How to Say “Rain” in Welsh – Glaw

One notable feature associated with Wales, in addition to its rugby team and male voice choirs, is its unpredictable climate. A day can commence with bright sunshine and warmth, only to swiftly shift into a blustery, rain-soaked tempest. It’s one of the reasons we love living here – you never know what to expect!

Today we will be focusing on the weather phenomenon that gives Wales its luscious green hills: the rain, or glaw in Welsh. It is a masculine noun that is usually uncountable, although the plural forms glawiau or glawogydd do exist.

welsh word for rain is glaw

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How to Say “Owl” in Welsh – Tylluan

welsh word tylluan

The Welsh word for owl is tylluan and the plural is tylluanod. This word is used across Wales in all dialects.

TylluanTylluanod

Owl – Owls


The word makes its earliest appearance in the Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch (the White Book of Rhydderch), a significant 14th-century manuscript that holds a collection of Welsh legends known as the Mabinogi.

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How to Say “To Go” in Welsh – Mynd

“To go” in Welsh is best expressed with the verb mynd (literary form: myned). It is a verb-noun that originates from Middle Welsh mynet and can be traced back to the Proto-Brythonic form *moned.

mynd

to go


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How to Say “Police” in Welsh – Heddlu

how to say police in welsh
heddlu - police

There are two possible ways to say “police” in Welsh: heddlu and plismyn.

The word heddlu is made up of two parts: hedd (meaning “peace“) and llu (meaning “a large number of people“) whereas the word plismyn is the plural of plismon (policeman) and derives from the English.

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How do you say “100” in Welsh?

The word for 100 (one hundred) in Welsh is either can or cant depending on what follows. An easy way to remember these two variations is to think of the English words can and can’t! 😉

cant

one hundred


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