Markets & Souvenirs

1. Faint mae hwn yn ei gostio?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for asking the price at a market

   Grammar Note

   Welsh has initial consonant mutations. "Costio" softens to "gostio" in certain grammatical contexts

2. Alla i fargeinio ar y pris?

   Can I bargain on the price?

   Usage

   Asking whether bargaining is acceptable

   Grammar Note

   "Bargeinio" means to bargain. It softly mutates to "fargeinio" after "i" (I)

3. Dw i'n cynnig ugain punt

   I'll offer twenty pounds

   Usage

   Offering a counter-price during bargaining

   Grammar Note

   "Cynnig" means to offer/propose. Change the amount to match your target price

4. Alla i gael gostyngiad?

   Can I get a discount?

   Usage

   Requesting a discount

   Grammar Note

   "Gostyngiad" means discount. Welsh markets are common at fairs and farmers' markets

5. Ydy hwn wedi ei wneud â llaw?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   Checking whether an item is handmade

   Grammar Note

   "Â llaw" means "by hand". Many Welsh crafts (such as slate products) are handmade

6. O ba ddeunydd mae hwn wedi ei wneud?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   Asking about the material of an item

   Grammar Note

   "Deunydd" means material. The interrogative adjective "pa" (which; "ba" after "o") softly mutates the following word, giving "ddeunydd"

7. Allwch chi ei lapio fel anrheg?

   Can you gift-wrap this?

   Usage

   Requesting gift wrapping

   Grammar Note

   "Anrheg" means gift. "Fel" functions as "as" (like/as a)

8. Ble mae'r farchnad nos?

   Where is the night market?

   Usage

   Asking the location of a night market

   Grammar Note

   "Marchnad" means market, mutating to "farchnad" after the article. "Nos" means night

9. Alla i gael derbynneb?

   Can I have a receipt?

   Usage

   Asking for a receipt after a purchase

   Grammar Note

   "Derbynneb" is Welsh for receipt, with the plurals derbynebau/derbynebion where the n is single. "Taleb" is an alternative word

10. Pryd mae'r farchnad ar agor?

    When is the market open?

    Usage

    Checking when the market is open

    Grammar Note

    "Ar agor" is the idiom for "open (state)". "Ar gau" means closed

11. Dim ond edrych dw i, diolch

    I'm just looking, thank you

    Usage

    Politely declining a shopkeeper's approach

    Grammar Note

    "Dim ond" means "only/just". This is a natural way to say you are browsing in Welsh

12. Ydych chi'n derbyn cardiau?

    Do you accept card payments?

    Usage

    Checking whether card payment is accepted

    Grammar Note

    "Derbyn" means to accept/receive. "Cardiau" is the plural of "cerdyn" (card)

13. Dw i'n ei brynu fel cofrodd i ffrind

    I'm buying it as a souvenir for a friend

    Usage

    Telling the seller it is a souvenir gift

    Grammar Note

    "Cofrodd" means souvenir or keepsake. "I ffrind" means "for a friend"

14. Allwch chi ei anfon dramor?

    Can this be shipped internationally?

    Usage

    Asking whether international shipping is available

    Grammar Note

    "Dramor" (from "tramor") means abroad/overseas. The initial mutation is triggered by certain particles

15. Beth yw'ch eitem orau?

    What is your best item?

    Usage

    Asking for the shopkeeper's top recommendation

    Grammar Note

    "Gorau" is the superlative of "da" (good), mutating to "orau" after feminine nouns

16. Ydy'r pris yn hyblyg?

    Is the price flexible?

    Usage

    Checking whether the price is open to negotiation

    Grammar Note

    "Hyblyg" (flexible) is more colloquial than "negodadwy" (negotiable) in market contexts

17. Oes maint gwahanol gyda chi?

    Do you have a different size?

    Usage

    Looking for a different size

    Grammar Note

    "Oes X gyda chi?" is the Welsh structure for "do you have X?" using the preposition "gyda" (with)

18. Mae hwn yn rhy ddrud

    This is too expensive

    Usage

    Expressing that the price is too high

    Grammar Note

    "Drud" means expensive. After "rhy" (too), it softly mutates to "ddrud"

19. ffres

    Fresh

    Usage

    Point at it at a stall to ask whether something is fresh

20. lleol

    Local

    Usage

    Asks whether produce is local; also common on market signage

21. organig

    Organic

    Usage

    Point at it to ask whether produce is organic

22. cartref

    Homemade

    Usage

    Appears on stall cards as "cacennau cartref" (homemade cakes)

23. cilo

    A kilo

    Usage

    The unit for loose goods; UK stalls also still use "pwys" (pound)

24. hanner cilo

    Half a kilo

    Usage

    Point at it when you want a smaller amount

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