Welsh word

swnio

to sound

verbmasculine/ˈsʊnjɔ/

swnio means “to sound” in Welsh and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈsʊnjɔ/.

Definitions

Mae angen inni gael polisïau sy'n gweithio i gefn gwlad Cymru, nid dim ond rhai sydd ond yn swnio'n dda ar bapur ym Mae Caerdydd.

We need to have policies that work for rural Wales, not just ones that come across and sound good on paper in Cardiff Bay.

I deuluoedd yn fy rhanbarth i, efallai ei fod yn swnio'n rhesymol iawn, £1 y daith, ond rydym yn gwneud i blant dalu i fynd i'r ysgol.

For families in my region, it may sound very reasonable, £1 a journey, but we are making children pay to go to school.

Communication

siarad

to speak

dangos

to show

dweud

to say

ysgrifennu

to write

derbyn

to admit

darllen

to read

meddai

says

canu

to sing

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