2007-03-05 22:35:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes and no answers in Welsh depend on the question.eg
Is this it?..yes(it is)..no(it is n't)
Hwn ydi o?...Ia...Na.
Are you hot?...yes(I am)...no (I'm not)
Wyt ti'n boeth?...ydw....nac ydw.
Is he hot?..yes(he is)...no (he isn't)
Ydi o'n boeth..ydi...nac ydi.
Have you got a dog?..yes(I have)..no (I haven't)
Oes gen ti gi?...Oes....nac oes.
There are other examples but you get the idea..there is more than one word for yes/no..use the wrong one and it sounds silly.This would be true in English if someone was to answer a question like this:
Do you like the soup?...yes she is.
Is he here?...yes I do.
2007-03-06 03:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ydw Welsh
2017-01-20 13:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are several ways of saying "yes" in Welsh and this means "I am" or "I am not" in response to the question: "Are you....?"
I note that another answerer is saying categorically that the way to say "Yes" and "no" in Welsh is by using "oes" and "na". You are only able to do that in reponse to a form of question using the appropriate format. The whole thing is highly complex.
2007-03-05 22:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ydw - Yes I am
Wyt - Yes you are (singular familiar)
Ydy - Yes he/he is
Ydyn - Yes we are
Ydych - Yes you are (polite singular and plural; and familiar plural)
Ydyn - Yes they are
Negative:
Nac ydw
Nac wyt
Nac ydy/ Nac yw
Nac ydyn
Nac ydych
Nac ydyn
2007-03-05 22:48:37 · answer #4 · answered by ranwyld 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The welsh for yes = oes
The welsh for no = na
Go to BBC Wales web site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/
they have an on line dictionary that may help.
2007-03-05 22:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋