Saying Yes in Welsh

A brief introduction to answering "yes" to questions in Welsh.
Transcript:
Yn y Gymraeg, does dim un air unigol sy'n ateb "ie". Fel arfer, mae'n rhaid ateb gyda ffurf y berf "i fod"
In Welsh, there is no single word that answers "yes" to questions. Usually, we need to answer with a form of the verb "to be".
Ydy dy frawd yn hapus?
Is your brother happy?
Ydy.
He is.
Oedd hi'n bwrw glaw ddoe?
Was it raining yesterday?
Oedd.
It was.
Wyt ti'n deall?
Do you understand?
Ydw.
I do.
Oes swydd dda gyda hi?
Does she have a good job?
Oes.
She does.
Ydych chi'n barod?
Are you ready?
Ydyn!
We are!
Fydda' i'n gweithio fory?
Will I be working tomorrow?
Byddi.
You will be.
Mae'n bosib ateb cwestiynnau nad sy'n dechrau gyda berf gyda "ie"
Questions that don't start with a verb may be answered with "ie".
Fan hyn mae'r bwyty?
Is the restaurant here?
Ie.
Yes.
Dy fam oedd ar y ffôn?
Was it your mum on the phone?
Ie.
Yes.
Yn aml, mae'r fath gwestiynnau yn dechrau gyda'r gair "ai":
These questions often begin with the word "ai":
Ai dy un di yw hon?
Is this yours?
Ie.
Yes.
Ai heddiw ydy'r parti?
Is the party today?
Ie.
Yes.
Atebwyd cwestiynnau lle mae'r berf yn y ffurf gorfennol gryno, gyda "do":
Questions in preterite tenses (where the action was completed in the past) are answered with "do":
Orffenoch chi'r gwaith?
Did you finish the work?
Do.
We did.
Atebodd hi'r ebost?
Did she answer the email?
Do.
She did.
Gallwch gymharu gyda cwestiynnau sy'n defnyddio'r ffurf gorffennol gwpasog gyda "wedi":
You can compare this with questions where the past tense is formed with "wedi":
Ydych chi wedi gorffen y gwaith?
Have you finished the work?
Ydyn.
We have.
Ydy hi wedi ateb yr ebost?
Has she answered the email?
Ydy.
She has.
Diolch am wylio. Dewch nôl yn fuan am fwy o gymreigio!
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[@garmit61]

Fantastic explanation. Makes sense to be very affirmative with the response rather than just saying ‘yes’. I wonder if ‘ie’ is the reason ‘yeah’ exists in the English Language.

[@reahthorolund8373]

Oh god, so Welsh has a billion ways of saying yes. T_T This is going to be difficult.

[@enzedbrit]

Reah Thorolund no, merely respond with the same auxiliary verb. It’s the same in English: can you swim? I can. Does she like it? She does. Had they been before? They hadn’t.

[@garmit61]

Na fydd, bydd hi’n wych

[@matthewjeffery6481]

"Is" and "was" are forms of the verb "to be"

[@adhamhmacconchobhair2237]

While in Irish, Scottish and Manx Gaelic we don't have any words for yes and no😂

[@nicolaspicard1501]

yeah, always found the Goidelic family strange for that very reason, not to mention the lack of a " to have " verb in Irish Gaelic
But hey, that's how to stand out among other cultures properly !

[@TywysogCraig]

Diolch ❤ iaith y nefoedd

[@tooplanx]

How would you say 'Yes' to 'Can I...' questions like "Can I go to the toilet?" (Ga i fyndu toiledd?)

[@TwpsynMawr]

Ydw.. we say in the south anyway 🫡

[@adhamhmacconchobhair2237]

Wait actually this is the same in the gaelic languages.
They're not one word though.
So we don't count them as translations for yes and no.
But just as translations for "I do" ect

[@starstreet46]

Is this all South Wales welsh?

[@hanar1021]

Nope, these are all used in North Wales too

[@jellyboy123]

very confusing.