Basic Verbs

1. mynd

   To go

   Usage

   The key motion verb; combine it with a destination

   Grammar Note

   The Welsh citation form is the verb-noun; "I go" is "dw i'n mynd"

2. dod

   To come

   Usage

   Used when a person or a vehicle arrives

   Grammar Note

   Verb-noun; "I come" is "dw i'n dod"

3. bwyta

   To eat

   Usage

   The basic verb for anything about meals

   Grammar Note

   Verb-noun; "I eat" is "dw i'n bwyta"

4. yfed

   To drink

   Usage

   For ordering or declining drinks

   Grammar Note

   Verb-noun; "I drink" is "dw i'n yfed"

5. prynu

   To buy

   Usage

   Shopping verb; pair it with the item name

   Grammar Note

   Verb-noun; "I buy" is "dw i'n prynu"

6. gweld

   To see

   Usage

   For sightseeing, and for asking to be shown an item

   Grammar Note

   "Gweld" is perceiving; "edrych" is looking deliberately

7. aros

   To wait

   Usage

   For queues and for explaining a meeting arrangement

   Grammar Note

   "To wait for" is "aros am"

8. Dw i eisiau mynd

   I want to go

   Usage

   The standard way to state a destination; add a place name

   Grammar Note

   "Eisiau" is an exception that takes no "yn"; add a destination with "i"

9. Dw i eisiau bwyta

   I want to eat

   Usage

   State what you feel like eating; add the dish name

10. Dw i eisiau hwn

    I want it

    Usage

    Point at an item and say you would like it

    Grammar Note

    Say it while pointing; "hwn" is the masculine "this"

11. Dw i ddim ei angen

    I don't need it

    Usage

    Decline a bag, a receipt, or anything else you do not need

12. Dw i'n chwilio am

    I'm looking for it

    Usage

    Say what you are trying to find, place or object

    Grammar Note

    Add the object: "Dw i'n chwilio am yr orsaf"

13. Mae gen i

    I have it

    Usage

    States possession; used to confirm tickets or bookings

    Grammar Note

    Possession is "mae gen i" — "there is with me"

14. Does gen i ddim

    I don't have it

    Usage

    States you do not have it, e.g. no cash on you

15. Dw i eisiau tynnu arian

    I want to withdraw money

    Usage

    State your intent at an ATM or a bank

    Grammar Note

    A cash machine is colloquially "twll yn y wal" (hole in the wall)

16. Dw i eisiau archebu

    I want to book

    Usage

    For booking a table or a room

17. Allwch chi fy helpu i?

    Could you help me?

    Usage

    Ask for concrete help: carrying a bag, working a machine

    Grammar Note

    A polite "chi" request; "fy ... i" wraps around the verb-noun to mean "me"

18. Dywedwch wrtha i, os gwelwch yn dda

    Please tell me

    Usage

    Prefaces a question when you want information

    Grammar Note

    The "chi" imperative; "wrtha i" means "to me"

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