BBC HomeExplore the BBC
This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving.

16 October 2014
Welsh at home

BBC Homepage
Wales Home

›Welsh at home

›Learn Welsh

Welsh in the Workplace

Catchphrase

Yr Wythnos

Dictionary

Mutation checker

Spell checker

Grammar

Message Board


Contact Us

text pages
Text index - South Entry

Commands (2)

The commands learnt in the previous activity are to be used when talking to more than one person, or when you call a person 'chi' as a sign of respect.

Your child will have heard many of those commands in the classroom. The teacher will use chi and the -wch commands when talking to the class. However, ti will be used when talking to individual pupils and the commands are different.

Instead of the -wch ending we use -a.

  • Edrychwch - look at these examples:
  • CerddedCerddwch
    Cerdda
    CysguCysgwch
    Cysga
    DihunoDihunwch
    Dihuna
    GwisgoGwisgwch
    Gwisga
    SiaradSiaradwch
    Siarada

    Some verbs don't follow this pattern of commands in the second person (ti):

    RhoiRho
    TroiTro
    PeidioPaid
    Bod yn ddaBydd yn dda
    MyndCer
    DodDere
    GwneudGwna

    To give cyfarwyddiadau - directions - in Welsh, we also need to learn the following phrases:

    Esgusodwch fi!Excuse me!
    Ble mae ... ?Where is ...?
    Ewch / cer at...!Go to ...!
    Ymlaen!On(ward)
    Heibio!Past!
    Wedyn!Then!
    Cyn!Before!
    Tan!Until (specific time)
    Nes!Until (unspecific time)
    Ar ôlAfter
    TrwyThrough
    RhwngBetween
    Ar waelodAt the bottom of
    O flaenIn front of
    Wrth ochrBy the side of
    Tu ôlBehind
    Drws nesaNext door
    WrthBy
    Gyferbyn âOpposite
    Ydy e'n bell?Is it far?
    Mae'n agosIt's near
    Ydy / Nac ydyYes / No
    Dydy e ddim yn bellit's not far
    Pa ...?Which ...?o
    Ble mae'r ganolfan hamdden?Where's the leisure centre?
    Tro i'r dde cyn y garej.Turn right before the garage.
    Ble mae'r ysgol?Where's the school?
    Cer i'r chwith.Go to the left.
    Ble mae'r ysgol gynradd?Where's the primary school?
    Tro i'r dde wrth y groesfan.Turn right by the crossroad.
    language tools
    dictionary
    Help / Cymorth
    links

    The best of the rest for learning Welsh online

    BBC Vocab: A Window into Welsh. Have trouble understanding Welsh on the web? Here's the answer.

    Sites in Welsh for your kids
    Bobinogi
    Tweenies Cymraeg
    Celtiaid yr Oes Haearn


    About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy

    Trending Now