heno
Sounds roughly like: hen-awe?
IPA: /ˈhɛnɔ/ or /ˈheːnɔ/ ?
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
adverb
tonightduring this night
Wyt ti isio aros yma heno?
Do you want to stay here tonight?
Heno, mi fyddwn ni'n edrych ar uned newydd.
Tonight, we'll be looking at a new unit.
noun fem.
1. tonightthis evening
Mae heno yn gyfle da i drafod ein syniadau.
Tonight is a good opportunity to discuss our ideas.
Heno yw noson hira'r gaeaf.
Tonight is the longest night of winter.
2.
as a possessive modifier of another noun
tonight'sthis evening'shappening during this night or evening
Mi fydd tywydd heno'n oer ac yn sych.
Tonight's weather will be cold and dry.
More about heno (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from proto-Celtic *sindai(this) + *noxte(night)
Connections?
Bretonhenozh tonight
Cornishhaneth tonight
Irishanocht tonight
Gàidhlig a-nochd tonight
Manxnoght tonight
Topics and themes?
days and times
ddoe (yesterday)
heddiw (today)
neithiwr (last night)
yfory (tomorrow)
Idioms and phrases?
heno 'ma
literally "this tonight "
tonight; this evening (often with an emphasis on the immediate context or the anticipation of events in the near future)
Sut hwyl sydd arnoch chi heno 'ma?
How's it going with you this evening?
Yn y rhaglen heno 'ma, mae gyda ni siaradwyr difyr.
On the show tonight, we have some entertaining speakers.
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