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mai1

conjunction
in English is:

that

,

that it (is)

bai2

(hwn) noun masculine (beiau)
in English is:

fault

,

flaw

,

blame

Mutations

Soft:fai
Nasal:mai
Aspirate:(no mutation)

Use

y bai hwn
fy mai i
dy fai di
ei fai ef/o
ei bai hi
ein bai ni
eich bai chi
eu bai nhw/hwy
yr un bai
y ddau fai cyflym*
y tri bai pell*
y pedwar bai tawel*
y pum bai bach*
y chwe bai da*
y saith bai glân*
yr wyth bai llawn*
y naw bai mawr*
y deg bai rhyfedd*

* These adjectives were chosen based on their initial letter in order to demostrate their mutations, and therefore their meaning will not make sense after some nouns!

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Phrases (22)
amlwg bai lle ni bo cariad
criticism comes easily where there's no love lost
ar (rywun) mae’r bai:arnaf i (arnat ti, arno ef, a.y.b.) mae’r bai
I am to blame, it's my fault
ar fai
at fault,

culpable

, to blame
bai un: gwers arall
one man's fault is another man's lesson
blodau cyn Mai, gorau na bai
you don't want flowers before May
bwrw’r bai:bwrw bai:bwrw’r bai arnaf fi (arnat ti, arno ef, a.y.b.)
[~ ar rywun neu rywbeth]

to blame

Calan Mai:Clanmai:Clamai
May day
cwympo ar fy (dy, ei, a.y.b.) mai
to admit being at fault
dim glaw Mai dim mêl Medi
no rain in May no honey in September
disgyn ar fy (dy, ei, a.y.b.) mai
to admit being at fault, to admit to one’s failings
drwy feiau eraill mae'r doeth yn cywiro ei feiau ei hun
learn from other people's mistakes
fel cangen Mai
like a dog’s dinner
fel mai
so that
gweld bai ar (rywun neu rywbeth)
to find fault
gweld bai ar
to find fault
heb ei fai heb ei eni
nobody's perfect
Ionawr cynnes, Mai oer
a warm January will lead to a cold May
mis Mai

May

mwya'i fai sy'n rhoi bai ar arall
the biggest culprit always finds someone else to blame
pigo bai
to pick faults
rhoi bai ar (rywun neu rywbeth):rhoi bai arnaf fi (arnat ti, arno ef, a.y.b.):rhoi’r bai ar (rywun neu rywbeth):rhoi’r bai arnaf fi (arnat ti, arno ef, a.y.b.)

to blame

syrthio ar fy (dy, ei, a.y.b.) mai

to admit

,

to confess

, to own up
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