Numbers
Question
Match the number as figures with the number as words.
Figures | Words |
14 | Tri deg saith |
26 | Pum deg wyth |
77 | Cant |
58 | Un deg pedwar |
49 | Saith deg saith |
100 | Pedwar deg naw |
37 | Dau ddeg chwech |
Figures | 14 |
---|---|
Words | Tri deg saith |
Figures | 26 |
---|---|
Words | Pum deg wyth |
Figures | 77 |
---|---|
Words | Cant |
Figures | 58 |
---|---|
Words | Un deg pedwar |
Figures | 49 |
---|---|
Words | Saith deg saith |
Figures | 100 |
---|---|
Words | Pedwar deg naw |
Figures | 37 |
---|---|
Words | Dau ddeg chwech |
Figures | Words |
14 | Un deg pedwar |
26 | Dau ddeg chwech |
77 | Saith deg saith |
58 | Pum deg wyth |
49 | Pedwar deg naw |
100 | Cant |
37 | Tri deg saith |
Figures | 14 |
---|---|
Words | Un deg pedwar |
Figures | 26 |
---|---|
Words | Dau ddeg chwech |
Figures | 77 |
---|---|
Words | Saith deg saith |
Figures | 58 |
---|---|
Words | Pum deg wyth |
Figures | 49 |
---|---|
Words | Pedwar deg naw |
Figures | 100 |
---|---|
Words | Cant |
Figures | 37 |
---|---|
Words | Tri deg saith |
So how do numbers work in Welsh? Read what Dai has written about his family:
Mae gen i dri brawd, dau gi, dwy gath, tri mochyn cwtaguinea pig a dau ddeg dau o bysgod mewn acwariwm yn fy ystafell wely. Hefyd, mae pedwar lama yn y cae wrth y tĹ·.
Question
Find the references to numbers in this piece.
- tri brawd - three brothers
- dau gi - two dogs
- dwy gath - two cats
- tri mochyn cwta - three guinea pigs
- dau ddeg dau o bysgod - 22 fish
- pedwar lama - four lamas
Look carefully at the number expressions. What do you notice?
- Numbers are followed by a singular noun, eg:tri mochyn cwta, pedwar lama
- Numbers are followed by o(+ soft mutation) and a plural noun, eg:dau ddeg dau o bysgod
Another important point to remember is that there is always a soft mutation after the word for two – dau and the feminine form dwy, eg:
- 2 + ci > dau gi – two dogs
- 2 + cath > dwy gath – two cats
So how would you talk about your family and your pets?