12 Things That Only Welsh People Say!

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus!

Translation - Happy Saint David's Day!

 

 

 

What's occurring? Well, it's the 1st March, the day we celebrate the patron saint of Wales, St David. Well, only Welsh people celebrate this day.



12 Things That Only Welsh People Say!

Anyway, I'm not going to go into great detail of St David's profile and I'll tell you for why. I've done enough of that working in schools in the past at Eisteddfod's. Remember the Welsh girl costumes? Those ridiculous black hates with the white lace frill and the dress. Ah, those were the days. I remember wearing mine thinking I was the bees knees. Yeah, like I was going to model at London Fashion Week. Also trying to sing the Welsh national anthem was a sound to behold. I used to just mouth 'pineapple' at the words I couldn't pronounce.




On social media, the majority of my followers live in the UK. Each section of the UK has a different dialect, especially in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. I know I say some Welsh phrases, words, motto's to English people and they look at me like I've grown two extra heads.




So, to clear up any confusion I may have caused in the past, here are some words/phrases that only Welsh people say! -

1) TAMPING

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What it means - Angry

Use it in a sentence - "When Doris saw she had a parking ticket, she was tamping!"

 

 

2) TIDY

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What it means - When something, someone or a situation is good

Use it in a sentence - "That pizza was bang tidy"

 

 

3) CWTCH

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What it means  - a hug/cuddle

Use it in a sentence - "Give me a cwtch"



12 Things That Only Welsh People Say!

4) YCH A FI!

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What it means - something that is disgusting

Use it in a sentence - "That nappy smells ych a fi!"

 

 

5) HANGING

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What it means - Feeling/looking terrible

Use it in a sentence - "I woke up this morning and I was hanging"

6) BUTT

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What it means - a mate, friend etc

Use it in a sentence - "You alright butt?"

 

 

7) BUZZING

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What it means - Something unpleasant, off putting.

Use it in a sentence - "That nappy is buzzing"

8) CHOPSY

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What it means - when you argumentative or cheeky

Use it in a sentence - "Neil is a right chopsy bugger!"

9) MUN

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What it means - umm, a kind of nickname, like when you call someone babe or hun?!

Use it in a sentence - "Come on mun, have another pint!"

 

 

10) LUSH

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What it means - when something is and looks lovely

Use it in a sentence - "That takeaway was well lush!"

12 Things That Only Welsh People Say!

11) NOW  IN  A  MINUTE

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What it means - when you're going to carry out a task

Use it in a sentence - "I'll go Morrison's now in a minute"

 

12) AN  ALL

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What it means - an alternative to saying 'as well'

Use it in a sentence - "I'll be going to the pub an all"

Hopefully that'll give you a better understanding of the Welsh language. Cracking.

Lucy