SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of mi for speaker OSW

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
97OSWwellCE Iesu mi wnaeth hwnnw (y)r tripCE de .
  wellwell.ADV Jesusname PRTPRT.AFF do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF triptrip.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  well Jesus, that made the trip, you know
192OSWa wedyn # mi oedd yr umCE # LlangefniCE wedi trefnu i ni # i fynd i weld AlcatrazCE (y)li .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM Llangefniname PRT.PASTafter.PREP arrange.NONFINarrange.V.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM Alcatrazname see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  and then, um, Llangefni had arranged for us to go see Alcatraz, you see
273OSW+, y secretaryE # i mi gael cyfarfod # â (y)r AustraliaCE umCE ChoirCE te .
  DETthe.DET.DEF secretarysecretary.N.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM meet.NONFINmeet.V.INFIN withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Australianame IMum.IM Choirname TAGbe.IM
  the secretary for me to meet the Australia, um, Choir, isn't it
287OSWa wedyn mi symudon ni wedyn te i Seland_Newydd .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV PRTPRT.AFF move.1PL.PASTmove.V.1P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thenafterwards.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG toto.PREP New_Zealandname
  and then we moved then, right, to New Zealand
312OSWIesu (rh)aid mi ddeud yr hanes (y)ma wrthat ti xxx .
  Jesusname necessitynecessity.N.M.SG PRON.1SPRT.AFF say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF historystory.N.M.SG herehere.ADV to.2Sto_you.PREP+PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  Jesus, I have to tell you this story [...]
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
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
379OSWdyma fo (y)n gofyn i mi +"/ .
  herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  he asked me:
413OSWohCE mi gafon ni +// .
  IMoh.IM PRTPRT.AFF get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  oh we had...
551OSWa dyna ti (y)r hanes i mi yn Niagra_FallsCE (y)li .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S DETthe.DET.DEF historystory.N.M.SG forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inin.PREP Niagra_Fallsname see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  and that's the story of me at Niagra Falls for you
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
739OSWa mi gymron ni nhw fyny te .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF take.1PL.PASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P upup.ADV TAGbe.IM
  and we took them up, you know
743OSWarglwydd mawr mi oedd hwnnw (y)n brofiad te bod yn MontanaCE # yn aros ar indianCE reservationE de .
  lordlord.N.M.SG bigbig.ADJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT experienceexperience.N.M.SG+SM TAGtea.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP Montananame PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN onon.PREP indianunk reservationreservation.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  good lord, that was an experience, right, being in Montana staying on an indian reservation, you know
759OSWa (we)dyn tra oedden ni yn fan (y)no (y)li # yn MontanaCE mi aethon nhw â ni i benwythnos # i Yellowstone_ParkCE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whilewhile.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM inin.PREP Montananame PRTPRT.AFF go.3PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P toto.PREP weekendweekend.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP Yellowstone_Parkname
  and then while we were there, you see, in Montana, they took us for a weekend to Yellowstone Park
781OSWa (we)dyn os gawn [?] ni fyw ac iach mi fyddan ni (y)n mynd eto <yn y cyfnod> [//] # yn yr ddau tri mis nesa (y)ma i ti .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV ifif.CONJ get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN+SM andand.CONJ healthyhealthy.ADJ PRTPRT.AFF be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN againagain.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF periodperiod.N.M.SG inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM three.Mthree.NUM.M monthmonth.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP herehere.ADV forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  and then if alive and well, we'll be going again in the period...in these next two or three months for you
826OSW<mi sefa i> [/] mi sefa i yn PiccadillyCE +/ .
  PRTPRT.AFF stand.1S.NONPASTstand.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP PRTPRT.AFF stand.1S.NONPASTstand.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP inin.PREP Piccadillyname
  I'll stand...I'll stand in Piccadilly
826OSW<mi sefa i> [/] mi sefa i yn PiccadillyCE +/ .
  PRTPRT.AFF stand.1S.NONPASTstand.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP PRTPRT.AFF stand.1S.NONPASTstand.V.2S.IMPER PRON.1SI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP inin.PREP Piccadillyname
  I'll stand...I'll stand in Piccadilly
924OSW+" mi [/] mi wna i surpriseCE i CynddylanCE # a bwcio # bwrdd .
  PRTPRT.AFF PRTPRT.AFF do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S surprisesurprise.SV.INFIN toto.PREP Cynddylanname andand.CONJ book.NONFINbook.V.INFIN tabletable.N.M.SG
  "I'll surprise Cynddylan and book a table"
924OSW+" mi [/] mi wna i surpriseCE i CynddylanCE # a bwcio # bwrdd .
  PRTPRT.AFF PRTPRT.AFF do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S surprisesurprise.SV.INFIN toto.PREP Cynddylanname andand.CONJ book.NONFINbook.V.INFIN tabletable.N.M.SG
  "I'll surprise Cynddylan and book a table"
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
1002OSW+, mi a i .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.1S.NONPASTand.CONJ PRON.1Sto.PREP
  I'll go
1003OSWa mi a i efo (y)r hogiau ac enjoio fy hun .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF go.1S.NONPASTand.CONJ PRON.1Sto.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF boyslads.N.M.PL andand.CONJ enjoy.NONFINenjoy.V.INFIN possmy.ADJ.POSS.1S selfself.PRON.SG
  and I'll go with the lads and enjoy myself
1004OSWargoel mi (dych)rynan myn diawl &b y ngweld i mewn +/ .
  lordomen.N.F.SG PRTPRT.AFF get_frightened.NONFINfrighten.V.3P.FUT byinsist.V.2S.IMPER debilunk POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP inin.PREP
  God, they'll have a shock, I'm telling you, seeing me in...
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
1101OSWmi garith (r)heina tenE tonsE (y)li .
  PRTPRT.AFF carry.3S.NONPASTcarry.V.3S.FUT+SM thosethose.PRON tenten.NUM tonston.N.PL see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  those can carry ten tons, you see
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
1324OSWaeth yr hogan (y)na # o Dinbych # mi aeth hi lawr .
  go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST DETthe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.F.SG therethere.ADV fromfrom.PREP Denbighname PRTPRT.AFF go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S downdown.ADV
  that girl from Denbigh, she went down
1417OSWraid mi jecio pan a i adre .
  necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SPRT.AFF check.NONFINunk whenwhen.CONJ go.1S.NONPASTand.CONJ PRON.1Sto.PREP homehome.ADV
  I'll have to check when I go home

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