Welsh Vocabulary

The Welsh vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: un	Two: dau	Three: tri
Four: pedwar	Five: pump	Six: chwech
Seven: saith	Eight: wyth	Nine: naw
Ten: degfed	First: cyntaf	Second: ail

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: dydd llun	Tuesday: dydd mawrth	Wednesday: dydd mercher
Thursday: dydd iau	Friday: dydd gwener	Saturday: dydd sadwrn
Sunday: dydd sul	Now: nawr	Yesterday: ddoe
Today: heddiw	Tonight: heno	Tomorrow: yfory

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: ffrwythau	Apples: afalau
Bananas: bananas	Tomatoes: tomatos
Potatoes: tatws	Onions: winwns

Red: coch	Green: gwyrdd	Blue: glas
White: gwyn	Black: du	Grey: llwyd

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: brecwast	Lunch: cinio
Dinner: cinio	Milk: llaeth
Coffee: coffi	Bread: bara

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: heulog	Windy: gwyntog	Rainy: glawog
Snowy: eirïaidd	Cold: oer	Hot: poeth

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: bachgen	Girl: merch
Son: mab	Daughter: merch
Brother: brawd	Sister: chwaer
Man: dyn	Woman: menyw
Father: tad	Mother: mam
Grandfather: tad-cu	Grandmother: mam-gu

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: ty	Toilet: toiled	Room: stafell
Bedroom: ystafell wely	Kitchen: cegin	Table: bwrdd

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: cath	Dog: ci	Mouse: llygoden
Bird: aderyn	Cow: buwch	Horse: ceffyl

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: sanau	Shoes: esgidiau	Trousers: trowsus
Shirt: crys	Sweater: crys chwys	Coat: côt

Most popular languages in the world:

English: saesneg	French: ffrangeg	German: almaeneg
Spanish: sbaeneg	Italian: eidaleg	Portuguese: portiwgaleg
Greek: groeg	Russian: rwsia	Arabic: arabeg
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: tseinëeg	Japanese: siapaneaidd

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: tacsi	Bus: bws
Hotel: gwesty	Reservation: gwarchodfa
Airport: maes awyr	Passport: pasbort

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: myfyriwr	Teacher: athro	Pen: pen
Books: llyfrau	Page: tudalen	Dictionary: geiriadur

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: llaw	Feet: traed	Hair: gwallt
Eye: llygad	Mouth: ceg	Nose: trwyn

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambiwlans	Doctor: meddyg
Hospital: ysbyty	Pharmacy: fferyllfa
Police: heddlu	Stomach Ache: poen stumog

As you can see, this Welsh vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.