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Galw - To Call


  • galw - to call

    sample sentence:

    Clywais i chi'n galw fy enw ?
    Ie..... edrychwch ar y ffynnon yma !  

    I heard you call my name?

    Yes..... look at the well here!

    Image: The Virtuous Well, Trellech


  • PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n galw - I am calling

    Wyt ti'n galw - You are calling (familiar)

    Mae e'n galw / Mae hi'n galw - He / She is calling

    Dyn ni'n galw - We are calling

    Dych chi'n galw - You (plural) are calling (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n galw - They are calling

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn galw - I am not calling

    Dwyt ti ddim yn galw - You are not calling (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn galw / Dydy hi ddim yn galw - He / She is not calling

    Dyn ni ddim yn galw - We are not calling

    Dych chi ddim yn galw - You (plural) are not calling (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn galw - They are not calling

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n galw? - Am I calling?

    Wyt ti'n galw? - Are you calling? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n galw / Ydy hi'n galw? - Is he / Is she calling?

    Ydyn ni'n galw? - Are we calling?

    Ydych chi'n galw? - Are you (plural) calling? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n galw? - Are they calling?

    ...


    QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


    ...

    Ydw i'n galw? - (Nac) Wyt / (Ydych - formal)

    Wyt ti'n galw? - (Nac) Ydw

    Ydy e'n galw / Ydy hi'n galw? - (Nac) Ydy

    Ydyn ni'n galw? - (Nac) Ydyn / Ydych

    Ydych chi'n galw? - (Nac) Ydyn / (Ydw - formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n galw? - (Nac) Ydyn

    ...


    N.B. 'Wyt ti' is the familiar form of the 2nd person and should be used only when addressing close friends, family members and animals. 'Dych chi' is the polite form and should be used in all other instances.