SIARAD - Davies12
Instances of nhw for speaker CER

161CERond <dan ni> [=? do'n i] (ddi)m angen nhw .
  butbut.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM needneed.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  but we don't need them
170CERsoCE # ffeindio rhywle <iddyn nhw gyd cyn> [=! laughs] hir .
  soso.ADV find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P alljoint.ADJ+SM beforebefore.PREP longlong.ADJ
  so, find somewhere for them all before long
173CER+< (fe)lly [=! laughs] # ie dw [//] # wellCE dw gwybod be wna i efo nhw .
  thusso.ADV yesyes.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  so, yes I...well, I don't know what I'll do with them
277CERpa mor hir mae nhw bod efo (e)i_gilydd ?
  whichwhich.ADJ soso.ADV longlong.ADJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN withwith.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP
  how long have they been together for?
310CER+< dyn nhw dal heb priodi .
  be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P stillcontinue.V.INFIN withoutwithout.PREP marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN
  they still haven't married
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
318CERond # timod mae nhw (y)n paso priodi # umCE ar_ôl graddio anywayE .
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP pass.NONFINunk marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN IMum.IM afterafter.PREP graduate.NONFINscale.V.INFIN.[or].graduate.V.INFIN anywayanyway.ADV
  but you know, they're intending to get married after graduating anyway
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
328CERmae (y)na ddipyn o &n nhw +/ .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV a_littleunk ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  there are a few of them...
392CERfath â <mae nhw (y)n umCE> [///] # ti gallu upload_ioE+cym lluniau chdi .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN upload.NONFINunk picturespictures.N.M.PL PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  like, they...you can upload your photos
393CERa wedyn # mae nhw (y)n xxx i ti fath â # bysai fo (y)n disposableE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP toto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT disposabledisposable.ADJ
  and then they [...] it to you as if it was disposable
395CERsoCE mae [/] mae (y)n qualityCE rightCE dda (ar)nyn nhw .
  soso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT qualityquality.N.SG rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM on.3PLon_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  so it's quite a good quality on them
416CERond dyn nhw (ddi)m mor ddrud â hynny .
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM soas.ADJ expensiveexpensive.ADJ+SM PRTas.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  but they're not that expensive
431CER+, <arnyn nhw> [?] .
  on.3PLon_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  on them
433CERumCE # wellCE ges i rei umCE # be (y)dyn nhw EnergizeCE # ohCE na umCE # DuracelCE .
  IMum.IM wellwell.ADV get.2S.pastget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S somesome.PRON+SM IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P Energizename IMoh.IM nono.ADV IMum.IM Duracelname
  um, well I got some, um, what are they, Energize, oh no, um, Duracel
450CERyeahCE ti (y)n safio gymaint o bres # trwy gael nhw de .
  yeahyeah.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT save.NONFINsave.V.INFIN so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM throughthrough.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P TAGbe.IM+SM
  yeah, you save so much money by having them, you know
663CER(y)dyn nhw (we)di dechrau ar # addurno (y)r umCE # common_roomE ?
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN onon.PREP decorate.NONFINdecorate.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM common_roomunk
  have they started decorating the common-room?
667CERmae nhw actuallyE wedi wneud (ryw)beth [?] (fe)lly &=laugh ?
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM thusso.ADV
  they've actually done something then?
737CERa troi allan o'n nhw heb .
  andand.CONJ turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN outout.ADV be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withoutwithout.PREP
  and it turned out they hadn't
791CERdw gobeithio xx nhw (y)n hapus .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES hope.NONFINhope.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT happyhappy.ADJ
  I hope they're happy
992CER<be (y)dan nhw> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  what are they?
1050CERxxx ti (y)n actuallyE (y)n # gwybod timod # gweld faint o bwyd s(y) gynnyn nhw i frecwast .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP foodfood.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP breakfastbreakfast.N.MF.SG+SM
  [...] you actually know, you know, see how much food they have for breakfast
1052CERxxx [=! laughs] faint o bobl mae nhw prepario .
  how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P prepare.NONFINunk
  [...] how many people they prepare
1159CERfan (y)no mae nhw (y)n byw yeahCE ?
  placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN yeahyeah.ADV
  that's where they live, is it?
1180CERxx dw cofio blwyddyn diwetha o'n nhw (y)n deud bod (y)na (ddi)m stafelloedd ar_ôl # yn RathboneCE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN yearyear.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM roomsrooms.N.F.PL leftafter.PREP inin.PREP Rathbonename
  [...] I remember last year they were saying there weren't any rooms left in Rathbone
1181CERond oedd (y)na gymaint ohonyn nhw # fath â justCE # xxx +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV so_muchso much.ADJ+SM of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ justjust.ADV
  but there were so many of them, like just [...] ...
1184CER+< ++ ail_wneud nhw &=laugh .
  redo.NONFINunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  redo them
1187CERxxx [//] # xx wedi clywed gymaint weithiau bod nhw (y)n paso knock_ioE+cym (y)r lle lawr .
  PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN hear.NONFINso much.ADJ+SM so_muchtimes.N.F.PL+SM timesbe.V.INFIN be.NONFINthey.PRON.3P PRON.3PLPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTunk pass.NONFINknock.SV.INFIN knock.NONFINthe.DET.DEF DETplace.N.M.SG placedown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM down
  [...] I've heard so many times that they're thinking of knocking the place down
1216CERxxx lle nhw .
  placewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  [...] their place
1217CERa (dy)dy Ffridd(oedd)CE # fath â FfriddoeddCE ddim hanner mor # niceCE # â be (y)dy rei nhw .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG Ffriddoeddname kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Ffriddoeddname NEGnot.ADV+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG soas.ADJ nicenice.ADJ PRTas.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somesome.PRON+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and Ffridd, like Ffriddoedd aren't half as nice as theirs
1220CERyeahCE ond [?] mae nhw mor niceCE .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P soso.ADV nicenice.ADJ
  yeah, but they're so nice
1221CERgynn(yn) nhw fath â phoneCE yn llofft i nhw hunain .
  with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP phonephone.N.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP loftbedroom.N.F.SG forto.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P selfself.PRON.PL
  they've got, like, a phone in their bedrooms for themselves
1221CERgynn(yn) nhw fath â phoneCE yn llofft i nhw hunain .
  with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP phonephone.N.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP loftbedroom.N.F.SG forto.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P selfself.PRON.PL
  they've got, like, a phone in their bedrooms for themselves
1222CERgynn(yn) nhw # mini_fridgeE .
  with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P mini_fridgeunk
  they've got a mini-fridge
1224CERyeahCE a mae gyn(nyn) nhw gymaint o bethau # fath â +// .
  yeahyeah.ADV andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  yeah, and they've got so many things, like...
1225CERdim fath â curtainCE # showerE s(y) gyn(nyn) nhw chwaith .
  NEGnot.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP curtaincurtain.N.SG showershow.SV.INFIN+COMP.AG.[or].shower.N.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P eitherneither.ADV
  they haven't got shower curtains either
1226CERmae gyn(nyn) nhw &a [//] # fath â cawod iawn timod fath â drws a ballu .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ showerunk rightOK.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP doordoor.N.M.SG andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON
  they've got, like, a proper shower, you know, like a door and everything
1249CERfath â (y)r llawr a pobl gadael gwallt nhw yn bob man a justCE +.. .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF floorfloor.N.M.SG andand.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN hairhair.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P inin.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM placeplace.N.MF.SG andand.CONJ justjust.ADV
  like, the floor, and people leaving their hair everywhere and just...
1323CERmae <gyn i> [=? gyn(non) ni] loadsE <(oh)onyn nhw> [=! laughs] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S loadsload.N.PL.[or].loads.N.PL of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  I've got loads of them
1396CERa gaethon nhw (ddi)m_byd .
  andand.CONJ get.3PL.pastget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P nothingnothing.ADV+SM
  and they didn't get anything

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