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The Welsh Word for Love – Caru, Cariad and more

June 15, 2019 by Heather 2 Comments

If you’re searching for the Welsh word for love, you probably want to say one of four things:

  • I love you
  • in love
  • to love something (non-romantic)
  • love (a term of endearment for someone you care about)
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The Welsh Word for Dog – Ci

June 15, 2019 by Heather Leave a Comment

The Welsh word for dog is ci, or cŵn in the plural form. Because it is a masculine noun, it never mutates after the definite pronoun ‘y’. (e.g. Y ci du – The black dog)

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The Welsh Word for Dragon – Draig / Ddraig

June 14, 2019 by Heather Leave a Comment

You simply cannot visit Wales without encountering “Y Ddraig Goch” – the iconic red dragon that adorns the Welsh flag, as well as most souvenirs you’ll end up buying in Wales.

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The Welsh Word for Microwave – Is it really popty ping?

June 13, 2019 by Heather Leave a Comment

Did you know that the most searched-for Welsh word on the web is microwave? (With the possible exception of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, of course!)

The widely accepted word is for microwave in Welsh is popty microdon (or just microdon) with popty meaning oven and microdon meaning microwave.

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The Welsh Word for Snow – Eira / Ôd

June 12, 2019 by Heather Leave a Comment

welsh for snow

Despite not seeing it very often, the Welsh have more than one word for that lovely white stuff that occasionally falls out of the sky during the cold months of the year!

The most common term for snow in Welsh is eira, a word which most learners will have encountered in their textbook at some point. When used as a verb (to snow), it becomes either bwrw eira or pluo eira. The latter literally means “it’s feathering snow” which makes sense since the Welsh refer to snowflakes as snow feathers (plu(f) eira).

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