SIARAD - Davies1
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8SARyeahCE # ohCE na wellCE # <byddwn ni> [?] # busCE # mewn (y)na +.. .
  yeahyeah.ADV IMoh.IM nono.ADV wellwell.ADV be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM inin.PREP therethere.ADV
  yeah, oh no, well we'll [get the?] bus in
40SARyeahCE soCE # ni fod mynd mas f(an) yna # noson cyn Dolig .
  yeahyeah.ADV soso.ADV PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outbass.ADJ+NM.[or].shallow.ADJ+NM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nightnight.N.F.SG beforebefore.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  yeah, so we're supposed to go out there the night before Christmas
45SARachos wastad # amser Dolig mae (y)n reallyE fishi (gy)da ni .
  becausebecause.CONJ alwaysflat.ADJ+SM timetime.N.M.SG ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT reallyreal.ADJ+ADV busyunk withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  because it's always really busy with us at Christmas
46SAR(dy)na gyd ni gallu wneud <yw cael yr> [///] # fel achos ni (y)n ŵyna # <yw cael> [?] +/ .
  therethat_is.ADV alljoint.ADJ+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF likelike.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP lamb.NONFINunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES get.NONFINget.V.INFIN
  that's all we can do is get the...like, because we're lambing, is to get...
46SAR(dy)na gyd ni gallu wneud <yw cael yr> [///] # fel achos ni (y)n ŵyna # <yw cael> [?] +/ .
  therethat_is.ADV alljoint.ADJ+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF likelike.CONJ becausebecause.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP lamb.NONFINunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES get.NONFINget.V.INFIN
  that's all we can do is get the...like, because we're lambing, is to get...
51SARond leni dyn ni ddim yn ŵyna tan # mwy flwyddyn newydd .
  butbut.CONJ this_yearthis year.ADV be.1PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP lamb.NONFINunk untiluntil.PREP moremore.ADJ.COMP yearyear.N.F.SG+SM newnew.ADJ
  but this year we're not lambing until more the new year
64SAR+" o_kCE # be wnewn ni ?
  IMOK.IM whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  "ok, what shall we do?"
118SARna umCE # fel dipCE thingE # <s(y) (gy)da ni> [?] .
  nono.ADV IMum.IM likelike.CONJ dipdip.SV.INFIN.[or].tip.SV.INFIN+SM thingthing.N.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  no, um, we've got like a dip thing
170SARllynedd aethon ni i LlaninaCE .
  last_yearlast year.ADV go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P toto.PREP Llaninaname
  we went to Llanina last year
173SARond umCE # aethon ni (y)n # syth i LlaninaCE .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT straightstraight.ADJ toto.PREP Llaninaname
  but, um, we went straight to Llanina
200SARgewn ni weld sut mae (y)n mynd yn G_ECE faint o shiftsCE fi (y)n cael a pethau .
  get.1PL.NONPASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM howhow.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inin.PREP G_Ename how_manysize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP shiftsshift.SV.INFIN+PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL
  we'll see how it goes in GE, how many shifts I get and things
429SARoedd KatyCE oedd hi (y)n dod i tŷ ni .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Katyname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP househouse.N.M.SG PRON.3PLwe.PRON.1P
  Katy, she'd come to our house
513SAR(dy)na ni # fe [?] +/ .
  therethat_is.ADV PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTwhat.INT+SM
  that's it ...
584SAR+" (dy)na i_gyd ŷn ni (y)n wneud yw mynd mas eighteenthsE [?] .
  therethat_is.ADV allall.ADJ be.1PL.PRESunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outbass.ADJ+NM.[or].shallow.ADJ+NM eighteenthseighteenth.ORD+PV
  "that's all we do is go out eighteenths [?] "
585SAR+" so ni (y)n cwrdd â neb newydd .
  NEGso.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN withwith.PREP nobodyanyone.PRON newnew.ADJ
  "we don't meet anyone new"
591SAR+" ohCE so ni byth yn cwrdd â pobl newydd .
  IMoh.IM NEGso.CONJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P nevernever.ADV PRTPRT meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN withwith.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG newnew.ADJ
  "oh we never meet new pepole"
592SAR+" (dy)na i_gyd ni (y)n cwrdd â yw pobl ysgol # bob +/ .
  therethat_is.ADV allall.ADJ PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN withwith.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG schoolschool.N.F.SG everyeach.PREQ+SM
  "all we meet is school people every..."
598SARmmmCE ambell waith dwy # (gy)da ni .
  IMmmm.IM someoccasional.PREQ timetime.N.F.SG+SM two.Ftwo.NUM.F withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  mm, sometimes twice, with us
602SARyeahCE # ambell waith dwy (gy)da ni .
  yeahyeah.ADV someoccasional.PREQ timetime.N.F.SG+SM two.Ftwo.NUM.F withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  yeah, sometimes two with us
686SARachos o'n ni fod # lan i # GorrigCE erbyn (am)boutu # pedwar .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM upshore.N.F.SG+SM toto.PREP Gorrigname byby.PREP approximatelyunk four.Mfour.NUM.M
  because we were supposed to be up at Gorrig by about four
693SARo'n ni (gor)ffod aros f(an) yna i umCE # busCE Castellnewydd ddod i gwrdd â ni .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P must.NONFINunk wait.NONFINwait.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forto.PREP IMum.IM butbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM Newcastle_Emlynname come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  we had to wait there for, um, the Newcastle Emlyn bus to meet us
693SARo'n ni (gor)ffod aros f(an) yna i umCE # busCE Castellnewydd ddod i gwrdd â ni .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P must.NONFINunk wait.NONFINwait.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forto.PREP IMum.IM butbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM Newcastle_Emlynname come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  we had to wait there for, um, the Newcastle Emlyn bus to meet us
695SARwedyn <o'n ni (y)n swopo> [//] pobl (y)n swopo busesCE f(an) yna .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP swop.NONFINunk peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP swop.NONFINunk busesbuses.N.PL placerplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  then we'd swop...people would swop buses there
710SARtimod o'n nhw (y)n disgwyl i ni fod (y)na am wyth achos ŷn ni mond yn ysgol .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV atfor.PREP eighteight.NUM becausebecause.CONJ.[or].cause.N.M.SG be.1PL.PRESunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P onlybond.N.M.SG+NM inPRT.[or].in.PREP schoolschool.N.F.SG
  you know, they expected us to be there at eight because we're only in school
710SARtimod o'n nhw (y)n disgwyl i ni fod (y)na am wyth achos ŷn ni mond yn ysgol .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV atfor.PREP eighteight.NUM becausebecause.CONJ.[or].cause.N.M.SG be.1PL.PRESunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P onlybond.N.M.SG+NM inPRT.[or].in.PREP schoolschool.N.F.SG
  you know, they expected us to be there at eight because we're only in school
727SARna byth (gy)da ni .
  nono.ADV nevernever.ADV withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  no never with us
730SARwellCE [?] # o'n ni (ddi)m yn bennu practeiso tan (am)boutu un_ar_ddeg .
  wellwell.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT finish.NONFINdetermine.V.INFIN+SM practise.NONFINunk untiluntil.PREP approximatelyunk eleveneleven.NUM
  well we'd never finish practising until about eleven
779SAR&kə [//] ohCE oedd (gy)da ni loadsE o # dance_oE+cym a wneud hyn a rhedeg o fan hyn i llall a +.. .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P loadsload.N.PL.[or].loads.N.PL ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP dance.NONFINdance.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP andand.CONJ run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP otherother.PRON andand.CONJ
  oh we had loads of dancing and doing this and running from this place to the other and...
802SARtimod o'n ni (y)n cael sportCE .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN sportsport.N.SG
  you know, we'd have fun
814SARmmmCE ond fi (y)n credu os byswn i (we)di wneud Hanner_Awr_Adloniant neu pantoCE # amser oedden ni [=? i] (y)n y chweched # pryd o'n i bach mwy hyderus # fi credu bydden i (we)di bod yn mynd â gwaith ysgol fi (gy)da fi .
  IMmmm.IM butbut.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.1S.CONDITfinger.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Half_Hour_Entertainmentname oror.CONJ pantopanto.N.SG timetime.N.M.SG be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sixthsixth.ORD timewhen.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S smallsmall.ADJ moremore.ADJ.COMP confidentconfident.ADJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITbe.V.3P.COND PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP worktime.N.F.SG.[or].work.N.M.SG schoolschool.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  mm, but I think had I been doing Half an Hour of Entertainment or panto when I was in the sixth form, when I was a little more confident, I think I'd have been taking school work with me
933SARoedd e mor funnyE pryd oedd dwy o ni (y)n cysgu .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S soso.ADV funnyfunny.ADJ timewhen.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF two.Ftwo.NUM.F ofof.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT sleep.NONFINsleep.V.INFIN
  it was so funny when the two of us were sleeping

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