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