Useful Welsh wordsMonths January - Ionawr February - Chwefror March - Mawrth April - Ebrill May - Mai June - Mehefin July - Gorffennaf August - Awst September - Medi October - Hydref November - Tachwedd December - Rhagfyr Weekdays Monday - Dydd Llun Tuesday - Dydd Mawrth Wednesday - Dydd Mercher Thursday - Dydd Iau Friday - Dydd Gwener Saturday - Dydd Sadwrn Sunday - Dydd Sul Numbers etc. Nought (0) - Dim One - Un Two - Dau / Dwy Three - Tri / Tair Four - Pedwar / Pedair Five Pump / Pum Six - Chwech Seven - Saith Eight - Wyth Nine - Naw Ten Deg Twenty Ugain / Hugain Fifty - Pum deg / Hanner cant Hundred - Cant Thousand - Mil Half - Hanner X year(s) old - X mlwydd oed X week(s) old - X wythnos oed X day(s) old - X diwrnod oed Relatives Mother - Mam (Fam) Father - Tad (Dad) Grandmother Mamgu (South Wales), Nain (North Wales) Grandfather - Tadcu (SW), Taid (NW) Son - Mab (fab) Daughter - Merch (ferch) Grandaughter - Wyres Grandson - Wyr Husband, man - Gwr (wr) Wife, woman - Gwraig (wraig) Child / Children Plentyn / Plant (Blentyn, Phlentyn, Blant, Phlant) Spouse - Priod (Briod) Infant - Baban (Faban) Widow - Gweddw, Weddw Occupations Farmer - Ffermwr Carpenter - Saer Coed Blacksmith - Gof Tailor - Teilwr Sailor - Morwr Master Mariner - Capten Doctor - Meddyg Servant - Gwas / Morwyn Lead Miner - Mwynwr, Mwyngloddiwr Minister - Gweinidog Vicar Ficer Reverend Y Parchedig, Y Parch. Teacher (M/F) - Athro / Athrawes Weaver - Gwehydd Gentleman - Bonheddwr (Gwr Bonheddig) (Sgweiar) Other useful words and phrases Gravestone - Maen, beddfaen In memory of - Er cof am Yma y gorwedd - Here lies... Beloved - Annwyl Who died/fell asleep - A fu farw / A hunodd Only - Unig Resting - Gorphwys, gorffwys The said - Y dywededig The late - Y diweddar (Named) above/below - (A enwyd) uchod/isod This parish - Y plwyf hwn (By/near) this place - (Ger) y lle hwn In memory of - Er cof am (Er coffadwriaeth am) In loving memory - Er serchus gof Lost his/her life - Collodd ei fywyd / ei bywyd Drowned - boddodd / foddodd Buried - Claddwyd / gladdwyd Died in infancy - Marw mewn babandod The aforesaid - Y rhagdywededig Originally from - Yn (g)enedigol o , gynt o This village - Y pentref hwn In the year - Yn y flwyddyn His/her ei Their - eu ![]() ![]() Ceredigion Archives - 40 years of preserving the past for the future - and counting
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