SIARAD - Davies4
Instances of oedden for speaker OSW

101OSWwellCE arglwydd peth nesa (a)chan oedden ni (y)n pasio # drost umCE # HeyshamCE powerE stationCE sti # ffordd (y)na .
  wellwell.ADV lordlord.N.M.SG thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP boyunk be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT pass.NONFINpass.V.INFIN overover.PREP IMum.IM Heyshamname powerpow.N.SG.AG.[or].power.N.SG stationstation.N.SG know.2Syou_know.IM wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  well lord, the next thing, we were passing over, um, Heysham power station, you know, that way
112OSWa wedyn erCE # arglwydd peth nesa (a)chan xx [//] oedden ni mynd i_fyny fel hyn am y topCE a gweld yr eira .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV IMer.IM lordlord.N.M.SG thingthing.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP boyunk be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV likelike.CONJ herethis.PRON.DEM.SP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG andand.CONJ see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF snowsnow.N.M.SG
  and then, er, lord, the next thing, mate, [...] ...we were going up like this towards the top and saw the snow
153OSWoedden ni # yn mynd i (y)r &ha [/] haul lle bod ni mynd i (y)r tywyllwch toedden .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sunsun.N.M.SG placewhere.INT be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL darknessdarkness.N.M.SG.[or].darken.V.2P.PRES.[or].darken.V.2P.IMPER be.3S.IMP.NEGunk
  we were going into the sun rather than going into the darkness, weren't we
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 [...]
233OSW<oedden ni yn SydneyCE te> [///] # xx ni (y)no # am # xx # justCE i fythefnos a hanner .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inin.PREP Sydneyname TAGtea.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV forfor.PREP [...]just.ADV justto.PREP tounk two_weeksand.CONJ andhalf.N.M.SG half
  we were in Sydney, right...we [...] there for almost two and a half weeks
282OSWoedden nhw cael mynd yli am tua deg punt ar un cyfnod sti .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP tenten.NUM poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG aton.PREP oneone.NUM periodperiod.N.M.SG know.2Syou_know.IM
  they could go, you see, for about ten pounds at one time, you know
292OSWac umCE # oedden ni (we)di trefnu achan # trwy dadCE o +// .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP arrange.NONFINarrange.V.INFIN boyunk throughthrough.PREP fatherdad.N.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP
  and um, we'd arranged, you know, through his father...
307OSW<oedden ni (y)n gadael> [/] # oedden ni (y)n gadael # yn gwanwyn .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP springspring.N.M.SG
  we were leaving...we were leaving in the spring
307OSW<oedden ni (y)n gadael> [/] # oedden ni (y)n gadael # yn gwanwyn .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP springspring.N.M.SG
  we were leaving...we were leaving in the spring
320OSW(we)dyn xxx [//] gyd yn deud eu henwau a lle oedden nhw (y)n dŵad xx sti .
  thenafterwards.ADV alljoint.ADJ+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P namesnames.N.M.PL+H andand.CONJ wherewhere.INT be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN know.2Syou_know.IM
  then [...] all said their names and where they came from [...] you know
419OSWa wedyn oedden ni yn fan (y)no # tua tair bedair noson xx # a wedyn # adre wedyn # yn_ôl # i [/] i erCE Sir_Fôn de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV approximatelytowards.PREP three.Fthree.NUM.F four.Ffour.NUM.F+SM nightnight.N.F.SG andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV homehome.ADV thenafterwards.ADV backback.ADV toto.PREP toto.PREP IMer.IM Angleseyname TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then we were there then for about four or five nights [...] and then home then back to...to er, Anglesey, isn't it
535OSW&=clears_throat oedden ni # rightCE o_dan y dŵr <fel (y)na> [?] .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P rightright.ADJ underunder.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  we were right under the water like that
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
545OSWathrawon oedden nhw # o de Cymru .
  teachersteachers.N.M.PL be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P fromof.PREP southbe.IM+SM WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE
  they were teachers from south Wales
617OSWond oedden [/] oedden ni yn +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  but we were...
617OSWond oedden [/] oedden ni yn +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.13P.IMPERF be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  but we were...
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
734OSWpan (oe)dden ni # ar y tripCE yn Seland_Newydd te # gwahoddiad i fynd i aros yn TorontoCE te +/ .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF triptrip.N.SG inin.PREP New_Zealandname TAGtea.N.M.SG invitationinvitation.N.M.SG toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN inin.PREP Torontoname TAGbe.IM
  when we were on the trip in New Zealand, right, an invitation to go stay in Toronto, you know
747OSWond fel dan ni (y)n # cofio fel (oe)dden [?] ni (y)n blant # redE indiansCE a cowboysCE +/ .
  butbut.CONJ likelike.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT childrenchild.N.M.PL+SM redred.N.SG indiansunk andand.CONJ cowboyscowboy.N.SG+PL
  but as we remember when we were children, red indians and cowboys...
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
958OSW+< wedyn oedden ni cael # trio (y)r ddau doedden [?] .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG
  and then we got to try both, didn't we
1266OSWumCE # oedd yr olygfa yna te # <oedden ni (y)n cymryd> [///] # efo: rihyrsio xxx (fe)lly # oedden ni (y)n cymryd tua tri chwarter awr sti fel ti (y)n cofio .
  IMum.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF scenescene.N.F.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN withwith.PREP rehearse.NONFINunk thusso.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN approximatelytowards.PREP three.Mthree.NUM.M quarterquarter.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG know.2Syou_know.IM likelike.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN
  um, that scene, right, we took...with rehearsing [...] like that, we took about three quarters of an hour, you know, as you remember
1266OSWumCE # oedd yr olygfa yna te # <oedden ni (y)n cymryd> [///] # efo: rihyrsio xxx (fe)lly # oedden ni (y)n cymryd tua tri chwarter awr sti fel ti (y)n cofio .
  IMum.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF scenescene.N.F.SG+SM therethere.ADV TAGtea.N.M.SG be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN withwith.PREP rehearse.NONFINunk thusso.ADV be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN approximatelytowards.PREP three.Mthree.NUM.M quarterquarter.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG know.2Syou_know.IM likelike.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN
  um, that scene, right, we took...with rehearsing [...] like that, we took about three quarters of an hour, you know, as you remember

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