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.
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