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BBC - Catchphrase - Ysbyty Brynaber - Week 18


Week 18 - Main grammatical points

Note the use of 'meddai' and 'meddwn' when someone is quoting what someone else has said

For example

Agnes says 'A doedd Brian yn gwybod dim - meddai fe' Brian knew nothing (so) he said

The full forms are:

Meddwn i - I said
Meddet ti - you said
Meddai hi - she said
Meddai fe/fo - he said
Medden ni - we said
Meddech chi - you said
Medden nhw - they said

'I would like' can be expressed in different ways in Welsh

You might hear 'Baswn i'n hoffi' or 'Byddwn i'n hoffi'.
The following short forms are also commonly used

Hoffwn i
Hoffet ti
Hoffai e/o
Hoffai hi
Hoffen ni
Hoffech chi
Hoffen nhw

The negative forms are:

Hoffwn i ddim

And the question forms

Hoffet ti? with the answers Hoffwn - Yes, and Na hoffwn - No

In colloquial Welsh you might also hear the forms

Liciwn i
Liciet ti
Liciai e/o
Liciai hi
Licien ni
Liciech chi
Licien nhw

The negative and question forms follow the usual pattern.

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