"You like my father."

Translation: Dych chi'n hoffi fy nhad i.

[silverlight513]

If I use "Ti'n hoffi fy nhad i", would this only be considered wrong as it's not 100% grammatically correct because I've heard so many people miss the "Rwyt" from the beginning of the sentence.

[Valengolas]

I guess so. Its the same as writing "chi'n hoffi fy nhad i". I'd expect welsh speakers to understand what youre saying, but its not correct

[UGl6lEBI]

Why not "t'in hoffi fy nhad I"?

[ZuMako8_Momo]

If you want to use 'ti', the verb must be 'rwyt'.

[Colin480003]

Sure, but it can be omitted in colloquial use. The dialect taught in the 'Say Something in Welsh' course (Northern version) consistently omits 'rwyt' in this kind of structure. Examples:

Ti'n siarad hi’n dda iawn - You speak it (Welsh) very well.

Ti’n gwneud yn dda iawn - You're doing very well.

As taught in Say Something in Welsh (North), the verb does usually appear in questions in the ti form, but not always:

Wyt ti’n licio siarad Cymraeg? - Do you like speaking Welsh?

Hei, ti’n iawn? - Hey, are you ok?

[ibisc]

This course follows the forms used on the introductory DysguCymraeg course for adults in Wales.

[Colin480003]

Great, thanks for the explanation.