SIARAD - Davies13
Instances of Mam

280JAMond # xx o'n i siarad (gy)da MamCE # neithiwr .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Mamname last_nightlast_night.ADV
  but [..] I was talking with Mam last night.
770MEIoedd MamCE xxx .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Mamname
  Mam was [...].
777MEIgwahanol (be)causeE oedd MamCE # prettyE muchE # yr oppositeE .
  differentdifferent.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Mamname prettypretty.ADJ muchmuch.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF oppositeopposite.ADJ
  different, because Mam was pretty much the opposite.
847JAM+< mae MamCE yn prynu nhw bob Nadolig .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname PRTPRT buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P everyeach.PREQ+SM ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG
  Mam buys them every Christmas.
858JAMMamCE yn prynu nhw +// .
  Mamname PRTPRT buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  Mam buys them...
860JAMond # ar erCE erCE timod # run_upE i Nadolig tua mis cyn mae MamCE yn prynu boxCE o chocolatesCE fan hyn boxCE o # mintCE chocolatesCE fan (y)na a timod [//] # neu umCE ## boxCE o cashewE nutsE # neu [?] pethau fel (yn)a .
  butbut.CONJ onon.PREP IMer.IM IMer.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES run_upunk toto.PREP ChristmasChristmas.N.M.SG abouttowards.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG beforebefore.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname PRTPRT buy.NONFINbuy.V.INFIN boxbox.N.SG.[or].pox.N.SG+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP chocolatesunk placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herethis.ADJ.DEM.SP boxbox.N.SG.[or].pox.N.SG+SM ofof.PREP mintmint.N.SG chocolatesunk placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES oror.CONJ IMum.IM boxbox.N.SG.[or].pox.N.SG+SM ofof.PREP cashewcashew.N.SG nutsnut.N.PL.[or].nuts.ADJ oror.CONJ somethingthings.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  but on, you know, [the] run-up to Christmas, about a month before, Mam buys a box of chocolates here, a box of mint chocolates there, or a box of cashew nuts or things like that.
864MEImae MamCE a DadCE yn gweithio mewn ysgol .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname andand.CONJ Dadname PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN inin.PREP schoolschool.N.F.SG
  Mam and Dad work at a school.
867JAMMamCE yn cael hwnna hefyd [?] .
  Mamname PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG alsoalso.ADV
  Mam gets that too.
872MEIMamCE yn cael <mwy na DadCE> [=! laugh] &=laugh .
  Mamname PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP than(n)or.CONJ Dadname
  Mam gets more than Dad.
873MEIysgrifenyddes dy MamCE .
  secretaryunk be.3S.PRESyour.ADJ.POSS.2S Mamname
  Mam is a secretary.
878MEI+< dim gymaint รข MamCE .
  NEGnothing.N.M.SG amountso much.ADJ+SM withas.CONJ.[or].with.PREP.[or].go.V.3S.PRES Mamname
  not as many as Mam.
879MEI(be)causeE mae MamCE <sortE ofE fel> [?] ## un o favouritesE xxx +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname sortsort.N.SG ofof.PREP likelike.CONJ oneone.NUM offrom.PREP.[or].he.PRON.M.3S.[or].of.PREP favouritesfavourite.ADJ+V 3S PRES
  because Mam is sort of like one of the favourites [...]...
899MEIo'n i (y)n dweud i MamCE +"/ .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toto.PREP Mamname
  I said to Mam.
916MEI(be)causeE mae MamCE a DadCE mae nhw licio +// .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname andand.CONJ Dadname be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN
  because Mam and Dad, they like...
929JAMmae MamCE yn defnyddio canhwyllau .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Mamname PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN candlescandles.N.F.PL
  Mam uses candles.

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