siwmae

Welsh

Welsh phrasebook

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Alternative forms

sh'mae, shwmae (South Wales)
sumae, s'mae (North Wales)

Etymology

A contraction of sut mae hi? (“how is it?”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /sɨˈmaːɨ̯/, /ʃɨˈmaːɨ̯/, /ˈsmaːɨ̯/
(South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʃʊˈmai̯/, /ˈʃmai̯/

Interjection

siwmae

(informal) hi! what's up? how goes it? (an informal greeting recognized throughout Wales)

References

Modern Welsh dictionary: a guide to the living language, by Gareth King.

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