Money & Exchange

1. Faint mae hwn yn ei gostio?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Used to ask the price of an item

   Grammar Note

   "Faint mae" = "how much does". "Yn ei gostio" — "ei" is a pre-verbal pronoun before the verbnoun

2. Ydy cardiau credyd yn cael eu derbyn?

   Are credit cards accepted?

   Usage

   Used to ask if credit cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   "Cael eu derbyn" = "to be accepted" (passive). "Eu" is a 3rd person plural pronoun

3. Ble mae'r peiriant arian?

   Where is the ATM?

   Usage

   Used to find an ATM or cash machine

   Grammar Note

   "Peiriant arian" = "money machine". "Arian" means both "money" and "silver" in Welsh

4. Alla i gael derbynneb, os gwelwch yn dda?

   Can I have a receipt, please?

   Usage

   Used to request a receipt after a purchase

   Grammar Note

   After "Alla i", soft mutation: "cael" → "gael" (c→g). "Os gwelwch yn dda" = formal "please"

5. A wnewch chi newid arian mân?

   Can you give change / exchange money?

   Usage

   Polite way to ask for change or currency exchange

   Grammar Note

   "A wnewch chi" is the polite second-person plural of "gwneud", with "wnewch" showing the soft mutation. In "arian mân" (small change) the circumflex is obligatory — without it "man" is a different word meaning "place, spot"

6. Beth yw'r gyfradd gyfnewid?

   What is the exchange rate?

   Usage

   Used to ask the currency exchange rate

   Grammar Note

   "cyfradd" (feminine) soft-mutates after the definite article to "gyfradd", and a word following a feminine singular noun also soft-mutates, so "cyfnewid" becomes "gyfnewid" ("y gyfradd gyfnewid")

7. Dydw i ddim eisiau mwy na hynny.

   I don't want more than that.

   Usage

   Used when negotiating price or setting a budget limit

   Grammar Note

   "Dydw i ddim" = standard Welsh negation. "Mwy na" = more than. "Hynny" = that (distal)

8. Ga i dalu â phunt Prydeinig?

   Can I pay with British pounds?

   Usage

   Used to confirm whether British pounds are accepted

   Grammar Note

   After "Ga i", soft mutation: "talu" → "dalu". "Â" = with (preposition), causing aspirate mutation: "punt" → "phunt"

9. Mae'n rhy ddrud.

   It is too expensive.

   Usage

   Used to express that something is too expensive

   Grammar Note

   After "rhy", soft mutation: "drud" → "ddrud" (d→dd). "Mae'n" = "mae" (is) + "yn" (particle)

10. A oes tâl mynediad?

    Is there an admission fee?

    Usage

    Used to ask about an entrance or admission fee

    Grammar Note

    "A oes" = "is there" (formal question form). "Tâl mynediad" = "admission charge" (noun compound)

11. Blaendal

    Deposit

    Usage

    A deposit held for accommodation or rentals, refunded at checkout

12. Ad-daliad

    Refund

    Usage

    Getting money back that was already paid

13. Rhagdaliad

    Prepayment

    Usage

    Paying in advance before receiving a service

14. Tâl ychwanegol

    Extra charge

    Usage

    An additional charge added afterward

15. Tâl gwasanaeth

    Service fee

    Usage

    A fee charged for a service or procedure

16. arian parod

    Cash

    Usage

    Indicates payment in cash; literally "ready money"

17. cerdyn

    Card

    Usage

    Indicates card payment; a credit card is "cerdyn credyd"

18. rhannu'r bil

    Split the bill

    Usage

    Asks for the bill to be divided between you

19. un bil

    One bill together

    Usage

    Asks for a single bill covering everyone

20. newid

    Change (money back)

    Usage

    Change from a payment; the same word also means "to change", so use it at the till

21. derbynneb

    Receipt

    Usage

    Point at it to ask for a receipt

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