Trosto i Trosot ti Trosto fe/fo Trosti hi Troson ni Trosoch chi Trostyn nhw
Trwy
Trwof i Trwot ti Trwyddo fo/fe Trwyddi hi Trwon ni Trwoch chi Trwyddyn nhw
Conditional tense
Faswn i
We have already come across the conditional tense conveyed in Welsh by the form Byddwn i.
In north Wales the form commonly heard is baswn i - I would
Here are the full forms
Faswn i - I would - Faswn i ddim - I wouldn't Faset ti - You would - Faset ti ddim - You wouldn't Fasai Brian - Brian would - Fasai Brian ddim - Brian wouldn't Fasai hi/e/o- She/hewould - Fasai hi/e/o ddim - She/he would not Fasen ni - We would - Fasen ni ddim - We would not
(note the subtle difference between faswn i - I would and fasen ni - We would)
Fasech chi - You would - Fasech chi ddim - You would not Fasen nhw - They would - Fasen nhw ddim - They would not
The question and answer follows the usual pattern of Welsh verbs:
Faset ti? - Would you? - Baswn - Yes (I would) Na faswn - No (I would not) Fasai hi? - Would she? - Basai - Yes (She would) Na fasai - (No She would not)
These forms are often shortened - swn i - I would or swn i ddim - I wouldnt
Cael
Let's have another look at the future short form of the verb cael. Ga i - I'll have Gei di - You'll have Gaiff e/hi (SW) - He/She'll have Geith o/hi (NW) - He/She'll have Gawn ni - We'll have Gewch chi - You'll have Gân nhw - They'll have
'Dos' in north Wales is the command form - Go
Jenny says
Dos allan ar ei ôl o Dos i weld
In South Wales the form is Cer
Useful words and expressions:
Gwaedu - to bleed Ymennydd - brain Gwastraffu - to waste Llonydd - still Gwelw - pale Cyflwr - condition Pa fath o - what kind of Ffordd fawr - main road Gwlychu at dy groen - getting wet to your skin Dim mwg heb dân - no smoke without fire
