Firstly, as you enter Wales and reach the border, you will notice road signs that read Croeso y Cymru, which translates to "Welcome to Wales". Pronounce Cymru as "kumm-ree."

Welsh people are generally friendly fold, so as you walk explore Wales you may hear "Bore da" which means "Good Morning", pronounced "boreh-dah" or "Shwmae" translating to "Hello", pronounced "shuh-my".

"Prynhawn da" means "Good afternoon", pronounced "prin-how'n-dah" and "Nos da" is "Good night", pronounced "nohs-dah". 

We all like to thank those who service us, whether the cashier at the local shop or the waitress after a lovely meal. "Diolch", pronounced "dee-olch" means "Thanks" and "Diolch yn fawr", pronounced "dee-olch-un-vow-er" is "Thank you very much".

"Please" is a little bit trickier, the Welsh say "Os gwelwch yn dda", pronounced "oss-gwell-ock-un-thar" translates to "If you see well" but is used for please. "Croeso" is "Welcome"; "Hwyl fawr" is "Goodbye. 

Placenames in Welsh are often logical. For example, once you know that Aber means river mouth/estuary, you can work out that Abertawe (Swansea) means ‘Mouth of the River Tawe).

As you travel through Wales, use this list to work out the meanings behind some of our place names:

Llan – Place

Capel – chapel

Traeth – beach

Castell – castle

Croes – cross

Afon – River

Dinas – hill-fortress

Aber – river mouth

Fferm – farm

Cwm – Valley

Eglwys – Church

Fforest – forest

1 – Un

2 – Dau 

3 – Tri 

4 – Pedwar 

5 – Pump

6 – Chwech 

7 – Saith 

8 – Wyth – 

9 – Naw 

10 – Deg 

Red - Coch 

Orange - Oren 

Yellow - Melyn 

Green - Gwyrdd 

Blue - Glas 

Purple - Porffor 

White - Gwyn 

Black - Du 

"Gobeithiwn eich gweld ar eich teithiau o amgylch Gorllewin Cymru." Or "We hope to see you on your travels around West Wales". Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if we can help you with your New Quay accommodation.