More Welsh phrases.

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I previously talked about how some Welsh words appear in a different order to those in English. So today I'm going to go through a few phrases, and see where parts of it are said in a different order to English. Rydw i'n cerdded - I am walking In speech Rydw can be shortened to dw so I'm just going to use dw. So:- Dw i'n cerdded - I am walking Now let's add some more to that sentence:- Dw i'n cerdded ar y mynydd - I am walking on the mountain Now let's add some descriptive words:- Dw i'n cerdded ar y mynydd uchel - I am walking on the high mountain Notice how the word for "high" comes after the word for "mountain." So it's literally - I am walking on the mountain high. Let's look at another phrase:- Mae ef yn hwylio - He is sailing Now let's add some more:- Mae ef yn hwylio ar y mor - He is sailing on the sea Mae ef yn hwylio mewn cwch ar y mor - He is sailing in a boat on the sea So far, so straightforward! But now let's add some more description:- Mae ef yn hwylio mewn cwch coch ar y mor - He is sailing in a red boat on the sea coch - red Notice how the word for red comes after the words meaning in a boat. So it's literally - He is sailing in a boat red on the sea Now let's go one step further:- Mae ef yn hwylio mewn cwch coch ar y mor mawr - He is sailing in a red boat on the open sea Notice how the word for open comes after the word for sea. So it's literally:- He is sailing in a boat red on the sea open I hope you enjoyed today's Welsh lesson. Have a nice day.