SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of fi for speaker CER

9CERcymryd dwy awr a hanner # i fi gyrraedd (y)na .
  take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN two.Ftwo.NUM.F hourhour.N.F.SG andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM arrive.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV
  takes two and a half hours for me to get there
10CERa mae (y)n cymryd awr i fi mynd adre mewn carCE &=laugh !
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN hourhour.N.F.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN homehome.ADV inin.PREP carcar.N.SG
  and it takes me an hour to go home by car
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
154CERdw i mynd â &b [//] stuffCE [//] lotCE o stuffCE adre efo fi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP stuffstuff.SV.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP stuffstuff.SV.INFIN homehome.ADV withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I take stuff...a lot of stuff home with me
160CERerCE wellCE (dd)aru mamCE roi <pethau fel> [?] platiau ballu i fi .
  IMer.IM wellwell.ADV happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST mummam.N.SG give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ platesplate.N.M.SG suchsuchlike.PRON toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  er well, mum gave me things like plates and so on
164CERond pryd dw i mynd adref # umCE penwythnos yma dw gorod clirio lloft fi gyd achos +.. .
  butbut.CONJ whenwhen.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN homehomewards.ADV IMum.IM weekendweekend.N.M.SG herehere.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN clear.NONFINclear.V.INFIN loftroom.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM alljoint.ADJ+SM becausebecause.CONJ
  but when I go home this weekend, I have to clear out all of my bedroom, because...
169CERsoCE mae pethau fi gyd yn gorod mynd allan o llofft wan [?] .
  soso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thingsthings.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM alljoint.ADJ+SM PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV ofof.PREP loftbedroom.N.F.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  so all of my things have to move out of the bedroom now
177CERfydda i (y)n byw efo nain fi dw meddwl .
  be.1S.FUTbe.V.1S.FUT+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN withwith.PREP grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  I'll be living with my gran, I think
190CER&=laugh fi (y)dy (y)r gorau allan diwedd .
  PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ.SUP outout.ADV endend.N.M.SG
  I'm the better off in the end
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
307CERyeahCE (dd)aru un o ffrindiau adre fi dechrau canlyn ym mis Mai .
  yeahyeah.ADV happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST oneone.NUM ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL homehome.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN follow.NONFINfollow.V.INFIN inin.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG MayMay.N.M.SG
  yeah, one of my friends at home started seeing somebody in May
326CER(dd)aru # un o ffrindiau eraill adre fi <mae nhw # (we)di priod(i)> [///] oedd [///] (dd)aru briodi pryd oedd hi (y)n un_deg_wyth .
  happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST oneone.NUM ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL otherothers.PRON homehome.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN+SM whenwhen.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP eighteenunk
  one of my other friends at home, they're married...she got married when she was eighteen
327CERa un o ffrindiau eraill fi +// .
  andand.CONJ oneone.NUM ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL otherothers.PRON PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and one of my other friends...
340CER+< mae lotCE o blwyddyn fi efo plant wan .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP yearyear.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM withwith.PREP childrenchild.N.M.PL nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  a lot from my year have children now
391CERwellCE dw i (y)n ordro lluniau fi offCE yr internetE .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT order.NONFINorder.V.INFIN picturespictures.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM offoff.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF internetunk
  well I order my photos off the internet
422CERna oedd un fi mond yn chwe_deg .
  nono.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF oneone.NUM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM onlybond.N.M.SG+NM PRTPRT sixtysixty.NUM
  no, mine was only sixty
438CERroes i <yno fo> [?] # a xx oedd y batteryCE (we)di marw justCE cyn i fi roid o onE # wellCE justCE xxx roes i o onE [//] (y)mlaen .
  put.1S.pastgive.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF batterybattery.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP die.NONFINdie.V.INFIN justjust.ADV beforebefore.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP wellwell.ADV justjust.ADV put.1S.pastgive.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1Sto.PREP.[or].I.PRON.1S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S onon.PREP onforward.ADV
  I put [them ?] in it, and [...] the battery died just before I put it on, well just [...] I switched it on
518CERyeahCE ac oedd ffenestr fi <mond yn> [?] # agor bach .
  yeahyeah.ADV andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF windowwindow.N.F.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM onlybond.N.M.SG+NM PRTPRT openopen.V.INFIN smallsmall.ADJ
  yeah and my window would only open a little
718CERyeahCE oedd o siarad <(e)fo fi> [?] .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  yeah, he was talking to me
720CERac (wn)aeth o adio fi .
  andand.CONJ do.3S.pastdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S add.NONFINadd.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and he added me
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
767CERachos xx [//] # oedd o (y)n deud (wr)th fi bod hi (y)n paso disgyn allan # fath â dropio allan yr wsnos gynta (y)ma .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF pronl.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP pass.NONFINunk fall.NONFINdescend.V.INFIN outout.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ drop.NONFINunk outout.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.F.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM herehere.ADV
  because [...] ...he was telling me that she's thinking of dropping out this first week
819CERddaru un o ffrindiau fi disgyn lawr a umCE torri garddwrn hi .
  happen.pastdo.V.123SP.PAST oneone.NUM ofof.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fall.NONFINdescend.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ IMum.IM break.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN wristunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  one of my friends fell down and, um, broke her wrist
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
861CERa (we)dyn xxx deud (wr)th fi .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and then [...] told me
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
953CERond dw i cofio fath â yn umCE # freshersE weekE blwyddyn diwetha o'n i mynd siopa yn dre a ffrindiau fi fath â +"/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ inPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM freshers''fresher.N.PL weekweek.N.SG yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN shop.NONFINshop.V.INFIN inPRT towntown.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  but I remember, like, in freshers' week last year I was going shopping and my friends were like:
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:
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:
1093CERhwnna sy (ddi)m deud (di)m_byd wrtha fi &=laugh .
  thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL NEGnot.ADV+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN nothingnothing.ADV to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  that's the one who never says anything to me
1095CER<dw meddwl fi> [?] (we)di wneud (ryw)beth i fath â # ypsetio <fo heb meddwl> [=! laughs] &=laugh .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ upset.NONFINunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S withoutwithout.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  I think I've done something to, like, upset him without intending to
1130CERwellCE # xx un adeg yn nos <oedd fi> [?] a # CliffCE ni reallyE isio bwyd .
  wellwell.ADV oneone.NUM timetime.N.F.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP nightnight.N.F.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM andand.CONJ Cliffname PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P reallyreal.ADJ+ADV wantwant.N.M.SG foodfood.N.M.SG
  well [...] at one point in the night Clive and I, we really wanted food
1246CERcofio blwyddyn diwetha o'n i mynd â flip_flopsCE efo fi .
  remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP flip_flopsunk withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  remember last year I'd take flip-flops with me
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
1382CERtimod <ga i> [=? g(ynn)a i] bob peth mynd allan accountCE fi .
  know.1Sknow.V.2S.PRES get.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S everyeach.PREQ+SM thingthing.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV accountaccount.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  you know, I've got everything going out of my account
1383CERa dw xxx gan ffrindiau fi (he)fyd .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES withwith.PREP friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM alsoalso.ADV
  and I [...] my friends do too
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
1531CER+< mae (y)n atgoffa fi o Bermo bach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT remind.NONFINremind.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM offrom.PREP Barmouthname smallsmall.ADJ
  it reminds me of Barmouth a little
1536CER+< ond [=! laughs] # timod oedd (y)na darnau bach yn atgoffa fi o Bermo .
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV piecesfragments.N.M.PL.[or].pieces.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT remind.NONFINremind.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM offrom.PREP Barmouthname
  but you know, there were little bits that reminded me of Barmouth
1563CERmamCE fi o Lerpwl # &=laugh .
  mummam.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fromfrom.PREP Liverpoolname
  my mum's from Liverpool
1566CER<yeahCE mae teulu fi gyd o Lerpwl> [=! laughs] .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES familyfamily.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM alljoint.ADJ+SM fromfrom.PREP Liverpoolname
  yeah all my family are from Liverpool

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