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82OSWa wsti be CynddylanCE mi fuon ni (y)n ddiawledig o lwcus # efo sêt .
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Cynddylanname PRTPRT.AFF be.1PL.PASTbe.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP devillishunk ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP luckylucky.ADJ withwith.PREP seatseat.N.F.SG
  and you know what, Cynddylan, we were bloody lucky with the seat
133OSWa wedyn be oedd yn dda te # oedd gyn British_RailCE +// .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT goodgood.ADJ+SM TAGtea.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP British_Railname
  and then what was good, you know, British Rail had...
151OSWa be oedd yn dda xx te CynddylanCE te # wrth bod ni mynd # gorllewin westE yn_de [?] +/ .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT goodgood.ADJ+SM TAGtea.N.M.SG Cynddylanname TAGtea.N.M.SG byby.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN westwest.N.M.SG TAGwest.N.SG isn't_it.IM
  and what was good [...] you know, Cynddylan, you know, as we were going west, isn't it...
171OSWa wsti be ?
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT
  and you know what?
203OSWa wedyn oedden ni (y)n aros yn # be ddiawl (y)dy enw fo dŵad Fisherman's_WharfCE xx .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT devilunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN Fisherman''s_Wharfname
  and then we were staying at, what the hell is it called, Fisherman's Wharf [...]
230OSWwellCE Iesu wsti be # cyrraedd yn fan (y)no te # a xxx dod # o (y)r [/] # y planeCE wan ar_hyd y corridorsCE (y)ma # <welcomeE toE SydneyCE> ["] de .
  wellwell.ADV Jesusname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT arrice.NONFINarrive.V.2S.IMPER.[or].arrive.V.3S.PRES.[or].arrive.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF planeplane.N.SG nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM alongalong.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF corridorscorridor.N.SG+PL herehere.ADV welcomewelcome.ADJ toto.PREP Sydneyname TAGbe.IM+SM
  well Jesus, you know what, arriving there, you know, and [...] coming from the...the plane now, along these corridors, "Welcome to Sydney" isn't it
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
297OSWa wsti be xxx beth braf CynddylanCE ?
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT thingthing.N.M.SG+SM finefine.ADJ Cynddylanname
  and you know what [...] nice, Cynddylan?
305OSWond <be oedd &ə> [//] # <be oedd &ɪ> [//] be oedd yn fan (y)na rŵan te CynddylanCE # oeddet ti wan wedi mynd i autumnE yn_de .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nownow.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG Cynddylanname be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP autumnautumn.N.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  but what was...what was...what was there now, you know Cynddylan, you'd now gone into autumn, you know
305OSWond <be oedd &ə> [//] # <be oedd &ɪ> [//] be oedd yn fan (y)na rŵan te CynddylanCE # oeddet ti wan wedi mynd i autumnE yn_de .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nownow.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG Cynddylanname be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP autumnautumn.N.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  but what was...what was...what was there now, you know Cynddylan, you'd now gone into autumn, you know
305OSWond <be oedd &ə> [//] # <be oedd &ɪ> [//] be oedd yn fan (y)na rŵan te CynddylanCE # oeddet ti wan wedi mynd i autumnE yn_de .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV nownow.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG Cynddylanname be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP autumnautumn.N.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  but what was...what was...what was there now, you know Cynddylan, you'd now gone into autumn, you know
368OSWa dyma fo (y)n deud be oedd enw ei breedsCE o (fe)lly sti .
  andand.CONJ herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S.[or].her.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].go.V.2S.PRES breedsunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM
  and he said what his breeds were called, like, you know
414OSWond be oedd yn dda fan (y)no te # y taclusrwydd .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT goodgood.ADJ+SM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF tidinessunk
  but what was good over there, you know, the tidiness
537OSWwn i (ddi)m be (y)dy o .
  know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I don't know what it is
544OSWa be oedden nhw achan ond bedair o genenod [* genethod] .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P boyunk butbut.CONJ four.Ffour.NUM.F+SM ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP girlsunk
  and what they were, mate, but four girls
550OSWa wsti be oedd o dod â dagrau <ohona fi de> [?] .
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN withwith.PREP tearstears.N.M.PL from.1Sunk PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  and you know what, it brought tears to my eyes, you know
603OSWbe wyt ti wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what do you do?
623OSW+" ohCE [?] wsti be ?
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT
  "oh you know what?"
630OSWa myn [///] wsti be mi enjoiais i o (a)chan .
  andand.CONJ byinsist.V.2S.IMPER know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT PRTPRT.AFF enjoy.1S.PASTunk PRON.1Sto.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S boyunk
  and you know what, I enjoyed it, mate
762OSWbe (y)dy o (y)n Gymraeg dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what's it in Welsh, say?
780OSWa wedyn dan ni wedi enjoio be dan ni (we)di wneud te .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP enjoy.NONFINenjoy.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM
  and then we have enjoyed what we've done, you know
888OSWIesu wsti be <oedd hi (y)n> [/] # oedd hi (y)n ben_blwydd erCE CarolCE xx gael ei phen_blwydd .
  Jesusname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG+SM IMer.IM Carolname get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG+AM
  Jesus, you know what, it was...it was Carol's birthday [...] having her birthday
904OSW<wedi cae(l)> [/] wedi cael fy magu wsti be dw feddwl adre .
  PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S bring_up.NONFINrear.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM homehome.ADV
  I was...I was brought up, you know what I mean, at home
911OSW+" be wna i # leni te ?
  whatwhat.INT do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S this_yearthis year.ADV TAGbe.IM
  "what will I do this year, you know?"
920OSWbe (y)dy enw (y)r lle ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG
  what's the name of the place?
925OSWa wsti be CynddylanCE # o'n i (we)di enjoio (y)r bwyd gyn_gymaint de +/ .
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Cynddylanname be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP enjoy.NONFINenjoy.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF foodfood.N.M.SG as_muchunk TAGbe.IM+SM
  and you know what, Cynddylan, I enjoyed the food so much, you know...
956OSW<a wedyn> [/] # a wedyn be wnaethon ni (y)li mi gymrais i un peth a gymrodd missusCE beth arall de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM PRTPRT.AFF take.1S.PASTunk PRON.1Sto.PREP oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG andand.CONJ take.3S.PASTunk missusmissus.N.SG thingthing.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then...and then what we did, you see, I ordered one thing and the missus ordered something else, you know
1037OSWbe s(y) gyn ti ar y goE pnawn (y)ma ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF gogo.N.SG afternoonafternoon.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  what have you got on this afternoon?
1059OSWbe dw i # yn mynd i wneud pnawn (y)ma # os fydd y tywydd yn iawn mae gyn i +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM afternoonafternoon.N.M.SG herehere.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM DETthe.DET.DEF weatherweather.N.M.SG PRTPRT rightOK.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  what I'm going to do this afternoon, if the weather's alright, I've got...
1062OSW(we)dyn dyna ti be s(y) gyn i ar y goE .
  thenafterwards.ADV therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF gogo.N.SG
  so that's what I've got on
1185OSWbe (y)dy henw hi dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG+H PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what's her name, say?
1203OSWbe mae hynny (y)n golygu efo cutsE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP PRTPRT mean.NONFINedit.V.INFIN withwith.PREP cutscut.SV.INFIN+PV
  what does that mean by cuts?
1217OSWa <wedyn umCE> [/] # wedyn be ddeudodd hi +"/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMum.IM thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  and so, um...so what she said:
1318OSW+" dearCE OswyCE I'mE sureCE you'llE beE disappointedE .
  deardear.ADJ.[or].tear.N.SG+SM Oswyname I''mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES suresure.ADJ you''llyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.FUT bebe.V.2SP.PRES disappointeddisappoint.V.PASTPART
  "dear Oswy, I'm sure you'll be disappointed"
1322OSWbe (y)na (fe)lly sti .
  thingwhat.INT therethere.ADV thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM
  thingy, like, you know
1371OSWa pwy oedd yna (a)chan # ond umCE # be ddiawl (y)dy enw Herbert_EdwardsCE .
  andand.CONJ whowho.PRON be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV boyunk butbut.CONJ IMum.IM whatwhat.INT hellunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG Herbert_Edwardsname
  and who was there, mate, but um, what the hell's his name, Herbert Edwards
1393OSWbe (y)dy enw (y)r umCE +.. .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM
  what's the name of, um..?
1400OSWbe ti galw nhw ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  what you call them?
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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