SIARAD - Davies4
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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
493CYNond oedd o werth ei weld de [?] .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S worthvalue.N.M.SG+SM.[or].sell.V.3S.PRES+SM POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  but it was worth seeing, you know
579OSWdim ots lle ei di .
  NEGnot.ADV matterproblem.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  it doesn't matter where you go
581OSW<dim ots lle> [/] dim ots lle ei di (y)n y byd (y)ma .
  NEGnot.ADV matterproblem.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG NEGnot.ADV matterproblem.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF worldworld.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  it doesn't matter where...it doesn't matter where you go in this world
632OSWond umCE # <a &d> [//] <ond blod(au)> [///] oedden ni (y)no mis Mai a (y)r lle (y)n ei blodau gyd sti .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM andand.CONJ butbut.CONJ flowersflowers.N.M.PL be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV monthmonth.N.M.SG MayMay.N.M.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3PLhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S flowersflowers.N.M.PL alljoint.ADJ+SM know.2Syou_know.IM
  but um, and...but flow...we were there in May and the place was all in bloom, you know
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
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?
726CYNwnaeth hi hel ei gwyliau .
  do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S collect.NONFINcollect.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S holidaysholidays.N.F.PL
  she saved up her holidays
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
997CYNmi ei di wan .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  you'll go no
1001CYNmi ei di de .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  you'll go, won't you
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
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
1410CYN++ TonfedCE ei hun .
  Tonfedname POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG
  Tonfed itself

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