1000 Most Common Welsh Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Welsh words. Learn english to welsh words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Welsh Words

 

Number	Welsh	in English
1	fel	as
2	Yr wyf yn	I
3	ei	his
4	bod	that
5	ef	he
6	oedd	was
7	gyfer	for
8	ar	on
9	yn	are
10	gyda	with
11	maent	they
12	fod yn	be
13	yn	at
14	un	one
15	wedi	have
16	hwn	this
17	o	from
18	gan	by
19	poeth	hot
20	gair	word
21	ond	but
22	beth	what
23	rhai	some
24	yw	is
25	mae’n	it
26	chi	you
27	neu	or
28	Roedd gan	had
29	â’r	the
30	yr	of
31	i’r	to
32	a’r	and
33	mae	a
34	yn	in
35	rydym	we
36	gall	can
37	allan	out
38	arall	other
39	Roedd	were
40	sy’n	which
41	wneud	do
42	eu	their
43	amser	time
44	os	if
45	bydd	will
46	sut	how
47	Dywedodd	said
48	mae	an
49	pob un	each
50	dweud	tell
51	gwneud	does
52	set	set
53	tri	three
54	eisiau	want
55	aer	air
56	yn dda	well
57	hefyd	also
58	chwarae	play
59	bach	small
60	pen	end
61	rhoi	put
62	cartref	home
63	darllen	read
64	llaw	hand
65	porthladd	port
66	mawr	large
67	sillafu	spell
68	ychwanegu	add
69	hyd yn oed	even
70	tir	land
71	yma	here
72	rhaid	must
73	mawr	big
74	uchel	high
75	fath	such
76	dilyn	follow
77	gweithredu	act
78	pam	why
79	gofyn	ask
80	dynion	men
81	newid	change
82	aeth	went
83	golau	light
84	fath	kind
85	off	off
86	angen	need
87	tŷ	house
88	llun	picture
89	ceisiwch	try
90	ni	us
91	eto	again
92	anifail	animal
93	pwynt	point
94	mam	mother
95	byd	world
96	ger	near
97	adeiladu	build
98	hunan	self
99	ddaear	earth
100	tad	father
101	unrhyw	any
102	newydd	new
103	gwaith	work
104	rhan	part
105	cymryd	take
106	cael	get
107	lle	place
108	wnaed	made
109	byw	live
110	lle	where
111	ar ôl	after
112	yn ôl	back
113	bach	little
114	yn unig	only
115	rownd	round
116	dyn	man
117	flwyddyn	year
118	Daeth	came
119	sioe	show
120	bob	every
121	dda	good
122	mi	me
123	rhoi	give
124	ein	our
125	o dan	under
126	enw	name
127	iawn	very
128	trwy	through
129	yn unig	just
130	ffurflen	form
131	dedfryd	sentence
132	mawr	great
133	meddwl	think
134	dweud	say
135	helpu	help
136	isel	low
137	llinell	line
138	yn wahanol	differ
139	dro	turn
140	achos	cause
141	llawer	much
142	golygu	mean
143	cyn	before
144	symud	move
145	hawl	right
146	bachgen	boy
147	oed	old
148	rhy	too
149	un fath	same
150	hi	she
151	gyd	all
152	yno	there
153	pan	when
154	i fyny	up
155	defnydd	use
156	eich	your
157	ffordd	way
158	tua	about
159	llawer	many
160	yna,	then
161	nhw	them
162	ysgrifennu	write
163	byddai	would
164	hoffi	like
165	felly	so
166	rhain	these
167	hi	her
168	hir	long
169	gwneud	make
170	beth	thing
171	gweld	see
172	iddo	him
173	dau	two
174	Mae gan	has
175	edrych	look
176	mwy	more
177	diwrnod	day
178	gallai	could
179	fynd	go
180	dod	come
181	wnaeth	did
182	rhif	number
183	sain	sound
184	dim	no
185	y rhan fwyaf	most
186	pobl	people
187	fy	my
188	dros	over
189	gwybod	know
190	dŵr	water
191	nag	than
192	alwad	call
193	yn gyntaf	first
194	pwy	who
195	gall	may
196	i lawr	down
197	ochr	side
198	bod	been
199	awr	now
200	dod o hyd i	find
201	pen	head
202	sefyll	stand
203	eu hunain	own
204	dudalen	page
205	Dylai	should
206	gwlad	country
207	dod o hyd i	found
208	ateb	answer
209	ysgol	school
210	tyfu	grow
211	astudiaeth	study
212	dal	still
213	dysgu	learn
214	planhigion	plant
215	clawr	cover
216	bwyd	food
217	haul	sun
218	pedwar	four
219	rhwng	between
220	cyflwr	state
221	cadw	keep
222	llygad	eye
223	byth	never
224	diwethaf	last
225	gadewch	let
226	meddwl	thought
227	ddinas	city
228	goeden	tree
229	croesi	cross
230	fferm	farm
231	caled	hard
232	cychwyn	start
233	allai	might
234	stori	story
235	welodd	saw
236	yn hyn	far
237	môr	sea
238	tynnu	draw
239	Gadawodd	left
240	hwyr	late
241	rhedeg	run
242	peidiwch â	don’t
243	tra	while
244	wasg	press
245	agos	close
246	nos	night
247	go iawn	real
248	bywyd	life
249	ychydig	few
250	gogledd	north
251	llyfr	book
252	cario	carry
253	cymerodd	took
254	gwyddoniaeth	science
255	bwyta	eat
256	ystafell	room
257	ffrind	friend
258	dechreuodd	began
259	syniad	idea
260	pysgod	fish
261	mynydd	mountain
262	rhoi’r gorau i	stop
263	unwaith	once
264	sylfaen	base
265	clywed	hear
266	ceffyl	horse
267	torri	cut
268	siwr	sure
269	gwylio	watch
270	lliw	color
271	wyneb	face
272	pren	wood
273	prif	main
274	agored	open
275	ymddangos	seem
276	gyda’i gilydd	together
277	nesaf	next
278	gwyn	white
279	plant	children
280	dechrau	begin
281	got	got
282	cerdded	walk
283	enghraifft	example
284	leddfu	ease
285	papur	paper
286	grŵp	group
287	bob amser	always
288	cerddoriaeth	music
289	y rhai	those
290	ddau	both
291	marc	mark
292	yn aml	often
293	llythyr	letter
294	nes	until
295	milltir	mile
296	afon	river
297	car	car
298	traed	feet
299	gofal	care
300	yn ail	second
301	ddigon	enough
302	plaen	plain
303	merch	girl
304	arferol	usual
305	ifanc	young
306	barod	ready
307	uchod	above
308	erioed	ever
309	coch	red
310	rhestr	list
311	er bod	though
312	teimlo	feel
313	sgwrs	talk
314	adar	bird
315	yn fuan	soon
316	corff	body
317	ci	dog
318	teulu	family
319	uniongyrchol	direct
320	peri	pose
321	gadael	leave
322	cân	song
323	mesur	measure
324	drws	door
325	cynnyrch	product
326	du	black
327	byr	short
328	rhifolyn	numeral
329	dosbarth	class
330	gwynt	wind
331	cwestiwn	question
332	yn digwydd	happen
333	cwblhau	complete
334	llong	ship
335	ardal	area
336	hanner	half
337	graig	rock
338	gorchymyn	order
339	tân	fire
340	de	south
341	problem	problem
342	darn	piece
343	gwybod	told
344	gwybod	knew
345	pasio	pass
346	ers	since
347	top	top
348	cyfan	whole
349	brenin	king
350	stryd	street
351	modfedd	inch
352	lluosi	multiply
353	dim byd	nothing
354	cwrs	course
355	aros	stay
356	olwyn	wheel
357	llawn	full
358	grym	force
359	glas	blue
360	gwrthrych	object
361	penderfynu	decide
362	wyneb	surface
363	dwfn	deep
364	lleuad	moon
365	ynys	island
366	droed	foot
367	system	system
368	brysur	busy
369	prawf	test
370	cofnod	record
371	cwch	boat
372	gyffredin	common
373	aur	gold
374	bosibl	possible
375	awyren	plane
376	le ef	stead
377	sych	dry
378	Tybed	wonder
379	chwerthin	laugh
380	mil	thousand
381	yn ôl	ago
382	rhedodd	ran
383	gwirio	check
384	gêm	game
385	siâp	shape
386	cyfateb	equate
387	poeth	hot
388	miss	miss
389	dwyn	brought
390	gwres	heat
391	eira	snow
392	teiars	tire
393	dod â	bring
394	ie	yes
395	bell	distant
396	llenwi	fill
397	ddwyrain	east
398	paent	paint
399	iaith	language
400	ymhlith	among
401	uned	unit
402	pŵer	power
403	dref	town
404	dirwy	fine
405	penodol	certain
406	hedfan	fly
407	disgyn	fall
408	arwain	lead
409	crio	cry
410	tywyll	dark
411	peiriant	machine
412	nodyn	note
413	aros	wait
414	cynllun	plan
415	ffigur	figure
416	seren	star
417	blwch	box
418	enw	noun
419	maes	field
420	gorffwys	rest
421	gywir	correct
422	gallu	able
423	punt	pound
424	Da	done
425	harddwch	beauty
426	gyriant	drive
427	sefyll	stood
428	cynnwys	contain
429	blaen	front
430	dysgu	teach
431	wythnos	week
432	terfynol	final
433	Rhoddodd	gave
434	gwyrdd	green
435	oh	oh
436	cyflym	quick
437	datblygu	develop
438	cefnfor	ocean
439	gynnes	warm
440	rhad ac am ddim	free
441	munud	minute
442	gryf	strong
443	arbennig	special
444	meddwl	mind
445	y tu ôl i	behind
446	glir	clear
447	gynffon	tail
448	cynhyrchu	produce
449	ffaith	fact
450	gofod	space
451	clywed	heard
452	gorau	best
453	awr	hour
454	gwell	better
455	yn wir	true
456	yn ystod	during
457	cant	hundred
458	pump	five
459	cofio	remember
460	cam	step
461	gynnar	early
462	dal	hold
463	orllewin	west
464	ddaear	ground
465	llog	interest
466	cyrraedd	reach
467	cyflym	fast
468	berf	verb
469	canu	sing
470	gwrando	listen
471	chwech	six
472	tabl	table
473	teithio	travel
474	llai	less
475	bore	morning
476	deg	ten
477	syml	simple
478	nifer	several
479	llafariad	vowel
480	tuag	toward
481	rhyfel	war
482	lleyg	lay
483	erbyn	against
484	patrwm	pattern
485	araf	slow
486	canolfan	center
487	wrth eu bodd	love
488	person	person
489	arian	money
490	gwasanaethu	serve
491	ymddangos	appear
492	ffordd	road
493	fap	map
494	glaw	rain
495	rheol	rule
496	llywodraethu	govern
497	tynnu	pull
498	oer	cold
499	rhybudd	notice
500	llais	voice
501	ynni	energy
502	helfa	hunt
503	tebygol	probable
504	gwely	bed
505	brawd	brother
506	wy	egg
507	taith	ride
508	cell	cell
509	yn credu	believe
510	efallai	perhaps
511	ddewis	pick
512	sydyn	sudden
513	cyfrif	count
514	sgwâr	square
515	rheswm	reason
516	hyd	length
517	cynrychioli	represent
518	celf	art
519	pwnc	subject
520	rhanbarth	region
521	maint y	size
522	amrywio	vary
523	setlo	settle
524	siarad	speak
525	pwysau	weight
526	gyffredinol	general
527	iâ	ice
528	mater	matter
529	cylch	circle
530	pâr	pair
531	cynnwys	include
532	rhaniad	divide
533	sillaf	syllable
534	Teimlwyd	felt
535	mawreddog	grand
536	pêl	ball
537	eto	yet
538	don	wave
539	gollwng	drop
540	galon	heart
541	wyf	am
542	bresennol	present
543	trwm	heavy
544	dawns	dance
545	peiriant	engine
546	sefyllfa	position
547	braich	arm
548	eang	wide
549	hwylio	sail
550	deunydd	material
551	ffracsiwn	fraction
552	goedwig	forest
553	eistedd	sit
554	hil	race
555	ffenestr	window
556	siop	store
557	haf	summer
558	trên	train
559	cysgu	sleep
560	profi	prove
561	eich pen eich hun	lone
562	goes	leg
563	ymarfer corff	exercise
564	wal	wall
565	dal	catch
566	mynydd	mount
567	dymuno	wish
568	awyr	sky
569	bwrdd	board
570	llawenydd	joy
571	gaeaf	winter
572	sat	sat
573	ysgrifenedig	written
574	gwyllt	wild
575	offeryn	instrument
576	cadw	kept
577	gwydr	glass
578	glaswellt	grass
579	buwch	cow
580	swydd	job
581	ymyl	edge
582	arwydd	sign
583	ymweliad	visit
584	gorffennol	past
585	meddal	soft
586	hwyl	fun
587	llachar	bright
588	nwy	gas
589	tywydd	weather
590	mis	month
591	miliwn	million
592	arth	bear
593	gorffen	finish
594	hapus	happy
595	gobeithio	hope
596	blodyn	flower
597	dilladu	clothe
598	rhyfedd	strange
599	wedi mynd	gone
600	masnach	trade
601	alaw	melody
602	daith	trip
603	swyddfa	office
604	derbyn	receive
605	rhes	row
606	geg	mouth
607	union	exact
608	arwydd	symbol
609	marw	die
610	lleiaf	least
611	trafferth	trouble
612	gweiddi	shout
613	ac eithrio	except
614	ysgrifennodd	wrote
615	hadau	seed
616	tôn	tone
617	ymuno	join
618	awgrymu	suggest
619	lân	clean
620	egwyl	break
621	wraig	lady
622	iard	yard
623	codi	rise
624	drwg	bad
625	ergyd	blow
626	olew	oil
627	gwaed	blood
628	cyffwrdd	touch
629	Tyfodd	grew
630	cant	cent
631	cymysgu	mix
632	tîm	team
633	gwifren	wire
634	chost	cost
635	gollwyd	lost
636	brown	brown
637	gwisgo	wear
638	gardd	garden
639	gyfartal	equal
640	anfon	sent
641	dewis	choose
642	syrthiodd	fell
643	ffitio	fit
644	llif	flow
645	deg	fair
646	banc	bank
647	casglu	collect
648	arbed	save
649	rheoli	control
650	degol	decimal
651	clust	ear
652	arall	else
653	eithaf	quite
654	torrodd	broke
655	achos	case
656	canol	middle
657	lladd	kill
658	mab	son
659	llyn	lake
660	hyn o bryd	moment
661	graddfa	scale
662	uchel	loud
663	gwanwyn	spring
664	arsylwi	observe
665	plentyn	child
666	syth	straight
667	cytseiniaid	consonant
668	cenedl	nation
669	geiriadur	dictionary
670	llaeth	milk
671	cyflymder	speed
672	dull	method
673	organ	organ
674	talu	pay
675	oedran	age
676	adran	section
677	gwisg	dress
678	cwmwl	cloud
679	syndod	surprise
680	dawel	quiet
681	cerrig	stone
682	bach	tiny
683	dringo	climb
684	oer	cool
685	dylunio	design
686	gwael	poor
687	llawer	lot
688	arbrawf	experiment
689	gwaelod	bottom
690	allweddol	key
691	haearn	iron
692	sengl	single
693	ffon	stick
694	fflat	flat
695	ugain	twenty
696	croen	skin
697	gwenu	smile
698	cris	crease
699	twll	hole
700	neidio	jump
701	babi	baby
702	wyth	eight
703	pentref	village
704	cwrdd	meet
705	gwraidd	root
706	prynu	buy
707	codi	raise
708	datrys	solve
709	metel	metal
710	p’un a	whether
711	gwthio	push
712	saith	seven
713	paragraff	paragraph
714	trydydd	third
715	rhaid	shall
716	a gedwir yn	held
717	gwallt	hair
718	disgrifio	describe
719	cogydd	cook
720	llawr	floor
721	naill ai	either
722	canlyniad	result
723	llosgi	burn
724	bryn	hill
725	yn ddiogel	safe
726	cath	cat
727	ganrif	century
728	ystyried	consider
729	math	type
730	gyfraith	law
731	bit	bit
732	arfordir	coast
733	copi	copy
734	ymadrodd	phrase
735	dawel	silent
736	tal	tall
737	tywod	sand
738	pridd	soil
739	gofrestr	roll
740	tymheredd	temperature
741	bys	finger
742	diwydiant	industry
743	gwerth	value
744	frwydr	fight
745	gorwedd	lie
746	guro	beat
747	cyffroi	excite
748	naturiol	natural
749	barn	view
750	synnwyr	sense
751	cyfalaf	capital
752	Ni fydd	won’t
753	gadeirydd	chair
754	perygl	danger
755	ffrwythau	fruit
756	gyfoethog	rich
757	trwchus	thick
758	milwr	soldier
759	broses	process
760	gweithredu	operate
761	ymarfer	practice
762	ar wahân	separate
763	anodd	difficult
764	meddyg	doctor
765	os gwelwch yn dda	please
766	amddiffyn	protect
767	canol dydd	noon
768	cnwd	crop
769	modern	modern
770	elfen	element
771	taro	hit
772	myfyriwr	student
773	cornel	corner
774	parti	party
775	cyflenwad	supply
776	y mae ei	whose
777	o hyd	locate
778	ffoniwch	ring
779	cymeriad	character
780	pryfed	insect
781	dal	caught
782	cyfnod	period
783	dangos	indicate
784	Cymru	radio
785	Siaradodd	spoke
786	atom	atom
787	dynol	human
788	hanes	history
789	effaith	effect
790	trydan	electric
791	disgwyl	expect
792	esgyrn	bone
793	rheilffyrdd	rail
794	dychmygu	imagine
795	darparu	provide
796	cytuno	agree
797	felly	thus
798	ysgafn	gentle
799	fenyw	woman
800	capten	captain
801	dyfalu	guess
802	angenrheidiol	necessary
803	miniog	sharp
804	adain	wing
805	creu	create
806	cymydog	neighbor
807	golchi	wash
808	ystlumod	bat
809	yn hytrach	rather
810	dorf	crowd
811	corn	corn
812	cymharu	compare
813	cerdd	poem
814	llinyn	string
815	cloch	bell
816	dibynnu	depend
817	cig	meat
818	rhwbio	rub
819	tiwb	tube
820	enwog	famous
921	doler	dollar
822	nant	stream
823	ofn	fear
284	golwg	sight
825	tenau	thin
826	triongl	triangle
827	blaned	planet
828	frys	hurry
829	prif	chief
830	nythfa	colony
831	cloc	clock
832	mwynglawdd	mine
833	tei	tie
834	fynd i mewn	enter
835	mawr	major
836	ffres	fresh
837	chwilio	search
838	anfon	send
839	melyn	yellow
840	gwn	gun
841	caniatáu	allow
842	print	print
843	marw	dead
844	fan a’r lle	spot
845	anialwch	desert
846	siwt	suit
847	ar hyn o bryd	current
848	lifft	lift
840	rhosyn	rose
850	cyrraedd	arrive
851	meistr	master
852	trac	track
853	rhiant	parent
854	lan	shore
855	is-adran	division
856	taflen	sheet
857	sylweddau	substance
858	ffafrio	favor
859	cysylltu	connect
860	swydd	post
861	gwario	spend
862	tant	chord
863	braster	fat
864	falch	glad
865	gwreiddiol	original
866	rhannu	share
867	orsaf	station
868	dad	dad
869	bara	bread
870	codi tâl	charge
871	briodol	proper
872	bar	bar
873	cynnig	offer
874	gylchran	segment
875	gaethweision	slave
876	hwyaden	duck
877	amrantiad	instant
878	farchnad	market
879	gradd	degree
880	boblogi	populate
881	cyw	chick
882	annwyl	dear
883	gelyn	enemy
884	ateb	reply
885	diod	drink
886	yn digwydd	occur
887	cymorth	support
888	lleferydd	speech
889	natur	nature
890	amrediad	range
891	stêm	steam
892	cynnig	motion
893	llwybr	path
894	hylif	liquid
895	log	log
896	golygu	meant
897	cyniferydd	quotient
898	dannedd	teeth
899	cragen	shell
900	gwddf	neck
901	ocsigen	oxygen
902	siwgr	sugar
903	marwolaeth	death
904	’n bert	pretty
905	sgiliau	skill
906	menywod	women
907	tymor	season
908	ateb	solution
909	magnet	magnet
910	arian	silver
911	diolch	thank
912	gangen	branch
913	gêm	match
914	ôl-ddodiad	suffix
915	yn enwedig	especially
916	ffig	fig
917	ofn	afraid
918	enfawr	huge
919	chwaer	sister
920	dur	steel
921	trafod	discuss
922	ymlaen	forward
923	tebyg	similar
924	arwain	guide
925	profiad	experience
926	sgôr	score
927	afal	apple
928	brynwyd	bought
929	arweinir	led
930	traw	pitch
931	côt	coat
932	màs	mass
933	cerdyn	card
934	mand	band
935	rhaff	rope
936	slip	slip
937	ennill	win
938	freuddwyd	dream
939	gyda’r nos	evening
940	cyflwr	condition
941	porthiant	feed
942	offeryn	tool
943	cyfanswm	total
944	sylfaenol	basic
945	arogl	smell
946	dyffryn	valley
947	nac	nor
948	dwbl	double
949	sedd	seat
950	parhau	continue
951	bloc	block
952	siart	chart
953	het	hat
954	gwerthu	sell
955	llwyddiant	success
956	cwmni	company
957	tynnu	subtract
958	digwyddiad	event
959	penodol	particular
960	delio	deal
961	nofio	swim
962	dymor	term
963	gyferbyn	opposite
964	gwraig	wife
965	esgid	shoe
966	ysgwydd	shoulder
967	lledaenu	spread
968	trefnu	arrange
969	gwersyll	camp
970	dyfeisio	invent
971	cotwm	cotton
972	anwyd	born
973	penderfynu	determine
974	chwart	quart
975	naw	nine
976	lori	truck
977	sŵn	noise
978	lefel	level
979	cyfle	chance
980	casglu	gather
981	siop	shop
982	ymestyn	stretch
983	taflu	throw
984	disgleirio	shine
985	eiddo	property
986	colofn	column
987	moleciwl	molecule
988	dewis	select
989	anghywir	wrong
990	llwyd	gray
991	ailadrodd	repeat
992	ei gwneud yn ofynnol	require
993	eang	broad
994	paratoi	prepare
995	halen	salt
996	trwyn	nose
997	lluosog	plural
998	dicter	anger
999	hawliad	claim
1000	cyfandir	continent