyt ti’n eistedd wrth dy ddesg di!

Ble rwyt ti wedi bod? - (where have you been?)  Sounds like Bethan’s not in very early this morning.  Beth wyt ti’n feddwl? - (what do you mean?)  Remember that meddwl can mean both to think and, in a situation like this, to mean.  Beth wyt ti’n feddwl - (what do you mean).  Literally, I suppose, it’s like
saying what are you thinking about?  Dw i ddim yn gallu gwneud y gwaith ‘ma i gyd ar fy mhen fy hun - (I can’t do all this work on my own).  I gyd meaning all follows the word it refers to: y gwaith ‘ma i gyd - (all this work).  Rwyt ti’n gwybod bod Phil Huws eisiau’r adroddiad yn barod - (you know Phil Huws wants the report ready).  Yn barod, as we’ve seen, can mean two things: ready or already, depending on context.  Erbyn hanner dydd - (by mid-day).  Dw i’n clywed ei fod e’n gwneud cyflwyniad i gwmni newydd - (I hear he’s giving a presentation to a new company).  Hard work is in order.  Bethan’s
response is not encouraging, though.  Let’s split her response up into manageable chunks.  Os wyt ti’n meddwl fy mod i’n mynd i ddechrau - (if you think I’m going to start) - cyn cael paned o goffi - (before having a cup of coffee) - rwyt ti’n anghywir - (ou’re wrong).  Nac ydw - (no I’m not), says Guto.
Dw i’n iawn - (I’m right).  Iawn in this context means right.  Cei di baned yn hwyrach - (you can have a cup later).  Rwyt ti’n gwybod fy mod i’n gweithio’n fwy effeithiol ar ôl paned o goffi - (you know I work more efficiently after a cup of coffee).  Guto’s response is: dw i’n gwybod dy fod ti’n gweithio’n fwy
effeithiol pan wyt ti’n eistedd wrth dy ddesg di - (I know you work more efficiently when you’re sitting at your desk).   

Week 81, Thursday.  Today we’ll learn:
dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n mynd i fod yn hwyr, rhwystredig

Do you remember the word for her?  It’s ei and is followed by the tcp mutation.  The tcp mutation doesn’t affect the word bod, so it remains unchanged.  Dw i’n meddwl - (I think).  Mae hi’n mynd i fod
yn hwyr - (she’s going to be late).  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n mynd i fod yn hwyr - (I think that she’s going to be late).  Here’s another example.  Mae e’n sicr - (he’s certain).  Mae hi’n gwybod amdano fe - (she knows about him).  Mae e’n sicr ei bod hi’n gwybod amdano fe - (he’s certain that she knows about him).  A new word you’ll hear in a moment is rhwystredig - it means frustrated.  Glenys is phoning her son, Guto, who at first seems very keen to pass the call onto Catrin.

Listen to the dialogue: 
Guto - Dau-dim-saith-pump, tri-pedwar-dim -tri?
Glenys - Aa, Guto, Mam sy ‘ma.
Guto - S’mae, Mam.  Af i i nôl Catrin nawr...
Glenys - Nage, Guto, a ti dw i eisiau siarad.
Guto - Am beth?
Glenys - Am Catrin.  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n teimlo’n rhwystredig ar hyn o bryd.
Guto - Rhwystredig?  Pam?
Glenys - Mae’r tþ yn bwysig iddi hi.
Guto - Ac felly?
Glenys - Mae hi’n teimlo ei fod e’n rhy fach.
Guto - Rhy fach?  Dwyt ti ddim yn dechrau hefyd, wyt ti...!
Glenys - A dweud yr gwir, Guto, dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n iawn, ac Yncl Elwyn yn byw gyda chi nawr.  
Dw i’n sicr dy fod ti’n cytuno, mewn gwirionedd.  Rhaid i ti feddwl am symud.  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod 
hi’n amser meddwl amdano fe.  Dw i’n sicr bod digon o arian gyda chi.
Guto - Wel, cawn ni weld.

After saying hello, Guto is rather keen to pass the call onto Catrin.  Af i i nôl Catrin nawr - (I’ll go an fetch Catrin now).  But it’s with him Glenys wants to speak.  A ti dw i eisiau siarad.  It’s about Catrin.  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n teimlo’n rhwystredig ar hyn o bryd - (I think she’s feeling frustrated at the moment).  Pam?  Mae’r ty yn bwysig iddi hi - (the house is important to her).  Ac felly? - (so what?)  Mae hi’n teimlo ei fod e’n rhy fach - (she feels it’s too small).  Guto feels everyone’s getting at him, now.  Dwyt ti ddim yn dechrau hefyd - (you’re not starting as well), wyt ti - (are you).  A dweud y gwir, Guto - (to tell the truth, Guto) - dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n iawn - (I think she’s right) - ac Yncle Elwyn yn byw gyda chi nawr - (with Uncle Elwyn living with you now).  Dw i’n sicr dy fod ti’n cytuno, mewn gwirionedd - (I’m sure you agree, really).  Rhaid i ti feddwl am symud - (ou’ve got to think about moving)  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi’n amser meddwl amdano fe - ( think it’s time to think about it).  Dw i’n sicr bod digon o arian gyda chi - (I’m certain you go enough money).  Cawn ni weld, Guto
says - we’ll see.   

Week 81, Friday.  Today we’ll learn:
dw i’n meddwl ein bod ni/eich bod chi/eu bod nhw, haeddu; cau

Let’s review what we’ve learnt about the second half of the sentence where feelings or opinions are involved.  We’ll begin a series of sentences with dw i’n meddwl - (I think).  And we’ll link them to other short sentences.  First, mae’r amser wedi dod - (the time has come).  Dw i’n meddwl bod yr amser wedi dod - (I think that the time has come).  The second one: dw i’n hwyr - (I’m late).  Dw i’n meddwl fy mod i’n hwyr - (I think that I’m late).  Mae e’n dod gyda ni - (he’s coming with us).  Dw i’n meddwl ei fod e’n dod gyda ni - (I think he’s coming with us).  Mae hi wedi cyrraedd - (she’s arrived).  Dw i’n meddwl ei bod hi wedi cyrraedd - (I think she’s arrived).  Ein - (our), eich - (your), and eu - (their), don’t mutate bod.  So now we can form sentences with all the personal pronouns.  Dyn ni’n gwybod - (we know).  Dw i’n meddwl ein bod ni’n gwybod - (I think that we know).  Dych chi’n lwcus - (you’re lucky).  Dw i’n meddwl eich bod chi’n lwcus - (I think that you are lucky).  Maen nhw’n barod - (they’re ready).  Dw i’n meddwl eu bod nhw’n barod - (I think that they’re ready).  Two new words for you: haeddu is the verb to deserve.  And cau is the opposite of agor.  It means to close.  Now what has Guto decided about moving house?

Listen to the dialogue: 
Guto - Yy, Catrin.  Dyn ni’n byw yn y ty ’ma ers amser maith.
Catrin - Ydyn...
Guto - Wel, yy, y tai newydd ’na ar byn y bryn...
Catrin - Ie?
Guto - Dw i’n clywed eu bod nhw’n barod.  Cawson nhw eu gorffen y penwythnos diwetha.
Catrin - Do...
Guto - Wel, a dweud y gwir, dw i’n meddwl bod yr olygfa o’r tþ ‘ma yn erchyll.
Catrin - Ydy, braidd.
Guto - Ac rwyt ti a Rhys wedi diodde digon...
Catrin - Iawn...
Guto - Dw i’n meddwl eich bod chi’n haeddu gwell.  Felly, dw i wedi penderfynu...
Catrin - Beth?
Guto - Esgyrn Dafydd!  Mae’r dafarn yn cau mewn deng munud.  Rhaid i fi fynd am beint!
Catrin - Guto!

Poor Catrin!  She doesn’t sound as though she’ll get her dream home after all.  Dyn ni’n byw yn y ty ‘ma ers amser maith - (we’ve been living in this house a long time?)  Catrin can’t avoid knowing!  Guto then refers to the new houses on the top of the hill.  Dw i’n clywed eu bod nhw’n barod - (I hear they are ready).  Cawson nhw eu gorffen y penwythnos diwetha - (they were finished last weekend).  Dw i’n meddwl bod yr olygfa o’r ty ’ma yn erchyll - (I think the view from this house is horrible).  Catrin can’t but agree: ydy, braidd - (yes it is, rather).  Guto thinks Catrin and Rhys have suffered enough: wedi diodde digon o amser.  Dw i’n meddwl eich bod chi’n haeddu gwell - (I think you deserve better).  Felly, dw i wedi penderfynu - (so I’ve decided).  But what has Guto decided?  Mae’r dafarn yn cau mewn deng munud - (the pub closes in ten minutes).  Rhaid i fi fynd am beint - (I’ve got to go for a pint).     

6 questions to test yourself:

1.	Translate ‘other people think I’m stupid’ into Welsh: 

	a)	mae rhai pobol yn meddwl mod i'n dew
	b)	mae pobl eraill yn meddwl fy mod i’n dwp	 
	c)	maen nhw’n dweud fy mod i’n dwp  

2.	Translate ‘you’re right’ into Welsh: 

	a)	 rwyt ti’n iawn
	b)	 wyt ti’n meddwl
	c)	 rwyt ti’n gallu dod

3.	Which of the following translates as ‘on my own’?:

	a)	ar ei phen ei hun	 
	b)	ar ei ben ei hun	 
	c)	ar fy mhen fy hun

4.	 What is the Welsh word for ‘mid-day’?

	a)	 hanner dydd
	b)	 dydd llawn
	c)	 dyddiadur

5.	 What’s the Welsh verb for ‘to close’?:
	
	a)	cau	 
	b)	cae
	c)	cei

6.	 How could we translate the Welsh phrase; ‘I hear they are ready’?

	a)	dw i’n clywed eich bod chi’n barod 
	b)	dw i’n clywed eu bod nhw’n barod
	c)	dw i’n clywed ein bod ni’n barod