SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of am for speaker CYN

178CYN+, am bod (y)na gymaint o bobl yn lladd eu hunain +/ .
  forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT kill.NONFINkill.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P selfself.PRON.PL
  because so many people kill themselves
210CYN<oedda chdi> [?] mynd am SydneyCE wedyn doeddachd .
  be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Sydneyname thenafterwards.ADV be.2S.IMP.NEGunk
  you were heading for Sydney then, weren't you
232CYNam faint o'ch chdi actuallyE yn SydneyCE ta ?
  forfor.PREP how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV inin.PREP Sydneyname TAGbe.IM
  how long were you actually in Sydney for then?
248CYNwellCE <am bod chdi yn(a)> [///] <(ba)sai rywun deud bod> [///] (pe)taset chdi ddeud [?] bod chdi bod yn AustraliaCE xx siarad (e)fo dy fatesCE yn pubCE # <a xx> [//] a xxx +"/ .
  wellwell.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S therethere.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN if_be.2S.CONDITbe.V.2S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP Australianame speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S matesunk inPRT pubpub.N.SG andand.CONJ andand.CONJ
  well because you're there...somebody would say that...if you said that you'd been in Australia [...] talking to your mates in the pub and [...] ...and [...]
466CYNa (we)dyn mae nhw (y)n gofyn am dy bwysau di .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN forfor.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S weightweights.N.M.PL+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  and then they ask for your weight
483CYNa (we)dyn ti mynd i ryw # foyerE i ddisgwyl am ryw # hanner awr tri chwarter +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM foyerfoyer.N.SG toto.PREP wait.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG three.Mthree.NUM.M quarterquarter.N.M.SG
  and then you go to some foyer to wait for about half to three-quarters of an hour
495CYNchwe_deg punt # am ryw # dri chwarter awr deud [?] .
  sixtysixty.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM three.Mthree.NUM.M+SM quarterquarter.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG say.2S.IMPERsay.V.INFIN
  sixty pounds for about forty-five minutes, say
646CYNfyddi di (y)n hiraethu am fod adre CynddylanCE ?
  be.2S.FUTbe.V.2S.FUT+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM PRTPRT long.NONFINlong_for.V.INFIN forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM homehome.ADV Cynddylanname
  do you miss home, Cynddylan?
669CYNyeahCE ond o'ch chdi offCE am gyfnod hir doeddachd .
  yeahyeah.ADV butbut.CONJ be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S offoff.PREP forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM longlong.ADJ be.2S.IMP.NEGunk
  yeah but you were away for a long time, weren't you
712CYNsoCE xxx ti am mynd i rywle leni ta be ?
  soso.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM this_yearthis year.ADV orbe.IM whatwhat.INT
  so [...] are you going to go somewhere this year or what?
719CYN<ei di &v> [/] ei di drosodd am gyfnod hir ta [/] # ta justCE am # ryw wsnos neu ddau xx briodas ?
  go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM overover.ADV+SM forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM longlong.ADJ orbe.IM orbe.IM justjust.ADV forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM weekweek.N.F.SG oror.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM weddingmarriage.N.F.SG+SM
  well you go...will you go over for a long time or...or just for a week or two [...] wedding?
719CYN<ei di &v> [/] ei di drosodd am gyfnod hir ta [/] # ta justCE am # ryw wsnos neu ddau xx briodas ?
  go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM overover.ADV+SM forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM longlong.ADJ orbe.IM orbe.IM justjust.ADV forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM weekweek.N.F.SG oror.CONJ two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM weddingmarriage.N.F.SG+SM
  well you go...will you go over for a long time or...or just for a week or two [...] wedding?
727CYNoedd hi ddrosodd am tua tri mis .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S overunk forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP three.Mthree.NUM.M monthmonth.N.M.SG
  she was over for about three months
847CYNsoCE mewn ffordd <deud mae> [/] deud mae nhw gorod [?] gweithio am naw (ba)sai gofyn nhw gychwyn o tŷ erbyn # tua chwech +/ .
  soso.ADV inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG say.2S.IMPERsay.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES say.2S.IMPERsay.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN atfor.PREP ninenine.NUM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P start.NONFINstart.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S househouse.N.M.SG byby.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP sixsix.NUM
  so in a way, say...say they have to work at nine, they'd need to start off at about six...
879CYNohCE na <(ba)swn i> [/] (ba)swn i (ddi)m balchach o holl # hassleE am # (y)chydig bach mwy o bres de .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM more_gladunk ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP wholeall.PREQ hasslehassle.N.SG forfor.PREP a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh no, I would...I wouldn't be happier of all the hassle for a little bit more money, you know
987CYNa (we)dyn mae roi chanceCE xx wedyn # yn lle bod chdi (y)n deud [?] # talu naw punt neu ddeg punt # am gwrs o fwyd +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM chancechance.N.SG thenafterwards.ADV inin.PREP placewhere.INT be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.2S.IMPERsay.V.INFIN pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN ninenine.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG tenor.CONJ poundten.NUM+SM forpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG coursefor.PREP ofcourse.N.M.SG+SM foodof.PREP food.N.M.SG+SM
  and then it gives you a chance [...] then, instead of you, say, paying nine pounds or ten pounds for a course...
1006CYNdw i (y)n un sâl am drio pethau sti .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT oneone.NUM poorill.ADJ forfor.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL know.2Syou_know.IM
  I'm bad at trying things, you know
1063CYNti sôn wan am hynna de .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP TAGbe.IM+SM
  you're saying, now, about that, you know
1115CYNti meddwl am dunnell +/ .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP tonton.N.F.SG+SM
  you think about a ton...
1117CYN+, <ti xx> [//] ti (y)n meddwl am [/] am lotCE o [/] o bridd de .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP aboutfor.PREP lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP soilsoil.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  you [...] ...you think of...of a lot of...of soil, you know
1117CYN+, <ti xx> [//] ti (y)n meddwl am [/] am lotCE o [/] o bridd de .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP aboutfor.PREP lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP soilsoil.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  you [...] ...you think of...of a lot of...of soil, you know
1180CYNia am be mae hwnna ta ?
  yesyes.ADV aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG thenbe.IM
  yes, what's that about then?
1191CYN+< ++ am +// .
  aboutfor.PREP
  about...
1194CYNella am bod y filmCE yn cael ei umCE # release_ioE+cym ella .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF filmfilm.N.SG PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S IMum.IM release.NONFINrelease.SV.INFIN perhapsmaybe.ADV
  perhaps because the film's being, um, released perhaps
1201CYNond mae nhw (we)di ohirio fo am bod nhw wneud mwy o cutsE .
  butbut.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP postpone.NONFINpostpone.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP cutscut.V.3S.PRES
  but they've postponed it because they're making more cuts
1345CYN+< soCE be ti am wneud wan ta ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM thenbe.IM
  so what you going to do now then?
1362CYNyndy mae [/] mae fo a EleriCE dod i [/] i fan (y)na am fwyd yn aml ofnadwy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ Eleriname come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forfor.PREP foodfood.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT oftenfrequent.ADJ terribleterrible.ADJ
  yes, he and Eleri come there for food very often

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