| English Welsh Translation English Pronunciation | Monday Dydd Llun (First Day of the Week in Welsh) Dydd Llun | Tuesday Dydd Mawrth (Second Day of the Week in Welsh) Dydd Mawrth | Wednesday Dydd Mercher (Third Day of the Week in Welsh) Dydd Mercher | Thursday Dydd Iau (Fourth Day of the Week in Welsh) Dydd Iau |
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What are the seasons in Welsh?
| Y gwanwyn Spring | Yr haf Summer | Yr hydref Autumn | Y gaeaf Winter |
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What do the Welsh days of the week mean?
The days were named after the planets: sun (
dies solis
), moon (dies lunae), Mars (dies Martis), Mercury (dies Mercurii), Jupiter (dies Iovi), Venus (dies Veneris), and Saturn (dies Saturni).
How do you say good morning in Welsh?
- “Bore da” – Good morning. pronunciation: ‘bore-ray-dah’
- “Prynhawn da” – Good afternoon. pronunciation: ‘prin-how’n-dah’
- “Nos da” – Good night. pronunciation: ‘Nohs-dah’
- “Helô / Hylô” – Hello. pronunciation: ‘hell-oh / hill-oh’
Are days of the week?
| days of the week (7 days) | weekend (2 days) | day of the week | Sunday | abbreviation | Sun. | Su. |
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What is Wednesday in Welsh?
| Dyddiau’r wythnos The days of the week | Dydd Mawrth Tuesday | Dydd Mercher Wednesday | Dydd Iau Thursday | Dydd Gwener Friday |
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Why is Thursday called Thursday?
Thursday, “Thor’s day,” gets its English name
after the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder, strength and protection
. The Roman god Jupiter, as well as being the king of gods, was the god of the sky and thunder. “Thursday” comes from Old English “Þūnresdæg.” Friday is named after the wife of Odin.
How do you spell winter in Welsh?
| Y gwanwyn Spring | Y gaeaf Winter |
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What are the Colours in Welsh?
- du [dɨ̞ː/dɪː] – black, sable, dark.
- gwyn [gwɨ̞n/gwɪn] – white, greyish white, pale; light, shining, bright; brilliant, white-hot; silver (of money); amber-coloured (of wine)
- coch [kɔːχ] – red, ruddy, scarlet, bloody; ginger (hair); brown.
- rhudd [r̥ɨːð/r̥iːð] – red, ruddy, purplish, bay, tawny, brown; bloody; scorched.
What are the Welsh best known for?
Wales; famous for
its rugged coastline, mountainous National Parks
and not forgetting the Celtic Welsh language. It’s a pretty cool country to live in or to visit. Firstly, not only does it have some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, the Welsh people are known as one of the friendliest.
What does Yaki Da mean?
If you ask anyone trying and failing to speak Welsh what Yaki Da means, they’d probably give you the same answer: it’s Welsh for “
cheers
”.
How do you say goodnight in Welsh?
Nos da
. What it means: “Goodnight” – Before turning in for the day, you’ll want to wish this to your housemates.
How do you say bye in Welsh?
- Hwyl fawr – Goodbye.
- Hwyl – bye.
- Da boch chi – Goodbye (formal)
- Hywl am nawr – Bye for now.
- Wela i di wedyn – See you later.
- Tan y tro nesaf – Until next time.
- Cyhyd – So long.
- Ffarwel – Farewell.
What are the 7 days in a week?
In many languages, the days of the week are named after classical planets or gods of a pantheon. In English, the names are
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, then returning to Monday
.
Which countries start the week on Sunday?
So which camp are you in? “For the Jews who write the Bible, Sabbath was celebrated on Saturday meaning Sunday was the beginning of the week,” he said. The United States, Canada,
most of South America, China, Japan and the Philippines
officially consider Sunday to start the week ahead.
Why is a week 7 days long?
The reason they adopted the number seven was
that they observed seven celestial bodies — the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
. … The Babylonians divided their lunar months into seven-day weeks, with the final day of the week holding particular religious significance.
