gartref
also:gartre,gartra
Sounds roughly like: gar-trev?
IPA: /ˈgartrɛv/ ?
(also [colloquial]/ˈgatrɛ/, [colloquial]/ˈgartra/)
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
adverb
home
a. homewardsto or towards one's home
Dw i'n teithio gartre i Gymru.
I'm travelling home to Wales.
Dydy e ddim wedi dod gartre o'r ysgol.
He hasn't come home from school.
b. at homein one's home
Ydy dad gartre?
Is dad home?
Dydyn ni ddim yn siarad Cymraeg gartref.
We don't speak Welsh at home.
c.
sports
at the team's home ground (sometimes also used as an adjective)
Mewn gêm gartre, mi fydd cannoedd o bobl yn gwylio.
In a home game, hundreds of people will be watching.
More about gartref (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
soft mutation of the noun cartref(home)
Family?
adref
home(wards)
cartref
home
pentref
village
tref
town
Topics and themes?
house and home
byw (live)
cartref (home)
teulu (family)
tŷ (house)
Synonyms?
adref (home)
in sense 1b
mewn (in)
Antonyms?
in sense 1b
allan (out)
mas (out)
Don't try this at home!
Although you'll probably encounter gartref frequently, it's an informal word. It's best to learn adref instead, which has the same range of meanings but is also appropriate in more formal language.
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