>Reit, ydw i’n gywir bod “either of those three” yn dderbyniol?

From: Discussion of Welsh language technical terminology and vocabulary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rhys Osian (AcadReg)
Sent: 09 March 2010 11:49
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Subject: ATB/RE: pride and joy

Yn dilyn dau awgrym a anfonwyd yn uniongyrchol ata i gan Howard Huws y bore’ma (diolch Howard), rown i’n bwriadu anfon tri awgrym – gyda llaw, ffafr yw hon i aelod o staff sydd wedi cysylltu â ni fel staff sy’n ymwneud â’r Gymraeg (does dim uned gyfieithu yma), ac yn enw magu ewyllys da at y Gymraeg rydyn ni am helpu os gallwn ni!

1.      Fy mabi Joey, fy malchder a’m llawenydd

2.      Fy mabi Joey, cannwyll fy llygad

3.      Fy mabi Joey, gwerth y byd i mi

The first is a literal translation of the words ‘my pride and joy’, which would not be a familiar saying in Welsh. The second is a familiar saying that means ‘the apple of my eye’ (literally the candle of my eye), and the third is also a familiar saying, which says ‘means the whole world to me’.

Either of those three are acceptable. Personally I would go for the third one, but that’s just a personal preference. Whatever you go with, if anything is added or changed to any of these I would suggest you or your friend checks with a fluent Welsh speaker, preferably a translator, before getting it done. I have in the past seen tattoos in Welsh with quite drastic mistakes on them, but obviously once they are on your body it is too late to change them…

Reit, ydw i’n gywir bod “either of those three” yn dderbyniol? Poeni am y cyntaf ydw i fwyaf; ydy’n bosib dweud mai eich babi ydy eich “balchder”?? Gan y bydd hyn wedi ei staenio ar gorff rhywun am sbel go hir, dw i ddim am roi  cyngor anghywir... Ond gan fod y cyntaf uchod yn awgrym gan rywun dw i ddim chwaith am ei ddiystyru os yw e’n iawn, gan ei fod o leiaf yn nes at eiriad y gwreiddiol...

(Mae’r mab dan sylw yn fabi ar hyn o bryd. Dw i ddim yn teimlo mai fy lle i yw tynnu sylw at y ffaith na fydd e’n fabi am hir iawn...)

Diolch yn fawr am bob cymorth,

Osian

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From: Rhys Osian (AcadReg)
Sent: 09 Mawrth 2010 08:38
To: 'Discussion of Welsh language technical terminology and vocabulary'
Subject: pride and joy

Bore da bawb

“A oes rhywbeth gwell/mwy ‘cool’ na ‘Fy malchder a’m llawenydd’ ar gyfer cyfieithu ‘My Pride and Joy’ ar gyfer tatw?”

Does gen i ddim mwy o gyd-destun na hyn ar hyn o bryd.

Croesawu unrhyw awgrymiadau/sylwadau!

Diolch,

Osian