"Ga i ofyn cwestiwn, os gweli di'n dda?"

Translation: May I ask a question, please?

[HBee10]

it's a bit more formal as I understand it, more like ''if you please''. ''plis'' tends to be more common in speech nowadays

[AneurinEE]

Thanks!

[AneurinEE]

Two questions: 1) What is the literal translation of os gweli di'n dda? 2) How does this differ from plîs?

[StephenDunscombe]

"os gweli di'n dda" (or the plural/formal "os gwelwch yn dda") is literally "If you see well.", using the conjugated future-or-sometimes-present form of "gweled" ("see"). I don't know how that particular phrase was adopted to mean what English usually covers with "please" or "if you please".

[AneurinEE]

Thanks for the explanation!

[RandallMiles]

Thank you. I really wish they would dis-aggregate the phrases. I understand it is idiomatic, but it would still be nice to know what each word in the phrase means on its own.

[HBee10]

i added a post rather than replied but my comment was meant for you!

[Roger687125]

Hmmm. I know this as os gwelwch yn dda.

[HBee10]

me too - only difference I can see is the chi/ti

[shwmae]

That's right.

"os gwelwch chi'n dda / os gwelwch yn dda" + someone you call "chi"

"os gweli di'n dda" with someone you call "ti"

[HBee10]

thank you, that's helpful

[shwmae]

Croeso :)

[Pau_B]

Oh, so "croeso" can also mean "you're welcome"?

[shwmae]

Yes it means You're welcome too. I can't reply directly to your comment sorry, the Reply button has disappeared!

[Pau_B]

Diolch ;) yes, it happens :/

[BasslineJo]

Off-topic, but: how do I get bold typeface when posting? I know how to get italic (**)

[shwmae]

@Joe601911 Italic is one asterisk either side, bold is two and bold italic is three.

[BasslineJo]

Why was May I ask a question, if you please marked wrong?

[ibisc]

Saying 'if you please' is unusual in English nowadays. The simpler 'please' is fine.