Today's Welsh phrase of the day!
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (28846)
Lichfield, England
November 5, 2024 7:00am CST
Today's Welsh phrase of the day is:-
Dw i'n hoffi coffi
This means in English:-
I like coffee
It's pronounced doo-een hoffi coffi
Lets look at it closer.
i in Welsh means I or me. It is not capitalised in Welsh
hoffi is the Welsh verb To like. Note it doesn't mean I like. It just means to like. It only becomes I like with the addition of i'n. The actual word that changes it is yn. But when a vowel comes before it, it changes to 'n so therefore i'n.
The dw means I am, or simply I. But when accompanied with i'n it means basically I am doing whatever the verb says.
coffi is simply coffee.
So dw i'n hoffi coffi, literally translated, I guess would mean I am liking coffee!
You can also use the first three words to say you like whatever you like. Just change the last word to whatever you like.
Dw i'n hoffi coffi - I like coffee
That is today's Welsh phrase of the day. It's one of my favourite phrases!
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4 responses
@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
6 Nov
Thank you very much. I'm glad you found it cool.
Yes, nos da is goodnight that you say last thing at night.
Do you know much Welsh?
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@celticeagle (166911)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov
@sharonelton ........Just what you tell us here.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
7 Nov
@celticeagle Ah, OK. Well I'm glad I'm helping you to learn Welsh.
Shwmae. 
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
6 Nov
Thank you very much. I'm glad you found it interesting.
I hope you are well.
You have a good day too. 
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@snowy22315 (180678)
• United States
5 Nov
Interesting .Are you Welsh? Is the Welsh language different than Gaelic?
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
6 Nov
No. I'm English but I'm trying to learn Welsh. I don't know what the difference is between Welsh and Gaelic.
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov
Thanks for the explanation. I love learning how languages work. Like, in French, the adjective often comes after the noun so you don't say 'blue table' you say 'table blue' (la table bleue) and the adjective has to match the gender of the noun. All very intriguing.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov
@sharonelton And German is even worse with masculine, feminine and neuter words so you have three to worry about.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
6 Nov
My pleasure and thank you very much.
Yes, that's the same in Welsh. I'll probably highlight a phrase in Welsh where that happens another day.
Well, for example, Castell Coch is the red castle, but it literally means castle red.
There are male and female words in Welsh too, which confuses me!
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