This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken 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