Catchphrase Ysbyty Brynaber - Week 85

Key Language

Gŵyl Ddewi
Dates
Dyma…

New Words

Bedd				grave
Dwsin				dozen
Hanner dwsin			half a dozen
‘Calon Lân’			the name of a Welsh hymn often sung during celebrations
Synnu				to be surprised
Cyflawni			to fulfil
Gwyrth(iau)			miracle(s)
Atgoffa				to remind
Wastad				always
Doniol				amusing
Dathlu				to celebrate
Nawddsant			patron saint
Seler				cellar
Gwneud môr a mynydd		to make a song and dance
Gwerth ei weld			worth seeing
Achosi				to cause
Cysgod				shadow
Camu				to step
Cyd-ddigwyddiad		coincidence
Meindio				to mind
Bygythiol			to threaten
Anwybyddu			to ignore
Gollwng			to let go
Esgus				excuse
Cogydd				cook/chef
Hyfforddiant			training
Cyfrinach			secret
Ar bigau’r drain			on tenterhooks
Cyfweliad			interview
Cyrraedd pen eich tennyn	to reach the end of your tether
Beth ddiawl…			what the hell…
Dychryn			to scare
Wyt ti’n gall?			Are you insane/mad? (lit: are you sensible?)
Hawl				a right
Amlwg				obvious

Jenny’s had enough of Chris and has decided to tell him how she feels about him – and it’s not good news...

Jenny - Rwyt ti’n rhoi’r ‘creeps’ i fi.
Chris - ‘Creeps’?  What are you on about?
Jenny - Dy ffordd di...Dy agwedd di...Dw i wedi dweud fy nweud...Rwan, nos da.
Chris - Nos da, Jen.  Sleep tight.  I’ll see you in the morning.
Jenny - Na.  Cadw draw!  Jest cadw draw – wyt ti’n deall?

Main Grammatical Points

This week it’s St David’s Day - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi. But sometimes you will hear people saying Dydd Gŵyl Ddewi, where they mutate the name Dewi. In fact, both versions are correct – the first version Dydd Gŵyl Dewi refers to the fact that it is the festival of Dewi – 

Gŵyl pwy? – whose festival
Gŵyl Dewi – Dewi’s festival of course!

The second version – Gŵyl Ddewi – describes the actual festival rather than explain whose it is and could be loosely translated as ‘the Dewi festival’. Gŵyl is a feminine word, so any adjective used to describe it would have to take a soft mutation – 

gŵyl dda 			A good festival	
gŵyl ddiflas 			A boring festival
Gŵyl Ddewi! 			Well - a David festival!

We all know that Dydd Gŵyl Dewi falls on March the 1st  But in the same way that we can say in English either March the first or the 1st of March we can say in Welsh - Mawrth y cyntaf or y Cyntaf o Fawrth. Of course if you use the second pattern – y Cyntaf o Fawrth - you must remember to mutate the month after the preposition ‘o’. So Mawrth becomes Fawrth.

In other examples:

Tachwedd (November) could be Tachwedd y cyntaf or y Cyntaf o Dachwedd

Mehefin (June) could be Mehefin y cyntaf or y Cyntaf o Fehefin

Gorffennaf (July) could be Gorffennaf y cyntaf or y cyntaf o Orffenaf.

Both these patterns can be used for all dates and all months.

Jenny gets chatting to her friend Agnes and starts to tell her a story . She’s convinced that Chris is stalking her.

Jenny - Felly ar ôl i mi barcio’r car...Dyma fi’n camu allan ac wrth i mi gloi’r drws...Dyma fi’n gweld Chris yn sefyll wrth y trolis...

Jenny uses the form dyma + the person + the verb here. It’s a technique used a lot in Welsh when we relate stories to each other. It could literally be translated as ‘here I was’  - “here I was doing this, then here I was doing the other” meaning simply “I did this, then I did the other”. It’s an easy way to avoid using the past tense and trying to remember how to conjugate the verb ot where to mutate. But remember that you can only use this form when using the past tense in a story. It also works in every person. Here are some examples:

Dyma ni’n mynd allan			We went out
Dyma fo’n fy ngweld i			He saw me
Dyma Mam yn chwerthin		Mam laughed
Dyma fi’n rhedeg 			I ran

Catchphrase Ysbyty Brynaber: Episode 253

It’s St David’s Day and Arwyn and Michelle are chatting at the Yacht Club. They’re joined by Chris, who becomes very aggressive towards Michelle…

Geirfa

Bedd				grave
Dwsin				dozen
Hanner dwsin			half a dozen
‘Calon Lân’			the name of a Welsh hymn often sung during celebrations
Synnu				to be surprised
Cyflawni			to fulfil
Gwyrth(iau)			miracle(s)
Atgoffa				to remind
Wastad				always
Doniol				amusing
Dathlu				to celebrate
Nawddsant			patron saint
Seler				cellar
Gwneud môr a mynydd		to make a song and dance

Golygfa 1

Michelle - Benny?  Benny?  Be a love and pop down to the cellar, would you? We’re out of whiskey. I’m running dry here...  
Arwyn - Wisgi wir!  
Michelle - Oh, Arwyn – shwmai heno ynte?
Arwyn - Pobl yn yfed diod o Iwerddon ar ddydd Gŵyl Dewi. Beth fyddai’r hen Dewi Sant yn ei ddweud?  Mmmm?  
Michelle - Byddai fe’n troi yn ei fedd!
Arwyn - Yn gymwys, Michelle!  Byddai Dewi Sant druan yn troi yn ei fedd.  Ac yn troi drosodd hanner dwsin o weithiau, siwr o fod!
Michelle - Mind you: if our poor patron saint actually got some Irish whiskey down his throat, he might perk up a bit, get out of his grave, come back here tonight to give us his own sweet version of Calon Lân or something.  You never know...
Arwyn - Fydden i ddim yn synnu, cofiwch!
Michelle - Funnier things have happened...
Arwyn - Chi’n iawn, Michelle!  Wedi’r cwbl, roedd Dewi yn un am gyflawni gwyrthiau...
Michelle - Beth yw ...gwyrthiau?
Arwyn - What you see before you, young lady...A miracle.
Arwyn - Pam ydych chi’n chwerthin?
Michelle - Ti.
Arwyn - Beth am ‘bytu fi?
Michelle - Dw i ddim yn gwybod...Weithiau rwyt ti’n fy atgoffa fi o rywun...
Arwyn - Ydw i?  Pwy?
Michelle - Hen athro ysgol.  Athro ffiseg...oedd... Oedd e wastad yn ...
Arwyn - Yn beth?
Michelle - Wel, jyst yn gwneud i fi chwerthin.  A pan fydden i’n...pan oeddwn i’n...what I’m trying to say is: when I actually thought about why he was making me laugh, I could never quite put my finger on it.  Funny guy, though.  It’s the same with Brian...
Arwyn - Ie.  A Jac...
Michelle - Na.  Actually, nid yw Jac ddim yn gwneud i fi chwerthin.
Arwyn - O come on, mae e’n gallu bod yn ddoniol iawn weithiau.
Michelle - I must have missed something then...  Oh my God.
Arwyn - Beth?
Michelle - Plis paid ag edrych nawr – O.K.? Paid â throi rownd.
Arwyn - Pam?  Beth sydd?  
Michelle - Paid ag edrych – he’s just walked in.
Arwyn - Pwy?  Jac?  Smo fe’n gallu cerdded...
Michelle - Ddim Jac Whelan.  Ond fe.  My ex.
Arwyn - Christopher?
Chris - Hiya...
Michelle - A beth wyt ti moyn yma?
Chris - Mae lot o bobl mewn yma heno...
Arwyn - Wel wrth gwrs.  Mae pobl yn dathlu.
Chris - Celebrating? Beth maen nhw’n dathlu ynte?
Arwyn - Wel...Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, wrth gwrs.  Mae hi’n Ddydd Gŵyl Dewi heddiw.  Y cyntaf o Fawrth...
Chris - Sori, Dewi pwy?
Arwyn - Dewi Sant.  Nawddsant Cymru.  Our patron saint.
Chris - Sorry, man.  Never heard of him...
Arwyn - Dewi Sant?  Wrth gwrs dy fod ti!  Yffach, mae pawb wedi clywed sôn am Dewi Sant!
Chris - Well, looks like I’m in a minority of one then. Never heard of the bloke.
Arwyn - Est ti’r ysgol!  Mae’n rhaid dy fod ti wedi clywed am Dewi Sant yn yr ysgol...
Michelle - Don’t waste your breath, Arwyn – he’s only pulling your leg...
Arwyn - Oh!  Ha, ha, ha Christopher.  Doniol iawn.
Chris - Whiskey please, Michelle. And, um, make it a double will you… since we’re all celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi!
Michelle - I can’t.
Chris - Paid â bod yn stropi...
Michelle - Dw i ddim yn bod yn stropi...
Chris - Dere â diod o whiskey i fi.  
Michelle - Rhaid i ti fynd i rywle arall.
Chris - Dw i’n gofyn yn neis.  Ga i ddiod o whiskey os gweli di’n dda?
Michelle - Does dim whiskey yma.
Chris - Don’t start winding me up now.  Just give me a bloody drink.
Michelle - I’m not trying to wind you up – I’m telling you the truth.
Arwyn - Mae hi yn dweud y gwir, Christopher.
Chris - Cadw di mas o hyn – O.K? And the name’s Chris!
Michelle - Cadw dy lais di i lawr!
Chris - I know you’re doing it just to wind me up! You’re doing it on purpose.
Arwyn - Does dim wisgi yma achos mae Benjamin i lawr yn y seler yn nôl mwy o boteli i Michelle...
Michelle - Hapus nawr?
Chris - You could have said.
Michelle - I did say.
Chris - You could have said that you were out of the stuff instead of trying to wind me up on purpose.
Arwyn - Dere nawr, Christopher.  Gad i fi brynu drinc arall i ti...Beth wyt ti moyn?
Chris - You could have said that you were out of whiskey, Michelle!  Alright?
Arwyn - Chris? Beth wyt ti moyn?
Chris - You could have just explained – couldn’t you? You could have just said.
Michelle - Shut up!  You don’t scare me anymore!  You can’t bully me or demean me or make me feel like I’m nothing!  Nawr.  Cer mas o yma!
Arwyn - Wel, wel. Sôn am wneud môr a mynydd!	

Catchphrase Ysbyty Brynaber: Episode 254

Chris pays a visit to his ex-wife Michelle – he needs to retrieve one of his possessions that he left behind in the house before they split up.

Meanwhile, Jenny tells Agnes that Chris is still causing major problems in her life. 

Geirfa

Gwerth ei weld			worth seeing
Achosi				to cause
Cysgod				shadow
Camu				to step
Cyd-ddigwyddiad		coincidence
Meindio				to mind
Bygythiol			to threaten
Anwybyddu			to ignore
Gollwng			to let go
Esgus				excuse

Golygfa 1

Agnes - Jenny – bore da...
Jenny - O...yyyy, Agnes...Emmm...Bore da...
Agnes - Ar beth wyt ti’n edrych?  Oes rhywbeth gwerth ei weld ym maes parcio’r ysbyty?
Jenny - Nag oes.  Dim byd...
Agnes - Dim byd?  Wyt ti’n siwr?
Jenny - Ydw, jest...yyyy....dim ond..yyyy...Dw i jest yn meddwl a dweud y gwir...
Agnes - Meddwl?
Jenny - Ie...meddwl...
Agnes - ‘Bytu beth, neu bytu pwy wyt ti’n meddwl ynte?
Jenny - Dw i jest yn meddwl am Chris...
Agnes - O diar. Ydy e’n dal i achosi problemau?
Jenny - Ydy...ydy, mae o...yn anffodus...
Agnes - Beth mae fe wedi ei wneud nawr eto?
Jenny - O...dwn i ddim lle i ddechrau...
Agnes - Dywed Jenny, da ti...
Jenny - Mae Chris yn fy nilyn i i bob man… fel rhyw gysgod...
Agnes - Pob man?  Wir?
Jenny - Ie.  Pob man, wel, fwy neu lai.  Dim ots lle ydw i, neu beth dw i’n ei wneud – mae o yno...Fel neithiwr, er enghraifft...
Agnes - Beth ddigwyddodd neithwr ynte?
Jenny - Ar ôl i mi orffen y gwaith neithiwr, dyma fi’n penderfynu mynd i’r archfarchnad...
Agnes - Faint o’r gloch oedd hyn?
Jenny - O, tua chwech o’r gloch...Felly ar ôl i mi barcio’r car...Dyma fi’n camu allan ac wrth i mi gloi’r drws...Dyma fi’n gweld Chris yn sefyll wrth y trolis...
Agnes - Ie, a beth ddigwyddodd nesaf?
Jenny - I ddechrau, doeddwn i ddim yn medru credu fy llygaid...Felly, dyma fi’n edrych eto...Ac yn anffodus… fo oedd o...Yn sefyll wrth trolis yr archfarchnad jest yn syllu arnaf i.
Agnes - Syllu arnat ti?  Beth wyt ti’n ei feddwl?
Jenny - Wel, yn union beth dw i newydd ei ddweud...Syllu...Sefyll yno yn syllu...
Agnes - Cyd-ddigwyddiad yw peth fel hyn, Jenny.  Rwyt ti’n mynd yn paranoid nawr, os dwyt ti ddim yn meindo i fi ddweud...
Jenny - Na, Agnes.  Doedd o ddim yn gyd-ddigwyddiad...
Agnes - Beth?  Wyt ti’n meddwl bod Chris wedi dy ddilyn di?
Jenny - Dw i ddim yn meddwl bod Chris wedi fy nilyn i...Dw i’n gwybod ei fod o wedi fy nilyn i!
Agnes - Dere nawr.  
Jenny - Agnes – mae’r boi yn rhoi’r creeps i fi.  
Agnes - Ond smo fe wedi gwneud dim byd...  bygythiol?  Ydy e?
Jenny - Nac ydy. Ond… 
Agnes - Dyna ti ynte.  Anwybydda fe.  Dyna’r peth gorau dw i’n credu.
Jenny - Hmmm, haws dweud na gwneud.

Golygfa 2

Chris - Allright?
Michelle - Ie?  Beth wyt ti moyn?
Chris - Smo ti am ddweud ‘prynhawn da’ ynte?  Dyna beth mae pobl yn dweud wrth ei gilydd fel arfer wyt ti’n gwybod...
Michelle - Beth wyt ti’n ei wneud yn fan hyn?
Chris - Jest galw draw i dy weld ti.
Michelle - Dw i ar fy ffordd i’r Yacht Club.  Mae gwaith gyda fi i’w wneud...
Chris - Michelle, Michelle, Michelle… Wyt ti’n gwybod beth? Doeddet ti ddim yn neis iawn gyda fi neithiwr.
Michelle - Dwyt ti erioed wedi bod yn neis gyda fi.
Chris - Doeddet ti ddim yn neis iawn gyda fi o gwbl.
Michelle - Chris...Really...Sa i moyn siarad gyda ti.  Nawr na byth.  Wyt ti’n deall?
Chris - Yeah, allright. Fair enough.
Michelle - Falch ein bod ni’n deall ein gilydd.
Chris - Deall ein gilydd yn grêt.  Ond dw i moyn un peth...
Michelle - Beth?
Chris - When we split up...Or rather should I say, when you kicked me out...
Michelle - Now look: let’s not re-write history here...
Chris - When you kicked me out, Michelle...
Michelle - I’m not getting into this.  I’ve got to go to work.
Chris - Hear me out...
Michelle - Let go of my arm.
Chris - Hear me out will you?
Michelle - Gollwng fy mraich i Chris!  Diolch...  
Chris - Roeddwn i’n meddwl fy mod i wedi mynd â phopeth gyda fi mas o’r tŷ...
Michelle - Ond?
Chris - Ond...Dw i wedi gadael un peth ar ôl...Un peth pwysig ar ôl...
Michelle - What?  Your brain?
Chris - No need to be sarcastic.  No.  My Swiss army knife.
Michelle - Nag wyt.  Dwyt ti ddim wedi gadael dim byd ar ôl.  Esgus yw hyn.  Dw i’n dy adnabod di. Esgus yw hwn i drio dod yn ôl i mewn i’r tŷ.  What are you really after, Chris?  Mmmm?  Want to know if someone else has moved in?  Is that it?
Chris - No...
Michelle - Wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve been stalking me.  Have you?  Or have you found someone else to stalk?
Chris - Dw i’n dy gasáu di.
Michelle - Ie...Wel...the feeling’s mutual.
Chris - Ond dw i moyn fy Swiss army knife yn ôl.  Wyt ti’n clywed?
Michelle - Pam wyt ti moyn cyllell, Chris?
Chris - Jest meindia dy fusnes, Michelle...and hand it over.  

Catchphrase Ysbyty Brynaber: Episode 255

Chris breaks into Jenny’s car and scares the living daylights out of her.

Arwyn has a secret and can’t wait to share it with Michelle.

Geirfa

Cogydd				cook/chef
Hyfforddiant			training
Cyfrinach			secret
Ar bigau’r drain			on tenterhooks
Cyfweliad			interview
Cyrraedd pen eich tennyn	to reach the end of your tether
Beth ddiawl…			what the hell…
Dychryn			to scare
Wyt ti’n gall?			Are you insane/mad? (lit: are you sensible?)
Hawl				a right
Amlwg				obvious

Golygfa 1

Arwyn - Ah!  Hyfryd.  Cinio hyfryd.  Compliments i’r chef.
Michelle - Bydd Benny’n falch o dy glywed ti’n dweud hynny.
Arwyn - Benjamin yw’r chef?  Wir?  Ers pryd mae e’n coginio?
Michelle - As of last week.  
Arwyn - Wel, wel. Benny yn chef.  Pwy fyddai’n meddwl?
Michelle - Dim ond trainee chef yw e ar hyn o bryd.  Beth yw trainee chef yn y Gymraeg?
Arwyn - Yyyy...Cogydd dan hyfforddiant!
Michelle - Cogydd dan hyfforddiant.  That’s a real mouthful!
Arwyn - Very apt I’d have thought, my dear - since we’re talking about cooking...!
Michelle - Drinc arall?
Arwyn - Ddim heddiw...Ddim diolch...
Michelle - What? You not drinking? 
Arwyn - Michelle, allwch chi gadw cyfrinach?
Michelle - Cyfrinach?  You want me to keep a secret?
Arwyn - Yn gymwys.  A mae hi’n gyfrinach fawr...Yn gyfrinach fawr iawn hefyd...
Michelle - Beth yw hi ynte?
Arwyn - Ydych chi’n addo cadw’r gyfrinach yma yn gyfrinach? Dw i ar bigau’r drain...mae’n rhaid i mi ddweud wrth rywun.
Michelle - Dw i’n addo cadw’r gyfrinach...ydw.
Arwyn - Reit.  O’r gorau.  Dewch yn nes...
Michelle - Ie?
Arwyn - Mae cyfweliad gyda fi.
Michelle - Cyfweliad?  As in job?
Arwyn - Cyfweliad as in interview.  Cyfweliad am job.
Michelle - Wow!  You going for a job?  
Arwyn - Cadwch hyn yn gyfrinach plis Michelle.  Sa i wedi dweud wrth neb eto.  Ddim hyd yn oed Brian...
Michelle - Pam ddim?
Arwyn - Rhag ofn i fi beidio â chael y job...Rydych chi’n gweld, mae’n gas gyda fi fod yn ddi-waith...Dyna pam dw i wedi penderfynu mynd am job...Dw i wedi cyrraedd pen fy nhennyn.
Michelle - Cyrraedd what?
Arwyn - Cyrraedd pen fy nhennyn.  I’ve reached the end of my tether.  Dw i wedi cyrraedd pen fy nhennyn ers amser.  
Michelle - I don’t blame you.  Pa fath o job yw hi?
Arwyn - Ah-hah.  Now that’s top secret...
Michelle - Oh, go on.  Tell me.  You know you can can trust me...
Arwyn - Michelle...Os ydw i’n cael y job, dw i’n addo - chi fydd y person cyntaf i wybod.  O’r gorau?  
Michelle - O’r gorau...Pob lwc!
Arwyn - Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Golygfa 2

Jenny - Helo? Saib.  Helo?  Oes yna rywun yna? Saib byr. Chris?  Ti sydd yna?  Chris?  Wyt ti yna?  
Chris - Hiya Jen.
Chris - Jenny – plis....  
Jenny - Beth ddiawl wyt ti’n ei feddwl wyt ti’n ei wneud?  Beth ddiawl wyt ti’n ei feddwl wyt ti’n ei wneud yn torri i fewn i fy nghar i? Yn fy nychryn i fel yna!  Wyt ti’n gall?!
Chris - Roedd hi dipyn bach yn oer i ddisgwyl amdanat ti tu fas.  So I decided to keep warm and pass the time in the comfort of your car...
Jenny - Does gen ti ddim hawl!  Does gen ti ddim hawl o gwbl i dorri i mewn i fy nghar i!  Wyt ti’n clywed?  Wyt ti?
Chris - Roedd hi jest mor oer...  Gimme a break.
Jenny - Oer neu beidio!  Doedd gen ti ddim hawl i dorri i fewn i fy nghar i!  
Chris - How are you anyway?
Jenny - Pwy ddiawl wyt ti’n feddwl wyt ti?
Chris - Wyt ti moyn mynd am curry?
Jenny - Nac ydw wir!  Dw i ddim eisiau mynd am curry.  
Chris - I just thought you might like to go to the Light of Asia again...
Jenny - Allan!  Cer allan o fy nghar i rwan!  Y funud hon!
Chris - Oes well gyda ti mynd yn ôl gartref i’r fflat ynte?
Jenny - Adref?  Fflat?  Pa fflat?  Am beth wyt ti’n sôn?
Chris - Mynd yn ôl i’n fflat ni.
Jenny - Ein fflat ni?  Does gennyn ni ddim fflat efo’n gilydd, Chris.
Chris - Wel, dw i wedi dysgu un peth newydd amdanat ti – you’re not keen on surprises are you? Roeddwn i’n meddwl byddai fe’n sypreis neis.  Hei, beth wyt ti’n ei wneud?
Jenny - Beth wyt ti’n ei feddwl dw i’n ei wneud?  Ffonio’r heddlu...  
Chris - Heddlu?  Pam?
Jenny - Dw i’n meddwl bod hynny berffaith amlwg, Chris.

Synopsis

During their chats at the bar in the Yacht Club, Arwyn and Michelle seem to have been getting closer recently, and he finally decides to confide in her:

Test yourself

1.	 An adjective must be mutated after a feminine noun. Which mutation do you use?
	
	a)	 treiglad meddal (soft mutation)
	b)	 treiglad trwynol (nasal mutation)
	c)	 treiglad llaes (aspirate mutation)
  
2.	 Which expression is used to say that you’re ‘on edge’?
	
	a)	 gwneud mor a mynydd
	b)	 wedi cyrraedd pen eich tennyn
	c)     bod ar bigau’r drain
	
3.	 How do you say ‘31st July’ in Welsh?
	
	a)	 y trideg unfed o Orffennaf
	b)	 yr unfed ar ddeg ar hugain o Orffennaf
	c)     y cyntaf ar ddeg ar hugain o Orffennaf

4.	 ‘Dyma nhw’n rhedeg i lawr y ffordd’ means:
	
	a)	 Here they are, running down the road.
	b)	 They’re about to run down the road.
	c)     They ran down the road.
  	 
5.	 Padrig is ‘nawddsant Iwerddon’ (Ireland’s patron saint). When do the Irish celebrate his festival?
	
	a)	 Mawrth yr ail ar bymtheg
	b)	 Mawrth yr undegseithfed
	c)    Mawrth y dau ar bymtheg

6.	 What’s the name of the popular Welsh hymn that’s often heard at rugby matches, pubs and at various celebrations?
	
	a)	Hen Wlad fy Nhadau
	b)	Oes Gafr Eto 
       c)   Calon Lân