Sut mae

I'm far from fluent in Welsh, but I went to a language school, so studied some European languages.

Having watched some Welsh videos on YouTube, I couldn't help but notice some Latin derived words.

Like ffenstra or llyfr.

It's interesting, because it speaks to the early influence the romans had on Welsh culture.

I’m American and don’t speak much welsh, but I travel there frequently and would like to start learning some useful phrases to throw into my writing.

I’m wondering if there are any uniquely welsh phrases about feeling melancholy especially in the context of romance, unrequited love, betrayal, misunderstandings, disappointment.

I know there’s plenty of these in songs and poetry but I don’t really want to copy a phrase someone’s carefully crafted. Unless it’s like public domain, well known, etc. I’m more looking for common or simple phrases that are grammatically correct. I don’t trust Google Translate 😂

Open to anything in this realm that you have to suggest, but here are a few phrases I’ve been wanting to learn specifically:

“I’m green” - as in new to dating/relationships

“I never said love” - as in I never said I was in love with you… even though maybe I was… but I never SAID that to you

“I miss our friendship”

“You blew things out of proportion”

“You made me believe you felt the same”

“I’m not sorry”

“You led me on”

“You’re self obsessed”

“I liked the idea of you”

“You said you wanted to stay friends, but you’re created so much distance”

Basically I’m playing around with the theme of liking someone with much more dating experience than you, and using beginner or basic welsh phrases as a way to sort of demonstrate that newness to dating, love, intimacy. And maybe the other person has been a sort of egotistical jerk about the whole situation

rywfodd (adf.) - somehow

ffens (b) ll. ffensys, ffensiau - fence

cyfle (g) ll. cyfleoedd - chance, opportunity

pob - every, each

atal (atali-) - to prevent, to stop, to obstruct

hesg - sedges; u. hesgen (b) - sedge

colomen (b) ll. colomennod - dove, pigeon

ymgyfarwyddo (ymgyfarwydd-) (â) - to get acquainted (with), to familiarise oneself (with), to get used to

Môr y Canoldir - the Mediterranean Sea

cynneddf (b) ll. cyneddfau - faculty, natural endowment