gwersi am ddim efo Nia ac Ioan...

(English below)

Dwi wedi bod yn edrych ar wefan Cariad@Iaith ac wedi sylwi bod fideos o'r gwersi ar gael, hynny yw'r gwersi gaeth y criw o 'selebs' yn ystod yr wythnos o ddysgu.  Maen nhw'n para am 2awr yr un ac yn gwerth eu gweld.   Ewch yma i'w gwylio.

I've been looking at the Cariad@Iaith - Love4Language website, and have noticed that videos of the lessons are available, the lessons that is that the celebs got during the week of learning.  They last for 2 hrs each and are worth watching.  Go here to watch them.

Mae'r cyffro wedi dechrau...

Wel mae cyffro Cariad@Iaith/Love4Language wedi dechrau ar S4C! 

Dan ni wedi cyfarfod y 'celebs' sy'n cymryd rhan yn y rhaglen, a dyma dipyn bach amdanyn nhw, ond ewch i'r wefan http://www.s4c.co.uk/cariadatiaith/e_index.shtml am mwy:

Lembit Opik! - no explanation needed, though interestingly his first language is Estonian, despite being brought up in Northern Ireland!

Helen Lederer - Comic/Writer, born in Wales as her father was working there at the time, can say 'bore da'..

Sophie Evans - (from the Rhondda, came second in 'Somewhere over the Rainbow', has sung the Welsh version on telly 'Rhywle, Draw Dros yr Enfys')

Colin Charvis - Birmingham born Welsh rugby player now settled in Abertawe, was on the Big Welsh Challenge so knows a fair bit Welsh of, including Hen Wlad fy Nhadau...wel sort of!)

Josie D'arby - tv presenter, actores, born in Casnewydd (Newport), keen to embrace her Welsh roots and promote awareness of ethnic minorities in Wales.

Matt Johnson - Born in Caerffili, now presenting on OKTV,  the introduction shows him performing with what looks like a Welsh boy band! so could be a dark horse!

Rhys from GLC ('Goldie Lookin Chain' that is) - Casnewydd born and bred, claims to have missed out on any Welsh lessons that may have been offered at school,  one to watch!

Melanie Walters - actores o Abertawe, most famous for her portrayal of Staceys mum (Gwen) in Gavin and Stacey.  She learnt some Welsh whilst at Aberystwyth Uni, though was put off by some peoples reaction to learners back in the 70's. Times have changed hopefully!

The 'dosbarthiadau' started on  dydd Sadwrn, with the first programme following the antics (yr hynt a helynt) nos Sul,  dwi'n edrych ymlaen....


cyffro-excitement
cymryd rhan - taking place

Cariad@Iaith

Mi fydd cyfres newydd o Cariad@iaith yn dechrau nos wener ar S4C.   Mae'n saith mlynedd ers i Tanni Grey Thompson 'ennill' y cyfres diweddaraf, cyfres mae pobl yn ei gofio oherwydd ymddygiad (behaviour) Janet Street Porter.  

Y tro yma, mae'r criw o 'celebs' yn dysgu mewn 'gwersyll amgen' lawr yn Sir Penfro, ac mi fydd S4C yn darlledu uchafbwyntiau eu amser yna pob nos, wrth iddyn nhw drio dysgu rhywfaint o Gymraeg mewn wythnos.  Mae 'na ddau o diwtoriaid yn eu dysgu nhw, Nia Parry, a Ioan Talfryn Davies sy'n dysgu yn y Canolfan Iaith yn Ninbych fel arfer.

Ymhlith y selebs eleni ydy Lempit Opic, Helen Lederer, a chwpl o rapwyr o'r grwp Goldie Lookin Chain. Cymysgedd diddorol iawn!

Dyma'r wefan (website)

 cyfres - series
 diweddaraf - most recent
oherwydd - because of
criw - crew/group
gwersyll amgen - alternative campsite
darlledu - broadcast
uchafbwyntiau - highlights
rhywfaint - some amount
ymhlith - amongst
rapwyr - rappers
cymysgedd - mixture

Rhwng y Gogledd a'r De (between the North & South)

One of the questions often asked by Welsh learners (and I remember asking it myself on more than one occasion) is where is the dividing line between the Northern and Southern dialects of Welsh.  This as you can imagine is a difficult question to answer, but one nevertheless that the television series 'Ar Lafar' went about trying to answer this week.   'Ar Lafar' (meaning the spoken language) has been looking at regional dialects, which number of course many more than two.  Pennod  2 looks partly at the Ceredigion dialect, as well as the 'North and South' question, it's well worth watching ond S4Clic (remember English and Welsh subtitles are available).

If you havn't got time to watch, the simplest answer is that broadly speaking the 'transition zone' starts as far South as Aberaeron and reaches almost as far North as Corris, giving a notional border around the Dyfi estuary.   This is broadly what you might expect, as in Machynlleth the Welsh has Northern charecteristics, though by the time you reach Aberystwyth (and manage to hear Ceredigion Welsh amongst the tourists and students!) the Southern patterns rule.  Its interesting to hear somebody from South Ceredigion say that 'Maen nhw'n siarad yn eitha ogleddol yn Aberystwyth' (they speak rather 'northish' in Aberystwyth), so I suppose it's all relative.

Digwyddiadau'r haf..... (summer events)

Dwi newydd derbyn gwybodaeth am ddigwyddiadau'r haf i ddysgwyr Cymraeg dros gogledd Cymru.

Mi ddylech chi weld y dogfen isod:

dwi newydd derbyn - I've just (i.e. 'newly') recieved
mi ddylech chi - you should
dogfen - document
isod - below

Digwyddiadau_Haf

Rhagor o hanes Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Penbedw 1917...

Diolch i Nigel am adael i mi gopio'r erthygl hynod o ddiddorol yma o'r Wirral Journal.  Gaeth y rhifyn yma ei gyhoeddi yn 1992, 75 mlynedd ers i'r Eisteddfod enwog yma cael ei gynnal ym Mharc Penbedw.

gadael - allow/leave
erthygl - article
hynod - notably
rhifyn - edition
cyhoeddi - publish
ers - since
cynnal - to hold(a function)/maintain 

Ar Lannau'r Dyfrdwy... unwaith eto...

Talfyriad post 'Clecs Cilgwri' /An abreviation of a Clecs Cilgwri  post  (vocab below)  

Ges i tip da gan Nigel a Mike yr wythnos yma i drio'r llwybr beicio sy'n glynu at lannau'r Dyfrdwy o Bont Penarlág i Gaer, a dyna be wnes i ddydd gwener.   Mae'n ffordd hyfryd o gyrraedd Caer... ac i osgoi'r traffic!    Digwydd bod, ro'n i'n ddigon ffodus i weld yr 'Afon Dyfrwdwy' (y llong yn y llun), yn cludo adain Airbus380,  sy'n cael eu cynhyrchu ym Mrychdyn (Broughton) yn ymyl yr afon.  Mi gaeth y barge  hwn ei adeiladu'n arbennig i fynd ag adenydd yr awerynau enfawr 'ma lawr y Dyfrdwy hyd at Borthladd Mostyn.  Mae'r llong yn isel iawn iawn er mwyn gadael iddo fo fynd o dan y pontydd.

Adain 'Airbus' ar ei ffordd lawr y Dyfrdwy

Ar ol dilyn yr afon am saith milltir, wnes i ffeindio fy hun yng nghanol Caer, heb hyd yn oed gweld yr un gar!   Wnes i adael y Dyfrdwy ger y lociau oedd yn arfer cysylltu'r camlas â'r afon, cyn i mi dreulio tipyn o amser yn ffeindio towpath camlas y Shropshire Union -  mae'n hawdd dechrau ar yr ochr anghywir, sy'n arwain i nunlle!   Ond dyma ffordd hyfryd arall o gyraedd neu adael Caer, ac wnes i ffeindio fy hun yng nghanol y cefn gwlad mewn ychydig o funudau.   Ar ol tua pedwar milltir wnes i droi oddi ar llwybr y camlas a ffeindio fy ffordd yn ol i'r Two Mills (lle wnes i gychwyn) ar y lonydd tawel.  Gwibdaith hyfryd :)

cyrraedd - reach/arrive
glynu at - sticks to
osgoi - avoid
digwydd bod - as it happens
ffodus - fortunate
cludo - to transport
adain (pl. adenydd) - wing
cynhyrchu - to produce
adeiladu - to build
mynd ag - to take (lit. to go with)
aweryn(au) - aeroplane(s)
hyd at - as far as/up to
er mwyn - in order to
gadael - leave/allow/let
o dan - under
pont(ydd) - bridge(s)
hyd yn oed - even
cysylltu - to connect
camlas - canal
treulio -  to spend time
nunlle - nowhere
oddi ar - from on (ie. troi oddi ar = turn from on/turn off)
gwibdaith - excursion
lonydd - lanes