Responding to written materials – WJECChanging from the first person to the third person

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Changing from the first person to the third person

Read what Will says about his favourite sports and hobbies.

A bod yn onest, dydw i ddim yn chwarae chwaraeon fel pêl-droed a rygbi ond weithiau rydw i’n hoffi gêm o golff achos mae’n fy helpu i i . Fy hoff hobi ydy cerddoriaeth. Rydw i’n hoff iawn o wrando ar fandiau a newydd.

In this section, Will is speaking about himself, therefore, he is using the first person, words that relate to I, me, my. If you wanted to talk or write about Will or answer some questions about him, you would need to use the third person – words that relate to he, him, his, eg:

First personThird person
rydw i’n... or dw i’n... – I (am)...mae e’n... or mae o’n... – he (is)...
dydw i ddim... or dw i ddim... - I don't...dydy e ddim... or dydy o ddim... – he doesn’t...
fy... – my...ei (+ soft mutation)... – his...
fi – me or Ife or fo – he or him
First personrydw i’n... or dw i’n... – I (am)...
Third personmae e’n... or mae o’n... – he (is)...
First persondydw i ddim... or dw i ddim... - I don't...
Third persondydy e ddim... or dydy o ddim... – he doesn’t...
First personfy... – my...
Third personei (+ soft mutation)... – his...
First personfi – me or I
Third personfe or fo – he or him

Question

How would you change the following sentence from the first person to the third person so that you are talking about Will?

Rydw i’n hoffi gêm o golff.

Question

Now change the whole piece from the first person to the third person:

A bod yn onest, dydw i ddim yn chwarae chwaraeon fel pêl-droed a rygbi ond weithiau rydw i’n hoffi gêm o golff achos mae’n fy helpu i i ymlacio. Fy hoff hobi ydy cerddoriaeth. Rydw i’n hoff iawn o wrando ar fandiau a chantorion newydd.

Question

If you were asked the following questions, how would you answer them?

  1. Pa chwaraeon mae Will yn hoffi?
  2. Beth ydy ei hoff hobi?
  3. Beth arall mae e’n hoffi gwneud?

You may need to change other components when you are talking about someone else.

Think back to Sioned’s paragraph where she expressed her dislike of reality programmes. She also said:

... hoffwn i weld mwy o raglenni chwaraeon a rhaglenni comedi ar y teledu.

If you were answering the following question:

Beth hoffai Sioned weld ar y teledu? – What would Sioned like to see on TV?

You would need to change Hoffwn i… – I would like... – to Hoffai Sioned… or Hoffai hi..., eg:

Hoffai Sioned weld mwy o raglenni chwaraeon a rhaglenni comedi ar y teledu.

You may also need to change the patterns associated with expressing opinions.

Here are the opinions of some of the members of a computer club, as published on their monthly online blog.

Yn fy marn i, mae technoleg yn ac yn ddiddorol iawn.

Anest

Yn fy marn i, mae technoleg yn yn .

Guto

Dw i’n meddwl bod yn ddrud ond maen nhw’n iawn.

Eifion

Dw i ddim yn meddwl bod technoleg yn grêt – mae’n iawn weithiau!

Rhian

If you wanted to relay these opinions to another person, you would have to refer to Anest’s opinion rather than use In my opinion as seen in the text, or say that Rhian thinks – rather than say I think. You would therefore need to change:

  • Yn fy marn i,... > Ym marn Rhian,... or Ym marn Guto,...
  • Dw i’n meddwl bod... > Mae Eifion yn meddwl bod...
  • Dw i ddim yn meddwl bod... > Dydy Rhian ddim yn meddwl bod...

Question

Answer the following questions:

  1. Beth mae Anest yn ddweud am dechnoleg?
  2. Beth ydy barn Guto am dechnoleg?
  3. Beth mae Eifion yn feddwl o dechnoleg?
  4. Ydy Rhian yn hoffi technoleg?

Who do you agree or disagree with – and why?

  • Rydw i’n cytuno gyda... achos...
  • Dydw i ddim yn cytuno gyda... achos...
  • Dw i’n cytuno gyda Guto. Yn fy marn i, mae technoleg yn hanfodol heddiw achos rydyn ni’n dechnoleg.
  • Dw i ddim yn cytuno gyda Rhian achos mae technoleg yn ddefnyddiol iawn.
  • Dydy Rhian ddim yn meddwl bod technoleg yn grêt achos mae’n gymhleth ond rydw i’n anghytuno gyda hi. Yn fy marn i, mae technoleg yn hawdd. Dylai Rhian gael gwersi technoleg!
  • Mae Guto yn dweud bod technoleg yn hanfodol yn yr oes ddigidol ac mae Rhian yn dweud dydy technoleg ddim yn grêt – mae’n gymhleth! Rydw i’n cytuno gyda Guto ond dydw i ddim yn cytuno gyda Rhian – mae technoleg yn i’w defnyddio.