gorsaf drenau
The English phrase 'train station' is gorsaf drenau in Welsh.
gorsaf drenau refers to a place where trains stop to let passengers get on and off.
Did you know?
- While gorsaf drenau is the standard term, you will often see the word stesen used in Wales, which is a direct loan from the English word 'station'.
- The word gorsaf is built from the prefix gor- and the root of sefyll, meaning 'to stand'.
- In Welsh, drenau is the plural of tren, a word borrowed from English that replaced older descriptive terms for the locomotive.
Examples in context
- Mae rhaid i ni fynd i'r gorsaf drenau.We must go to the train station.
Example conversation
Rhiannon and Gareth are deciding where to meet.
- RhiannonFyddych chi'n cyrrau'r gorsaf drenau, Gareth?Will you reach the train station, Gareth?
- GarethYdw, byddaf yno am chwech o'r gloch.Yes, I will be there for six o'clock.
- RhiannonDa, byddaf i yn aros wrth y gorsaf drenau.Good, I will be waiting by the train station.
- GarethIawn, gweler chi yno.Okay, see you there.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gorsaf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
