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16 October 2014
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Mae gen i fferins.I have sweets.
Mae gen i feic.I have a bike.
Mae gen i lyfr.I have a book.
Mae gen i llawer o lyfrau.I have a lot of books.
Mae gen i ormod o bethau.I have too many things.

  • Notice the soft mutation after o. llyfrau lyfrau, pethau bethau.
  • Mae gen i gi.I have a dog.
    Mae gen ti gi.You have a dog.
    Mae gynno fo gi.He has a dog.
    Mae gynni hi gi.She has a dog.
    Mae gyda ni gi.We have a dog.
    Mae gynnoch chi gi.You (plural / formal) have a dog.
    Mae gynnyn nhw gi.They have a dog.

    To ask someone if they have something we say:

    Sgynnoch chi deganau?Do you have any toys?

    Or, more informally, or if we're asking only one person:

    Sgen ti deledu?Do you have a television?
    Sgen ti fideo?Do you have a video?
    Sgen ti sgrialfwrdd?Do you have a skateboard?

    If a question begins with oes we need to answer with Oes - yes or Nac oes - No

    To say that we don't have something we replace the mae gen i etc. with sgen i ddim, etc.

    Sgen i ddim ci.I don't have a dog.
    Sgen ti ddim cyfrifiadur.You don't have a computer.
    Sgynni hi ddim ffôn symudol.She doesn't have a mobile phone.
    Sgynnon ni ddim goriad.We don't have a key.
    Sgynnoch chi ddim pres.You don't have money.
    Sgynnon nhw ddim bwyd.They don't have food.
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