Wy/syl/ꠅꠄꠟꠡ ꠝꠣꠔꠞ ꠛꠣꠁꠟ

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Welsh ꠝꠣꠔ (валл. Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ]) is a ꠝꠣꠔ of Celtic branch of Indo-European ꠝꠣꠔ family. Number of speakers — 870,000 in Wales.

Basic words and phrases

ꠄꠞꠦ.: Helo. (ꠄꠞꠦ)

ꠄꠞꠦ. (informal)

S'mae. (north) / Shwmae (south))

ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ (formal): Sut ydych chi? (north) Shwd ych chi? (south)

ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ (informal): Sut wyt ti? (north) Shwd wyt ti? (south)

ꠐꠤꠇ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠨ ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕: Iawn, diolch.

ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (formal): Be' ydy'ch enw chi?

ꠔꠥꠝꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (informal): Be' ydy dy enw di?

ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ .: ______ ydy f'enw i. (South) ______ (ꠘꠣrth)

ꠖꠦꠈꠣ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ.: Braf cwrdd â chi.

ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ.: Os gwelwch chi'n dda.

ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ [very much].: Diolch [yn fawr].

ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠡꠣꠉꠔꠝ.: Croeso.

There are no exact equivalents of "yes" and "no" in Welsh; the concept is conveyed grammatically with regard to agreement between the person and tense by indicating agreement or disagreement e.g. "yes there is" or "no there is not", which is said in different ways depending on how the question was phrased. If the question begins "Oes...?" or "A oes...?" ("Is there...?") then the reply is "oes" or "nac oes"; if the question begins "Ydy...?" ("Is...?") then the reply is "ydy" or "nac ydy" etc.

ꠅꠄ.: Ie

ꠘꠣ.: Na

ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠛꠣ. (getting attention): Esgusodwch fi.
ꠝꠣꠚ ꠇꠞꠛꠣ. (begging pardon): Esgusodwch fi.