"Owen dw i."

Translation: I am Owen.

[areddragon]

Is the "dw" short for "ydw" - I recall being taught to use ydw in school for the same phrase at GCSE.

[IeuanHywel]

Yeah

[EleanorRut2]

Same here!

[Mattais]

so if dw i means I am, what's dw i'n?

[tom.uk]

"Dw i'n" (or the non-shortened version "Dw i yn" is used in front of a verb to say you are doing something. Examples: "Dw i'n mynd" = "I am going" or "I go". "Dw i'n hoffi" = "I like" or "I am liking".

[Richard736801]

I'm here for your parsnips

[Kitty_Cheshire]

Kitty Cheshire dw i.

[EleanorRut2]

It doesn't help if you're dyslexic!

[Jackel98]

I was told Welsh is VSO. Is this wrong all the time, or only with names?

[AnUnicorn]

I think it is by default, but you can "front" the object to add emphasis to it.

[Emily443038]

I am Welsh and it should be ydw I not dw I because you say dw I ddim yn hoffi pêl droed (which means I don't like football) dw I means I but ydw I is I am

[ibisc]

Dw i is a common form used to say ‘I am’. It is the basic form taught on many introductory Welsh for Adults courses in Wales.

Many schools teach the slightly more formal Rydw i as the basic form for ‘I am’. This course also accepts that.