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16 October 2014
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BBC - Catchphrase - Ysbyty Brynaber - Week 14


Week 14 - Main grammatical points

Am

'Am' - meaning 'for' or 'about' is another preposition which changes when used with a pronoun.

Here's the pattern in full:

Amdana i
Amdanat ti
Amdano fe/fo
Amdani hi
Amdanon ni
Amdanoch chi
Amdanyn nhw

Note some important verbs are followed by 'am'

Siarad am - to talk about
Meddwl am - to think about
Aros am - to wait for
Gofyn am - to ask for

Gwna i - I'll make or I'll do
Gwnei di - Youll make or You'll do
Gwnaiff e/hi (SW) - He or She'll make or He or She'll do
Gwneith o/hi (NW) - He or She'll make or He or She'll do
Gwnawn ni - We'll make or We'll do
Gwnewch chi - Youll make or You'll do
Gwnân nhw - They'll make or They'll do

Hwn/Hon/hwnna/honna
Y llall/Y lleill


Wendy uses the form 'hon' and 'honna'

Hon means 'this one' and refers to a feminine noun. Siwmper is feminine so when Wendy refers to it as 'this one' she uses 'hon'. 'Honna' means 'that one' and also refers to a feminine noun.

In the same way 'hwn' and 'hwnna' refer to masculine nouns

Note also the use of 'y llall' - the other one
The plural form is 'y lleill' - the other ones or the rest

Useful words and expressions:

Mewn da bryd - in good time
Yn y pen draw - eventually
Miloedd ar filoedd - thousands and thousands
Hyd yn oed - even
Alla i ddim dioddef hyn - I can't stand this

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