PATAGONIA - Patagonia11
Instances of am for speaker GAB

136GABa wedyn oedd rhaid i mam feddwl am fagu (.) wyth o ni .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF rhaidnecessity.N.M.SG ito.PREP mammother.N.F.SG feddwlthink.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP fagurear.V.INFIN+SM wytheight.NUM oof.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  and then mum had to think about raising eight of us.
146GABond o(e)dd rha(id) mam feddwl am magu (y)r wyth plentyn (y)ma achos gaeth dada (e)i gladdu yn Buenos_AiresCS .
  ondbut.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF rhaidnecessity.N.M.SG mammother.N.F.SG feddwlthink.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP magurear.V.INFIN yrthe.DET.DEF wytheight.NUM plentynchild.N.M.SG ymahere.ADV achosbecause.CONJ gaethget.V.3S.PAST+SM dadaDaddy.N.M.SG eihis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S gladdubury.V.INFIN+SM ynin.PREP Buenos_Airesname .
  but mum had to think about raising these eight children because dad was buried in Buenos Aires.
186GABo(eddw)n i (y)n cofio am pethau fel (y)na .
  oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN amfor.PREP pethauthings.N.M.PL fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV .
  I was remembering about things like that.
203GABoedd o(eddw)n i diolch am hynny .
  oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF oeddwnbe.V.1S.IMPERF iI.PRON.1S diolchthank.V.INFIN amfor.PREP hynnythat.PRON.DEM.SP .
  yes I was grateful for that
359GABoedden n(i) chwilio am yr hosan fwya yn_ystod y dydd (.) i gael rhoid wrth ben y gwely .
  oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P chwiliosearch.V.INFIN amfor.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF hosansock.N.F.SG fwyabiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM yn_ystodduring.PREP ythe.DET.DEF dyddday.N.M.SG ito.PREP gaelget.V.INFIN+SM rhoidgive.V.INFIN wrthby.PREP benhead.N.M.SG+SM ythe.DET.DEF gwelybed.N.M.SG .
  we would look for the biggest stocking during the day to put at the end of the bed
384GABa ninnau wedi chwilio am yr hosan fwya .
  aand.CONJ ninnauwe also.PRON.EMPH.1P wediafter.PREP chwiliosearch.V.INFIN amfor.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF hosansock.N.F.SG fwyabiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM .
  and we'd looked for the biggest stocking
596GABpaid â sôn am (h)ynny .
  paidstop.V.2S.IMPER âwith.PREP sônmention.V.INFIN amfor.PREP hynnythat.PRON.DEM.SP .
  don't mention it.
671GAB+< ti (y)n cofio am pethau fel (yn)a ohCS .
  tiyou.PRON.2S ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN amfor.PREP pethauthings.N.M.PL fellike.CONJ ynathere.ADV ohoh.IM .
  you remember about stuff like that.
682GAB+, wneud sbort am ein pennau ni .
  wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM sbortsport.N.M.SG amfor.PREP einour.ADJ.POSS.1P pennauheads.N.M.PL niwe.PRON.1P .
  make fun of us.
717GAB+" mam maen nhw (y)n wneud sbort am ein pennau ni achos maen nhw (y)n deud +"/.
  mammother.N.F.SG maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM sbortsport.N.M.SG amfor.PREP einour.ADJ.POSS.1P pennauheads.N.M.PL niwe.PRON.1P achosbecause.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT deudsay.V.INFIN .
  mum they're making fun of us because they're saying...
727GABa (.) deu(d) (wr)thon ni am beidio ffraeo ond oedden ni awydd crio .
  aand.CONJ deudsay.V.INFIN wrthonto_us.PREP+PRON.1P niwe.PRON.1P amfor.PREP beidiostop.V.INFIN+SM ffraeoquarrel.V.INFIN ondbut.CONJ oeddenbe.V.1P.IMPERF niwe.PRON.1P awydddesire.N.M.SG criocry.V.INFIN .
  and telling us not to argue, but we wanted to cry.
775GAB+< +, drist pan oedd hi (y)n chwerthin am ein pennau ni .
  dristsad.ADJ+SM panwhen.CONJ oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF hishe.PRON.F.3S ynPRT chwerthinlaugh.V.INFIN amfor.PREP einour.ADJ.POSS.1P pennauheads.N.M.PL niwe.PRON.1P .
  upset when she laughed at us.
798GAB+, mae rhaid i fi ddeud wrth y ddynes (y)ma am +...
  maebe.V.3S.PRES rhaidnecessity.N.M.SG ito.PREP fiI.PRON.1S+SM ddeudsay.V.INFIN+SM wrthby.PREP ythe.DET.DEF ddyneswoman.N.F.SG+SM ymahere.ADV amfor.PREP .
  I have to tell this woman to...
1359GABdw i (y)n cofio am hynny .
  dwbe.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ynPRT cofioremember.V.INFIN amfor.PREP hynnythat.PRON.DEM.SP .
  I remember that.
1704GABseS quedabaS comoS Betty_AnnCS yn dod &isi am noson neu ddwy .
  seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP quedabastay.V.13S.IMPERF comolike.CONJ Betty_Annname ynPRT dodcome.V.INFIN amfor.PREP nosonnight.N.F.SG neuor.CONJ ddwytwo.NUM.F+SM .
  she stayed as if Betty Ann was coming, you know, for a night or two.
1874GAB+< sôn am +/.
  sônmention.V.INFIN amfor.PREP .
  talking of...

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