How to Say “Come on, Wales!” in Welsh

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The equivalent of the phrase “Come on!” in Welsh is, in its simplest form, “Ymlaen!” This word usually translates as forward, ahead or in front when used in a sentence but it also works as a phrase of encouragement on its own. Note that it is often shortened to “‘Mlaen!” in speech.

Another phrase you may hear, which sounds more like the English, is “Dewch ymlaen!” with dewch being the second person plural command of the verb dod (to come).

Sometimes the second person singular command of dod is used instead of the plural when addressing one person you know well. In North Wales, this would be tyrd (or ty’d) and in South Wales, dere.

Another option that is used a lot in North Wales is “Dewch yn eich blaenau!” In simple terms, this means “come forward”.

You may also hear “Dewch o ‘na!” or “Tyrd o ‘na!” which are the shortened forms of “Dewch/Tyrd oddi yna” which literally translates to “come from there”.

And last but not least, we have C’mon Cymru! which simply replaces the English word Wales with the Welsh Cymru.