Rhys Dylan Series

Welsh Glossary

Welsh words and phrases that appear in the DCI Evan Warlow series and the DI Anna Gwynne trilogy. Wales is a bilingual country — these terms are part of everyday life there.

Welsh	Pronunciation	English	Notes
Merch	Merkh	Girl / daughter / woman
Moch	Mohkh	Pigs
Mochyn	MOKH-in	Pig
Mwsh	Moosh	Hush / shush (colloquial)
Mynufferni	Mun-IF-er-nee	Hell's mountain (strong exclamation)
Mynydd	MUN-ith	Mountain / hill
Môr	More	Sea
Na	Nah	No
Nant	Nant	Stream / brook (place name element)
Nantycaws	Nant-uh-KOWS	Brook of the cheese (place name)
Nos da	Nohs Dah	Good night
Nyth yr Aur	Neeth ur Ire	The golden nest
Ofnadwy	Ov-NAD-oo-ee	Awful / terrible
Os gwelwch yn dda	Os Gwel-ooh un Thah	Please (formal — lit. if you see fit)
Parchus	PAR-khis	Respectable
Penrhyn	Pen-HRIN	Headland / peninsula (place name element)
Perygl	PERY-gl	Danger
Pleser	PLEZ-er	Pleasure
Plîs	Pleess	Please (informal)
Pob lwc	Pohb Look	Good luck
Pont	Pont	Bridge (place name element)
Prif Arolygydd	Preev Ar-ol-UG-ith	Detective Chief Inspector
Prynhawn da	Prin-HOWN Dah	Good afternoon
Pwrs	Poorss	Purse / scrotum (vulgar slang)
Rhingyll	HRING-ith	Sergeant
Sgwrs	Sgoorss	Conversation / chat
Stori	STOR-ee	Story
Sut mae?	Sit My	How are you? / How is it?
Tad	Tahd	Father
Te	Teh	Tea
Tir Y Dail	Teer Uh Dile	Land of the leaves
Traeth	Tryth	Beach
Tyst	Tist	Witness
Tŷ	Tee	House
Wedi Mynd	WED-ee Mind	Gone / passed away
Wern Ddu	Wern Thee	Black alder marsh (place name)
Y Dyn Gwyrdd	Uh Deen Gweertth	The Green Man
Ych a fi	Ikh ah vee	Yuck / how disgusting	Expression of disgust
Ymchwiliad	Um-KHWIL-ee-ad	Investigation
Yr Allt	Ur Ahltt	The hillside / the wooded slope