Welsh grammar, explained
43 Welsh (Cymraeg) grammar points, in the order the course teaches them.
A1 - 12 points
- Present tense of 'bod' (to be)Taught in: Greetings & introductions
- Word order: the verb comes firstTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Asking a questionTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Saying where you are from: o + soft mutationTaught in: Greetings & introductions
- Nouns stay singular after numbersTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Two genders, and what follows "y"Taught in: Numbers, days, time
- Days and monthsTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Saying no: ddimTaught in: Numbers, days, time
- Asking for things with 'Ga i...?'Taught in: Food & ordering
- The soft mutationTaught in: Food & ordering
- Saying you have somethingTaught in: Food & ordering
- This and that, and asking the priceTaught in: Food & ordering
A2 - 22 points
- Everyday actions: 'yn' + verb-nounTaught in: Y drefn ddyddiol
- The verb comes first: mae, dw i, mae hiTaught in: Y drefn ddyddiol
- How often: bob amser, byth, unwaith yr wythnosTaught in: Y drefn ddyddiol
- The soft mutation, and what triggers itTaught in: Y drefn ddyddiol
- Talking about the past with 'Wnes i...'Taught in: Y gorffennol a'r penwythnos diwethaf
- Diwethaf, yn ôl, and ddydd for daysTaught in: Y gorffennol a'r penwythnos diwethaf
- Es i, ces i, gwnes i: the irregular pastTaught in: Y gorffennol a'r penwythnos diwethaf
- Yn ôl for ago, ers for how longTaught in: Y gorffennol a'r penwythnos diwethaf
- Preferences: 'mae'n well gen i'Taught in: Hoffterau ac amser rhydd
- Mwy, mwyaf, and the -ach endingTaught in: Hoffterau ac amser rhydd
- Bydda i: talking about the futureTaught in: Hoffterau ac amser rhydd
- Possession without an apostropheTaught in: Hoffterau ac amser rhydd
- Aches and ailments: 'Mae annwyd arna i'Taught in: Iechyd a'r corff
- Conjugated prepositions: arna i, gen i, i miTaught in: Iechyd a'r corff
- Dylwn i and mae angen: should and needTaught in: Iechyd a'r corff
- Oes? Nac oes. Questions and negativesTaught in: Iechyd a'r corff
- Cynigion: 'Beth am …?' a 'Gawn ni …?'Taught in: Cynlluniau a threfniadau
- Am ddeg: fixing a timeTaught in: Cynlluniau a threfniadau
- Mae hi'n bwrw glaw: the weather takes hiTaught in: Cynlluniau a threfniadau
- Gallu, gorfod ac eisiauTaught in: Ffôn, negeseuon a phroblemau bach
- Ddim, dim byd, neb: making it negativeTaught in: Ffôn, negeseuon a phroblemau bach
- Fe and mi, and the short-form futureTaught in: Ffôn, negeseuon a phroblemau bach