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Learning the Welsh Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Welsh language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Welsh.
Welsh vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Welsh Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | lliwiau |
| black | du |
| blue | glas |
| brown | brown |
| gray | llwyd |
| green | gwyrdd |
| orange | oren |
| purple | porffor |
| red | coch |
| white | wyn |
| yellow | h |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Welsh placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Welsh vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Welsh Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | maint |
| big | mawr |
| deep | dwfn |
| long | hir |
| narrow | cul |
| short | byr |
| small | bach |
| tall | tal |
| thick | trwchus |
| thin | tenau |
| wide | eang |
| tastes | chwaeth |
| bitter | chwerw |
| fresh | ffres |
| salty | hallt |
| sour | sur |
| spicy | sbeislyd |
| sweet | melys |
| qualities | nodweddion |
| bad | drwg |
| clean | glân |
| dark | tywyll |
| difficult | anodd |
| dirty | budr |
| dry | sych |
| easy | hawdd |
| empty | gwag |
| expensive | ddrud |
| fast | cyflym |
| foreign | tramor |
| full | llawn |
| good | da |
| hard | galed |
| heavy | trwm |
| inexpensive | rhad |
| light | golau |
| local | lleol |
| new | newydd |
| noisy | swnllyd |
| old | hen |
| powerful | pwerus |
| quiet | tawel |
| correct | gywir |
| slow | araf |
| soft | meddal |
| very | iawn |
| weak | gwan |
| wet | gwlyb |
| wrong | anghywir |
| young | ifanc |
| food | bwyd |
| almonds | cnau almon |
| bread | bara |
| breakfast | brecwast |
| butter | menyn |
| candy | candy |
| cheese | caws |
| chicken | cyw iâr |
| cumin | cwmin |
| dessert | pwdin |
| dinner | cinio |
| fish | pysgod |
| fruit | ffrwythau |
| ice cream | hufen iâ |
| lamb | cig oen |
| lemon | lemon |
| lunch | cinio |
| meal | pryd |
| meat | cig |
| oven | popty |
| pepper | pupur |
| plants | planhigion |
| pork | porc |
| salad | salad |
| salt | halen |
| sandwich | brechdan |
| sausage | selsig |
| soup | Cawl |
| sugar | siwgr |
| supper | swper |
| turkey | twrci |
| apple | afal |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | orennau |
| peaches | eirin gwlanog |
| peanut | cnau mwnci |
| pears | gellyg |
| pineapple | phîn-afal |
| grapes | grawnwin |
| strawberries | mefus |
| vegetables | llysiau |
| carrot | moron |
| corn | yd |
| cucumber | ciwcymbr |
| garlic | garlleg |
| lettuce | letys |
| olives | olewydd |
| onions | winwns |
| peppers | pupur |
| potatoes | tatws |
| pumpkin | pwmpen |
| beans | ffa |
| tomatoes | tomatos |
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | arth |
| bears | yn dwyn |
| bird | aderyn |
| birds | adar |
| bull | tarw |
| bulls | teirw |
| cat | cath |
| cats | cathod |
| cow | buwch |
| cows | gwartheg |
| deer | ceirw |
| many deer | llawer ceirw |
| dog | ci |
| dogs | cŵn |
| donkey | asyn |
| donkeys | asynnod |
| eagle | eryr |
| eagles | eryrod |
| elephant | eliffant |
| elephants | eliffantod |
| giraffe | jiraff |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | gafr |
| goats | geifr |
| horse | ceffyl |
| horses | ceffylau |
| lion | llew |
| lions | lewod |
| monkey | mwnci |
| monkeys | mwncïod |
| mouse | llygoden |
| mice | llygod |
| rabbit | cwningen |
| rabbits | cwningod |
| snake | neidr |
| snakes | nadroedd |
| tiger | teigr |
| tigers | teigrod |
| wolf | blaidd |
| wolves | blaidd |
| objects | gwrthrychau |
| bathroom | ystafell ymolchi |
| bed | gwely |
| bedroom | ystafell wely |
| ceiling | nenfwd |
| chair | cadeirydd |
| clothes | dillad |
| coat | cot |
| cup | cup |
| desk | desg |
| dress | ffrog |
| floor | llawr |
| fork | fforc |
| furniture | dodrefn |
| glass | gwydr |
| hat | het |
| house | ty |
| ink | inc |
| jacket | siaced |
| kitchen | cegin |
| knife | cyllell |
| lamp | lamp |
| letter | llythyr |
| map | map |
| newspaper | papur newydd |
| notebook | notebook |
| pants | pants |
| paper | papur |
| pen | pen |
| pencil | pensil |
| pharmacy | fferyllfa |
| picture | llun |
| plate | Plât |
| refrigerator | oergell |
| restaurant | bwyty |
| roof | to |
| room | ystafell |
| rug | mat |
| scissors | siswrn |
| shampoo | siampŵ |
| shirt | Crys |
| shoes | esgidiau |
| soap | sebon |
| socks | Sanau |
| spoon | lwy |
| table | tabl |
| toilet | toiled |
| toothbrush | brws dannedd |
| toothpaste | past dannedd |
| towel | liain |
| umbrella | ymbarél |
| underwear | isaf |
| wall | wal |
| wallet | waled |
| window | window |
| telephone | dros y ffôn |
| this | hwn |
| that | y |
| these | hyn |
| those | hynny |
| Questions | Cwestiynau |
| how? | sut? |
| what? | beth? |
| who? | pwy? |
| why? | pam? |
| where? | ble? |
| different objects | wahanol wrthrychau |
| art | celf |
| bank | banc |
| beach | traeth |
| book | llyfr |
| by bicycle | ar feic |
| by bus | ar y bws |
| by car | car |
| by train | ar y trên |
| cafe | caffi |
| country | gwlad |
| desert | anialwch |
| dictionary | geiriadur |
| earth | ddaear |
| flowers | blodau |
| football | pêl-droed |
| forest | coedwig |
| game | gêm |
| garden | gardd |
| geography | daearyddiaeth |
| history | hanes |
| house | ty |
| island | ynys |
| lake | llyn |
| library | llyfrgell |
| math | math |
| moon | lleuad |
| mountain | mynydd |
| movies | movies |
| music | cerddoriaeth |
| ocean | môr |
| office | swyddfa |
| on foot | ar droed |
| player | chwaraewr |
| river | afon |
| science | gwyddoniaeth |
| sea | môr |
| sky | awyr |
| soccer | pêl-droed |
| stars | sêr |
| supermarket | archfarchnad |
| swimming pool | pwll nofio |
| theater | theatr |
| tree | coed |
| weather | tywydd |
| bad weather | tywydd gwael |
| cloudy | cloudy |
| cold | oer |
| cool | oeri |
| foggy | niwlog |
| hot | poeth |
| nice weather | tywydd braf |
| pouring | arllwys |
| rain | glaw |
| raining | bwrw glaw |
| snow | eira |
| snowing | bwrw eira |
| ice | iâ |
| sunny | heulog |
| windy | gwyntog |
| spring | gwanwyn |
| summer | haf |
| autumn | hydref |
| winter | gaeaf |
| people | pobl |
| aunt | modryb |
| baby | babi |
| brother | brawd |
| cousin | gefnder |
| daughter | merch |
| dentist | deintydd |
| doctor | meddyg |
| father | tad |
| grandfather | taid |
| grandmother | mam-gu |
| husband | gŵr |
| mother | mam |
| nephew | nai |
| niece | nith |
| nurse | nyrs |
| policeman | plismon |
| postman | postmon |
| professor | athro |
| son | mab |
| teacher | athro |
| uncle | ewythr |
| wife | gwraig |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Welsh, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Welsh Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Welsh lessons here: Learn Welsh. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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