Welsh/Grammar/Verbs/Present

The present tense in Welsh can translate as either the 'present indicative' or the 'present progressive'. For example, Dwi'n siarad can translate as I speak', I do speak', I am speaking.

The present tense in Welsh can also be used to describe what is happening in the future:

Dwi'n gweithio yfory.
 * I'm working tomorrow.

Affirmative
Dwi'n siarad Cymraeg.
 * I speak Welsh. I do speak Welsh. I am speaking Welsh.

Mae hi'n mynd i'r theatr.
 * She goes to the theatre. She does go to the theatre. She is going to the theatre.

Maen nhw'n canu.
 * They sing. They do sing. They are singing.

Dwi'n athro.
 * I'm a teacher

Mae hi'n bump oed.
 * She is 5 years old.

Negative
Dwi ddim yn siarad Cymraeg.
 * I don't speak Welsh. I am not speaking Welsh.

Dyw/Dydy hi ddim yn mynd i'r theatr.
 * She doesn't go to the theatre. She isn't going to the theatre.

Dydyn nhw ddim yn canu.
 * They don't sing.

Dyw hi ddim yn athrawes.
 * She isn't a teacher.

There are also colloquial ways of expressing the negative in the "I", "you" (ti), we and they forms:


 * Sai'n (Sai'n hoffi): I don't like
 * So ti'n (So ti'n mynd): You're not going
 * Smo ni'n (Smo ni'n ysmygu): We don't smoke
 * So nhw'n (So nhw'n siarad): They don't speak

Interrogative
A: Wyt ti'n mynd i'r parc? B: Ydw. Dwi'n mynd i'r parc.
 * A: Are you going to the park?
 * B: I am (yes). I'm going to the park.

A: Ydy hi'n hoffi ffilmiau? B: Ydy. Mae hi'n hoffi ffilmiau.
 * A: Does she like films?
 * B: She does (yes). She likes films.

A: Ydy Brad yn chwarae heddiw? B: Nac ydy. Dydy Brad ddim yn chwarae heddiw.
 * A: Is Brad playing today?
 * B: He isn't. Brad isn't playing today.

Mae and Oes
Oes bwyd yn y tŷ?
 * Is there food yn the house?

'''Oes. Mae llawer o fwyd yma.'''
 * Yes (There is). There is a lot of food here.

Oes rhaglen dda ar y teledu heno?
 * Is there a good programme on the television tonight?

'''Nag oes. Does dim unrhywbeth da.'''
 * No (There isn't). There isn't anything good.

Possession Oes car gyda chi?
 * Do you have a car?
 * (lit. 'Is there a car with you?')

'''Oes. Mae car gyda fi.'''
 * Yes. I have a car.
 * (lit. 'There is a car with me.')

Conditions Mae ofn arna i.
 * I'm afraid.
 * (lit. There is fear on me.)

Mae hiraeth arna i.
 * I'm homesick.
 * (lit. There is homesickness on me.)