"Fy hoff beth ydy bwyta pasta."

Translation: My favourite thing is eating pasta.

[JamesTWils]

I understand the lenition in "Rhaid i fi fwydo'r gath," but why does the final vowel of tge verb change between O and A?

[areddragon]

• Bwydo - To feed
• Bwyta - To eat

[ThomasoFflandrys]

Since it's not explicitely mentioned in the notes: can fy hoff also be used with other nouns? And could one therefore say "fy hoff fwyd ydy cawl cyw iâr"?

[ibisc]

Yes, hoff in this pattern is an adjective meaning ‘favourite’. It is unusual because it is one of small number if adjectives that routinely come before the noun - this means that the noun that they come before takes a soft mutation:

• fy hoff fwyd - my favourite food
• dy hoff gaffi - your favourite cafe
• eu hoff gar - their favourite car
• hoff bwnc yr athro - the teacher’s favourite subject

[ajHenrot]

Is "Eat pasta is my favourite thing." also acceptable?

[mizinamo]

That doesn't sound like correct English to me.

[ajHenrot]

Thank you, I am also improving my English while learning Welsh! :) (English is only my third language.)

[deactivated user]

'Eating pasta is my favourite thing' is good English but not 'eat pasta...'

[DesertGlass]

"I don't actually like pasta ... but my dog is my favourite thing and he loves pasta...."
"My favourite thing is eating pasta"

[AnnRees4]

Recently had the following English translation marked wrong:" The thing I like most is eating pasta". Correcct answer was given as "the most", i.e. "The thing I like the most is eating pasta. I think my answer is also correct. In fact a previous identical sentence was translated by Duolingo itself as "The thing I like most..." And, in addition, the sentence "Fy nghas beth... was translated as, "The thing I hate most..." - no sign of a "the".

[ibisc]

The simplest translation is the best:

• Fy hoff beth - My favourite thing

[AnnRees4]

I agree, the simplest translation is the best. It's also good to know that other translations are equally correct, reflecting the richness and variety of both languages. But yes, I think "My favourite thing", is neat and uncomplicated.