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Lesson 3 / Gwers 3

Rhan 1 / Part 1
A brief introduction to the world of work. Click on the following dialogue and then practice the new vocabulary and phrases.
Siân pays a visit to her bank. The dialogue is an extract from the conversation.

Chwarae deialog 1 / Play dialogue 1

John: P'nawn da. John Philips dw i. Sut dach chi?

Siân: Da iawn, diolch.

John: Be' ydy'ch enw chi?

Siân: Mrs Siân Jones dw i. Dw i'n byw ym Mangor.

John: Lle dach chi'n gweithio, Mrs Jones?

Siân: Dw i'n gweithio yn Ysbyty Gwynedd. Nyrs dw i.

John: Dach chi'n hoffi eich gwaith fel nyrs?

Siân: Ydw, yn fawr iawn. Dach chi'n licio gweithio fel clerc banc?

John: Ydw.

Siân: Dach chi'n byw ym Mangor hefyd?

John: Nac ydw, dw i'n byw ym Mhwllheli.

gweithio / to work, working
dw i'n gweithio / I work, I am working
hoffi / to like, liking
dw i'n hoffi / I like
licio / to like, liking
dw i'n licio / I like
gwaith / work
ysbyty / hospital
nyrs / nurse, a nurse
swyddfa / office
fel / as
fel nyrs / as a nurse
yn fawr iawn / very much
hefyd / also, as well

Dach chi'n hoffi eich gwaith fel nyrs? / Do you like your work as a nurse?
Ydw / I do

Dach chi'n byw ym Mangor? / Do you live in Bangor?
Nac ydw / I don't (The nac negates the ydw!)

The following principle is very important and applied right across the Welsh Language::

In English, the above type of question can be answered two ways:

either: (a) yes/no or: (b) I do/I don't

In Welsh, we must always use (b). In the above case it is Ydw or Nac ydw depending on whether you want to answer in the positive (affirmative) or in the negative. Thus we don't actually say yes or no in answer to such questions. Some learners get confused because they are told that there are hundreds of different ways of answering yes and no. This isn't really the case. It is far less confusing if you adopt the view that when we answer a yes/no question we don't actually say yes or no. In other words, we answer with a form of the verb that is used in the question. Here are some more examples:

If you were asked the following questions in Welsh, Your Welsh answer would be equivalent to those as shown:

Is it raining? It is / It isn't
Does John like ice cream? He does / He doesn't
Are there any sausages in the fridge? There are / There aren't
Would you like to come to my party? I would / I wouldn't.

Answer the following questions with either Ydw or Nac ydw.

Dach chi'n hoffi te? (tea) / Dach chi'n licio 'castor oil' ?

Dach chi'n byw ym Mangor?

Listen to dialogue 1 several times, and aim to understand the conversation by listening without reading the screen.

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