Personal writing – WJECDescribing appearance and personality

Read the following descriptions, written by two people, one of whom lives in south Wales and the other in north Wales. If you live in south Wales, focus on the first passage. If you live in north Wales, focus on the second.

South Wales:

Sam ydw i. Mae gwallt byr, du a llygaid brown gyda fi. Mae wyneb bach gyda fi ond does dim dannedd bach gyda fi. Mae bochau coch gyda fi a does dim clustiau bach gyda fi.

North Wales:

Joe ydw i. Mae gen i wallt hir, brown a llygaid glas. Mae gen i wyneb mawr ond does gen i ddim dannedd mawr. Mae gen i fochau coch a does gen i ddim clustiau bach.

You will see that the first letter of some words change after Mae gen i, eg Mae gen i wallt brown because of the soft mutation.

If you want to describe yourself and talk or write about your personality, you need to know the relevant adjectives (describing words). Here are some suggestions:

Read the following online profile where Catrin describes herself.

Dw i'n dal ac mae gen i wallt hir melyn a llygaid brown. Dw i'n berson hapus a bywiog. Dw i'n meddwl fy mod i'n ddiddorol a charedig. Dw i'n hoffi pobl siaradus ond dw i ddim yn hoffi pobl ddistaw. Dw i'n mwynhaubywyd.

You will see that some of the words in these sentences have been mutated. This is because adjectives beginning with p, t, c, b, d, g and m undergo a soft mutation after yn/'n, eg

tal: Dw i'n dal. – I'm tall.

doniol: Dw i'n meddwl fy mod i'n ddoniol. – I think that I am funny.

Exercise

Try writing about yourself for your online profile. Describe how you look using Mae gen i ____ /Mae ____ gyda fi and describe your personality using Dw i'n berson ____ and Dw i'n meddwl fy mod i'n____.