SIARAD - Davies17
Instances of Saesneg for speaker ROB

179ROB+, a <bod pawb yng Nghymru dal> [///] # bod [/] bod Saesneg ydy mamiaith pawb ym Mhrydain_Fawr .
  andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN everybodyeveryone.PRON inmy.ADJ.POSS.1S WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE+NM stillcontinue.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES mother_tonguemother-tongue.N.F.SG everybodyeveryone.PRON inin.PREP Great_Britainname
  and that everyone in Wales is still...that...that English is still the mother tongue of everybody in Great Britain
180ROBtimod dyn nhw (ddi)m yn dallt bod (y)na bobl # sy # mewn ffordd <byth yn> [/] byth yn siarad Saesneg # oni_bai bod nhw allan mewn ryw sefyllfa # timod annaturiol bron neu [?] bron iawn iddyn nhw timod .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG nevernever.ADV PRTPRT nevernever.ADV PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG unlessunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P outout.ADV inin.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM situationsituation.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES unnaturalunk almostbreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV oror.CONJ almostbreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV veryOK.ADV for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.2wknow.V.2S.PRES
  you know, they don't understand that there are people who, in a way, never...never speak English, unless they're out in some situation that's, you know unnatural almost, or very nearly, for them, you know
185ROBa dim ond mewn gwersi Saesneg neu wrth siarad efo Saeson <mae nhw (y)n> [//] # mae [/] mae # lotCE o Gymry cymraeg yn siarad Saesneg .
  andand.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ inin.PREP lessonslessons.N.F.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG oror.CONJ byby.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP English_peoplename be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  and only in English lessons or when speaking with English people that they...that a lot of Welsh speakers speak English
185ROBa dim ond mewn gwersi Saesneg neu wrth siarad efo Saeson <mae nhw (y)n> [//] # mae [/] mae # lotCE o Gymry cymraeg yn siarad Saesneg .
  andand.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ inin.PREP lessonslessons.N.F.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG oror.CONJ byby.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP English_peoplename be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  and only in English lessons or when speaking with English people that they...that a lot of Welsh speakers speak English
190ROBachos [?] dyna (y)r sefyllfa efo GlynCE yn_de # bod o justCE ddim (we)di arfer siarad Saesneg +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF situationsituation.N.F.SG withwith.PREP Glynname TAGisn't_it.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S justjust.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  because that's the situation with Glyn, you know, that he's just not used to speaking English...
214ROBachos <dw i (y)n> [///] # fel pawb sy (we)di dysgu Cymraeg dw meddwl dw i wneud mwy o ymdrech ella # na lotCE o Gymry gymraeg i # drio defnyddio # geiriau Cymraeg drwy (y)r amser (fe)lly # heb # defnyddio geiriau Saesneg .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP likelike.CONJ everybodyeveryone.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP lear.NONFINteach.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP efforteffort.N.MF.SG perhapsmaybe.ADV PRT(n)or.CONJ lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk toto.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL WelshWelsh.N.F.SG throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG thusso.ADV withoutwithout.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  because I...like everybody who's learnt Welsh, I think I make more of an effort, perhaps, than a lot of Welsh speakers to try to use Welsh words all the time without using English words
218ROBdw i (y)n lotCE fwy self_consciousE am [/] # am y prydoedd lle dw i yn defnyddio # geiriau Saesneg .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM self_consciousunk aboutfor.PREP aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF timesunk wherewhere.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  I'm a lot more self-conscious about...about the times when I do use English words
246ROBmae nhw roi lotCE fwy o eiriau # Saesneg i_mewn # tra (y)n siarad Cymraeg .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM ofof.PREP wordswords.N.M.PL+SM EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP whilewhile.CONJ.[or].very.ADV PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG
  they put in a lot more English words when they're speaking Welsh
250ROB+" ohCE xx <dw i (y)n siarad Saes(neg)> [//] ohCE # dylwn i (ddi)m siarad Saesneg .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG IMoh.IM should.1S.CONDITought_to.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  "oh [...] I'm speaking Engli...oh, I shouldn't speak English"
250ROB+" ohCE xx <dw i (y)n siarad Saes(neg)> [//] ohCE # dylwn i (ddi)m siarad Saesneg .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG IMoh.IM should.1S.CONDITought_to.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  "oh [...] I'm speaking Engli...oh, I shouldn't speak English"
259ROBsoCE ond [/] ond newydd dechrau siarad Saesneg oedd o mewn ffordd .
  soso.ADV butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ newlynew.ADJ start.NONFINbeginning.N.M.SG.[or].begin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  so he'd only just started speaking English in a way
267ROB+, a # bod defnyddio bratiaith a defnyddio # timod lotCE o eiriau Saesneg yn fwy coolCE rywsut timod .
  andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN adulterated_languageunk andand.CONJ use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP wordswords.N.M.PL+SM EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG PRTPRT moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM coolcool.SV.INFIN somehowsomehow.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  and that using bratiaith and using, you know, a lot of English words is a lot more cool somehow, you know
282ROB+, sy (y)n Gymry cymraeg pur ond [/] ond justCE heb meddwl yn defnyddio geiriau Saesneg # lle dw i wastad yn meddwl +"/ .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk purefairly.PREQ.[or].pure.ADJ butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ justjust.ADV withoutwithout.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S alwaysflat.ADJ+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  who are pure Welsh speakers, but...but, just who use English words without thinking, where I always think:
314ROBxx wedyn fysai rywun (we)di meddwl bod o # wedi siarad Saesneg efo (e)i dad .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG withwith.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S fatherfather.N.M.SG+SM
  [...] then one would have thought that he had spoken English to his father
342ROBwrth siarad Saesneg ?
  byby.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  when she's speaking English?
361ROBond ti (y)n siarad Saesneg efo hi mae sureCE .
  butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG withwith.PREP PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  but you probably speak English to her
396ROBachos pan [/] pan wnes i ddechrau (e)fo xxx llynedd umCE # o'n i justCE (we)di siarad Saesneg efo NormanCE yn naturiol (fe)lly .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP last_yearlast year.ADV IMum.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S IMjust.ADV justafter.PREP PRT.PASTtalk.V.INFIN speak.NONFINEnglish.N.F.SG Englishwith.PREP withname NormanPRT PRTnatural.ADJ naturalso.ADV thus
  because when...when I started with [...] last year, um, I just naturally started speaking English with Norman, like
397ROBachos <dw i &m> [/] dw i meddwl mai Saesneg # mae o (y)n dewis siarad cynta # a FfionCE xx yn yr un ffordd <sy (y)n> [/] # sy (y)n # iawn timod .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN firstfirst.ORD andand.CONJ Ffionname inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM wayway.N.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT rightOK.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  because I...I think that it's English that he chooses to speak first, and Ffion [...] in the same way, which is...which is alright, 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
403ROBac <oedd erCE [=? y]> [//] oedd o (y)n rightCE oddCE wedyn achos o'n i (we)di arfer # hyd_yn_oed ers # dw (ddi)m (gwy)bod faint oedd o # (y)chydig wsnosau # siarad # Saesneg efo nhw .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF IMer.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rightright.ADJ oddodd.ADJ thenafterwards.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN eveneven.ADV sincesince.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMof.PREP a_littlea_little.QUAN weeksunk speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and er...it was quite odd then because I'd been used, even for, I don't know how much it was, a few weeks, to speaking English with them
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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