Welsh word

gwenu

to smile

verbmasculine/ˈɡwɛnɨ̞/

gwenu means “to smile” in Welsh and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡwɛnɨ̞/.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	gwenu
Treiglad Meddal	wenu
Treiglad Trwynol	ngwenu

gwenu in context

Rwy'n mynd i gofio Hefin o'r llun a anfonodd ataf o'i blant ac yntau'n gwenu a chwerthin, a dyna'r darlun y byddaf i'n mynd gyda mi wrth i mi symud ymlaen.

I'm going to remember Hefin by the picture that he sent me of his children and him smiling and laughing, and that is the thought that I will be taking forward as I move on.

Yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, rydw i wedi gwenu, ysgwyd fy mhen, wedi crio a chwerthin yn uchel wrth gofio am ein sgyrsiau ni.

These last few weeks, I have smiled, shaken my head, cried and laughed out loud whilst remembering our conversations.

Topics

Emotions

Related Welsh words

gobeithio

to hope

chwerthin

to laugh

llosgi

to burn

dymuno

to wish

ysbrydoli

to inspire

synnu

to surprise

caru

to love

ofni

to fear

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