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A Day Out with Dai! Trivia Quiz

Fancy a day out in Wales? Take the trip with Dai, your long lost Welsh cousin. He'll help you with all the basic conversational phrases you'll need. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by MaggieG. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MaggieG

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,001

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
735

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's just after one p.m. and your train arrives in Cardiff. There is Dai on the platform, waiting for you. How do you greet him? Hint

Nos da!

Bore da!

Prynhawn da!

Noswaith dda!

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Question 2 of 10

2. Dai is thrilled to see you. "Sut wyt ti?" he calls, "How are you?" You're feeling fine. How do you respond to his question? Hint

Wedi blino

Gweddol

Ofnadwy

Da iawn

3. Dai rushes his favourite cousin off to a nearby cafe for some light refreshment. It's rather chilly outside and you could do with a bit of comfort. You want a hot chocolate. What do you ask for? Hint

siocled poeth

te gyda llaeth

sudd oren

hufen ia

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Question 4 of 10

4. You order your drink from the waiter. How do you say "please"? Hint

croeso

esgusodwch fi

os gwelwch yn dda

diolch yn fawr

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dai is concerned that you may be feeling rather peckish, and asks if you would like something to eat. "Ga i brechdan cig mochyn?" you say. What have you asked for? Hint

a cake

a cigarette

a bacon sandwich

a packet of crisps

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Question 6 of 10

6. As you finish eating, one of Dai's friends arrives in the cafe. You want to plan your afternoon's entertainment, so Dai asks him what the weather's like outside. He says, "Mae'n bwrw glaw". Is it ...? Hint

snowing

sunny

raining

windy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dai announces that a local Male Voice Choir is singing at St. David's Hall. You think it would be a wonderful opportunity to experience Welsh culture. Where does Dai take you? Hint

Neuadd Dewi Sant

Eglwys Dewi Sant

Arfarchnad Dewi Sant

Dydd Dewi Sant

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Question 8 of 10

8. You're enjoying your tour of Wales' capital city, but you ask Dai, "Faint o'r gloch ydy hi?" What does Dai do? Hint

He finds you somewhere to sit down

He gets out his wallet

He calls an ambulance

He looks at his watch

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Question 9 of 10

9. It's almost time for your train home. As Dai walks you back to the station, he talks about his love for his Welsh homeland. The word he uses has no direct English translation. What is this word? Hint

bola

gwallt

llunc

hiraeth

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Question 10 of 10

10. You're safely on the train, and as it pulls slowly out of the station, Dai waves to you. How do you say goodbye to him? Hint

Faerwel

Twdel pyp

Hwyl fawr

Gwdbai

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's just after one p.m. and your train arrives in Cardiff. There is Dai on the platform, waiting for you. How do you greet him?

Answer: Prynhawn da!

"Prynhawn da" is literally "afternoon good", the position of adjectives and nouns being usually reversed in Welsh. "Bore" is morning, "noswaith", evening. "Nos da", good night, is only used last thing at night.

2. Dai is thrilled to see you. "Sut wyt ti?" he calls, "How are you?" You're feeling fine. How do you respond to his question?

Answer: Da iawn

"Da iawn" literally translated as "good well", is usually accompanied by "diolch", "thank you". "Wedi blino" means tired, "ofnadwy" means "terrible", while "gweddol" means "so-so".

Answer: siocled poeth

"Sudd oren" is orange juice, "te gyda llaeth" is tea with milk, and "hufen ia" wouldn't do at all to warm you up as it's ice-cream!

4. You order your drink from the waiter. How do you say "please"?

Answer: os gwelwch yn dda

Although the expression is rather a mouthful, it hasn't been entirely superceded by the alternative, simpler "plis". "Esgusodwch fi" is "excuse me", "diolch yn fawr" is "thank you very much", and "croeso" is "welcome" or "you're welcome".

5. Dai is concerned that you may be feeling rather peckish, and asks if you would like something to eat. "Ga i brechdan cig mochyn?" you say. What have you asked for?

Answer: a bacon sandwich

"Cig mochyn" literally translates as "pig meat".

Answer: raining

It does a lot of this in Wales! "Mae'n", (it is) is the starting phrase for all weathers. "Mae'n bwrw eira" (snowing), "Mae'n heulog" (sunny), "Mae'n wyntog" (windy).

7. Dai announces that a local Male Voice Choir is singing at St. David's Hall. You think it would be a wonderful opportunity to experience Welsh culture. Where does Dai take you?

Answer: Neuadd Dewi Sant

St. David's Hall in Cardiff is a famous venue for music of all types both classical and modern. "Neuadd" is a hall of any kind. "Dewi Sant" is, of course St. David, patron saint of Wales. "Arfarchnad" is a "supermarket", "eglwys" is a church (very close to the French word �glise) while "Dydd Dewi Sant" is St. David's Day, celebrated on March 1st.

8. You're enjoying your tour of Wales' capital city, but you ask Dai, "Faint o'r gloch ydy hi?" What does Dai do?

Answer: He looks at his watch

"Faint o'r gloch ydy hi" is the way to ask the time. The literal meaning is "How many of the clock is it?"

Answer: hiraeth

Although the word loosely translates as "intense longing" there is really no comparable English phrase. In the English version of the Welsh National Anthem which I was taught in school, the last line includes the Welsh word - "My longing, my hiraeth for Wales. "Bola" means stomach (think of the English word "belly") "llunc" is throat (an interesting word to pronounce!), while "gwallt" is hair.

10. You're safely on the train, and as it pulls slowly out of the station, Dai waves to you. How do you say goodbye to him?

Answer: Hwyl fawr

"Hwyl", and "hwyl fawr" are the conventional ways of saying "goodbye", while "Da bo chi" is often used too. The three alternative answers here are English ways of saying goodbye, written as they sound in Welsh - toodle pip, goodbye and farewell!

Source: Author MaggieG

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