bara
/ˈbara/masculine
bara is the Welsh word for bread.
bara is a noun used to refer to baked dough made from cereals.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
bara is a masculine noun. When using the definite article 'the' with bara, it becomes y bara.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbara/
Did you know?
- The term bara descends from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'spike' or 'prickle', referring to the shape of the grain ear.
- In Welsh culture, the concept of 'bread' is often linked to the phrase bara a chaws, meaning 'bread and cheese', which is a traditional staple of a simple Welsh meal.
- The word bara is used in various compound idioms in Welsh to describe basic sustenance or the minimum requirements for survival.
Examples in context
- Dw i'n prynu bara.I'm buying bread.This sentence is useful for practicing the verb used with bara.Tatoeba #6890033 by Sisial, translation #5347060 by CarpeLanam
- Mae'r bachgen yn bwyta bara.The boy is eating bread.This sentence shows how to describe an action involving bara.Tatoeba #3138755 by SteCymru14, translation #881343 by Zifre
- Dw i'n bwyta bara.I am eating bread.This sentence is a simple way to state you are eating bara.Tatoeba #7075948 by azraelgnosis, translation #4864604 by jarbv
- Diolch am y baraThank you for the bread
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Owain and Catrin are preparing lunch in the kitchen.
- OwainOes gen ti bara, Catrin?Do you have bread, Catrin?
- CatrinDoes, mae'r bara yn y cegin.Yes, the bread is in the kitchen.
- OwainDa, dw i eisiau bara i'r toast.Good, I want bread for the toast.
- CatrinTaiswna, dyma'r bara i ti.Here, here is the bread for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bread” translations and entries bara, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
