Socialising day to day – WJECChatting with friends about Welsh celebrities
Improve your Welsh social skills by learning how to invite, discuss, express opinions and cope confidently with different social situations through the medium of Welsh.
If you were chatting with a friend about a Welsh celebrity, what kind of questions would you ask?
Pwy ydy dy hoff seleb/seren/berson enwog? - Who’s your favourite celebrity?
Fy hoff berson enwog i ydy Joe Calzaghe achos mae e’n garedig ac mae e’n codi arian at sawl elusen. – My favourite famous person is Joe Calzaghe because he’s kind and raises money for charity.
Fy hoff seren i ydy Alex Jones achos mae hi’n siarad Cymraeg ac yn hybuto promote iaith Gymraeg. – My favourite star is Alex Jones because she speaks Welsh and promotes the Welsh language.
Question
How would you translate the following into Welsh?
My favourite famous person is Ruth Jones because she is really funny and she is a good actress! She is very talented.
Fy hoff berson enwog i ydy Ruth Jones achos mae hi’n ddoniol iawn ac mae hi’n actores dda. Mae hi’n talentogtalented iawn.
Question
You might ask your friend which famous Welsh person he/she would like to meet – cyfarfod â or cwrdd â. How would you ask this question to your friend?
Hint 1: Pa? – Which?
Hint 2: Hoffet ti? – Would you like to?
Pa berson enwog hoffet ti gwrdd â nhw? – Which famous person would you like to meet?
Pa berson enwog hoffet ti gyfarfod â nhw? – Which famous person would you like to meet?
How would you answer the above question? Here are some examples.
Hoffwn i gwrdd â Tom Jones achos mae e’n eicon ac mae e’n ganwr da. – I would like to meet Tom Jones because he’s an icon and is a good singer.
Hoffwn i gwrdd â Ruth Jones achos mae hi’n ddoniol ac mae hi’n siarad Cymraeg. – I would like to meet Ruth Jones because she’s funny and she speaks Welsh.
Hoffwn i gwrdd â’r Stereophonics achos maen nhw’n wych. – I would like to meet the Stereophonics because they’re brilliant.
Listen to Tom tell us which Welsh celebrity he'd like to meet and why.
