brysia wella
The Welsh phrase for "get well" is brysia wella.
brysia wella is used to express the wish for someone to recover from an illness or an injury.
Meaning: to recover from illness or injury (verb)
Did you know?
- The word wella can also be used in a competitive sense to mean 'improving' a score or a record, moving the meaning from medicine to achievement.
- In some older poetic contexts, the idea of 'getting well' was linked to the word iechyd, which is why you will often see iechyd da used as a toast for health.
- In Welsh, you can use wella to describe not just physical health, but also an improvement in mood or a spiritual recovery.
Example conversation
Elowen visits Owain while he is sick in bed.
- ElowenYn drist weld ti, Owain. Brysia wella.Sad to see you, Owain. Get well.
- OwainDiolch, Elowen. Dw i'n teimlo'n gwell eisoes.Thanks, Elowen. I feel better already.
- ElowenDa, brysia wella cyn y penwythnos.Good, get well before the weekend.
- OwainGwna fy ngores, byddaf yn iawn.I'll do my best, I'll be fine.
