Electronics

1. ffôn symudol

   Mobile phone

   Usage

   Keep the circumflex on the ô; "symudol" means mobile. In speech "ffôn" alone is enough

2. tabled

   Tablet

   Usage

   The same word also means a pill, so show the device itself. Terminology lists also offer "llechen" (a slate)

3. gliniadur

   Laptop

   Usage

   A native Welsh coinage from "glin" (knee); a desktop computer is "cyfrifiadur"

4. gwefrydd

   Charger

   Usage

   "Y gwefrydd" is the charger. "Gwefru" is the verb "to charge"

5. cebl gwefru

   Charging cable

   Usage

   For the connector, say "USB-C" or "Lightning"

6. batri

   Battery

   Usage

   The plural is "batris". Covers both disposable cells and built-in rechargeables

7. addasydd plwg

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   From "addasu" (to adapt). Wales uses 230V type G, as in the rest of the UK — continental round pins will not fit

8. soced

   Power socket

   Usage

   British sockets usually have their own switch — nothing charges until you flick it on

9. Wi-Fi

   Usage

   Welsh keeps the English form. "Oes Wi-Fi yma?" asks whether there is Wi-Fi here

10. cyfrinair Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    Built from "cyfrin" (secret) + "gair" (word). "Beth yw'r cyfrinair?" asks for it

11. cerdyn SIM

    SIM card

    Usage

    "Cerdyn" is a card. Upland Wales has plenty of no-signal areas — download your maps in advance

12. cerdyn SD

    SD card

    Usage

    Also called "cerdyn cof" (memory card)

13. clustffonau

    Headphones / earphones

    Usage

    From "clust" (ear) + "ffôn". Always used in the plural

14. camera

    Camera

    Usage

    With the article: "y camera". A photograph is "llun"

15. tortsh

    Torch / flashlight

    Usage

    Darkness falls before 5pm in winter and mountain roads have no lighting — essential for hiking and caves

16. aerdymheru

    Air conditioning

    Usage

    From "aer" (air) + "tymheru" (to temper). Summers are cool and most places have none; heating is "gwres"

17. teclyn rheoli o bell

    Remote control

    Usage

    Literally "a device for controlling from afar"; "pell" (far) soft-mutates to "bell" after "o"

18. gwyntyll

    Electric fan

    Usage

    From "gwynt" (wind). Ask to borrow one where there is no air conditioning

19. oergell

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    From "oer" (cold) + "cell" (chamber). The freezer is "rhewgell"

20. teledu

    Television

    Usage

    The Welsh-language channel is S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, "Channel Four Wales")

21. microdon

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    From "micro" + "ton" (wave). The jokey nickname "popty ping" — the oven that goes ping — is widely known

22. tegell

    Kettle

    Usage

    With the article: "y tegell". This is tea country — every B&B and hotel room has one

23. peiriant golchi

    Washing machine

    Usage

    "Peiriant" is a machine. A laundrette is "golchdy"

24. sychwr gwallt

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    From "sychu" (to dry). The front desk will usually lend you one

25. lifft

    Lift / elevator

    Usage

    Older B&Bs often have none — ask "Oes lifft?" before booking

26. Dydy o ddim yn gweithio

    It isn't working

    Usage

    The northern form; the south says "Dyw e ddim yn gweithio" — "o" becomes "e". Point at the device while showing it

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