Welsh Adjectives

Welcome to the second Welsh lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Welsh to help you practice your daily phrases.

black du

grey llwyd

white gwyn

blue glas

green gwyrdd

yellow melyn

red coch

brown brown

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Welsh
my house is white [noun + adjective] mae fy nhŷ yn wyn
your country is big [noun + adjective] mae'ch gwlad yn fawr
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] mae llyfrau newydd yn ddrud
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] dyn ni'n hapus yma
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] mae tri chi bach gyda hi
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] mae'r iaith hon yn hawdd iawn
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] mae gen i dŷ bach gwyrdd

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold oer

hot poeth

cloudy cymylog

rainy glawog

snowy eirïaidd

sunny heulog

windy gwyntog

warm poeth

Conversation in Welsh

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Welsh
hi hi
how are you? sut ydych chi
I'm good, thank you dw i'n iawn, diolch
and you? a chi?
what is your name? beth yw eich enw?
my name is Maya fy enw i yw maya
nice to meet you braf cwrdd â chi

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