Discussing your home and your family
Here is a list of some of the different rooms/areas of the home:
| Welsh | English |
| cegin (y gegin) | kitchen (the kitchen) |
| ystafell fwyta | dining room |
| ystafell ymolchi | bathroom |
| ystafell fyw | living room |
| ystafell haul | conservatory |
| lolfa | lounge |
| swyddfa | office |
| gardd (yr ardd) | garden (the garden) |
| garej | garage |
| Welsh | cegin (y gegin) |
|---|---|
| English | kitchen (the kitchen) |
| Welsh | ystafell fwyta |
|---|---|
| English | dining room |
| Welsh | ystafell ymolchi |
|---|---|
| English | bathroom |
| Welsh | ystafell fyw |
|---|---|
| English | living room |
| Welsh | ystafell haul |
|---|---|
| English | conservatory |
| Welsh | lolfa |
|---|---|
| English | lounge |
| Welsh | swyddfa |
|---|---|
| English | office |
| Welsh | gardd (yr ardd) |
|---|---|
| English | garden (the garden) |
| Welsh | garej |
|---|---|
| English | garage |
When describing rooms/areas of the home, you need to think of relevant adjectives, for example:
| Welsh | English |
| mawr | big |
| bach | small |
| cyfforddus | comfortable |
| cynnes | warm |
| oer | cold |
| clud | cosy |
| cartrefol | homely |
| lliwgar | colourful |
| diflas | boring |
| Welsh | mawr |
|---|---|
| English | big |
| Welsh | bach |
|---|---|
| English | small |
| Welsh | cyfforddus |
|---|---|
| English | comfortable |
| Welsh | cynnes |
|---|---|
| English | warm |
| Welsh | oer |
|---|---|
| English | cold |
| Welsh | clud |
|---|---|
| English | cosy |
| Welsh | cartrefol |
|---|---|
| English | homely |
| Welsh | lliwgar |
|---|---|
| English | colourful |
| Welsh | diflas |
|---|---|
| English | boring |
Example
Here are sentences describing different rooms/areas of the home:
- Mae’r ystafell fyw yn gyfforddus. – The living room is comfortable.
- Mae’r gegin yn lliwgar ac yn gartrefol. – The kitchen is colourful and homely.
- Mae fy ystafell wely yn lliwgar iawn. – My bedroom is very colourful.
Question
Do the following adjectives need to change after yn? If so, how would you write them correctly?
- yn + mawr
- yn + lliwgar
- yn + diflas
- yn + bach
- yn + oer
- Yes – yn fawr
- No – yn lliwgar (adjectives beginning in ll and rh do not mutate after yn.)
- Yes – yn ddiflas
- Yes – yn fach
- No – yn oer (the letter o never undergoes a mutation.)
You can also use the following words to modify the meaning of adjectives:
eithaf… – quite...
… iawn – very...
… dros ben – extremely...
Exercise
Use these words to modify the adjectives in the following sentences. The first one has been done for you.
- Mae'r ystafell fyw yn gyfforddus. > Mae'r ystafell fyw yn eithaf cyfforddus.
- Mae’r swyddfa yn oer. >
- Mae’r gegin yn lliwgar ac yn gartrefol. >