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to ask in Welsh

gofyn

to ask

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Pan ydw i'n rhoi bwyd i'r tlodion, 'dw i'n cael 'ngalw i'n saint. Pan ydw i'n gofyn pam nag oes bwyd gyda'r tlodion, 'dw y'n cael 'ngalw i'n gomiwnydd.

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.B2

Dylwn i ddim wedi gofyn i ti i wnaed hynny.

I shouldn't have asked you to do that.B2

Wyt ti wedi gofyn iddyn nhw?

Have you asked them?B2

Roeddwn eisiau gofyn i chi hefyd am gynllun Cymorth i Brynu, sy'n gwneud gwaith hynod werthfawr yn cefnogi pobl, gan gynnwys prynwyr tro cyntaf, i wireddu'r freuddwyd o fod yn berchen ar gartref pan fyddant am symud ymlaen o rentu.

I wanted to ask you, as well, about the Help to Buy scheme, which does invaluable work to support people, including first-time buyers, to realise the dream of home ownership when they want to move on from rental.C1

A dylai'r Aelodau nodi hefyd fy mod wedi gofyn i swyddogion weld pa gamau pellach y gellir eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â'r materion hyn cyn etholiadau'r Senedd, ychydig cyn inni gael etholiadau'r awdurdodau lleol.

And also for Members to note that I've asked officials to see what further steps can be taken to tackle these issues ahead of the Senedd elections, before we go shortly, then, into the local authority elections.C1

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

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Base form
gofyn
Treiglad Meddal
ofyn
Treiglad Trwynol
ngofyn
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