Trailblazer Guides are produced by people who know exactly what information is needed - not just to get from A to B but to be entertaining as well as informative.
— The Great Outdoors
Glyndwr's Way
by: Chris Scott
UPDATES
Thanks to Glyn Rhys for the following updates:
p182 Welsh language This part of Wales is still significantly Welsh speaking. Although some words are listed on p182 it will be probably be appreciated if you learn a few basic phrases as well.
Wikipedia provides a good online resource https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Welsh_phrasebook
Hello S'mae (S-my)
How are you? Sut ydych chi?
Fine, thank you Iawn, diolch (yown, DEE-ol'ch)
What is your name? Be' ydy'ch enw chi? (bay UHdi'ch ENoo ch'ee?)
Nice to meet you Braf cwrdd â chi (Brahv corth ah khi)
Please Os gwelwch chi'n dda (Ahs guWELLuch in tha)
Thank you [very much] Diolch [yn fawr] (DEE-ol'ch [un vowr])
You're welcome Croeso CROY-so)
Yes Ie (ee-yeah)
No Na (Nah)
Excuse me Esgusodwch fi (es-gis-OD-oo'ch vee)
I'm sorry Mae'n ddrwg gen i (My uhn th'roog gen ee)
Goodbye (Formal) Da bo chi. (Da BO ch'ee)
Goodbye (Informal) Hwyl! (hooill)
Good morning Bore da (BOR-eh dah)
Good afternoon Prynhawn da (PROINhaun dah)
Good evening Noswaith dda. (NOSS-waith-thah)
Good night Nos da (NOHS dah)
And the two best phrases to know in rural Wales are ...
'Ci da' - 'Good dog'
'Ci dwrg'! - 'Bad dog'.
Very useful for over interested farm dogs!
For phrase books try
https://siop.llyfrgell.cymru/en/products/welsh-for-visitors-by-elin-angharad-davies-
This is good too https://siop.llyfrgell.cymru/en/products/street-welsh-phrasebook
More basic is https://sioptytawe.co.uk/products/english-welsh-phrasebook
If you’re looking for lessons or a course try:
https://www.learnwelshpodcast.co.uk/free-lessons.html
This from the OU is a good basic introduction https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/welsh/croeso-beginners-welsh/
And if you’re taking your dog along, too, try: https://www.ylolfa.com/products/9781912631025/teach-your-dog-welsh
Latest tweets