SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of bach

231OSWwsti be CynddylanCE bach o'n i methu coelio myn diawl .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Cynddylanname smallsmall.ADJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN byinsist.V.2S.IMPER devilunk
  you know what, Cynddylan, I couldn't believe it, by hell
300OSWa finnau (we)di arfer yn y nghae bach i .
  andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S fieldclose.V.3S.PRES+NM smallsmall.ADJ PRON.1Sto.PREP
  with me being so used to my little field
457CYNohCE (dy)na chdi le OswyCE bach .
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM Oswyname smallsmall.ADJ
  oh there's a place for you, Oswy
674OSW+< a (y)r hen gi bach de .
  andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ dogdog.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  and the old dog, you know
707CYNohCE na (ba)swn i (ddi)m deud bod chdi gynnil OswyCE bach .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S Oswyunk smallname small.ADJ
  oh no, I wouldn't say you were tight, Oswy
795OSWa caeau bach gyn i (y)n [/] # yn PorthcwyfanCE de eglwys bach y môr de .
  andand.CONJ fieldsfields.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP inin.PREP Porthcwyfanname TAGbe.IM+SM churchchurch.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  and I've got little fields in...in Porthcwyfan, you know, little church by the sea, you know
795OSWa caeau bach gyn i (y)n [/] # yn PorthcwyfanCE de eglwys bach y môr de .
  andand.CONJ fieldsfields.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP inin.PREP Porthcwyfanname TAGbe.IM+SM churchchurch.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  and I've got little fields in...in Porthcwyfan, you know, little church by the sea, you know
864CYNo'n i rightCE hapus <wneud be o'n i> [//] # yn ym byd bach yn hun de .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S rightright.ADJ happyhappy.ADJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Sin.PREP worldworld.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  I was quite happy doing what I was...in my own little world, you know
871OSWa gwneud dy fyd bach dy hun de .
  andand.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S worldworld.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  and make your own little world, isn't it
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
880CYNwell gyn i gael # bywyd iawn a # (d)igon o bres i gael &br [//] bwyd ar bwrdd # a (y)chydig bach o wyliau .
  bettwebetter.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM lifelife.N.M.SG rightOK.ADV andand.CONJ enoughenough.QUAN ofof.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM foodfood.N.M.SG onon.PREP tabletable.N.M.SG andand.CONJ a_littlea_little.QUAN bitsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP holidaysholidays.N.F.PL+SM
  I'd rather have a good life and enough money to have food on the table and a bit of a holiday
883CYNtydy o (ddi)m xxx fi OswyCE bach .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.3SMof.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM Oswyname smallsmall.ADJ
  it doesn't [...] me, Oswy
929OSW+, fel (yn)a efo mys (fe)lly sti fel mae rywun (d)ipyn bach yn # boldCE mewn ffordd te .
  likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV withwith.PREP finger.POSSD.1Sfinger.N.M.SG+NM thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM likelike.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT boldbold.ADJ inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM
  like that with my finger, like, you know, as one does, a little bit bold in a way, you know
933OSWoedd y creadur bach yn meddwl bod fi [//] # (ry)wbeth yn wrongCE yli de .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF creaturecreature.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT wrongwrong.ADJ see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM TAGbe.IM+SM
  the poor thing thought that I...something was wrong, you see, isn't it
1061OSWmae gyn i isio chwalu dipyn bach o # giwana # i [/] i ddechrau (y)r cae (y)r gwair offCE de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG strew.NONFINscatter.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ ofof.PREP guanounk toto.PREP toto.PREP start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF fieldfield.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF grasshay.N.M.SG offoff.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  I want to strew a little bit of guana to...to start off the hay-field, you know
1072CYNumCE mae gyn i batchCE bach .
  IMum.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S patchbatch.N.SG.[or].patch.N.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ
  um, I've got a little patch
1075CYN(we)dyn mae (y)na ryw batchCE bach ryw +// .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM patchbatch.N.SG.[or].patch.N.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ somesome.PREQ+SM
  then there's this patch, about...
1100CYNy pick_upsE bach (y)ma ?
  DETthe.DET.DEF pick_upsunk smallsmall.ADJ herehere.ADV
  these little pick-ups?
1138CYNbach o wyrdd yn y frontCE .
  smallsmall.ADJ ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP greengreen.ADJ+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF frontfront.N.SG
  a little green in the front
1149OSW<ohCE mae> [///] ti gweld oedd [/] oedd gynnon ni ryw batchCE bach yn [?] [//] flaen tŷ (a)cw .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF with.1PLwith_us.PREP+PRON.1P PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P somesome.PREQ+SM batchbatch.N.SG.[or].patch.N.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ inPRT frontfront.N.M.SG+SM househouse.N.M.SG thereover there.ADV
  oh, you see, we had a little patch in front of the house
1367CYNbach yn # nervousCE xxx .
  smallsmall.ADJ PRTPRT nervousnervous.ADJ
  a little nervous [...]
1369OSWa wedyn <o'n i> [//] oeddwn i # yna # ar ryw gwrs bach dydd Sadwrn (y)li .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S therethere.ADV onon.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM coursecourse.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ dayday.N.M.SG SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  and then I was...I was there on some course on Saturday, you see

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