"Mae'n well i ni fynd."

Translation: We had better go.

[ajHenrot]

Why is "we prefer to go" not correct?

[ibisc]

It is the difference between gwell gyda/gynnon ni and gwell i ni:

• Mae (hi)'n well i ni fynd - We had better go, It is better for us to go

• Basai (hi)'n well i ni fynd - It would be better for us to go

• Basai (hi)'n well gyda/gynnon ni fynd - We would prefer to go

[ThomasoFflandrys]

I'm curious how many correct answers there are in the database for this one :)

[wontigonk]

Although possibly not strictly grammatically correct, colloquially I would say "we better go". Could this be added as a correct answer please?

[DesertGlass]

What's the difference between "it is better for us to" and "we should" ?

[ibisc]

Different patterns in both languages:

• Mae well i ni fynd ar ôl cinio. - It would be better for us to go after lunch.
• Dylen ni fynd ar ôl cinio. - We should go after lunch.

[DesertGlass]

Is it some sense of having made a decision in the "should" version? Is that the same in Welsh?

[ibisc]

I would look up something like 'better vs should' on the web and read what some of the grammar and language sites say. If you look at n of them you will probably see n different and possibly conflicting explanations!

[henddraig]

i thought hard about this one. It is clearly in the present tense. How, then, could I put 'had'? It is better.. no 'if' so what can I put? I ended up with "It is better we go". Wrong and in comes my rejected 'had'. I realise, "It is better for us to go." would be OK, but...Comments?

[Margaret885737]

Well, i think 'it is better we go' is correct English, if rather oldfashioned.