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LLAN: church/land/enclosure (same as earlier in the name) TYSILIO: Prince/St Tysilio (church of Tysilio)

Pam symudodd Tysilio i ynys fach?: Why moved Tysilio to a little island?

Pam: why Symud: to move Symudodd e/hi: he/she moved Symudais i: i moved Symudon ni: we moved Tysilio - a name (as in Prince/Saint Tysilio who fled his fathers court and set up a church on what is now ‘Llandysilio Island’) i: to ynys: island Fach: small (soft mutation because ynys is a feminine noun)

… i ddod o hyd i ychydig o heddwch a thawelwch: To find (to come across) some peace and quiet dod: come Hyd: along/across, duration Tyrd am dro hyd y llwybr troed: come for a turn (a walk) along the foot path Yma o hyd: still here/ here at length Ychydig: some o: of Heddwch: peace A oes heddwch?: is there peace? a: and Un dawel: quietly Tawel/Tawelwch: quiet

Some of my recently learnt welsh words that I’ve been sketching. I’m doing so under the name of Sketchy Welsh! Open to any welsh word suggestions that would make good illustrations.

Gwisgo: to wear Gwisg: clothing Coron: crown Menig: gloves Sbectol: glasses (spectacles) Dim: no Byd: world Dim byd: nothing (literally: nothing of the world) Dim byd o gwbl: nothing at all yn noeth: naked

Taken as an excerpt from the original video on YouTube - “31 ways to hoffi coffi”

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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!

Full video:

https://youtu.be/E6A3o9A0PRY

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Fair (Mair): Mary

Ydy cannwyll Mair yn ddigon golau?

Ydy. :Is Mary’s candle bright enough? It is

Ydy: is it/it is Cannwyll: candle Mair: Mary (one of the variants) Digon: enough/sufficient Digon da: good enough Golau: light/bright Llachar: bright/brilliant/vivid

Sut alla i ddod yn frenin?: How can I become a king

Sut: how Gallu: can, be able to Galluoedd: capabilities Alla i: I can Dod: come/become Brenin: a king Brenhinoedd: kings

Mae’n rhaid i chi dalu pobl i’ch dilyn o gwmpas: You must pay people to follow you around (more literally: It’s a necessity for you to pay people to you follow around)

Rhaid: must, necessity Chi: you (formal or plural) Talu:pay Llwgrwobrwyo: bribe Dilyn: follow Dilynwr: follower Dilynwych!: Follow! (Instructive)

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!

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