"Gawn ni'r bil, os gwelwch chi'n dda?"

Translation: May we have the bill, please?

[David-O-509]

In the Tips & Notes section, I think there is an error in the conjugation of 'ceol' in the 1st person plural. This sentence has 'gawn ni' which seems correct, but the notes state a form from 'gwneud' I think...... I've reported a mistake on this sentence but didn't have the opportunity to state where the mistake is!!!

[rmcode]

Thanks for the comment, that's fixed now.

[Klgregonis]

Would this be used for the tab (check) in a restaurant?

[ibisc]

Yes.

[Yottskry]

In the UK, we call it the "bill" not the check. That's an Americanism.

[deactivated user]

I've been wondering for a while, would a literal translation of 'os gwelwch chi'n dda' be something like, 'If you would be so good'? Is it just an elaborately polite 'please', or are there places where it's mandatory?

[mizinamo]

The literal translation is something along the lines of "if you (will) see well".

It's a common expression for "please", together with the English loanword plîs. It's not elaborately polite, in my experience, but simply a normal expression. Much more, in style, like "please" than something like "if you please" which now sounds elaborate to our ears because we don't hear it so often.

[deactivated user]

Thanks, mizinamo, that answers my question very well. So the two forms are interchangeable then?

[mizinamo]

You mean os gwelwch (chi'n/yn) dda and plîs?

I believe so but I'm not certain.

[deactivated user]

Good enough. Thanks for your help.