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rhwystr

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  • hindrance

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Rwy'n credu mai'r peth arall i'w gydnabod gyda phlant sy'n cael prydau ysgol am ddim yw bod tlodi ei hun yn gallu bod yn rhwystr i fynychu'r ysgol.

I think the other thing to recognise with children who are on free school meals is that poverty itself can be a barrier to attending school.B2

Y pethau hynny sy'n creu stigma a rhwystr, onid e, fel teithiau, diwrnodau gwisg ffansi a phethau felly.

It is those things that create stigma and barrier, isn't it, like trips, dressing-up days and things like that.C1

Mae absenoldeb ysgolion o'r fath yn rhwystr sylweddol i gynyddu'r Gymraeg yn y rhannau hyn, yn enwedig yn wyneb y targed o filiwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg.

The absence of such schools is a real barrier in increasing the use of the Welsh language in these parts of the country, particularly given the target of a million Welsh speakers.C1

Fel mae'n dweud yn y ddeiseb, rydym yn ymwybodol fod hyd y daith i'r ysgol a phellter yn rhwystr i nifer o rieni sy'n anobeithio ynghylch anfon eu plant i ysgolion Cymraeg o'r cychwyn cyntaf.

As the petition states, we are aware that the length of the journey to school and distance is a barrier to many parents who choose not to send their children to Welsh-medium schools from the very outset.B2

Rwy'n meddwl eich bod yn iawn i ddefnyddio'r gair 'rhwystr', onid ydych?

I think you're right to use the word 'barrier', aren't you?B1

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rhwystr
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rwystr
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