SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of am for speaker CER

4CERyndw am y tro cynta .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES.EMPH forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD
  yes, for the first time
19CER+< yeahCE be am ti ?
  yeahyeah.ADV whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  yeah, what about you?
59CERaros am penwythnos i_gyd ?
  stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN forfor.PREP weekendweekend.N.M.SG allall.ADJ
  stay all weekend?
311CERmae nhw (we)di [?] bod efo (e)i_gilydd wan am # wellCE dros blwyddyn wan .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM forfor.PREP wellwell.ADV overover.PREP+SM yearyear.N.F.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  they've been together now for, well over a year now
312CERond erCE dyn nhw (ddi)m paso priodi am &x # (y)chydig mwy o flynyddoedd dw meddwl .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM pass.NONFINunk marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP a_littlea_little.QUAN moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP yearsyears.N.F.PL+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  but er, they're not thinking of getting married for a few more years, I think
465CERo'n i (ddi)m yn gwybod be i ofyn am na (di)m_byd .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP NEGthan.CONJ.[or].no.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ nothingnothing.ADV
  I didn't know what to ask for or anything
485CER+< <ohCE yeahCE> [?] dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be i ofyn am wan .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  oh yeah, I don't know what to ask for now
486CERyeahCE be am ti ?
  yeahyeah.ADV whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  yeah, what about you?
597CERoedd o sôn am fath â symud i [//] efo ni os oes # un o ni (y)n # fath â (y)n dropio allan .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN toto.PREP withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF oneone.NUM ofof.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP drop.NONFINunk outout.ADV
  he was talking about, like, moving to...in with us if one of us, like, drops out
635CERa oedd o rightCE # timod (we)di ypsetio am hynny .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S rightright.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP become_upset.NONFINunk aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  and he was quite, you know, upset about that
649CERachos xxx fath â tra oedden ni yna o_leia <oedd gyn> [//] oedden ni gallu mynd am swper a ballu efo (ei)n_gilydd +.. .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ whilewhile.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV at_leastunk be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP suppersupper.N.MF.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.1P
  because [...] like, when we were there, at least we could go for supper and so on together
721CERoedd o (y)n dechrau siarad (e)fo [?] fi am ei gariad a [=? o] ballu .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM aboutfor.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S lovelove.N.MF.SG+SM andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  he started talking to me about his girlfriend and so on
814CERxxx # sanau stripyE a (y)r (e)sgidiau xxx # am laughE &=laugh .
  sockssocks.N.F.PL stripystripy.ADJ andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF shoesshoes.N.F.PL forfor.PREP laughlaugh.SV.INFIN
  [...] stripy socks and the [...] shoes, for a laugh
859CERoedd xxx dechrau siarad am y twinsE ar y rhaglen a ballu .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF twinstwin.ADJ+PV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF programmeprogramme.N.F.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  [...] started to talk about the twins on the programme and so on
860CER+" xxx wellCE <be &m> [/] be mae sôn am ?
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP
  " [...] well what...what's he talking about?"
1026CER+< ti gallu xxx [//] ogleuo fo am dyddiau (y)n_do't .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN smell.NONFINsmell.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP daysday.N.M.PL be.2S.IMP.NEGunk
  you could [...] ...smell it for days, couldn't you
1058CERa # oedden ni allan am agesE .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P outout.ADV forfor.PREP agesunk
  and we were out for ages
1071CERxx ni (y)na (a)m or(iau) [//] agesE <yn_doedden ni am> [?] # &be [//] dros awr # dw i (y)n gwybod .
  PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV forfor.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL agesunk be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.TAG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP overover.PREP+SM hourhour.N.F.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  we were there for hours...ages, weren't we, for over an hour, I know
1071CERxx ni (y)na (a)m or(iau) [//] agesE <yn_doedden ni am> [?] # &be [//] dros awr # dw i (y)n gwybod .
  PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV forfor.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL agesunk be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.TAG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP overover.PREP+SM hourhour.N.F.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  we were there for hours...ages, weren't we, for over an hour, I know
1289CERfath â (y)r stuffCE umCE # alla i (ddi)m meddwl am y gair # fath â fair_tradeE a ballu .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF stuffstuff.N.SG IMum.IM can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ fair_tradeunk andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  like the stuff, um, I can't think of the word, like fair-trade and so on
1378CER&s cofio oedd RobCE yn deud (wr)tha fi mae rieni o (y)n # talu am phoneCE billCE o ac umCE # accommodationE o .
  remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Robname PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES parentsparents.N.M.PL+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN forfor.PREP phonephone.N.SG billbill.N.SG.[or].pill.N.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP andand.CONJ IMum.IM accommodationaccommodation.N.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP
  remember Rob was telling me his parents pay for his phone bill and, um, his accommodation
1395CERfath â dw gwybod (dd)aru ffrindiau fi dod fyny # fath â dechrau ha i chwilio am rei .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN upup.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN summersummer.N.M.SG toto.PREP search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP somesome.PRON+SM
  like, I know my friends came up, like, at the beginning of summer to look for some
1406CERsoCE os o'n i wir isio (ba)swn i gallu mynd adre am penwsnos a gweithio .
  soso.ADV ifif.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S truetrue.ADJ+SM wantwant.N.M.SG be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN homehome.ADV forfor.PREP weekendunk andand.CONJ work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN
  so if I really wanted to, I could go home for the weekend and work

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