Shopping

1. Faint mae hwn yn costio?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   Basic phrase to ask the price of an item in a shop

   Grammar Note

   "hwn" refers to masculine nouns; use "hon" for feminine nouns

2. Mae hynna'n rhy ddrud.

   My hun-na ruhn ree threed.

   That is too expensive.

   Usage

   Expressing that a price is too high, useful in markets or independent shops

   Grammar Note

   "rhy" (too) triggers soft mutation on the following adjective: "drud" (expensive) → "ddrud"

3. Oes disgownt ar gael?

   Ois dis-gownt ar gah-el?

   Is a discount available?

   Usage

   Politely asking if a discount is available

   Grammar Note

   "ar gael" (available) is a very common Welsh phrase seen on signs and notices

4. Cymera i hwn.

   Kuh-mer-a ee hoon.

   I'll take this one.

   Usage

   Telling the shopkeeper you want to buy the item

   Grammar Note

   "cymera i" is the first-person singular future of "cymryd" (to take) — natural and widely used

5. Dim ond edrych dw i, diolch.

   Dim ond ed-rick doo ee, dee-olch.

   I'm just looking, thank you.

   Usage

   Politely declining assistance while browsing a shop

   Grammar Note

   Welsh is usually verb-first, but here "Dim ond" is fronted for emphasis — a common colloquial pattern

6. Oes lliw arall ar gael?

   Ois hlee-oo ar-ahl ar gah-el?

   Is there another colour available?

   Usage

   Asking for a different colour option when shopping for clothes or accessories

   Grammar Note

   "lliw" is the native Welsh word for colour — commonly seen on Welsh-language labels and signs

7. Oes maint mwy ar gael?

   Ois may-nt mwee ar gah-el?

   Is a larger size available?

   Usage

   Asking if a larger size is in stock when trying on clothes or shoes

   Grammar Note

   "mwy" is the comparative of "mawr" (big) — meaning "bigger" or "more"

8. Hoffwn i brynu cofrodd.

   I would like to buy a souvenir.

   Usage

   Looking for a gift or souvenir in a Welsh shop

   Grammar Note

   "prynu" (to buy) softly mutates to "brynu" after "hoffwn i" (I would like to)

9. Allwch chi lapio hwn fel anrheg?

   Ahlch-chee lap-yo hoon vel an-rehg?

   Could you wrap this as a gift?

   Usage

   Asking a shopkeeper to gift-wrap an item

   Grammar Note

   "lapio" means to wrap — "fel anrheg" (as a gift) uses "fel" (as/like) as a preposition

10. Allwch chi dderbyn cerdyn?

    Ahlch-chee ther-bin ker-din?

    Do you accept card?

    Usage

    Asking if card payment is accepted, especially in smaller Welsh shops

    Grammar Note

    A verb-noun after "Allwch chi" takes the soft mutation, so derbyn becomes dderbyn — the same rule as "Allwch chi ganolbwyntio". "cerdyn" is borrowed from English "card" and covers payment cards, postcards and more

11. Dydw i ddim eisiau derbynneb.

    Duh-doo ee thim ay-shy der-bun-eb.

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Declining a receipt when the cashier asks whether you want one

    Grammar Note

    The negative frame "Dydw i ddim eisiau X" ("I don't want X"). "eisiau" is a noun rather than a verb-noun, so no "yn" comes before it. "derbynneb" is feminine; its plural is "derbynebau" with a single n

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