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Most Common Welsh Words
Cymraeg
Essential Welsh vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| person | person | PER-son |
| menyw | woman | MEN-yw |
| plentyn | child | PLEN-tin |
| tΕ· | house | TEE |
| dΕ΅r | water | DUUR |
| bwyd | food | BWID |
| tir | land | TEER |
| mΓ΄r | sea | MOR |
| mynydd | mountain | MUN-ith |
| coedwig | forest | KOID-wig |
| haul | sun | HAIL |
| nos | night | NOSS |
| dydd | day | DEETHE |
| teulu | family | TYE-li |
| iaith | language | YAITH |
| cariad | love / sweetheart | KAR-yad |
| cerddoriaeth | music | ker-TH-or-yath |
| heddwch | peace | HETH-uch |
| calon | heart | KA-lon |
| blwyddyn | year | BLWI-thin |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mynd | to go | MIND |
| dod | to come | DOHD |
| bwyta | to eat | BWEE-ta |
| yfed | to drink | UV-ed |
| cysgu | to sleep | KUS-gi |
| gweld | to see | GWELD |
| clywed | to hear | KLUW-ed |
| siarad | to speak / talk | SHA-rad |
| bod | to be | BOHD |
| hoffi | to like / love | HOF-fi |
| gweithio | to work | GWAITH-yo |
| rhoi | to give | RHOY |
| cymryd | to take | KUM-rid |
| edrych | to look / watch | ED-rich |
| meddwl | to think | METH-wl |
| deall | to understand | DEE-all |
| sefyll | to stand | SEV-il |
| eistedd | to sit | AIS-teth |
| rhedeg | to run | HRHED-eg |
| chwarae | to play | CHWA-rai |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mawr | big / great | MAWR |
| bach | small / little | BACH |
| da | good | DA |
| drwg | bad | DROOG |
| newydd | new | NEH-with |
| hen | old | HEHN |
| gwyn | white | GWIN |
| du | black | DEE |
| coch | red | COCH |
| glas | blue / green | GLASS |
| hir | long | HEER |
| byr | short | BEER |
| trwm | heavy | TRUUM |
| ysgafn | light / easy | US-gavn |
| cyflym | fast | KUV-lim |
| araf | slow | A-rav |
| cryf | strong | KREEV |
| cynnes | warm | KUN-es |
| oer | cold | OYR |
| prydferth | beautiful | prud-VERTH |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| nawr | now | NAWR |
| ddoe | yesterday | THOI |
| yfory | tomorrow | UV-or-ee |
| yma | here | UM-a |
| yna | there / then | UN-a |
| ie | yes | YEE |
| nac oes | no (there isn't) | nak OIS |
| hefyd | also / too | HEV-id |
| ond | but | OHND |
| a / ac | and | A / AK |
| iawn | very / fine | YAWN |
| eto | again / yet | EH-to |
| yn aml | often | un AML |
| erioed | ever / never | er-YOID |
| bob amser | always | bob AM-ser |
| weithiau | sometimes | WAITH-yai |
| felly | therefore / so | VELL-ee |
| fel hyn | like this | vel HIN |
| fel yna | like that | vel UN-a |
| wrth gwrs | of course | wrth GOORS |