There are several ways in Welsh of asking someone whether they would like something.
Wendy asks Arwyn: Beth hoffech chi i yfed? What would you like to drink The full forms are: Hoffwn i - I would like Hoffet ti - You would like Hoffai e/o - He would like Hoffai hi - She would like Hoffen ni - We would like Hoffech chi - You would like Hoffen nhw - They would like
Hoffwn i ddim etc are the negative forms and the question forms follow the usual pattern for example;
Hoffet ti rywbeth i fwyta? - Would you like something to eat?
And the answers Hoffwn or Na hoffwn
You will find that in conversation the verb licio is often used for 'to like'.
Liciwn i, liciet ti, liciai e/o, liciai hi, licien ni, liciech chi, licien nhw follow exactly the same pattern as hoffwn.
You will also find that the conditional tense Byddwn i or Baswn i is used with hoffi or licio to convey the same meaning. For example:
Byddwn i'n hoffi or baswn i'n licio.
Beth fyddet ti'n hoffi? What would you like?
Beth faset ti'n licio i swper? What would you like for supper?
Heb
Arwyn says: Dw i'n synnu eich bod chi heb glywed - I'm surprised that you haven't heard.
Heb in this sentence is used instead of 'ddim wedi'
Doedd hi heb ateb y llythyr She hadn't answered the letter
Dwyt ti heb wneud dy waith cartref You haven't done your homework.
Neb
The word for no one or nobody in Welsh is neb. Whereas in English the affirmative form of the sentence is used in Welsh neb must be used with the negative form. For example:
There's no one at home In Welsh the sentence is Does neb gartref Here are some more examples: Does neb yn hoffi bwli Nobody likes a bully Doedd neb yn ei chredu hi Nobody believed her
