Schedule & Booking

1. Am faint o'r gloch mae'r cyfarfod?

   What time is the meeting?

   Usage

   Used to ask the time of a meeting or appointment

   Grammar Note

   "am faint o'r gloch?" = standard Welsh phrase "at what time?" "gloch" = mutated form of "cloch" (clock/bell)

2. Pryd ydych chi'n rhydd?

   When are you free?

   Usage

   Used to ask when someone is available or free

   Grammar Note

   "ydych chi" = formal "you are?" "rwyt ti" = informal. Welsh distinguishes formal/informal

3. Mae'n ddrwg gen i, rwy'n hwyr

   I am sorry, I am late

   Usage

   Used to apologize when arriving late

   Grammar Note

   "mae'n ddrwg gen i" = "it's bad/sorry to me" — standard Welsh apology. "ddrwg" = soft mutation of "drwg" (bad)

4. Wnewch chi gofio am yr apwyntiad?

   Will you remember the appointment?

   Usage

   Used to check if someone will remember a scheduled appointment

   Grammar Note

   "wnewch chi" = polite request form. "cofio" (remember) undergoes soft mutation → "gofio"

5. Rhaid i ni newid yr amser

   We must change the time

   Usage

   Used to communicate that the scheduled time needs to be changed

   Grammar Note

   "rhaid i" = "must/have to." It is followed by a pronoun: "rhaid i mi" (I must), "rhaid i chi" (you must)

6. Pryd mae'r digwyddiad yn gorffen?

   When does the event finish?

   Usage

   Used to ask the end time of an event or gathering

   Grammar Note

   "pryd mae ... yn gorffen?" = "when does ... finish?" "yn" is a verbal particle

7. Ydych chi'n gallu cwrdd yfory?

   Can you meet tomorrow?

   Usage

   Used to suggest or confirm a meeting for the following day

   Grammar Note

   "gallu" = "to be able to/can." "ydych chi'n gallu?" = "are you able to / can you?"

8. Dydw i ddim yn gallu dod y tro hwn

   I cannot come this time

   Usage

   Used to politely decline an invitation or appointment

   Grammar Note

   "dydw i ddim" = negative form in Welsh. "ddim" = negation particle (soft mutation of "dim")

9. Allwn ni symud yr apwyntiad ymlaen?

   Can we move the appointment forward?

   Usage

   Used when you need to reschedule an appointment to an earlier time

   Grammar Note

   "allwn ni" = 1st person plural question form of "gallu" (to be able to)

10. Bydda i yno am chwech o'r gloch

    I will be there at six o'clock

    Usage

    Used to tell someone the time you will arrive somewhere

    Grammar Note

    "bydda i" = future 1st person of "bod" (to be). Welsh future forms are based on "bydd-"

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