"Dim diolch"

Translation: No thanks

[_-C1-_]

Is it true that "Dim" can also translate as "not" in certain sentences?

[IeuanHywel]

Yes, - dim heddiw = not today

[_-C1-_]

Thank you! =) Diolch!

[IeuanHywel]

Croeso

[deactivated user]

Yes, but it often has a soft mutation, ddim.

Dw i ddim yn mwynhau yfed te.

[OnkelD]

I'm new at Welsh, (and enjoying it) but can someone tell me why you couldn't have put Megan before "diolch".... The question I had was "_ diolch" and choices were Dim and Megan. Since word order, for me, is all over the place having studied most Nordic and Germanic languages-- I'm only now starting with Celtic types... does word order insist that only Dim can precede words like diolch, (which I wonder if that's a generic "thanks"), or could it have been Megan, thanks? And Diolch in advance for any help!

[EmmaBancro]

It would have been dim diolch Megan because in English it means no thank you Megan

[grandpasknees]

I could use some extra help with this language, could someone help me out?

[rmcode]

There are a number of suggestions here:- https://www.duolingo.com/comment/13186004

Also if you access the web based version of Duolingo, either on a computer or with a mobile browser then we have written some comprehensive notes for the course.

[Ree509726]

Could this also mean 'without thanks'?

[ibisc]

No.

[Ree509726]

So if I wanted to say something was done 'without thanks' or was a 'thankless' job, would that only be 'heb diolch'?

[ibisc]

For 'thankless' - didiolch.

Without thanks - heb ddiolch (soft mutation after heb)

geiriaduracademi.org or gweiadur.com are always worth dipping into for this sort of thing as they often have useful examples.

[hindsight14]

Would diolch just be thank you then?

[ibisc]

diolch - 'thank you' or 'thanks'

[Carter205146]

I can never remember how to spell diolch