SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of ffrind

14CER(we)dyn mae pen_blwydd ffrind fi # &n umCE dydd Sul .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM IMum.IM dayday.N.M.SG SundaySunday.N.M.SG
  then it's my friend's birthday on Sunday
22SALond dw meddwl # erCE hwyrach fydd # yn ffrind i o adre # hwyrach yn dod drosodd .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN IMer.IM perhapsperhaps.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1Sto.PREP fromhe.PRON.M.3S homehome.ADV perhapsperhaps.ADV PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN overover.ADV+SM
  but I think perhaps my friend from home will perhaps come over
214CER<xxx # umCE ffrind> [///] mae (y)na hogan yn blwyddyn fi wan .
  IMum.IM friendfriend.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV girlgirl.N.F.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP yearyear.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  [...] um, friend...there's a girl in my year, now
823CERdo umCE ffrind fi MariCE # o j_m_jCE .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST IMum.IM friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM Mariname fromof.PREP j_m_junk
  yes um, my friend Mari, from JMJ
880SALac erCE wnaeth yn ffrind i sgwennu nodyn iddo fo .
  andand.CONJ IMer.IM do.3S.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1Sto.PREP write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN notenote.N.M.PL to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and er, my friend wrote him a note
892CER(dd)aru ffrind fi wneud (ry)wbeth tebyg &=laugh # sgwennu ar ei phoneCE a justCE (we)di dangos o fyny fel (yn)a .
  happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM similarsimilar.ADJ write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN onon.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S phonephone.N.SG andand.CONJ justjust.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP showshow.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S upup.ADV likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  my friend did something similar, wrote on her phone and just showed it up like that
967CER<yeahCE dw cofio fi> [?] [=! laughs] siarad efo ryw(un) [//] # umCE ffrind fi o Lloegr unwaith deud +"/ .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM IMum.IM friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fromof.PREP EnglandEngland.N.F.SG.PLACE onceonce.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  yeah, I remember me talking to my friend from England once, saying:
1484SALyeahCE [?] &=laugh wnaeth hi # ac # erCE # dau ffrind fi wnaeth nhw gymryd y testCE (y)ma i xxx faint o chavE o'n nhw .
  yeahyeah.ADV do.3S.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S andand.CONJ IMer.IM two.Mtwo.NUM.M friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.3PL.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF testtest.N.SG herehere.ADV toto.PREP how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP chavunk be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  yeah, her and, er, two of my friends, they took this test to [...] how chavy they were
1573SALac umCE xxx ffrind i meddwl xxx (y)n hilariousE bod genna i fel ScousersCE a Cymry fel # dau extremeE .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM friendfriend.N.M.SG PRON.1Sto.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTPRT hilarioushilarious.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN with.1Sgrow_scaly.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP likelike.CONJ Scousersname andand.CONJ WelshWelsh_people.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M extremeextreme.ADJ
  and um, my friend [...] thought [...] hilarious that I have like, Scousers and Welsh as two extremes

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