SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of am for speaker OSW

81OSWac wedyn HeathrowCE wedyn # am San_FranciscoCE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV Heathrowname thenafterwards.ADV forfor.PREP San_Francisconame
  and then Heathrow then for San Francisco
112OSWa wedyn erCE # arglwydd peth nesa (a)chan xx [//] oedden ni mynd i_fyny fel hyn am y topCE a gweld yr eira .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMer.IM lordlord.N.M.SG thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP boyunk be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV likelike.CONJ herethis.PRON.DEM.SP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG andand.CONJ see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF snowsnow.N.M.SG
  and then, er, lord, the next thing, mate, [...] ...we were going up like this towards the top and saw the snow
126OSWa wedyn <dyma fo> [///] Iesu wedyn <oeddet ti mynd> [//] oeddet ti rŵan mynd am y topCE y byd .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S Jesusname thenafterwards.ADV be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S nownow.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG DETthe.DET.DEF worldworld.N.M.SG
  and then, Jesus then you were going...you were going towards the top of the world
169OSW+, +" yn # dod i_lawr am San_FranciscoCE .
  PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN downdown.ADV forfor.PREP San_Francisconame
  "coming down to San Francisco"
207OSWsymudon ni wedyn # a dal y [/] <y &b> [//] y planeCE a mynd am [/] # am erCE +/ .
  move.1PL.PASTmove.V.1P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thenafterwards.ADV andand.CONJ catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF planeplane.N.SG andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM
  we moved then and caught the...the...the plane and went for...for, er...
207OSWsymudon ni wedyn # a dal y [/] <y &b> [//] y planeCE a mynd am [/] # am erCE +/ .
  move.1PL.PASTmove.V.1P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thenafterwards.ADV andand.CONJ catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF planeplane.N.SG andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM
  we moved then and caught the...the...the plane and went for...for, er...
229OSWdyna fo rŵan mynd rŵan am SydneyCE te .
  therethat_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S nownow.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN nownow.ADV forfor.PREP Sydneyname TAGbe.IM
  that's it, then, went then for Sydney, you know
233OSW<oedden ni yn SydneyCE te> [///] # xx ni (y)no # am # xx # justCE i fythefnos a hanner .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP Sydneyname TAGtea.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV forfor.PREP [...]just.ADV justto.PREP tounk two_weeksand.CONJ andhalf.N.M.SG half
  we were in Sydney, right...we [...] there for almost two and a half weeks
236OSWa wedyn mae (y)na gymaint i sôn am y lle te .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV so_muchso much.ADJ+SM toto.PREP mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM
  and then there's so much to say about the place, you know
267OSW<fedrwn i> [?] siarad efo ti trwy (y)r dydd am y peth de .
  can.1S.CONDITbe_able.V.1S.IMPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S throughthrough.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF datday.N.M.SG aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I could talk to you about it all day, you know
277OSWa <o'n i mynd> [///] # es i am dair nos Fercher efo nhw .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP three.Fthree.NUM.F+SM nightnight.N.F.SG WednesdayWednesday.N.F.SG+SM withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  and I was going...I went with them on three Wednesday nights
282OSWoedden nhw cael mynd yli am tua deg punt ar un cyfnod sti .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP tenten.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG aton.PREP oneone.NUM periodperiod.N.M.SG know.2Syou_know.IM
  they could go, you see, for about ten pounds at one time, you know
298OSWcerdded ar dir glas # am dro cynta ers justCE i fis de .
  walk.NONFINwalk.V.3S.IMPER onon.PREP landland.N.M.SG+SM greenblue.ADJ forfor.PREP turnturn.N.M.SG+SM firstfirst.ORD sincesince.PREP justjust.ADV toto.PREP monthmonth.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  walking on grassland for the first time for almost a month, you know
314OSWa wedyn y tripCE o(edd) hwn # northCE andE southCE islandE wneud tripCE am bythefnos yn # Seland_Newydd de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF triptrip.N.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG northnorth.N.SG andand.CONJ southsouth.N.SG islandisland.N.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM triptrip.N.SG forfor.PREP two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM inin.PREP New_Zealandname TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then, this was the trip, north and south island, going on a trip for two weeks in New Zealand, isn't it
315OSWa wedyn Duw (a)chan ar_ôl ni fod ar y busCE am ryw hanner awr # <mi oedd yr erCE> [/] # mi oedd <yr erCE> [/] # y dreifar y courierCE isio ti ddeud pwy oeddet ti a ballu sti .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV Godname boyunk afterafter.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM DETthe.DET.DEF driverunk DETthe.DET.DEF couriercourier.N.SG wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whowho.PRON be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON know.2Syou_know.IM
  and then, God, after being on the bus for about half an hour, the, er...the, er...the driver, the courier wanted you to say who you were and so on, you know
327OSWac ar_ôl # siarad am ryw [//] # ella bod o ryw bymtheg eiliad # xxx +"/ .
  andand.CONJ afterafter.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM perhapsmaybe.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S somesome.PREQ+SM fifteenfifteen.NUM+SM secondsecond.N.MF.SG
  and after talking for about...perhaps it was about fifteen seconds [...]
339OSWa (we)dyn dyma fo mynd â ni am dro (a)chan .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP turnturn.N.M.SG+SM boyunk
  and then he took us for a walk, mate
528OSWi dorri ar dy draws di anghofia i byth de # aeth CarolCE a fi &va [/] i fan (y)na i TorontoCE am bythefnos .
  toto.PREP cut.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S crossacross.PREP+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM forget.1S.NONPASTforget.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP nevernever.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST Carolname andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV toto.PREP Torontoname forfor.PREP two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM
  to cut across you, I'll never forget, right, Carol and I went there, to Toronto, for two weeks
531OSWa [/] a fuon [?] ni MontanaCE am bythefnos <yn y> [//] wneud o (y)n yr un peth (fe)lly sti .
  andand.CONJ andand.CONJ be.1PL.PASTbe.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P Montananame forfor.PREP two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM inPRT DETthe.DET.DEF do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM
  and...and we were in Montana for two weeks, in the...did it in the same thing, like, you know
615OSW&tə [/] # tydw i (ddi)m yn ddyn am fwyta bysgodyn te .
  be.1S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.1Sto.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT manman.N.M.SG+SM forfor.PREP eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN+SM fishfish.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM
  I'm not one for eating fish, you know
668OSWo'n i (y)n hiraethu (y)n enwedig aethon ni am y cyfnod yna .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT long.NONFINlong_for.V.INFIN PRTPRT particularespecially.ADJ go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF periodperiod.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  I missed home, especially when we went for that long
686OSWau_pairCE myn uffar i (y)n dod acw i gwatsiad ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] <ar ei> [//] ar_ôl y ci am [/] am [/] am ddau fis .
  au_pairunk byinsist.V.2S.IMPER hellunk PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN thereover there.ADV toto.PREP watch.NONFINunk onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP POSS.3Son.PREP afterhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S DETafter.PREP dogthe.DET.DEF fordog.N.M.SG forfor.PREP forfor.PREP two.Mfor.PREP monthtwo.NUM.M+SM month.N.M.SG+SM
  an au-pair, for God's sake, coming over to look after the dog for...for...for two months
686OSWau_pairCE myn uffar i (y)n dod acw i gwatsiad ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] <ar ei> [//] ar_ôl y ci am [/] am [/] am ddau fis .
  au_pairunk byinsist.V.2S.IMPER hellunk PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN thereover there.ADV toto.PREP watch.NONFINunk onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP POSS.3Son.PREP afterhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S DETafter.PREP dogthe.DET.DEF fordog.N.M.SG forfor.PREP forfor.PREP two.Mfor.PREP monthtwo.NUM.M+SM month.N.M.SG+SM
  an au-pair, for God's sake, coming over to look after the dog for...for...for two months
686OSWau_pairCE myn uffar i (y)n dod acw i gwatsiad ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] ar [/] <ar ei> [//] ar_ôl y ci am [/] am [/] am ddau fis .
  au_pairunk byinsist.V.2S.IMPER hellunk PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN thereover there.ADV toto.PREP watch.NONFINunk onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP onon.PREP POSS.3Son.PREP afterhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S DETafter.PREP dogthe.DET.DEF fordog.N.M.SG forfor.PREP forfor.PREP two.Mfor.PREP monthtwo.NUM.M+SM month.N.M.SG+SM
  an au-pair, for God's sake, coming over to look after the dog for...for...for two months
697OSWoedd hi (y)n cael # tri_deg punt # &a [/] am [/] am # watsiad ar_ôl y ci a (y)r freeCE housingE de .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN thirty.Mthirty.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG forfor.PREP forfor.PREP watch.NONFINunk afterafter.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.M.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF freefree.ADJ.[or].bree.N.SG+SM housinghouse.N.SG+ASV TAGbe.IM+SM
  she got thirty pounds for looking after the dog and the free housing, you know
697OSWoedd hi (y)n cael # tri_deg punt # &a [/] am [/] am # watsiad ar_ôl y ci a (y)r freeCE housingE de .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN thirty.Mthirty.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG forfor.PREP forfor.PREP watch.NONFINunk afterafter.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dogdog.N.M.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF freefree.ADJ.[or].bree.N.SG+SM housinghouse.N.SG+ASV TAGbe.IM+SM
  she got thirty pounds for looking after the dog and the free housing, you know
720OSW+< wellCE # fedri di (ddi)m mynd i fan (y)na # am gyfnod byr .
  wellwell.ADV can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM shortshort.ADJ
  well you can't go there for a short period
723OSWmae rhaid chdi fynd am beth bynnag dair wsnos de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP whatthing.N.M.SG+SM ever-ever.ADJ three.Fthree.NUM.F+SM weekweek.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  you have to go for three weeks anyway, you know
884OSWsôn am fwyd (a)chan # ew wsti (y)r noson (hon)no ddois i # i [/] i lle wyt ti (y)n gweithio ?
  mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP foodfood.N.M.SG+SM boyunk goshoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.F.SG come.1S.PASTunk PRON.1Sto.PREP toto.PREP toto.PREP wherewhere.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN
  talking about food, mate, God, you know that night I came to...to the place where you work?
971OSW+" I am so made up .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S amam.V.1S.PRES soso.ADV mademade.AV.PAST upup.ADV
  "I am so made up"
1121OSW+, am y rheswm pam te CynddylanCE # tir cleiog s(y) gyn i (y)li .
  forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.M.SG whywhy?.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG Cynddylanname landland.N.M.SG clayeyunk be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  for the reason why, right, Cynddylan, my land is clayey
1167OSWwellCE # dw i barod i fynd am baned CynddylanCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S readyready.ADJ+SM toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP cuppacupful.N.M.SG+SM Cynddylanname
  well, I'm ready to go for a cuppa, Cynddylan
1261OSWdyma nhw mynd am [/] <am erCE> [/] # am [/] am ddrinkE <i (y)r> [/] i (y)r pubCE (y)li te .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP drinkunk toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF pubpub.N.SG see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM TAGbe.IM
  they went for...for er...for...for a drink to the...to the pub, you see
1261OSWdyma nhw mynd am [/] <am erCE> [/] # am [/] am ddrinkE <i (y)r> [/] i (y)r pubCE (y)li te .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP drinkunk toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF pubpub.N.SG see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM TAGbe.IM
  they went for...for er...for...for a drink to the...to the pub, you see
1261OSWdyma nhw mynd am [/] <am erCE> [/] # am [/] am ddrinkE <i (y)r> [/] i (y)r pubCE (y)li te .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP drinkunk toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF pubpub.N.SG see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM TAGbe.IM
  they went for...for er...for...for a drink to the...to the pub, you see
1261OSWdyma nhw mynd am [/] <am erCE> [/] # am [/] am ddrinkE <i (y)r> [/] i (y)r pubCE (y)li te .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP forfor.PREP IMer.IM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP drinkunk toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF pubpub.N.SG see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM TAGbe.IM
  they went for...for er...for...for a drink to the...to the pub, you see
1339OSWwedyn dw i am ei throi hi rŵan .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S turn.nonfiturn.V.INFIN+AM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S nownow.ADV
  I'll be off now then
1342OSWmae rŵan yn tynnu am +/ .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES nownow.ADV PRTPRT draw.NONFINdraw.V.INFIN forfor.PREP
  it's now coming up to...
1399OSWoedd o (y)n deud (wr)tho fi am gysylltu â TonfeddCE +// .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM forfor.PREP contact.NONFINlink.V.INFIN+SM withas.CONJ.[or].with.PREP.[or].go.V.3S.PRES Tonfeddname
  he was telling me to contact Tonfedd
1409OSWwellCE be ddeudodd erCE # HerbertCE (wr)tha fi am ffonio +/ .
  wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM IMer.IM Herbertname to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM forfor.PREP phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN
  well what Herbert told me to phone...

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