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*A Note on the Welsh Alphabet*
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A / Ac - And
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 - with, by means of
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Ac eithrio - Except
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Achos - Because
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aderyn brith - untrustworthy person
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Adref - Home(wards)
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Allan - Out , Outside , Forth , Abroad
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Am - For
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Am Y Tro - For Now, For A Time, For The Time Being, In The Meantime
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Amdano - About it / him
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Amser a ddengys - time will tell
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amser maith yn ôl / amser hir yn ôl - A long time ago
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Ar - On
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Ar y Tro - At A Time
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Ar hyn o bryd - At the moment
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Ar Werth - For Sale
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Araf deg - Slowly
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Ar draws - Across
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Ar ein ffordd - On our way
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Ar Fy Mhen Fy Hun - On My Own
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Ar gau - Closed , Shut
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Ar goll - Lost
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Ar Gyfer - For
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Ar hyd - Along
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Ar ôl - After
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Ar y pryd - At the time
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At - To
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Beth - What
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Beth bynnag - anyway
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beth sy'n bod - What's wrong
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Ble - Where
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Ble Mae - Where Is?
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Bob amser - Everytime , Always
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Bob tro - Always , Every time
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Bod - That
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Bore yma - This morning
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Braidd - Rather, Almost, Somewhat
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bron - nearly, almost
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bron - almost, nearly
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bwgan brain / bwbach brain - scarecrow
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Bwrw glaw - Raining
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Byth - Never, Eternity
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cadw draw - stay away
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cael a chael - touch and go
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Cit pêl-droed - Football kit
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colled drom - heavy/enormous loss
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Cyfan gwbl - Completely
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Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg - The Welsh Language Society
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Cymerwch ofal - Take care
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Cyn - Before
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Cyn bo hir - Soon , Before long
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Dan - Under
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dan sang - crowded
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dewch ymlaen - come on
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Digon - Enough / Plenty
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dim ond - only, merely, nothing but, just
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Dim ots - It doesn't matter
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Dim problem - No problem
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diwrnod gwaith - work day, working day
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dod yn ail - come second
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Doedd Dim - There Wasn't, There Weren't
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Does dim - There is no / There are no...
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Draw - Over (there)
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Dros - Over, On behalf
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Drosodd - Over , Across , Finished
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Drwy - Through
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Drwyddo - Through , Through it , Through him/her
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Drwy'r amser - All the time
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Dwi ddim ond - I am just , I am only
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dwywaith - twice
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Dy - Your
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Dyddiau Hyn - Nowadays
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Dyma - Here is
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Dyma - This is
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Dyna - That's , That is
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Dyna chi! - There you go!
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Dyna fe - There it is
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Ddoe - Yesterday
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Efallai - Perhaps / Maybe
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Ei - Her
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Ei - His, Her, Its
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Eich - Your
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Ein - Our
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Eisoes, Eisioes - Already
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Eithaf - Quite, Very, Utmost
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Eleni - This Year
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Er - Although
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Er gwaethaf - despite, in spite of
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Er Hynny - Though, Nevertheless, However, Despite That, For All That, Nonetheless, Albeit
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er mwyn - in order to, for the sake of
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Erbyn - by (of time)
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Erioed - Never
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Ers - Since
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esgusodwch fi - excuse me
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Eto - Again, Still, Yet
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Eu - Their
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Eu hunain - Themselves
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Faint - How Much
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fan hon - here
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am ddim - for free , for nothing
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Fan 'na - There
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Fel - Like, As
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Fel Arall - Otherwise
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Felly - So , Therefore
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fi - me
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Fy - My
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Fy hun - Myself
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fy mod i - that i am
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Ffair Hwyl - Funfair
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Gan - Since, With, By, From
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Gan bwyll bach - Cautiously
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Gefais - I got
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Gellir dadlau - Arguably
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ger - near
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gilydd - each other
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Gormod - Too Much
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gwerth chweil - worth it
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Gwerthwr Tai - Estate Agent
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Gwyliwch rhag - Beware of
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Gyda - With
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gynt - formerly
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Hanner nos - Midnight
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Heb - Without
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Heblaw - Besides , Apart from
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Heddiw - Today
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Hefyd - As Well
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heibio - past
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Heno - Tonight
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Hon - This
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Honno - That one
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Hufen iâ - Ice cream
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hun - self
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Hwn - This
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Hwnna - That
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Hwnnw - That
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hwyl fawr - goodbye
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Hyd - Until, As Long As
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Hyd oni - Until
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hyd yn oed - even though, even
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Hyn - This
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Hynny - That (abstract)
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I - for, to, me, I
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I gyd - All / All of
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I ffwrdd - Away
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I fyny - Up
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I lawr - Down
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Iawn - Okay, Very
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Iddo - To him , For him , That he
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Isod - Below
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jyst - just
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lan - up
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Lleill - Others
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Llwybr Tarw - Shortcut (literally: bull path)
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Llynedd - Last year
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mae hi'n bwrw hen wragedd a ffyn - it's raining old ladies and sticks
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Mae'n ddrwg gen i / Mae'n ddrwg 'da fi / Mae'n flin 'da fi - I'm sorry
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Mae'n debyg - I't's likely
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Maes o Law - Soon, In Due Course, Later On
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Mai - That
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Man a man - Might as well
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Mater (Pwnc) o farn yw hynny - That is a matter of opinion
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Meddai - Says (or said)
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Megis - As, like, such as
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Mewn - In (a)
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Mewn dim o dro - In no time, Soon, Quickly
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mo - not
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Mor - As , So
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mwyach - anymore, henceforth
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na, nad - not
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Na - Not / don't
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naill i'r llall - one to another
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Nawr / Rwan - Now
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Neithiwr - Last night
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Nes - Until
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Nes ymlaen - Later on
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Nesaf - Next
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Neu - Or
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Ni , Nid - Not
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Nos Galan - New Year's Eve
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o - from, of, he
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o amgylch - around, round about
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O dan - Under
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O Diar - Oh Dear
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O gwbl - At all
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o gwmpas - around , about
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O hyd - Still
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o leiaf - at least
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O'r blaen - Before
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O'r gloch - O'clock
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Oedd y - Was/Were the
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Ogystal - As well as, As suitable as, Equal, Comparable
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Oherwydd - Because (formal)
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Ond - But
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ond gall - but it can
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Oni - Unless / until
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Onibai - Unless, Except
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Onid - Except, Save, But, If not, Unless, Not? - Is it not?, Isn't it?
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On'd y fe - Isn't it?
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Os - If
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Os gwelwch yn dda - Please
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Pa - What , Which , How
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paid poeni - dont worry
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Pam - Why
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pam na - why not
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Pan - When / while
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Pe - If
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pen mawr - hangover
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Pont Werdd Cymru - Green Bridge of Wales
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Pryd - When
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Prynhawn yma / P'nawn 'ma - This afternoon
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Pwll Glo - Coal mine , Pit , Colliery
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Pwy - Who
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Rhag - Against , Lest , From , Before
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Rhag ofn - In case, Lest
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Rhai - Some
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Rhain - These
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rhoi eich bryd ar - set your heart (sights) on
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Rhwng - Between
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Rhy - Too (much)
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Rhywbeth o'i le - Something is wrong
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Rhywfaint - Some, Somewhat, Some amount
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roedd - he/she/it was
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Rhywle - Somewhere , Anywhere
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Serch - Although
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Serch Hynny - Though, Although, Despite That
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Sut - How
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Sy - Is
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Sydd - Who is/which is
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Taith Cerdded / Gerdded - Walking trip
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Tan - Until
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Taw - That
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Tenau - Thin
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Tra - Beyond , While, Very
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Trwy - By, By Means of, Through
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tu allan - outside
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Tu hwnt - Beyond
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Tu ôl , Y tu ôl i - Behind
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tuag at - towards, facing, in the direction of
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tuedd gynhenid - innate tendency
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Tybed - I wonder , Is that so?
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tynnu llun - take a photo
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Unrhyw beth - Anything
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Unwaith - Once, Once upon a time
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Wedi - After
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Wedi blino - Tired
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Wedyn - Then, Afterwards
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weithiau - sometimes
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Wps - Ooops
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Wrth - By
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Wrth gwrs - Of course
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Y Fannod - The Article
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Ychydig - A little , Slight
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Yfory - Tomorrow
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Ym - In
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Yma - Here
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Ymhobman - Everywhere
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Ymhell - Far , Afar
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Ymlaen - On , Along , Ahead , Onwards
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Ymysg - Among, Amid, Amidst
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Yn - In
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yn amlach na pheidio - more often than not
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yn bendant - definitely
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Yn fuan - Soon
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Yn lle - Instead (of)
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Yn ôl - Back , Ago , According to
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yn tydi - isn't it?
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Yn Wir - Truly
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yn y pen draw - eventually
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Yn Ystod - During
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Yna - Then
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Ynghyd - Together
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Yno - There
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ynte - isn't it?, or, otherwise, then
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Yr un dillad - The same clothes
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Yw - Is, Are