The Missing Passport: Gareth's Race Against Time

Fluent Fiction - Welsh: The Missing Passport: Gareth's Race Against Time
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Story Transcript:

Cy: Ym mrigian perffaith y gwanwyn hwyr, roedd heddlu Caerdydd yn brysur.
En: In the perfect late spring, heddlu Caerdydd (Cardiff police) were busy.

Cy: Roedd yr orsaf heddlu'n llawn pobl, lleisiau a phapurau yn symud yn sydyn.
En: The police station was full of people, voices, and papers moving quickly.

Cy: Dros y ddesg, gyda llyfrau nodiadau a thelefonnau'n cyflymu, safodd Gareth.
En: Over the desk, with notebooks and phones speeding up, Gareth stood.

Cy: Roedd ei wyneb yn dawel ond mewnol roedd pryder yn ei daflu i mewn.
En: His face was calm but internally anxiety was throwing him inside.

Cy: Roedd ei basbort, allwedd ei gynhadledd bwysig yn Nulyn, ar goll.
En: His passport, the key to his important conference in Nulyn (Dublin), was missing.

Cy: "Mae llawer yn dibynnu ar hyn," meddai Gareth yn daer wrth Sioned, swyddog ar ddyletswydd.
En: "A lot depends on this," Gareth said earnestly to Sioned, the duty officer.

Cy: Gwnaeth ei orau i esbonio'r sefyllfa.
En: He did his best to explain the situation.

Cy: "Bydd fy hediad prynhawn yfory, ac nid oes gennyf nawr fy mhrawf teithio hanfodol."
En: "My flight is tomorrow afternoon, and now I don't have my essential travel proof."

Cy: Safodd Sioned yn ddiffuant, gyda llyfr nodiadau yn llaw.
En: Sioned stood sincerely, with a notebook in hand.

Cy: "Byddwn yn cofnodi'r adroddiad yma, Gareth. Gwnewch yn siŵr ein bod wedi cynnwys pob manylyn."
En: "We will record the report here, Gareth. Make sure we've included every detail."

Cy: Roedd Gareth yn anniddig ac yn poeni.
En: Gareth was restless and worried.

Cy: Roedd y cloc yn tic-tac llawer rhy gyflym, ac er yr amser yma yn yr orsaf, nid oedd amser iddo stopio.
En: The clock was ticking far too quickly, and despite the time here at the station, there was no time for him to stop.

Cy: Roedd dryswch yn iechydol pan ddylai efallai fod gyda'i deulu, dal i ymarfer ei gyflwyniad.
En: There was confusion where he perhaps should have been with his family, still practicing his presentation.

Cy: Roedd gobaith bach yn gymorth, ond nid oedd Perlau Taf yn rhywle cyffyrddus.
En: A small hope served as a help, but Perlau Taf wasn’t a very comfortable place.

Cy: Yn sydyn, canodd ei ffôn.
En: Suddenly, his phone rang.

Cy: Carys oedd ar y llinell.
En: Carys was on the line.

Cy: “Gareth, edrychwch yn y ceir!” sibrydodd hi’n excited.
En: “Gareth, look in the cars!” she whispered excitedly.

Cy: "Ydach chi'n siŵr?" gofynnodd Gareth yn chwilfrydig.
En: "Are you sure?" Gareth asked curiously.

Cy: Cyn iddo gael siawns i ailadrodd y cwestiwn, roedd Carys wedi hwylio'r neges.
En: Before he had a chance to repeat the question, Carys had ended the call.

Cy: Roedd ei eiriau'n ysgafn fel gwynt y bore.
En: Her words were light as the morning wind.

Cy: Apwyntiodd ei ben i ddiolch i Sioned a phawb eraill yn yr orsaf, cawsant eu sulum gan y cysyniad o synhwyro golau newydd a tort allan y drws i'w gar.
En: He nodded his head to thank Sioned and everyone else at the station; they were comforted by the concept of sensing a new light, and he rushed out the door to his car.

Cy: Agorodd y drysau'n ofalus; y drysau oedd gwellt olaf ei obeithion.
En: He opened the doors carefully; the doors were the last strand of his hopes.

Cy: Yno, yn y blwch ymglaw wasgwyd y basbort, yn ddiogel fel cyd-angau clustog meddal.
En: There, in the glove box, the passport was pressed, safe like a soft cushion.

Cy: Teimlai Gareth hydywedd o lawenydd.
En: Gareth felt a surge of joy.

Cy: Gyda phrawf ei lwc dan ei fraich, cychwynnodd Gareth ato, gan wynebu ei daith gyda hyder newydd wedi'i enyn gan brofiad a dysg o rheoli'r manion sydd yn bwysicach nag y tybiodd gyntaf.
En: With proof of his luck under his arm, Gareth headed out, facing his journey with newfound confidence ignited by experience and understanding of managing the small things that are more important than he first thought.

Cy: A chariad a diolchodd i’r cyffur crisp, daeth y stori i ben; Gareth gadawodd i baratoi am ei daith, gyda dysg newydd sydd a mwy, ar sut i reoli a chyfaddasu i'r byd cymhleth sydd o'n cwmpas.
En: With affection and thanks to the crispy luck, the story ended; Gareth went to prepare for his journey, with new lessons on how to manage and adapt to the complex world around us.


Vocabulary Words:

• perfect: perffaith
• anxiety: pryder
• essential: hanfodol
• earnestly: yn daer
• sincerely: yn ddiffuant
• confusion: dryswch
• practicing: ymarfer
• excitedly: yn excited
• curiously: yn chwilfrydig
• concept: cysyniad
• carefully: ofalus
• cushion: clustog
• confidence: hyder
• understanding: dealltwriaeth
• adapting: cyfaddasu
• complimentary: cyffyrddus
• record: cofnodi
• restless: anniddig
• surge: hudywedd
• tick-tick: tic-tac
• suddenly: yn sydyn
• whispered: sibrydodd
• pressed: wasgwyd
• journey: taith
• proof: prawf
• healthful: iechydol
• station: orsaf
• appointment: apwyntiodd
• sense: synhwyro
• ignite: enyn