"Mae hi'n bum munud ar hugain wedi tri."

Translation: It is twenty-five minutes past three.

[AcerPandoren]

Why is it "five minutes and twenty" as opposed to "five and twenty minutes"?

[ArAitch]

Five and twenty past is the same as twenty five past

[rmcode]

Yes, thanks for the suggestion, it's added now.

[Marie664765]

I dont get this one. It reads as its five minutes on twenty five past three to me. Confused!

[ibisc]

Have a look at the course notes to see how the traditional 20-based number system works. It is still used for telling the time.

• pum munud ar hugain is the traditional version of dau ddeg pum munud