SIARAD - Davies17
Instances of Gymraeg for speaker ROB

169ROBachos <mae o> [?] [//] # mae rywbeth sy (y)n hybu (y)r Gymraeg a [/] # a hybu # diwylliant Cymru yn rywbeth da dw i meddwl # fel umCE # ohCE Big_BrotherCE wrth_gwrs efo GlynCE <ti weld> [?] .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT promote.NONFINpromote.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ andand.CONJ promote.NONFINpromote.V.INFIN cultureculture.N.M.SG.[or].enlighten.V.3P.PRES WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE PRTPRT somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM goodgood.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ IMum.IM IMoh.IM Big_Brothername of_courseof_course.ADV withwith.PREP Glynname PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  because it's...anything that promotes Welsh and...and promotes the culture of Wales is a good thing, I think, like um, oh Big Brother, of course, with Glyn, you see
174ROBachos dw i dal yn meddwl bod lotCE o Saeson # yn [/] yn ystyried Gymraeg fel ryw fath o hobbyCE timod bod o ddim yn [/] # yn iaith [/] # iaith gartre (fe)lly i bobl mamiaith .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S stillstill.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP English_peoplename PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT consider.NONFINconsider.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM likelike.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM ofof.PREP hobbyhobby.N.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP languagelanguage.N.F.SG languagelanguage.N.F.SG homehome.N.M.SG+SM thusso.ADV forto.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM mother_tonguemother-tongue.N.F.SG
  because I still think that a lot of English people consider Welsh to be some kind of hobby, you know, that it's not a home language, a mother tongue
235ROB++ +< ond yn Gymraeg # ia .
  butbut.CONJ inin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM yesyes.ADV
  but in Welsh, yes
262ROBond [=? ohCE] mi oedd o a (e)i ffrindiau mi oedd eu Gymraeg nhw (y)n warthus pan [/] pan oedden nhw ysgol timod [?] .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S friendsfriends.N.M.PL PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT disgracefuldisgraceful.ADJ+SM whenwhen.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P schoolschool.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  but he and his friends, their Welsh was disgraceful when...when they were in school, you know
400ROBachos # wellCE [?] mae sureCE # does gen i # ddim # fawr o acen Gymraeg pan dw i siarad Saesneg .
  becausebecause.CONJ wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM muchbig.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP accentaccent.N.F.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  because well I probably don't have much of a Welsh accent when I speak English
410ROBa mae Gymraeg nhw # yn [/] yn Gymraeg # pobl +// .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM peoplepeople.N.F.SG
  and their Welsh is the Welsh of people...
410ROBa mae Gymraeg nhw # yn [/] yn Gymraeg # pobl +// .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM peoplepeople.N.F.SG
  and their Welsh is the Welsh of people...
412ROB<dim # ella> [//] # ac [?] enwedig efo NormanCE dim # fel bod o (y)n # Gymraeg ail iaith ddim o_gwbl ond # Cymraeg rywun sy ddim yn dewis siarad Cymraeg fel iaith gynta # os (y)dy hynny wneud unrhyw senseCE timod # bod nhw (we)di dewis ers blynyddoedd # siarad Saesneg yn lle # siarad Cymraeg # a bod y gallu yna ond # bod (y)na rywbeth +.. .
  NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV perhapsmaybe.ADV andand.CONJ particularespecially.ADJ withwith.PREP Normanname NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV likelike.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM secondsecond.ORD languagelanguage.N.F.SG NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM at_allat_all.ADV butbut.CONJ WelshWelsh.N.F.SG somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG likelike.CONJ languagelanguage.N.F.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM anyany.ADJ sensesense.N.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN sincesince.PREP yearsyears.N.F.PL speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG inin.PREP placewhere.INT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF abilitycapability.N.M.SG therethere.ADV butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  not perhaps...and particularly with Norman, not that he's like second language Welsh, not at all, but the Welsh of someone who doesn't choose to speak Welsh as a first language, if that makes any sense, you know, that they've chosen for years to speak English instead of speaking Welsh, and that the ability's there but that there's something...

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