heddiw
also:heddi
Sounds roughly like: heth-you?
IPA: /ˈheːðɪu/ or /ˈhɛðɪu/ ?
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
adverb
today
a. during this day
Mae llythyr wedi cyrraedd heddiw.
A letter has arrived today.
b.
in extended use
in the present
Beth ydy Cymru heddiw?
What is Wales today?
Felly y mae y byd heddiw.
That's how the world is today.
noun masc.
1. today
a. this day
Heddiw yw'r diwrnod.
Today's the day.
Doedd heddiw ddim yn wahannol iawn.
Today wasn't much different.
b.
in extended use
the present
Mae angen i ni fyw er mwyn heddiw.
We must live for the present.
2.
as a possessive modifier of another noun
belonging to today
a. belonging to this day
Mae cyfarfod heddiw yn gyfle i ni drafod ein syniadau.
Today's meeting is a chance for us to discuss our ideas.
b. belonging to the presentmodern
Dydy plant heddiw ddim yn cael rhedeg yn rhydd.
Today's kids aren't allowed to run free.
More about heddiw (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from proto-Celtic *so(this) + *diyos(day)
Connections?
Cornishhedhyw today
Bretonhiziv today
Topics and themes?
days and times
ddoe (yesterday)
heno (tonight)
neithiwr (last night)
yfory (tomorrow)
Idioms and phrases?
hyd heddiw
literally "until today"
up to now; until the present day; as yet
Mae fy lluniau cynnar adra gan Mam hyd heddiw.
Mum still has my early pictures at home.
o heddiw ymlaen
(also: o heddiw allan)
from this day on; from now on
Mae'r wefan ar gael i bawb o heddiw ymlaen.
The website is available to all from today onwards.
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