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Idioms and expressions – WJECUseful Welsh expressions

When you learn to speak and write a new language it's important to use the correct expressions and idioms. Learn when to use them naturally and improve your spoken and written Welsh.

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Useful Welsh expressions

If possible, it’s always a good idea to use Welsh idioms and expressions in a piece of writing or when you speak, but try to do this naturally – don’t just string together a number of different sayings or it could sound false.

Here are some useful idioms and expressions you could use in almost any situation:

WelshEnglish
ar y cyfanon the whole
cyn bo hirbefore long
erbyn hynby now
fel arferusually
heb os nac oni baiwithout a shadow of a doubt
nawr ac yn y man/rŵan ac yn y mannow and then
wrth gwrsof course
Welshar y cyfan
Englishon the whole
Welshcyn bo hir
Englishbefore long
Welsherbyn hyn
Englishby now
Welshfel arfer
Englishusually
Welshheb os nac oni bai
Englishwithout a shadow of a doubt
Welshnawr ac yn y man/rŵan ac yn y man
Englishnow and then
Welshwrth gwrs
Englishof course