How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings
A practical reference guide to Welsh idioms and expressions that often cannot be directly translated into English.

An extremely handy reference guide to common idiomatic Welsh sayings and expressions, concentrating on those which do not translate word-for-word into English. An essential tool for advanced-level Welsh learners, who will still be perplexed when coming across unfamiliar phrases like this, and who will have difficulty working out the meaning using an ordinary dictionary.

Examples include: antagonize – tynnu blewyn o drwyn; drop in on – taro heibio; get something off your chest – bwrw dy fol; hopping mad – gwyllt gacwn; settle an argument – torri’r dadl; Thank goodness! – Diolch byth! and What’s the matter? – Beth sy’n bod?

To help you find the right phrase in Welsh, they are broken down into categories: Emotions; Exclamations; Who?; Where?; When?; Degree; Actions/How?; State/What?

By D. Geraint Lewis, author of many popular books for Welsh learners.
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How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings
A practical reference guide to Welsh idioms and expressions that often cannot be directly translated into English.

An extremely handy reference guide to common idiomatic Welsh sayings and expressions, concentrating on those which do not translate word-for-word into English. An essential tool for advanced-level Welsh learners, who will still be perplexed when coming across unfamiliar phrases like this, and who will have difficulty working out the meaning using an ordinary dictionary.

Examples include: antagonize – tynnu blewyn o drwyn; drop in on – taro heibio; get something off your chest – bwrw dy fol; hopping mad – gwyllt gacwn; settle an argument – torri’r dadl; Thank goodness! – Diolch byth! and What’s the matter? – Beth sy’n bod?

To help you find the right phrase in Welsh, they are broken down into categories: Emotions; Exclamations; Who?; Where?; When?; Degree; Actions/How?; State/What?

By D. Geraint Lewis, author of many popular books for Welsh learners.
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How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings

How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings

by D. Geraint Lewis
How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings

How Do You Say.?: A checklist of Welsh phrases, expressions, exclamations and sayings

by D. Geraint Lewis

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A practical reference guide to Welsh idioms and expressions that often cannot be directly translated into English.

An extremely handy reference guide to common idiomatic Welsh sayings and expressions, concentrating on those which do not translate word-for-word into English. An essential tool for advanced-level Welsh learners, who will still be perplexed when coming across unfamiliar phrases like this, and who will have difficulty working out the meaning using an ordinary dictionary.

Examples include: antagonize – tynnu blewyn o drwyn; drop in on – taro heibio; get something off your chest – bwrw dy fol; hopping mad – gwyllt gacwn; settle an argument – torri’r dadl; Thank goodness! – Diolch byth! and What’s the matter? – Beth sy’n bod?

To help you find the right phrase in Welsh, they are broken down into categories: Emotions; Exclamations; Who?; Where?; When?; Degree; Actions/How?; State/What?

By D. Geraint Lewis, author of many popular books for Welsh learners.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800997103
Publisher: Y Lolfa
Publication date: 10/31/2025
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x (d)
Language: Welsh

About the Author

Yn frodor o Ynys-y-bwl, cafodd Geraint Lewis ei addysgu yn Ysgol Ramadeg y Bechgyn, Pontypridd, a Choleg y Brifysgol Aberystwyth. Mae'n eiriadurwr toreithiog, ac yn awdur nifer o lyfrau iaith hynod ddefnyddiol megis Geiriadur Gomer i'r Ifanc (enillydd Gwobr Tir Na N'og am lyfr plant gorau'r flwyddyn (ac eithrio ffuglen), Geiriadur Cynradd Gomer, Y Llyfr Berfau, Pa Arddodiad?, Y Treigladur, a Geiriau Lletchwith. Ffrwyth ei ddiddordebau cerddorol yw'r casgliad safonol o ganeuon gwerin Cân Di Bennill.
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