How to Write Christmas Gift Tags in Welsh

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Welsh-language Christmas gift tags on wrapped presents.

A Welsh message can make even a small Christmas gift feel more personal. You do not need a long sentence: a greeting, the recipient’s name and a warm sign-off are often enough.

Use the phrases below as building blocks, then adapt them to suit the person receiving the gift.

1. Essential Welsh phrases

Nadolig Llawen
Merry Christmas
Gyda chariad
With love
I ti
For you
I’r teulu
For the family
Gyda dymuniadau gorau
With best wishes
Oddi wrth...
From...
Oddi wrth dy Siôn Corn Cyfrinachol
From your Secret Santa
Christmas lights spelling Nadolig Llawen Bwcle in Buckley
Christmas lights spelling Nadolig Llawen Bwcle in Buckley. Source: John S Turner via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

2. Complete gift-tag examples

Combine a greeting, name and sign-off to create a natural message.

Nadolig Llawen, Mam.
Gyda chariad, Ceri.

Merry Christmas, Mum. With love, Ceri.

I’r teulu annwyl-Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

For the dear family-Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I ti, gyda dymuniadau gorau. Oddi wrth Rhys.

For you, with best wishes. From Rhys.

3. Playful and funny tags

Paid â bwyta’r papur lapio!
Don’t eat the wrapping paper!
Dyma beth roeddet ti eisiau... gobeithio!
Here is what you wanted... hopefully!
Y meddwl sy’n cyfrif.
It’s the thought that counts.
Cymerodd hwn oesoedd i’w greu!
This took forever to make!
Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon and a decorative bow
Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon and a decorative bow. Source: Iwona Erskine-Kellie via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

4. Messages for different people

For children

O Siôn Corn a’i geirw
From Santa and his reindeer
I’w agor ar Ddydd Nadolig yn unig!
To be opened on Christmas Day only!
Wrapped presents beneath a Christmas tree
Wrapped presents beneath a Christmas tree. Source: Chris Olszewski via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

For someone special

I fy nghariad annwyl
For my dear love
Cwrdd â fi dan yr uchelwydd.
Meet me under the mistletoe.

For friends

I fy ffrind gorau yn y byd i gyd
For my best friend in the whole world
Gifts wrapped in reusable cloth using the furoshiki technique
Gifts wrapped in reusable cloth using the furoshiki technique. Source: Culture Japon via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

For colleagues

Nadolig Llawen! Wela i di flwyddyn nesaf!
Merry Christmas! See you next year!

5. Designing mobile-friendly, readable tags

Keep the text short enough to read at a glance. Use a clear typeface or handwriting, plenty of space and strong contrast between the words and background.

Welsh symbols such as Y Ddraig Goch (the Red Dragon), a daffodil, a lovespoon or celyn (holly) can add a distinctive detail.

Simple tag formula
Greeting + recipient + warm sign-off + your name

A sheet of decorative Christmas gift-tag designs
A sheet of decorative Christmas gift-tag designs. Source: Renjishino via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

A five-tag mini task

Write one tag each for a friend, a couple, a child, a family and a colleague. Change the name and closing deliberately rather than copying the same formula five times.

Keep I (“to”) and Oddi wrth (“from”) visible if the presents will be mixed together.

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