Possession: Gyda is the twenty-seventh (assuming read left to right) skill of the Welsh language tree. It has five lessons that teach how to describe "to have" with gyda, along with a few new vocabulary words.
Grammar Notes[]
Welsh does not have a verb for "to have"; instead, a roundabout expression is used. In this skill, you are introduced to the slightly more common expression that uses gyda. The phrases roughly translate to "there is/are X by Y":
- Mae car gydag Owen. = Owen has a car. (the extra "g" is because Owen starts with a vowel)
- Oes draig gyda chi? = Do you have a dragon?
- Does dim losin gyda fi. = I don't have any sweets
In these sentences, mae means "there is/are", hence oes is the question form, and does dim is the negative form. Oes and Nac oes are "yes" and "no" when using this expression (or the equivalent expression with gan in the next skill).
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- bwthyn = cottage
- bythynnod = cottages
- arian = money
- lwcus = lucky
- car = car
- ceir = cars
- cath = cat
- cathod = cats
Lesson 2[]
- ffôn = phone
- ffonau = phones
- draig = dragon (f)
- gyda(g) = by/with
- fi = me
- ti = you
- chi = you
- fe = him
- nhw = them
Lesson 3[]
- jiráff = giraffe
- brechdan = sandwich
- cloch = bell (f)
- clychau = bells (f)
- ni = us
- hi = her
Lesson 4[]
- un da = a good one
- oes? = is there?
- oes = yes (there is/are)
- nac oes = no (there isn't/aren't)
- telyn = harp (f)
- telynau = harps (f)
- ar hyn o bryd = at the moment
- geiriadur = dictionary
Lesson 5[]
- does dim = there is/are not
- steil = style
- ysbyty = hospital
- ysbytai = hospitals
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Possession-Gyda