Gallu to be able to or in the sentence rwy'n gallu I can
Let's look at the short forms of the verb:
Galla i - I can Alla i ddim - I can't Alla i? - Can I? Galli di - You can Alli di ddim - You can't Alli di? - Can you? Gall e/o - He can All e/o ddim - He can't All e/o? - Can he? Gall hi - She can All hi ddim - She can't All hi? - Can she? Gallwn ni - We can Allwn ni ddim - We can't Allwn ni? - Can we? Gallwch chi - You can Allwch chi ddim - You can't Allwch chi? - Can you? Gallan nhw - They can Allan nhw ddim - they can't Allan nhw? - Can they?
Note the subtle difference between the 'I can' forms and the 'I could forms':
Gallwn i - I could Allwn iddim - I couldn't Allwn i? - Could I? Gallet ti - You could Allet ti ddim - You couldn't Allet di? - Could you? Gallai e/o - He could Allai e/o ddim - He couldn't Allai e/o? - Could he? Gallai hi - She could Allai hi ddim - She couldn't All hi? - Could she? Gallen ni - We could Allen ni ddim - We couldn't Allen ni? - Could we? Gallech chi - You could Allech chi ddim - You couldn't Allech chi? - Could you? Gallen nhw - They could Allen nhw ddim - They couldn't Allen nhw? - Could they?
Look out for these forms and try and distinguish between them.
Y llall/Y lleill
Agnes says: Tynn y llall wnei di - Pull the other one will you?
Y llall - the other one Y lleill - the others or the other ones Edrycha ar y lleill - Look at the other ones Prynwch y lleill - Buy the others
Yli/Sbia/DisghwlA small word that is often used in north Wales is Yli which means look.
Brian says: Yli does neb yn teimlo'n fwy o ffŵl na fi. - Look, no one feels more of a fool than me
Another form that you'll hear in north Wales is Sbia
Sbia ar y cwch yna. Look at that boat.
The common form for this expression is Edrycha or Drycha
Drycha, dw i'n anhapus iawn - Look I'm very unhappy In south Wales you might also come across the form disghwl
Dishgwl 'ma, dw i ddim yn mynd i ddweud wrthot ti eto.Look here, I'm not going to tell you again.
