paid â / peidiwch â

Don't: Paid  and Peidiwch Â

Level 2

To say "Don't!", use Paid â with someone you call ti and Peidiwch â with chi: Paid â phoeni! (Don't worry!).

How It Works

Pattern: Paid / Peidiwch + â + verb-noun.

  • Paid â phoeni! — Don't worry! (to ti)
  • Peidiwch â chyffwrdd! — Don't touch! (to chi)
  • Peidiwch â thalu nawr — Don't pay now

Aspirate mutation. Â changes only c, p and t: c → ch, p → ph, t → th. Other letters stay the same: Paid â bwyta hwnna, Peidiwch â siarad, Paid â gwneud hynny. See aspirate mutation.

Ag before a vowel. Paid ag anghofio! (Don't forget!), Peidiwch ag edrych i lawr! (Don't look down!).

In speech. People often leave out â, and then there is usually no mutation: Paid poeni!. Paid! on its own means "Don't!" or "Stop it!".

Peidio also appears in other patterns: Mae'n well i ti beidio (You'd better not), Rhaid i fi beidio (I mustn't). See mae'n well i and mae rhaid i. For positive commands, see ti imperatives and chi imperatives.

Examples (6)

  1. Paid â phoeni am y prawf!

    Don't worry about the test!

    To ti. Poeni becomes phoeni after â.

  2. Peidiwch â chyffwrdd!

    Don't touch!

    To chi. Cyffwrdd becomes chyffwrdd.

  3. Paid ag anghofio dy allweddi!

    Don't forget your keys!

    Ag before a vowel.

  4. Peidiwch â bod yn hwyr.

    Don't be late.

    B does not change after â.

  5. Peidiwch â thalu nawr.

    Don't pay now.

    Talu becomes thalu. North: rŵan for nawr.

  6. Paid poeni, bydd popeth yn iawn.

    Don't worry, everything will be fine.

    Everyday speech often drops â, and the mutation with it.

Common Mistakes

  • Making a negative command with ddim.

    Eistedda ddim yna!
    Paid ag eistedd yna!

    Commands are not made negative with ddim. Use paid â (ti) or peidiwch â (chi) + the verb-noun.

  • Using â before a vowel.

    Paid â anghofio!
    Paid ag anghofio!

    Before a vowel, â becomes ag.

How It Connects

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paid â / peidiwch âLevel 2Don't: Paid  and Peidiwch Â

Learn This First

Negative commands use paid/peidiwch + â with aspirate mutation.

Words in This Pattern

peidioâ