PATAGONIA - Patagonia8
Instances of basai

26VIC(ba)sai rywun yn cynnig wel popeth yn iawn .
  basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF rywunsomeone.N.M.SG+SM ynPRT cynnigoffer.V.INFIN welwell.IM popetheverything.N.M.SG ynPRT iawnOK.ADV .
  if somebody were to offer, well, fine
59ELEwel (.) (ba)sai chi (we)di gallu cymryd bws .
  welwell.IM basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF chiyou.PRON.2P wediafter.PREP gallube_able.V.INFIN cymrydtake.V.INFIN bwsbus.N.M.SG .
  well you could've taken a bus.
66ELE(dy)na fo (ba)sai chi gallu cymryd taxiCS .
  dynathat_is.ADV fohe.PRON.M.3S basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF chiyou.PRON.2P gallube_able.V.INFIN cymrydtake.V.INFIN taxitaxi.N.M.SG .
  that's it, you'd have to take a taxi
67VICwel ia (ba)sai +...
  welwell.IM iayes.ADV basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF .
  well yes, you'd...
426VIC+< gan bod ti a (y)r hogan arall (y)na xxx dydd Mercher wel (ba)sai fo (y)n gallu cymryd (.) un diwrnod .
  ganwith.PREP bodbe.V.INFIN tiyou.PRON.2S aand.CONJ yrthe.DET.DEF hogangirl.N.F.SG arallother.ADJ ynathere.ADV dyddday.N.M.SG MercherWednesday.N.F.SG welwell.IM basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF fohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT gallube_able.V.INFIN cymrydtake.V.INFIN unone.NUM diwrnodday.N.M.SG .
  since you and that other girl [..] Wednesday, well he could take one day
427ELE(ba)sai fo (y)n iawn .
  basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF fohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT iawnOK.ADV .
  that'd be ok
438VICwel (ba)sai fo (y)n un iawn i dy [//] gymryd dy le di .
  welwell.IM basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF fohe.PRON.M.3S ynPRT unone.NUM iawnOK.ADV ito.PREP dyyour.ADJ.POSS.2S gymrydtake.V.INFIN+SM dyyour.ADJ.POSS.2S lewhere.INT+SM.[or].place.N.M.SG+SM diyou.PRON.2S+SM .
  well, he'd be a perfect replacement for you
439ELEbasai .
  basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF .
  he would
627ELE+< (ba)sai waeth ti deud +"/.
  basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF waethworse.ADJ.COMP+SM tiyou.PRON.2S deudsay.V.INFIN .
  you might as well say:
725VICa wedyn (ba)sai +//.
  aand.CONJ wedynafterwards.ADV basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF .
  and then...
729VIC+< a pan (ba)sai &ri +/.
  aand.CONJ panwhen.CONJ basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF .
  and when...
731VIC+, ond pan (ba)sai rheini (y)n trio mynd adre oedd [/] mi oedd [?] ceffyl ddim mynd &e .
  ondbut.CONJ panwhen.CONJ basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF rheinithose.PRON ynPRT triotry.V.INFIN myndgo.V.INFIN adrehome.ADV oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF miPRT.AFF oeddbe.V.3S.IMPERF ceffylhorse.N.M.SG ddimnot.ADV+SM myndgo.V.INFIN .
  and when those people would try to go home, the horse didn't go.
803VIC(ba)sai (y)n well (ta)sen ni gyd yn hel at ei_gilydd a wneud un capel a nid (.) capeli bach yn bob man &=laugh .
  basaibe.V.3S.PLUPERF ynPRT wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM tasenbe.V.1P.PLUPERF.HYP niwe.PRON.1P gydjoint.ADJ+SM ynPRT helcollect.V.INFIN atto.PREP ei_gilyddeach_other.PRON.3SP aand.CONJ wneudmake.V.INFIN+SM unone.NUM capelchapel.N.M.SG aand.CONJ nid(it is) not.ADV capelichapels.N.M.PL bachsmall.ADJ ynin.PREP bobeach.PREQ+SM manplace.N.MF.SG .
  it'd be better if we all got together and made one chapel, and not little chapels everywhere

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