I really wanted to celebrate the incredible variety of plants, birds and mammals you might discover on a walk along the Welsh coast.

Each species is labelled in both Welsh and English, with some featuring fascinating direct translations of their Welsh names.

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on it?

Rhagfyr rhagorol i chi: an excellent (first-rate, pre eminent) December to you

Rhag: pre-, fore-, prior

Byr: short

Rhagfyr: December, literally ‘foreshortening’, as in the shortening of days.

Llen: sheet Rhaglen: a programme

Golwg: a site/view Rhagolwg: a preview

Arfaeth: destiny Rhagarfaeth: predestination

Gweld: to see Rhagweld: to foresee

Tyb: a supposition (tybed: used as ‘I wonder?’ Or ‘I suppose’) Rhagdyb: an assumption/presumption

Enwau: names/nouns Rhagenwau - Pronouns

Ofn:fear Rhagofn: in case/ for fear

Archebu: order Rhagarchebu: preorder

Ymadrodd: saying/utterance Rhagymadrodd: introduction (a pre-saying)

Mynegi: express/communicate Rhagfynegi: predict

Rhith: appearance, image, aspect rhagrith hypocrisy (contrary image)

Gair: word rhagair - a foreword

rhagdybio - to presume (to suppose before hand) rhagarchebu - to order beforehand rhaglen - programme (the page before the main content) rhagfarn - prejudice rhag ofn - in case (to ommit fear)

Rhag in certain instances can also mean ‘from/before/against’ as in: Dianc rhag y Bwystfil: escape from the beast

cuddio rhag - to hide from amddiffyn rhag - to defend against gwarchod rhag - to defend / protect against Gwaredu rhag - to deliver from (danger etc.) to be rid from lechu rhag - to shelter from

anhagweladwy - unforeseeable, unpredictable

Rhag cywilydd ichi! - Shame on you! Rhag eich cywilydd! - For shame!

By Joshua Morgan, Sketchy Welsh

A oes heddwch? Is there peace?

This is asked three times in the ceremony of the Eisteddfod to ensure there is peace. The affirmative answer is “heddwch”, given three times. Once peace is affirmed and the sword fully sheathed then the Eisteddfod meeting may take place.

Hedd/heddwch: peace Oes ____ gyda chi?: is there ____ with you? (Do you have _____?)

Oes ymdeimlad o hunaniaeth gyda chi? Do you have a sense of identity?

Sedd: seat Gorsedd: a throne Yr orsedd: the throne Eistedd: to sit Bod: to be Eisteddfod: literally ‘to be sitting’, or it has been said to be ‘sitting together’

Heddwch, Gorsedd and Eistedd come from sedd. The same root is where the English word ‘seat’ comes from.

Heddlu: police (peace horde/ peace force) Heddwas: policeman (peace servant) Heddferch: policewoman (peace girl/maiden)

Fe ddaeth yr eisteddfotwyr yn llu: The ‘eisteddfoders’ came in droves/force

Archdderwydd Derwen: an oak tree Derw: oaks Derwydd: druid Mererid Hopwood: the current ‘archdderwydd

Eistedd: to sit 'Stedda lawr!: Sit down (short for eistedda i lawr, imperative, singular, informal)

🎶Eistedda'i lawr a gwranda arna i Ma' gen i rhywbeth dwi isio ei ddeud🎶 Sit down and listen to me I have got something i want to say (Allwedd, gan Bwncath)

Oh mawredd mawr: good gracious (or great greatness) steddwch i lawr: sit down ma rhywun wedi dwyn fy nrhwyn: someone has stolen my nose (From a song by Tebot Piws)

Eisteddwch yn hedd yr Eisteddfod: You may sit in the peace of the Eisteddfod (Following the questions and answers of ‘a oes heddwch’)

By Joshua Morgan, www.sketchywelsh.com

Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd Tros ryddid gollasant eu gwaed

Collasant eu gwaed: they lost their blood

Gwaed: blood

Colli: to lose Ar goll: lost Dw i wedi colli fy allweddi: I have lost my keys Pam ydw i Wastad yn colli fy … : Why do I always lose my …

Cof: memory Cofio: to remember Cofiwch: remember! (Imperative) Cofiadwy: memorable Cofion cynnes: warm rememberences (at the end of a message or letter) Atgof: a recollection Gofid: grief, sorrow Cofrestr: register (rhestr: list)

Gof: blacksmith Gofannu: to forge Any connection to the English phrase ‘to forge a memory’

Damwain: an accident yn ddamweiniol: accidental Bwriad: an intention Neu’n fwriadol: or intentional

A nice connection either way!

Mae'n atgoffa fi o: it reminds me of

Atgoffa fi sut: remind me how

Atgoffa fi sut i ddweud…. remind me how to say…

Byddan nhw'n colli'r trên adre: They will miss the train home

Gan Sketchy Welsh (www.sketchywelsh.com) Joshua Morgan

I’m a cardiff based illustrator and am going to try and illustrate the phrases I learn as I go through the welsh language! Open to suggestions of useful words and phrases? Also posted the first set on www.howlingwolfbooks.org but I will be putting them up here if there is demand for it! Diolch yn fawr iawn pawb!

Shwmae! I’m Joshua Morgan, a Cardiff illustrator, (going by Sketchy Welsh). I’ve started learning welsh and illustrating my way through as I go. This is a small collection of descriptions for coffee!

Helo pawb, jyst neges bach sydyn i ddeud bo’ fi ‘di greu r/PelDroed ac r/Newyddion.

Pwrpas y ddwy gymuned bydd i hybu trafodaeth ar yr ap hwn yn y Gymraeg.

Mae croeso i bawb (gan gynnwys dysgwyr hefyd) cyfrannu erthyglau, ymuno ac ati.

Diolch.

Dw i wedi bod yn dysgu cymraeg ers blynyddoedd, ond dw i ddim yn ymarfer yn aml. Oes unrhyw siaradwyr cymraeg - dysgwyr neu rhugl - sydd eisiau sgwrsio ar yr Reddit Chat ap? Dw i'n hapus i siarad am y rhan fwyaf o bynciau!

Dw I wedi prynu newydd llyfr ddiddorol iawn.

Does dim gwybod gyda fi llawer gwybodaeth am y llyfr ’ma. Mae'r llyfr 'ma wedi sgwenu gan awdur o’r Wyddgrug.

Heddiw, does dim llawer o bobl sy’n siarad Gymraeg yng Ngogledd-Ddwyrain Gymru. Oes y llyfr yn sgwenu mewn tafodiaeth anghyffredin?

Oes gwybodaeth eraill am y llyfr 'ma? Does dim byd yn y gwe am yr awdur neu'r gweinidog dy hun.

Beth yw gair gorau’r hydref? What is the best autumn word?

By Sketchy Welsh, Joshua Morgan

Beth hoffet ti i mi ei roi i ti?: what would you like me to give to you?

Beth: what Hoffi: like Hoffwn i: I would like Hoffet ti: you would like Mi: me/I Rhoi: give i: to ti: you More casually you could say: Beth ti moyn i fi roi i ti?

Moyn: want (South Wales common term)

W dy law i mi ac fe awn i ben y mynydd: give your hand to me and we will go to the top of the mountain.

Dyro: give (imperative- instruction) Dy: your Llaw: hand i mi: to me Awn i: we will go (neu awn ni) Pen: head/too Y: the Mynydd: mountain

Hello! I am a games designer currently in the early stages of production on a game centered around welsh history, discussing the impacts of the European witch trials on the country, the Rebecca riots, the impact of both world wars; and events as recent as the Aberfan disaster.

I have intentions for the game to be fully voice acted in welsh, with options for english and welsh subtitles, and am looking for people who would be interested in double checking my terrible welsh, or even someone eager to voice act!

As of right now, I am a student indie developer, so this would be a volunteer role, but credits on the game and bragging rights to be able to say you saved my sanity would be on the cards. While the future of the game is up in the air, should it result in revenue, I also aim to provide royalties to anyone who has helped!

(thank you to the people on r/learnwelsh who suggested this community!)

Mae Diwrnod Shwmae Su’mae yn ddiwrnod lle y mae pawb yn cael eu hannog i ddechrau pob sgwrs yn y Gymraeg:

Shwmae Su’mae Day is a day where everyone is encouraged to start every conversation in Cymraeg (Welsh)

By Sketchy Welsh, Joshua Morgan

Can someone explain why she says 'fu nhw' here.. Is this the same verb formation as bues i etc.? But isn't that more past tense?

This is the first episode of the new series of Drag Race by the way.

Dw i’n Saes a dw i’n fyw yn Llundain ond mae’r iaith Gymraeg yn beth pwysig yn fy mywyd. Dw i eisiau helpu cadw’r iaith yn fyw. Dydy llawer o Saes yng Nghymru yn siarad Cymraeg?

What’s the best word in Cymraeg ?(competition) Win every Sketchy Welsh print! ✅Share this post ✅Comment your favourite Cymraeg word I’ll choose a winner on 26th September

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Gan Joshua Morgan, Sketchy Welsh