The commands learnt in the previous activity are to be used when talking to more than one person, or when you call a person 'chi' as a sign of respect.
Your child will have heard many of those commands in the classroom. The teacher will use chi and the -wch commands when talking to the class. However, ti will be used when talking to individual pupils and the commands are different.
Instead of the -wch ending we use -a.
Edrychwch - look at these examples:| Cerdded | Cerddwch
Cerdda |
| Cysgu | Cysgwch
Cysga |
| Dihuno | Dihunwch
Dihuna |
| Gwisgo | Gwisgwch
Gwisga |
| Siarad | Siaradwch
Siarada |
Some verbs don't follow this pattern of commands in the second person (ti):
| Rhoi | Rho |
| Troi | Tro |
| Peidio | Paid |
| Bod yn dda | Bydd yn dda |
| Mynd | Cer |
| Dod | Dere |
| Gwneud | Gwna |
To give cyfarwyddiadau - directions - in Welsh, we also need to learn the following phrases:
| Esgusodwch fi! | Excuse me! |
| Ble mae ... ? | Where is ...? |
| Ewch / cer at...! | Go to ...! |
| Ymlaen! | On(ward) |
| Heibio! | Past! |
| Wedyn! | Then! |
| Cyn! | Before! |
| Tan! | Until (specific time) |
| Nes! | Until (unspecific time) |
| Ar ôl | After |
| Trwy | Through |
| Rhwng | Between |
| Ar waelod | At the bottom of |
| O flaen | In front of |
| Wrth ochr | By the side of |
| Tu ôl | Behind |
| Drws nesa | Next door |
| Wrth | By |
| Gyferbyn â | Opposite |
| Ydy e'n bell? | Is it far? |
| Mae'n agos | It's near |
| Ydy / Nac ydy | Yes / No |
| Dydy e ddim yn bell | it's not far |
| Pa ...? | Which ...?o |
| Ble mae'r ganolfan hamdden? | Where's the leisure centre? |
| Tro i'r dde cyn y garej. | Turn right before the garage. |
| Ble mae'r ysgol? | Where's the school? |
| Cer i'r chwith. | Go to the left. |
| Ble mae'r ysgol gynradd? | Where's the primary school? |
| Tro i'r dde wrth y groesfan. | Turn right by the crossroad. |
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