There are two ways of saying would like in Welsh, using hoffwn (south) and leiciwn (north). It’s best to be aware of both, and let local usage dictate which one you use.
Do not use yn , and following verbnouns such as cuddio , to hide , will take soft mutation in the affirmative and interrogative, but do not mutate after dim . Leiciwn is sometimes used with the affirmative particle mi which causes soft mutation.
Affirmative
English Welsh Alternative Examples I would like leiciwn i mi leiciwn i leiciwn i guddio you would like leiciet ti mi leiciet ti leiciet ti guddio he would like leiciai fo mi leiciai fo leiciai fo guddio she would like leiciai hi mi leiciai hi leiciai hi guddio Carys would like leiciai Carys mi leiciai Carys leiciai Carys guddio the girls would like leiciai’r merched mi leiciai’r merched leiciai’r merched guddio we would like leicien ni mi leicien ni leicien ni guddio you would like leiciech chi mi leiciech chi leiciech chi guddio they would like leicien nhw mi leicien nhw leicien nhw guddio
Interrogative
English Welsh Alternative Examples would I like? leiciwn i? – leiciwn i guddio? would you like? leiciet ti? – leiciet ti guddio? would he like? leiciai fo? – leiciai fo guddio? would she like? leiciai hi? – leiciai hi guddio? would Carys like? leiciai Carys? – leiciai Carys guddio? would the girls like? leiciai’r merched? – leiciai’r merched guddio? would we like? leicien ni? – leicien ni guddio? would you like? leiciech chi? – leiciech chi guddio? would they like? leicien nhw? – leicien nhw guddio?
Negative
English Welsh Alternative Examples I would not like leiciwn i ddim – leiciwn i ddim cuddio you would not like leiciet ti ddim – leiciet ti ddim cuddio he would not like leiciai fo ddim – leiciai fo ddim cuddio she would not like leiciai hi ddim – leiciai hi ddim cuddio Carys would not like leiciai Carys ddim – leiciai Carys ddim cuddio the girls would not like leiciai’r merched ddim – leiciai’r merched ddim cuddio we would not like leicien ni ddim – leicien ni ddim cuddio you would not like leiciech chi ddim – leiciech chi ddim cuddio they would not like leicien nhw ddim – leicien nhw ddim cuddio