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