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Work is the ninth (assuming read left to right) skill in the Welsh course. It has a total of four lessons, and it teaches words for professions, as well as how to use the two kinds of "in" in Welsh.

Grammar Notes[]

I do that[]

When you are saying what you do for a living, the form "job dw i." is the only acceptable way, just like we've seen with names in Greetings 1.

Gender[]

Jobs are the perfect example of words that change depending on the gender of the person. You'll see this with actor/actores, but it also happens with jobs ending in gŵr/gwraig (the first one is masculine and the second is feminine). Remember, adjectives after feminine nouns have soft mutation:

  • Athrawes dda ydy hi. = She is a good teacher (not da)

Mewn/Yn[]

These are the two different words for "in" mentioned earlier. Mewn is used in a nonspecific sense and yn is for specific places:

  • Dw i'n gweithio mewn swyddfa. = I work in an office.
  • Dw i'n gweithio yn y swyddfa 'ma. = I work in this office.

Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

  • actor = actor
  • ffermwr = farmer
  • nyrs = nurse
  • meddyg = doctor
  • mecanic = mechanic
  • athro = teacher (male)
  • athrawes = teacher (female)

Lesson 2[]

  • gweithio = to work
  • mewn = in
  • swyddfa = office
  • garej = garage
  • ysgol = school
  • siop = shop
  • fel = like

Lesson 3[]

  • trydanwr = electrician
  • heddwas = police officer
  • drama = play
  • gwraig tŷ = housewife
  • gŵr tŷ = house-husband
  • siopwr = shopkeeper

Lesson 4[]

  • ar fferm = on the farm
  • di-waith = unemployed
  • actores = actress
  • ysgrifennydd = secretary (male)
  • ysgrifenyddes = secretary (female)

References[]

Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/cy/Work-1

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