Greetings
- Bore da - Good morning.
- Prynhawn da - Good afternoon.
- Noswaith dda - Good evening.
- Nos da - Goodnight.
- Helô / Hylô - Hello.
- Shw mae? - How are you? ( South)
- Sut mae? - How are you? ( North)
- Croeso - Welcome.
Now, don't be intimidated by the spelling of the phrase! The pronunciation is actually quite easy if you can get your tongue (or should I say throat) around the voiceless uvular fricative ch in the word diolch. (It sounds like the ch in the Scottish word loch if that helps!)
Hi, Hello, How are things.
Welsh words that used with partners, children and other loved ones. Annwyl means "dear, darling, beloved, loved, cherished, favourite; precious, choice, chosen, pleasent, lovely; loved one, friend", and anwylyd means dearest.
(Wyt) ti'n iawn? Sometimes Welsh people will skip saying hello altogether and jump right into asking how you are. The expression you'll hear most often is Wyt ti'n iawn? (informal) or Dach chi'n iawn? (formal). In the case of the informal version, this is usually shortened to Ti'n iawn? or just Iawn?
listen) or y Gymraeg [? g?mˈraː?g]) is a Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric".
The Man the Name. Owain Glyndŵr (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈo?ain gl??nˈduːr]), or Owain Glyn Dŵr, (c. 1349 or 1359 - c.
Ych a Fi!Welsh phrase meaning yuck, ew or gross! Ych-a-fi, that's disgusting!
Hiraeth. It's pronounced “here-eyeth” (roll the “r”) and it's a Welsh word. It has no exact cognate in English.
Sláinte means "health" in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
But what you may not know is that it is frequently used in Welsh as well! You might also hear 'ta-ra 'wan' in some parts of North Wales or quite simply, 'ta'!
There are so different ways to say "cheers" in many countries all over the world, however, in Scotland, it's Slàinte Mhath! Irish or Scots Gaelic? The term Slàinte Mhath (Pronounced Slanj-a-va) is actually both Irish and Scots Gaelic.
“Cheers” in Irish is sláinte which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you're feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”.
How to Say “Welcome to Wales” in Welsh – Croeso i Gymru!
Etymology. The name Pontypridd derives from the name Pont-y-tŷ-pridd, Welsh for 'bridge by the earthen house', a reference to a succession of wooden bridges that formerly spanned the River Taff at this point.
Bampi. What it means: Grandfather.
It's not really popty-ping, if that's what you're getting at. [Popty means 'oven', so it's an oven that goes ping. It's a joke.] The proper name is microdon - the don bit means 'wave'.
The word for "beer" is "cwrw" (pronounced "cooroo").
The history of Wales in the Roman era began in 48 AD with a military invasion by the imperial governor of Roman Britain. The conquest would be completed by 78, and Roman rule would endure until the region was abandoned in AD 383. The only town in Wales founded by the Romans, Caerwent, is located in South Wales.
