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Children
In this section we will learn to talk about plant - children.
To ask someone if they have children we say:
Sgynnoch chi blant?
or, more informally
Sgen ti blant?
The response is: Oes / Nac oes! (There are/There are not) | Mae gen i un plentyn. | I have one child. | | Mae gen i ddau o blant. | I have two children. | | Mae gen i dri o blant. | I have three children. | | Mae gen i bedwar o blant. | I have four children. |
We always use a singular noun after a number, for example pedwar plentyn (literally translated 'four child'). Pedwar plant is incorrect.Although it is totally correct to say pedwar plentyn the pattern pedwar o blant (four of children) is more common in everyday speech. We use the plural after 'o' and the word plant mutates: tri o blant, pedwar o blant.
In Welsh every noun is feminine or masculine. There are also feminine numbers from one to four. These are used with feminine nouns.| Hogyn - boy/son | | Mae gen i un hogyn. | | Mae gen i ddau hogyn. | | Mae gen i dri hogyn. | | Mae gen i bedwar hogyn. | | Hogan - girl/daughter | | Mae gen i un hogan. | | Mae gen i ddwy hogan. | | Mae gen i dair hogan. | | Mae gen i bedair hogan. |
There is a soft mutation after the feminine un, as well as dau and dwy.Punt (a pound) in another feminine noun. We always say dwy bunt, tair punt and pedair punt.Remember that we use the singular 'hogyn' and 'hogan' after a number.O'r enw = called| Mae gen i un hogyn o'r enw Rhys. | I have one son called Rhys. | | Mae gen i un hogan o'r enw Nia. | I have one daughter called Nia. |
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