Directions

1. Ble mae'r orsaf fysiau?

   Where is the bus station?

   Usage

   Used to find the bus station

   Grammar Note

   After "'r" (the), soft mutation occurs: "gorsaf" → "orsaf" (g drops). "bysiau" from "bws" (bus)

2. Sut gallaf fynd i'r maes awyr?

   How can I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to get to the airport

   Grammar Note

   After "gallaf", soft mutation occurs: "mynd" → "fynd" (m→f). "Maes awyr" = "sky field" (airport)

3. Trowch i'r chwith wrth y golau traffig.

   Turn left at the traffic light.

   Usage

   Used when directing someone to turn left at a traffic light

   Grammar Note

   "Trowch" is the polite/plural imperative of "troi" (turn). "De" = right, "chwith" = left

4. Pa mor bell yw hi oddi yma?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Used to ask the distance to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Pa mor bell" = "how far". "Bell" is the soft-mutated form of "pell" (far) after "pa mor"

5. Ewch yn syth ymlaen.

   Go straight ahead.

   Usage

   Used when directing someone to go straight

   Grammar Note

   "Ewch" is the 2nd person plural imperative of "mynd" (go). Singular: "dos"

6. Dangoswch i mi ar y map, os gwelwch yn dda.

   Please show me on the map.

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to point out a location on a map

   Grammar Note

   "Os gwelwch yn dda" literally means "if you see it as good" — the formal Welsh "please"

7. Ai dyma'r ffordd iawn i'r traeth?

   Is this the right way to the beach?

   Usage

   Used to confirm you are heading the right way to the beach

   Grammar Note

   "Dyma'r" = "here is the". Putting "Ai" in front turns it into a yes/no question ("Is this the ...?"). "Dyna'r" = "there is the"

8. Ble gallaf barcio?

   Where can I park?

   Usage

   Used to find where to park

   Grammar Note

   After "gallaf", soft mutation: "parcio" → "barcio" (p→b). "Ble gallaf" = where can I

9. Trowch i'r dde wrth yr ail stryd.

   Turn right at the second street.

   Usage

   Used to give specific turning directions

   Grammar Note

   "De" (right) mutates to "dde" after "i'r" (to the). Soft mutation: d → dd

10. Rydw i ar goll. Allwch chi helpu?

    I am lost. Can you help?

    Usage

    Used when lost and needing assistance

    Grammar Note

    "Ar goll" = "on loss" (lost). "Goll" is the soft mutation of "coll" (loss)

11. ar y dde

    On the right

    Usage

    Point at it to mean "right" — "de" on its own also means "south", so the phrase is used

12. ar y chwith

    On the left

    Usage

    Point at it to mean "left"; understood by a driver without a verb

13. yn syth ymlaen

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    Point at it to mean "keep going straight"

14. yn ôl

    Back

    Usage

    Point at it to ask someone to go back the way you came

15. Stopiwch yma

    Stop here

    Usage

    Tells a taxi or bus where to drop you; the polite imperative form

16. y gogledd

    North

    Usage

    The compass north; North Wales is "Gogledd Cymru"

17. y de

    South

    Usage

    The compass south; the same word "de" also means "right", so make the context clear

18. y dwyrain

    East

    Usage

    The compass east, as used on maps and road signs

19. y gorllewin

    West

    Usage

    The compass west; West Wales is "Gorllewin Cymru"

20. cylchfan

    Roundabout

    Usage

    The commonest junction type on UK roads and a key landmark in directions

21. croesffordd

    Crossroads

    Usage

    A crossroads, used as a landmark when giving or asking directions

22. goleuadau traffig

    Traffic lights

    Usage

    Traffic lights, used as a landmark in directions

23. pont

    Bridge

    Usage

    Bridge; the dictionary form is "pont", which becomes "y bont" inside a sentence

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