Welsh Word of the Day
cysgu
/KUS-gee/ • verb — 22nd of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to sleep
Examples
- Dw i eisiau cysgu am wyth awr.
(I want to sleep for eight hours.) - Mae'r babi'n cysgu yn y gwely.
(The baby is sleeping in the bed.) - Os nad wyt ti'n cysgu digon, byddi di'n flinedig.
(If you don't sleep enough, you will be tired.)
Synonyms
- gorffwys
- cwsg
Cysgu is the everyday verb for sleeping. You commonly use it with forms of 'to be' (e.g., "dw i'n cysgu" = "I'm sleeping"). The related noun is 'cwsg' (a sleep). 'Gorffwys' is a close synonym meaning 'to rest' and is used when you want to emphasize resting rather than sleeping completely.
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