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Wanting is the seventh skill of the Welsh language tree. It has six lessons and its major focus is teaching new vocabulary through teaching the verb "to want."

Grammar Notes[]

Eisiau[]

Eisiau means "to want." It does not require yn before it unlike most other present tense verbs!

  • Dw i eisiau car. = I want a car.

North Welsh speakers might use the spelling isio but it is pronounced the same!

And[]

Remember that a is used for "and" except before vowels (which includes y, w and h in Welsh!), in which case it becomes ac:

  • Dw i eisiau afal ac oren. = I want an apple and an orange.

Yes and No[]

"Yes" and "no" in Welsh depend on the subject of the sentence; for example, for "I," it is ydw and nac ydw respectively.

The definite article[]

The word "the" is introduced in this skill for the first time! The word is y, but it will change to:

  • yr before vowels (like yr afal, yr hufen iâ)
  • Or 'r immediately after a vowel, even if the following word begins with a consonant:
    • Dw i'n hoffi'r sudd oren. = I like the orange juice.

With some expressions that use two nouns preceded by a definite article in English, the Welsh equivalent will have the y (or yr or 'r) in the middle:

  • the car door -> drws y car

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

  • eisiau = to want
  • afal = apple
  • reis = rice
  • pasta = pasta
  • ydw = yes (I do)
  • nac ydw = no (I don't)
  • car = car
  • dim diolch = no thank you

Lesson 2[]

  • bacwn = bacon
  • cath = cat
  • tost = toast
  • ci = dog

Lesson 3[]

  • siocled = chocolate
  • tatws = potatoes
  • grefi = gravy
  • sglodion = chips
  • paned = cup (of tea) (similar to British English "cuppa")

Lesson 4[]

  • moron = carrots
  • sudd = juice
  • cysgu = to sleep
  • cawl = soup
  • neu = or

Lesson 5[]

  • y/yr/'r = the
  • cwpwrdd = cupboard
  • mêl = honey
  • cyri = curry
  • bara brith = bara brith

Lesson 6[]

  • bresych = cabbage
  • beic = bike
  • pêl = ball
  • peli = balls
  • ffôn = phone
  • ffonau = phones
  • blasu = taste
  • gweld = see

References[]

Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Wanting

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