bws
/bʊs/masculine
The Welsh word for bus is bws.
bws refers to the motor vehicle used for public transport.
Meaning: vehicle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
bws is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/bʊs/
Did you know?
- The plural of bws is bysiau, a transformation that changes the vowel sound and adds a suffix to make the English loanword fit Welsh grammatical patterns.
- Welsh uses the word bws for both a standard city bus and a long-distance coach, whereas English often distinguishes between the two.
- If you are waiting for a bus, you are not just at a 'stop', but at a 'safle bws' or 'arosfan', which literally means a 'waiting place'.
Examples in context
- Ble mae'r safle bws?Where's the bus stop?This sentence shows how to ask for the location of a bus stop using bws.Tatoeba #1963981 by Sisial, translation #35234 by CK
- Fe aeth y plant i'r ysgol ar y bws.The children went to school on the bus.This sentence demonstrates how to describe traveling to school by using bws.Tatoeba #8836835 by Akenaseryan, translation #8836838 by Akenaseryan
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gareth and Elowen are waiting at a stop.
- GarethYdy'r bws yn dod yn fuan?Is the bus coming soon?
- ElowenWelen, dw inni ddim yn gwybod.I don't know.
- GarethEdrychwch, dyma'r bws!Look, here is the bus!
- ElowenDa iawn, gadewn i fyny.Great, let's get on.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bus” translations and entries bws, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
