I love Wales and the Welsh; and I really enjoy listening to the Welsh language being spoken. When visiting North Wales (I live in London) I have the radio or TV on all the time just to hear the lovely sounds of the Welsh language. Unfortunately I can't understand hardly a word of it! On my next trip I hope to stay in one of these hotels: "Swn-y-mor" or "Hafod-y-mor" or "Hen-Dy". What would these be in English? Thanks very much.
2007-09-23 21:53:12 · 3 answers · asked by jamesawild 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Sorry, mistyped the word WELSH
2007-09-23 22:04:07 · update #1
Swn-y -môr = sound/noise of the sea.
Hafod -y -môr= summer dwelling of the sea.
Hen dy = old house.
Floraig...these are the pronounciations that they would use in South Wales too. These words are pronounced roughly the same in both areas.
Swn (should have a ^ on the w) = sound or noise
y = the
môr = sea
hafod = summer dwelling
Hen = old
dy is the mutated form of ty = house (should be a ^ on the y)
They are pronounced roughly like this:-
Swn-y-môr..... soon ugh more
Hafod-y-môr... have-odd ugh more.
Hen dy....Hain dee.
I'm glad you like our language, people like you are very welcome here in North Wales.
2007-09-24 00:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afallon is probably right, except I lived 20 years inSouth Wales and the pronunciation is different there, it sometimes sounds like a different language altogether, I can follow a bit of South Walian but not a word from the North
2007-09-24 15:44:05 · answer #2 · answered by florayg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mor = sea
hafod = summer
hen = old
ty = "house/dwelling?)
y = of
hope that helps a bit.
2007-09-24 04:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Van der Elst 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋