Gwlyio y pel-droed - watching the football

Mae heddiw yn y rownd terfynol o bel-droed, rheolau Awstralian – today is the final round of Australian rules football. 


Dyn ni’n enw e 'r ‘Grand Final'  – we call it the Grand Final.

Mae gyfrianchol gyda fi – I have a secret. Dw i ddim yn hoffi pel-droed – I don’t like football. Dydy e ddim yn Awstralian iawn – this is not very Australian. Efallai, dw i’n gwylio y pel-droed gyda fy nghwr, Andrew, prynhawn yma – Therefore, I am watching football with my husband Andrew, this afternoon.

Dyma ydy e'n bwyta creision – here he is eating crisps.

Mae fe’n gallu bwyta creision achos mae fe’n mynd i feicio bob dydd Sadwrn yn y mynydd – he is able to eat crisps because he cycles every Saturday in the mountains. Dw i ddim yn bwyta creision achos dw i’n cysgu bob dydd Sadwrn yn y gwely gwastad – I am not able to eat crisps because I sleep in every Saturday, on a flat bed.

Achos, dw i ddim hoffi chwaraeon, dweudais i i fy nghwr – bydda i’n gwylio y pel-droed os dw i’n gallu gweithio yn fy nghyfrifriadur a yfed coffi. Because I don’t like sport, I said to my husband – I will watch the football if I can work on my computer and drink coffee.

Dw i’n cael y prynhawn hfryd – I am having a lovely afternoon. Dw i wedi ysgrifennu llthyr i fy Nghefnder yn Gymru – I have written a letter to my cousin in Wales. Dw i’n ysgrifennu y blog yma, nawr – now, I am writing this blog.

Fel i ddweud, dw i ddim yn hoffi pel-droed – like I said, I don’t like football. Ond dw i’n gobeithio bod y tîm Gathod yn enill – but I hope Geelong wins.

Pam? Why?

Pryd, daeth fy nheulu o Lloegr i Awstralia, daethon ni fyw yn dref Geelong – when my family came from England to Australia, we lived in Geelong. Roedd fy Nhad yn gweithio i ‘Ford’ – my dad was working for Ford. Effallai, dw i’n gobeithio bod tîm Geelong yn enill, heddiw – therefore, I hope Geelong wins today.

Mae nhw yn enill, nawr, am y trydydd chwarter – they are winning now, at he third quarter. Mae y gêm yn mynd yn gyffrous – yn gyffrous iawn, iawn. The game is getting exciting – very, very exciting.
Mae rhaid i fi stopio ysgrifennu, nawr – I must stop writing now. 

Edrych â y gêm – watch the game.

Efallai, dw i’n gwneud hoffi pel-droed tipyn bach – perhaps, I do like football, a little bit.

Efallai, dw i’n tipyn bach Awstralian, hefyd – perhaps I am a little bit Australian too.


Mae flin da fi, am fy nrwg Cymraeg - sorry about my bad Welsh. :-)

How to make Pice Bach

Life has been unbelievably busy since returning home - with interviews, articles to write, library work to catch up on, a language to keep learning, and a family all deserving of my time.

I have thought about blogging so many times, but it has never quite happened. Today, at last I show up with a recipe. The Anglicised name for this sweet treat is Welsh cakes. But the Cymraeg is so much more evocative - Pice Bach ar y maen - little cakes baked on the stone.

Cynhwsion - Ingredients

• 8 owns blawd hunan-codi (hint: hunan-codi means self raising)
• 3 owns menyn (butter)
• pinsio halen (I leave the salt out)
• 3 owns cwrens (currants)
• pinsio sbeis cymsyg (mixed pice)
• Wy (an egg - the w is supposed to have a little accent but I don't know how to achieve this, yet)
• tipyn bach llaeth i gymysgu (a little milk to mix)

Dull - method

• Rhwbio 'r menyn i mewn i'r blawd hunan-codi nes iddo edrych fel brwision bara - rub the butter into the self raising flour until it looks like the bread crumbs 
• Ychwanegu y cynhwysion sych, yr wy a 'r llaeth - add the dry ingredients, the egg and the milk
• Cymysgu i does ffyrm - mix to a firm dough
• Rholio allan, a thorri yn grwn - roll out and cut into rounds
• Pobi ar y maen dros wres cymedrol - cook on the stone (cast iron pan will do) over a medium heat.

Mmm ... delicious - mwynhau!