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Ffonio - To Phone


  • ffonio - to phone

    sample sentence: Ffoniaist ti ddim neithiwr .   Wyt ti'n mynd i ffonio heddiw ? You didn't phone last night. Are you going to phone today?

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  • PRESENT TENSE - AFFIRMATIVE


    ...

    Dwi'n ffonio - I am phoning

    Wyt ti'n ffonio - You are phoning (familiar)

    Mae e'n ffonio / Mae hi'n ffonio - He / She is phoning

    Dyn ni'n ffonio - We are phoning

    Dych chi'n ffonio - You (plural) are phoning (also singular formal)

    Maen nhw'n ffonio - They are phoning

    ,,,


    PRESENT TENSE - NEGATIVE


    ...

    Dwi ddim yn ffonio - I am not phoning

    Dwyt ti ddim yn ffonio - You are not phoning (familiar)

    Dydy e ddim yn ffonio / Dydy hi ddim yn ffonio - He / She is not phoning

    Dyn ni ddim yn ffonio - We are not phoning

    Dych chi ddim yn ffonio - You (plural) are not phoning (also singular formal)

    Dyn nhw ddim yn ffonio - They are not phoning

    ...


    PRESENT TENSE - INTERROGATIVE


    ...

    Ydw i'n ffonio? - Am I phoning?

    Wyt ti'n ffonio? - Are you phoning? (familiar)

    Ydy e'n ffonio / Ydy hi'n ffonio? - Is he / Is she phoning?

    Ydyn ni'n ffonio? - Are we phoning?

    Ydych chi'n ffonio? - Are you (plural) phoning? (also singular formal)

    Ydyn nhw'n ffonio? - Are they phoning?

    ...


    QUESTION - ’NO / YES’ REPLIES


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

    Wyt ti'n ffonio? - (Nac) Ydw

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

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

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

    Ydyn nhw'n ffonio? - (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.