llongyfarchiadau
plural
The English phrase congratulations is expressed in Welsh as llongyfarchiadau.
llongyfarchiadau is a common way to express approbation. When you want to say congratulations on a specific event or success, you use the preposition ar (on) immediately after the noun, such as in the phrase llongyfarchiadau ar…
Meaning: expressing approbation (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a plural noun. It is composed of llongyfarch (congratulate) and the plural suffix -iadau (the equivalent of -ations).
How does it change in a sentence?
While llongyfarchiadau is the plural form used for the common expression, the singular form of the noun is llongyfarchiad.
Did you know?
- The verb llongyfarch is closely related to the word for 'bell', cloch. Historically, congratulating someone was associated with the ringing of bells to announce a joyous event.
- The word llongyfarchiadau begins with the letter ll, a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative. To produce it, you place your tongue in the 'l' position but blow air around the sides without using your vocal cords.
- In some Welsh-speaking communities, a simple 'Da iawn' (Very good) is often more culturally natural for small successes than the more formal llongyfarchiadau.
Examples in context
- Llongyfarchiadau ar lwyddo yn yr arholiadau.Congratulations on succeeding in the exams.This sentence shows how to use llongyfarchiadau when congratulating someone on succeeding in exams.Tatoeba #10272179 by SabukHitam, translation #10272180 by SabukHitam
- Llongyfarchiadau!Congratulations!This is a simple, standalone use of llongyfarchiadau.Tatoeba #7826948 by sharris123, translation #1437 by CK
- Llongyfarchiadau. Yn ôl Tom, roedd yr arholiadau newydd yn anodd iawn.Congratulations. According to Tom, the new exams were very difficult.This example demonstrates using llongyfarchiadau in a conversational context regarding the difficulty of exams.Tatoeba #10272175 by SabukHitam, translation #10272176 by SabukHitam
- Da iawn ar ennill y gêm!Well done on winning the game!
Example conversation
Owain tells Elowen about her new job.
- OwainLlongyfarchiadau ar dy swydd newydd, Elowen!Congratulations on your new job, Elowen!
- ElowenDiolch yn fawr, Owain!Thank you very much, Owain!
- OwainYdych chi'n hapus iawn?Are you very happy?
- ElowenYdw, rydw i'n ddigon hapus.Yes, I am quite happy.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “congratulations” translations and entries llongyfarchiadau, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
