Week 10 - Main grammatical points Conditional tense
You will hear various forms of the conditional tense in this week's episodes. The conditional is translated as 'would' in English.
The full forms are: Fyddwn i - I would Fyddwn i ddim - I wouldnt Fyddet ti - You would Fyddet ti ddim - You wouldnt Fyddai Brian - Brian would Fyddai Brian ddim - Brian would not Fyddai hi/e/o - She or He would Fyddai hi/e/o ddim - She/he would not Fydden ni - We would Fydden ni ddim - We would not
(note the subtle difference between fyddwn i - I would and fydden ni - We would)
Fyddech chi - You would? Fyddech chi ddim - You would not Fydden nhw - They would ? Fydden nhw ddim - They would not
The question and answer follows the usual pattern of Welsh verbs:
Fyddet ti? - Would you? Byddwn - Yes (I would) Na fyddwn - No (I would not) Fyddai hi? - Would she? - Byddai - Yes (She would)
The form baswn i (shortened to swn i) is an equivalent north Wales form of byddwn i. We will take a closer look at this form at a later date.
Wrth
Weve looked at the preposition 'o' and how it changes when used with a pronoun. 'Wrth' meaning 'by' is another preposition which changes with every pronoun. Here's the pattern in full:
Wrtho i Wrthot ti Wrtho fe Wrthi hi Wrthon ni Wrthoch chi Wrthyn nhw
Note that you will hear this form with certain verbs in particular - dweud - dweud wrth - to tell someone.
Agnes says - Wnaeth Brian ddweud wrthot ti? - Did Brian tell you?
The following words are used when the characters discuss hospital matters. Llawdriniaeth - operation Gwelliant - improvement Cadw golwg (ar y claf) - to keep an eye (on the patient)
Useful Expressions
Diffodd
When you switch something off, such as a television, radio or light, in Welsh we say diffodd - diffodd y teledu, 'diffodd y radio, diffodd y golau', you will also hear a translation of 'to turn off' - troi'r teledu ffwrdd/troi'r teledu bant.
Cynilo
Christmas is just around the corner, and Brian complains that people are saving their money rather than buying cars in his showroom. To save money - cynilo arian
N.B. cynilo is to save up for something, to save someones life is achub bywyd.
