"Iawn, diolch."

Translation: Fine, thanks.

[AliT.Firef]

How is 'very, thanks' wrong? Admittedly it requires some sort of specific question beforehand, but it's not that unlikely. 'Dych chi'n hapus nawr? Iawn, diolch.' Right?

[ibisc]

iawn acts as an intensifier, 'very', when it follows the adjective or adverb that it is intensifying:

• da, da iawn - good, very good
• cyflym, cyflym iawn - quick, very quick
• Mae e'n ymddwyn yn ddrwg iawn - He is behaving very badly.

On its own, as in the phrase Iawn, diolch in response you a greeting asking how you are, it means 'Fine'.

[PatriciaCr478280]

I put "very well, thank you" and was told it was wrong? How so? (Since when does "Fine" not equate to "Very well" in response to a question as to how you are?)