SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of fi

3OSW<a wedyn meddai fi> [?] +"/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and then I said:
11OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
19OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
22OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
37OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
54OSWarglwydd ["] meddai fi wrth CarolCE .
  lordlord.N.M.SG say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM toby.PREP Carolname
  "lord" I said to Carol
61OSWa wedyn erCE (dy)ma fi sbïo ar y [/] y missusCE (a)cw .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMer.IM herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN aton.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF missusmissus.N.SG thereover there.ADV
  and then, er, I looked at the...the missus
123CYN<dw i sureCE na Greenland@s:eng> [///] GreenlandE (ba)sai wneud mwy o senseCE i fi de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ Greenlandname Greenlandname be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP sensesense.N.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  I'm sure that Greenland...Greenland would make more sense to me, you know
134OSWBritish_RailCE British_RailCE meddai fi .
  British_Railname British_Railname say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  British Rail, British Rail, I say
164OSWa finnau (y)n deud (wr)th fi (y)n hun +"/ .
  andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG
  and I told myself:
166OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
293OSWo(edd) (y)na gyfaill i fi o RosneigrCE # yn byw justCE tu allan i AucklandCE (a)chan .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV friendmate.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fromfrom.PREP Rhosneigrname PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN justjust.ADV sideside.N.M.SG outout.ADV toto.PREP Aucklandname boyunk
  there a friend of mine from Rhosneigr lived just outside Auckland, you see
323OSWdyma fi (y)n codi ac yn dechrau siarad Cymraeg xxx .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT rise.NONFINlift.V.INFIN andand.CONJ PRTPRT start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG
  I got up and started to speak Welsh [...]
334OSWa wedyn # bod [?] ni (y)n cyfarfod hefyd yn Seland_Newydd # umCE # ffrind # i ffrind i fi .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN alsoalso.ADV inin.PREP New_Zealandname IMum.IM friendfriend.N.M.SG toto.PREP friendfriend.N.M.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and then we were meeting also in New Zealand, um, a friend of a friend of mine
341OSWa dyma fo (y)n deud wrtha fi +"/ .
  andand.CONJ herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and he told me:
365OSWmeddai fi te +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM
  I said, you know
378OSW+< meddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
382CYNmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
388OSWnoE ["] meddai fi .
  nono.ADV say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "no" I said
474CYNa wedyn <oedden ni> [//] oedd chwaer a fi isio mynd # ond ofn mynd de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF sistersister.N.F.SG andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN butbut.CONJ fearfear.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then we...my sister and I wanted to go but were afraid to go, you know
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
543OSW+< a (y)r peth nesa (a)chan te (dy)ma fi (y)n # clywed ryw acen Gymraeg .
  andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP boyunk TAGtea.N.M.SG herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN somesome.PREQ+SM accentaccent.N.F.SG WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM
  and the next thing, right, mate, I heard this Welsh accent
547OSWDuw ["] meddai fi Cymry ["] .
  Godname say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL
  "God" I said, "Welsh people"
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
626OSWmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
629OSW+< meddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
804CYN<mae (y)n> [//] mae pawb deud (y)r un fath wrtha fi de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everybodyeveryone.PRON saysay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  everybody tells me the same, you know
832CYNdan ni (we)di arfer # wsti # yn fel &t fi [/] fi yn BontCE xxx yn Sir_Fôn de <Duw Duw> [?] de .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES inPRT.[or].in.PREP likelike.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inin.PREP Bontname inin.PREP Angleseyname TAGbe.IM+SM Godname Godname TAGbe.IM+SM
  we're used to, you know, like, me...me in Bont [...] in Anglesey, you know, well well, isn't it
832CYNdan ni (we)di arfer # wsti # yn fel &t fi [/] fi yn BontCE xxx yn Sir_Fôn de <Duw Duw> [?] de .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES inPRT.[or].in.PREP likelike.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inin.PREP Bontname inin.PREP Angleseyname TAGbe.IM+SM Godname Godname TAGbe.IM+SM
  we're used to, you know, like, me...me in Bont [...] in Anglesey, you know, well well, isn't it
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
910OSWa xx meddwl # Duw ["] medda fi +"/ .
  andand.CONJ think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN Godname say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and [...] thought "God" I said:
914OSWa dyma fi deud +"/ .
  andand.CONJ herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  and I said:
916OSWmedda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
918OSWmedda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
923OSWa Duw ["] medda fi .
  andand.CONJ Godname say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  and "God" I said
927OSW+, (dy)ma fi (y)n galw # yr [/] # yr headE waiterCE +/ .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF headhead.N.SG waiterwaiter.N.SG
  I called the...the head waiter
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
940OSWmedda fi (wr)tho +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S
  I told him
942OSW(dy)ma fi (y)n deud yr hanes (wr)tho fo .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF historystory.N.M.SG to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I told him the story
945OSWmedda fi (wr)tho fo +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I told him
948OSW+< medda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
962OSWnoE ["] medda fi .
  nono.ADV say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "no" I said
965OSWmedda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
967OSWmedda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
970OSWa &g lookE ["] medda fi (wr)tho fo .
  andand.CONJ looklook.V.INFIN say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and "look" I told him
972OSWmedda fi (wr)tho fo +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I told him
974OSWmeddai fi (wr)tho fo +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I told him
1023OSWond i mi sbïo ar # dinCE sardinesCE wedi agor ddigon i wneud fi gyfogi de .
  butbut.CONJ forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN aton.PREP tintin.N.SG+SM sardinesunk PRT.PASTafter.PREP open.NONFINopen.V.INFIN enoughenough.QUAN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM vomit.NONFINvomit.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  but for me, looking at an opened tin of sardines, enough to make me vomit, you know
1088CYNond mae tunnell yn swndio lotCE i fi de [?] .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES tonton.N.F.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP sound.NONFINunk lotlot.N.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  but a ton sounds a lot for me, you know
1096CYNohCE (dy)dy hynna (ddi)m yn swndio lotCE i fi .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP sound.NONFINunk lotlot.N.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  oh that doesn't sound like a lot to me
1119OSWond ti (y)n gweld yn anffodus # dim useCE mi ddod â pridd o nghae fi i chdi +/ .
  butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRTPRT unfortunateunfortunate.ADJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV useuse.SV.INFIN PRON.1SPRT.AFF come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP soilsoil.N.M.SG fromof.PREP fieldclose.V.3S.PRES+NM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  but you see, unfortunately, there's no use me brining you soil from my field
1141CYNond pan ti cyrraedd oedran fi wellCE be xxx allE maintenanceE de &=laugh .
  butbut.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S reach.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN ageage.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM wellwell.ADV whatwhat.INT allall.ADJ maintenancemaintenance.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but when you get to my age, well what [...] all maintenance, isn't it
1145CYNond (ba)sai well gynno fi erCE # sti roid ryw hanner dwsin o [/] # o shrubsE (y)na de +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.1Swith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM IMer.IM know.2Syou_know.IM put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM somesome.PREQ+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG dozendozen.N.M.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP shrubsshrub.N.PL therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  but I'd rather, er, you know, put about half a dozen shrubs there, you know
1190OSWxx mae isio fi siarad # erCE [?] sut [/] sut ges i fynd yn involvedE +/ .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN IMer.IM howhow.INT howhow.INT get.1S.PASTget.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP involvedunk
  [...] she wants me to speak, er, how I got involved...
1309OSWmedda fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTown.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
1374OSWa wedyn dyma fo (y)n deud (wr)tha fi te +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM
  and then he told me, you know...
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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