Welsh for Merry Christmas
The Welsh for Merry Christmas is "Nadolig Llawen".
The word Nadolig is often shortened to "Dolig" as in Dolig Llawen but the full word version, Nadolig Llawen, is also in very common every use during the Christmas period.
Other similar phrases used at Christmas time are,
- Happy Christmas - Nadolig Hapus.
- Father Christmas - Sion Côrn.
- Merry Christmas and a happy new year - Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda.
- Merry Christmas everyone - Nadolig Llawen i bawb.
- Christmas Tree - Coeden Nadolig.
- Christmas Card - Cerdyn Nadolig.
- Christmas Present - Anrheg Nadolig.
- Christmas Eve - Noswyl Nadolig.
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