PATAGONIA - Patagonia42
Instances of maen

53MSAac i &n [/] i ni rŵan (.) maen nhw (y)n &h anodd eu deallt .
  acand.CONJ ito.PREP ito.PREP niwe.PRON.1P rŵannow.ADV maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT anodddifficult.ADJ eutheir.ADJ.POSS.3P dealltunderstand.V.INFIN .
  and even to us now, they're hard to understand
287ANOmaen nhw (y)n mynd a maen nhw (y)n +...
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN aand.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT .
  they go and they...
287ANOmaen nhw (y)n mynd a maen nhw (y)n +...
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT myndgo.V.INFIN aand.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT .
  they go and they...
374ANOxxx maen nhw ddau fel brawd a chwaer .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ddautwo.NUM.M+SM fellike.CONJ brawdbrother.N.M.SG aand.CONJ chwaersister.N.F.SG .
  the two of them are like brother and sister
376ANO+< wel maen nhw (y)n cael hwyl efo ei_gilydd .
  welwell.IM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT caelget.V.INFIN hwylfun.N.F.SG efowith.PREP ei_gilyddeach_other.PRON.3SP .
  well, they have fun together
379ANO+< <maen nhw> [/] <maen nhw> [/] maen nhw (y)n debyg un i (y)r llall .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT debygsimilar.ADJ+SM unone.NUM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF llallother.PRON .
  they're similar to one another
379ANO+< <maen nhw> [/] <maen nhw> [/] maen nhw (y)n debyg un i (y)r llall .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT debygsimilar.ADJ+SM unone.NUM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF llallother.PRON .
  they're similar to one another
379ANO+< <maen nhw> [/] <maen nhw> [/] maen nhw (y)n debyg un i (y)r llall .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT debygsimilar.ADJ+SM unone.NUM ito.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF llallother.PRON .
  they're similar to one another
531ANOachos maen nhw i_gyd yr un oed bob blwyddyn .
  achosbecause.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P i_gydall.ADJ yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM oedage.N.M.SG bobeach.PREQ+SM blwyddynyear.N.F.SG .
  because they're all the same age every year
535ANO+< &m &m maen nhw &r &r ryw un_deg wyth un_deg naw ugain .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P rywsome.PREQ+SM un_degten.NUM wytheight.NUM un_degten.NUM nawnine.NUM ugaintwenty.NUM .
  they're about 18, 19, 20
538ANOa wedyn mae raid i fi feddwl bod (y)na rei pethau galla i ddim deall yn iawn be maen nhw (.) wneud .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV maebe.V.3S.PRES raidnecessity.N.M.SG+SM ito.PREP fiI.PRON.1S+SM feddwlthink.V.INFIN+SM bodbe.V.INFIN ynathere.ADV reisome.PREQ+SM pethauthings.N.M.PL gallabe_able.V.1S.PRES iI.PRON.1S ddimnot.ADV+SM deallunderstand.V.INFIN ynPRT iawnOK.ADV bewhat.INT maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM .
  and then I have to think that there are some things [where] I can't understand properly what they do
554ANOmaen nhw meddwl [///] &m &m <mae (y)r> [/] <mae (y)r> [/] mae [///] meddwl wahanol maen nhw rŵan .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P meddwlthink.V.INFIN maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthat.PRON.REL maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthat.PRON.REL maebe.V.3S.PRES meddwlthought.N.M.SG wahanoldifferent.ADJ+SM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P rŵannow.ADV .
  they think... they think differently now
554ANOmaen nhw meddwl [///] &m &m <mae (y)r> [/] <mae (y)r> [/] mae [///] meddwl wahanol maen nhw rŵan .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P meddwlthink.V.INFIN maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthat.PRON.REL maebe.V.3S.PRES yrthat.PRON.REL maebe.V.3S.PRES meddwlthought.N.M.SG wahanoldifferent.ADJ+SM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P rŵannow.ADV .
  they think... they think differently now
596ANOa wedyn <maen nhw> [/] maen nhw (y)n eistedd o flaen yr uh teledu fan (y)na .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT eisteddsit.V.INFIN oof.PREP flaenfront.N.M.SG+SM yrthe.DET.DEF uher.IM teledutelevision.N.M.SG.[or].televise.V.INFIN fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM ynathere.ADV .
  and then they sit there in front of the TV
596ANOa wedyn <maen nhw> [/] maen nhw (y)n eistedd o flaen yr uh teledu fan (y)na .
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT eisteddsit.V.INFIN oof.PREP flaenfront.N.M.SG+SM yrthe.DET.DEF uher.IM teledutelevision.N.M.SG.[or].televise.V.INFIN fanplace.N.MF.SG+SM ynathere.ADV .
  and then they sit there in front of the TV
597ANOa maen nhw [///] gallen nhw fod am ddwy awr (.) a ddim deud gair .
  aand.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P gallenbe_able.V.3P.IMPER nhwthey.PRON.3P fodbe.V.INFIN+SM amfor.PREP ddwytwo.NUM.F+SM awrhour.N.F.SG aand.CONJ ddimnot.ADV+SM deudsay.V.INFIN gairword.N.M.SG .
  they... they can be [there] for two hours, and not say a word
600ANOmae [//] maen nhw fel (ta)sen nhw allan o (y)r byd .
  maebe.V.3S.PRES maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P fellike.CONJ tasenbe.V.3P.PLUPERF.HYP nhwthey.PRON.3P allanout.ADV oof.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF bydworld.N.M.SG .
  they're as though they're out of this world
610MSAond (..) maen [/] maen nhw (y)n cwrdd â plant eraill .
  ondbut.CONJ maenstone.N.M.SG.[or].be.V.3P.PRES maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT cwrddmeet.V.INFIN âwith.PREP plantchild.N.M.PL eraillothers.PRON .
  but they meet other children
610MSAond (..) maen [/] maen nhw (y)n cwrdd â plant eraill .
  ondbut.CONJ maenstone.N.M.SG.[or].be.V.3P.PRES maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT cwrddmeet.V.INFIN âwith.PREP plantchild.N.M.PL eraillothers.PRON .
  but they meet other children
618ANOachos uh <maen nhw (y)n> [/] uh maen nhw (y)n tueddu [?] deud +"/.
  achosbecause.CONJ uher.IM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT tueddutend_to.V.INFIN deudsay.V.INFIN .
  because they tend to say:
618ANOachos uh <maen nhw (y)n> [/] uh maen nhw (y)n tueddu [?] deud +"/.
  achosbecause.CONJ uher.IM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT uher.IM maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT tueddutend_to.V.INFIN deudsay.V.INFIN .
  because they tend to say:
621ANOfaint o amser maen nhw <yn y dydd> [//] uh pob dydd yn yr ysgol ?
  faintsize.N.M.SG+SM oof.PREP amsertime.N.M.SG maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF dyddday.N.M.SG uher.IM pobeach.PREQ dyddday.N.M.SG ynin.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF ysgolschool.N.F.SG ?
  how much time are they in school each day?
624ANOa maen nhw wedyn (.) adre oS (y)n y strydoedd neu ryw lle (y)na wneud unrhyw beth .
  aand.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P wedynafterwards.ADV adrehome.ADV oor.CONJ ynin.PREP ythe.DET.DEF strydoeddstreets.N.F.PL neuor.CONJ rywsome.PREQ+SM lleplace.N.M.SG ynathere.ADV wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM unrhywany.ADJ bethwhat.INT .
  and then they're at home or in the streets or somewhere doing anything
646MSAmaen nhw (y)r un peth yn union â ni .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM peththing.N.M.SG ynPRT unionexact.ADJ âwith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  they [have] exactly the same thing as we do
649MSAmaen nhw (y)r un peth yn union â ni .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P yrthe.DET.DEF unone.NUM peththing.N.M.SG ynPRT unionexact.ADJ âwith.PREP niwe.PRON.1P .
  they are exactly the same as us
714ANOmaen nhw (he)fyd yn poeni .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P hefydalso.ADV ynPRT poeniworry.V.INFIN .
  they also worry
776ANOac maen nhw yn gymysgu o efo (y)r uh Saesneg draw siŵr .
  acand.CONJ maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT gymysgumix.V.INFIN+SM ohe.PRON.M.3S efowith.PREP yrthe.DET.DEF uher.IM SaesnegEnglish.N.F.SG drawyonder.ADV siŵrsure.ADJ .
  and they mix it with English over there, no doubt
810MSA+< <yn lle &r> [/] yn [/] yn lle RitaCS maen nhw (y)n aros .
  ynin.PREP llewhere.INT ynPRT ynin.PREP llewhere.INT Ritaname maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT aroswait.V.INFIN .
  they're staying at Rita's place
812MSAwedi dod efo LouiseCS maen nhw .
  wediafter.PREP dodcome.V.INFIN efowith.PREP Louisename maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P .
  they came with Louise
1139ANOmaen nhw (y)n ddau_ddeg saith rŵan .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT ddau_ddegtwenty.NUM+SM saithseven.NUM rŵannow.ADV .
  there are 27 of them now
1141ANOmaen nhw (y)n ddau_ddeg saith rŵan .
  maenbe.V.3P.PRES nhwthey.PRON.3P ynPRT ddau_ddegtwenty.NUM+SM saithseven.NUM rŵannow.ADV .
  there are 27 of them now

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