"Fasai hi ddim yn well gyda chi nofio?"

Translation: Wouldn't you prefer swimming?

[Cynphony]

Doesn't the "hi" indicate "she"

[NicoleShhh]

Just like with weather, 'hi' also refers to the general situation. This sentence transliterates to "Would it not be better with you swimming?".

[margaretdavies38]

Why is the word "hi" in this sentence?

[mizinamo]

It's the "it" of "would it not be better with you to swim?".

Although now that I think of it, I wonder whether "would swimming not be better with you?" (Fasai nofio ddim yn well gyda chi?) would not also work, or perhaps even "make more sense".

[rmcode]

Your suggestion only works with a slight alteration:- Fasai nofio ddim yn well 'i' chi? = wouldn't swimming be better 'for' you?

The construction above is the Welsh equivalent of expressing preference.

Basai hi'n well gyda fi(gen i) = I would prefer etc....

Here's a song with the chorus 'mae'n well gen i........y hogiau go iawn' (I prefer....the real boys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hojVNTtFjto

[margaretdavies38]

I don't understand
the sentence construction

[devalanteriel]

Try to look at it this way - "would it not be preferrable to you to swim?"

It's not the exact same (and obviously, the prepositional usage differs between the languages), but it's a decent approximation to figure out the sentence construction. :)

[Banma48]

How would you say "Would you prefer not to swim?"

[MrGWallCymraeg]

Fasai'n well gyda chi(/ti) beidio â nofio?

The "beidio â" is used as "not" in this type of sentence.