 | BBC - Catchphrase - Ysbyty Brynaber - Week 20
Week 20 - Main grammatical points
Os/Pe
If a the sentence refers to something that is sure to happen or that there is no doubt that it'll be accomplished then it's introduced by OS
For example:
Os ydych chi'n mynd i'r gêm, cofiwch alw amdana i
If you're going to the game, remember to call for me
Os bydd hi'n bwrw glaw yfory, fyddwn ni ddim yn mynd i lan y môr
If it'll be raining tomorrow we won't be going to the beach
Os ydy hi'n dost dwedwch wrthi am aros yn y tŷ
If she's ill; tell her to stay at home
Os oes problem, ffonia fi
If there's a problem. Phone me.
Note that os is followed by the question form of the verb in Welsh
Os ydy...
Os oes...
The other form you will hear for if is PE
PE is used when the sentence refers to a condition that is improbable or to something that there is a doubt as to whether it will be fulfilled.
Jenny says - Pe tasech chi'n ennill, beth fasech chi'n wneud â'r pres Richard - If you won, what would you do with the money Richard - And later Pe taswn i'n ennill baswn i'n rhoi'r gora i weithio - If I won I would give up work
The best way to remember which form to use for If is to look for the word 'would' in the main clause, for example
If I were you, I would go.
In such cases PE is used.
Pe can be followed by Bawn, Byddwn, Taswn or Tawn
Pe bawn i'n artist, byddwn yn tynnu llun
Pe byddwn i'n ennill y loteri, byddwn i'n symud i fyw i Sbaen
Petaswn i'n cofio, baswn i'n dweud wrthoch chi.
Petawn i'n gallu nofio, byddwn i'n hoffi gwyliau glan y môr
Note that in speech
Pe taswn becomes taswn
Petawn becomes tawn
Pe baswn becomes Swn i
Eitha
Eitha is a word that crops up on a regular basis - it means quite or fairly
I'm sure you've come across the phrase - eitha da - quite well, or fairly well
Dic says: eitha prysur meaning quite busy or fairly busy
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