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Homecoming Waves: Finding Family's Strength at Year’s Turn

Homecoming Waves: Finding Family's Strength at Year’s Turn

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 Fluent Fiction - Welsh: Homecoming Waves: Finding Family's Strength at Year’s Turn Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/cy/episode/2025-12-31-23-34-02-cy Story Transcript:Cy: Ar fore'r diwrnod, roedd Aberystwyth Seafront yn gwisgo ei wisg gaeafol gorau.En: On the morning of the day, Aberystwyth Seafront was wearing its best winter clothes.Cy: Roedd y gwynt yn chwibanu drwy'r tonnau, gan gysylltu'r môr a'r tir â chasgenni o ewyn gwyn.En: The wind was whistling through the waves, connecting the sea and the land with barrels of white foam.Cy: Roedd y stryd yn byw gyda golau wrth i'r promynad ddisgleirio fel sêr ar wyneb y dŵr.En: The street was alive with light as the promenade sparkled like stars on the surface of the water.Cy: Dylan, gyda'i ben wedi llawn meddyliau, cerdded lawr y promenâd.En: Dylan, with his head full of thoughts, walked down the promenade.Cy: Wedi dychwelyd o Awstralia ar ôl blynyddoedd, roedd ei galon yn teimlo'n llanoi gyda chynnwrf a phryder.En: Having returned from Australia after years, his heart felt filled with excitement and anxiety.Cy: "A fyddaf byth yn teimlo cartref fel o'r blaen?En: "Will I ever feel at home like before?"Cy: " meddyliodd wrth iddo edrych allan ar y bae.En: he thought as he looked out at the bay.Cy: "Hei, Dylan!En: "Hey, Dylan!"Cy: " gwaeddodd llais cyfarwydd.En: shouted a familiar voice.Cy: Roedd Eira, ei chwaer iau, yn ei gwahodd i ymuno â'r dorf.En: It was Eira, his younger sister, inviting him to join the crowd.Cy: Roedd hi'n dal dwylo Llewellyn, eu taid, oedd yn syllu allan at gylch cyntaf y tonnau.En: She was holding hands with Llewellyn, their grandfather, who was gazing out at the first ring of the waves.Cy: Roedd y môr wedi edrych ar Llewellyn dros y degawdau.En: The sea had watched over Llewellyn over the decades.Cy: "Dewch adref, Dy," meddai Llewellyn, ei lais yn drwchus ac yn llonydd fel y don sydd newydd dorri.En: "Come home, Dy," said Llewellyn, his voice thick and calm like the wave that has just broken.Cy: Nid oedd angen gormod o eiriau ar Llewellyn, roedd ei bresenoldeb yn anllythrennol o gryfder.En: Llewellyn didn't need many words; his presence was an unspoken strength.Cy: Roedd Eira yn dilyn, "Mae'n hen amser cael cyfarfod teuluol.En: Eira followed, "It's high time for a family gathering.Cy: Mae'r flwyddyn newydd bob amser yn ddechrau newydd.En: The new year is always a new beginning."Cy: "Pan agosodd hanner nos, dododd Dylan wawd i'r ochr a chynigiodd ei law.En: As midnight approached, Dylan set aside his mockery and offered his hand.Cy: Roedd eu dwylo yn uno mewn cylch cynnes, amlochrog o gariad.En: Their hands united in a warm circle, multifaceted with love.Cy: Wrth i'r oriawr daro canol nos, dechrau'r dorf ganu "Auld Lang Syne," a theimlodd Dylan fflachiad o ryddhad.En: As the clock struck midnight, the crowd began singing "Auld Lang Syne," and Dylan felt a flash of relief.Cy: “Dw i’n teimlo’n estron weithiau,” gwaeddodd Dylan yn uchel, ei lais yn cael ei gario dros y tonnau.En: "I feel like a stranger sometimes," shouted Dylan, his voice carried over the waves.Cy: Eira gwasgu'n dyner ei law.En: Eira gently squeezed his hand.Cy: “Mae teulu yma i chi bob amser, Dy,” meddai wrthym, "dim ots lle rydych chi wedi bod.En: “Family is always here for you, Dy,” she said, "no matter where you have been.Cy: Mae'r boncyff teuluol yn rhy gryf i gael ei ddinistrio.En: The family tree is too strong to be destroyed."Cy: "Gyda chynnesder Eira a doethineb Llewellyn yn gwibio trwy ei enaid, teimlodd Dylan fod yr ymbarel teuluol wedi dwyn ef yn ol i gartref.En: With Eira's warmth and Llewellyn's wisdom rushing through his soul, Dylan felt that the family umbrella had brought him back home.Cy: Nid y lle oedd yn gwneud i le deimlo fel cartref, ond y bobl oedd yno gydag ef.En: It wasn't the place that made it feel like home, but the people who were there with him.Cy: Roedd y cyfan yn mynd a dod â’r tonnau yn y tywyllwch.En: Everything came and went with the waves in the darkness.Cy: Roedd y môr, fel amser, yn symud yn gyson, ond roedd y teulu yn dal dros amser.En: The sea, like time, moved constantly, but the family held on over time.Cy: Roedd Dylan o'r diwedd yn ei le, ei wreiddiau ynghlwm fel y môr a’r tir yn cyflwyno’r addewidion newydd o’r flwyddyn sydd i ddod.En: Finally, Dylan was in his place, his roots intertwined as the sea and the land presented the new promises of the year to come. Vocabulary Words:whistling: chwibanupromenade: promynadsparkled: disgleirioanxiety: pryderfamiliar: cyfarwyddgazing: sylluunspoken: anllythrennolmockery: wawdmultifaceted: amlochrogrelief: fflachiadstranger: estrongently: dynersqueezed: gwasguumbrella: ymbarelintertwined: ynghlwmdecades: degawdaucalm: llonyddstrength: cryfderroots: wreiddiaubarrels: chasgennifoam: ewynwaves: tonnausurface: wynebbay: baeapproached: agosoddcarried: cael ei gariowisdom: doethinebconstantly: yn gysonbeginning: ...
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