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155COLdo &m wnaeth o (ddi)m deud (wr)than ni chwaith .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1PLunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P eitherneither.ADV
  yes, he didn't tell us either
216COLbyddan oherwydd fyddan ni (ddi)m (we)di gweld ein_gilydd ers agesE na fyddan .
  be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT becausebecause.CONJ be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN each_othereach_other.PRON.1P sincesince.PREP agesunk NEGPRT.NEG be.1PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT+SM
  yes, because we won't have seen each other for ages, will we
219COLwellCE ella <fyddwn ni> [?] dod lawr i Gaerdydd # a mynd i CambridgeE # ac OxfordE .
  wellwell.ADV perhapsmaybe.ADV be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN downdown.ADV toto.PREP CardiffCardiff.NAME.PLACE+SM andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Cambridgename andand.CONJ Oxfordname
  well, perhaps we'll come down to Cardiff and go to Cambridge, and Oxford
542COLdan ni angen sgwennu paragraphCE # da [?] i ddeud # pam fydd o (y)n fuddiol i ni i ni cael [/] cael grantCE .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P needneed.N.M.SG write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN paragraphparagraph.N.SG goodgood.ADJ toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whywhy?.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT beneficialbeneficial.ADJ+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN grantgrant.SV.INFIN
  we need to write a good paragraph to say why it'll be beneficial for us, for us to get a grant
542COLdan ni angen sgwennu paragraphCE # da [?] i ddeud # pam fydd o (y)n fuddiol i ni i ni cael [/] cael grantCE .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P needneed.N.M.SG write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN paragraphparagraph.N.SG goodgood.ADJ toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whywhy?.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT beneficialbeneficial.ADJ+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN grantgrant.SV.INFIN
  we need to write a good paragraph to say why it'll be beneficial for us, for us to get a grant
542COLdan ni angen sgwennu paragraphCE # da [?] i ddeud # pam fydd o (y)n fuddiol i ni i ni cael [/] cael grantCE .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P needneed.N.M.SG write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN paragraphparagraph.N.SG goodgood.ADJ toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whywhy?.ADV be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT beneficialbeneficial.ADJ+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN grantgrant.SV.INFIN
  we need to write a good paragraph to say why it'll be beneficial for us, for us to get a grant
544COLa (we)dyn dan ni mynd lawr i gael coachingE a gamesCE yn erbyn +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN downdown.ADV toto.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM coachingcoach.N.SG+ASV andand.CONJ gamesunk PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP againstby.PREP
  and then we're going down to get coaching and games against...
584COLxx # oedden ni am trefnu fath â mynd abroadE (y)r ha (y)ma ond +.. .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P forfor.PREP organise.NONFINarrange.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN abroadabroad.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.M.SG herehere.ADV butbut.CONJ
  [...] we were going to organise to, like, go abroad this summer, but...
596COL(ba)sen ni (y)n gallu mynd ar_ôl gwyliau ha gorffen am wsnos .
  be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP holidayholidays.N.F.PL summersummer.N.M.SG finish.NONFINcomplete.V.2S.IMPER.[or].complete.V.3S.PRES.[or].complete.V.INFIN forfor.PREP weekweek.N.F.SG
  we could go for a week after the end of the summer holidays
629COL&ri reallyE (ba)sen ni justCE gallu mynd ella i Ffrainc # xx gynta # justCE [?] (y)r ha (y)ma # am ryw # weekendE .
  reallyreal.ADJ+ADV be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN perhapsmaybe.ADV toto.PREP FranceFrance.N.F.SG.PLACE firstfirst.ORD+SM justjust.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.M.SG herehere.ADV forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM weekendweekend.N.SG
  really we could just go perhaps to France [...] first just this summer, for a weekend
659COLneu de # brain_waveE wan de # fedran ni fynd am tourCE o # fath â # llefydd dan ni mynd i universityE a cael nightsE outE ym pob un (fe)lly .
  oror.CONJ TAGbe.IM+SM brain_waveunk nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P gon.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP tourtour.N.SG ofof.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP placesplaces.N.M.PL be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP universityuniversity.N.SG andand.CONJ get.NONFINget.V.INFIN nightsnight.N.PL.[or].nights.ADV outout.ADV inin.PREP everyeach.PREQ oneone.NUM thusso.ADV
  or, right, brain-wave now, right, we can go on a tour of, like, the places we're going to university and have nights out in each one, like
659COLneu de # brain_waveE wan de # fedran ni fynd am tourCE o # fath â # llefydd dan ni mynd i universityE a cael nightsE outE ym pob un (fe)lly .
  oror.CONJ TAGbe.IM+SM brain_waveunk nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM can.2S.NONPASTbe_able.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P gon.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP tourtour.N.SG ofof.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP placesplaces.N.M.PL be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP universityuniversity.N.SG andand.CONJ get.NONFINget.V.INFIN nightsnight.N.PL.[or].nights.ADV outout.ADV inin.PREP everyeach.PREQ oneone.NUM thusso.ADV
  or, right, brain-wave now, right, we can go on a tour of, like, the places we're going to university and have nights out in each one, like
785COLti meddwl (ba)sen ni gallu mynd i GermanyE (y)r ha (y)ma .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Germanyname DETthe.DET.DEF summersummer.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  you think, we could go to Germany this summer
787COL(we)dyn (ba)sen ni gallu bod <yn y> [//] efo (y)r World_CupE .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF World_Cupname
  then we could be in the...with the World Cup
793COLmi fysen ni (y)n gallu mynd ella (y)n rhatach dw (ddi)m (gwy)bod .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.1PL.PRESfinger.V.3P.IMPER+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN perhapsmaybe.ADV PRTPRT cheapercheap.ADJ.COMP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  we could go cheaper perhaps, I don't know
1070COL<fydd raid ni ddod yn_ôl> [?] +/ .
  be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM backback.ADV
  we'll have to come back...
1145COLohCE na Alun_LlywelynCE fedran ni alw fo (y)n AlunCE medran .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV Alun_Llywelynname can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTin.PREP Alunname can.1PL.NONPASTbe_able.V.3P.FUT
  oh no, Alun Llywelyn, we can call him Alun, can't we
1163COLxx # pan mae nhw (y)n gofyn (wr)than ni (fe)lly +// .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN to.1PLunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thusso.ADV
  [...] when they ask us, like...
1188COL<ohCE iawn> ["] fath â jocio <bod raid fi gael presan(t)> [//] bod raid ni gael presant felly .
  IMoh.IM rightOK.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ joke.NONFINjoke.V.3S.SUBJ.[or].joke.V.3S.SUBJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM giftpresent.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM giftpresent.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  "oh righ", like joking that I have to get a gif...that we have to get a gift then
1190COLac <oedden ni fath â> [?] # o_kCE ["] &=laugh .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ o_kOK.IM
  and we were like "ok"
1196COLti cofio umCE # teacherCE Saesneg ni ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN teacherum.IM Englishteacher.N.SG PRON.1PLEnglish.N.F.SG we.PRON.1P
  do you remember, um, our English teacher?
1204COLoedden ni galw hi (y)n missCE ["] a ballu yna +/ .
  be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT missmiss.V.INFIN andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON therethere.ADV
  we called her "miss" and so on there
1206COL+, hyd_(y)n_oed na AlisonCE oedd hi isio ni galw hi (fe)lly .
  eveneven.ADV PRT(n)or.CONJ Alisonname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S thusso.ADV
  even though she wanted us to call her Alison, like
1228COLpam wnaeth hi symud o ysgol ni (fe)lly ?
  whywhy?.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S schoolschool.N.F.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P thusso.ADV
  why did she leave our school then?
1259COLalthoughE <wnaethon ni> [//] wnaeth blwyddyn ni achieve_ioE+cym rightCE dda .
  althoughalthough.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM yearyear.N.F.SG PRON.3PLwe.PRON.1P achieve.NONFINachieve.SV.INFIN rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM
  although we...out year achieved quite well
1259COLalthoughE <wnaethon ni> [//] wnaeth blwyddyn ni achieve_ioE+cym rightCE dda .
  althoughalthough.CONJ do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM yearyear.N.F.SG PRON.3PLwe.PRON.1P achieve.NONFINachieve.SV.INFIN rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM
  although we...out year achieved quite well
1261COLgymharu efo nhw oedden ni un o (y)r blynyddoedd gorau # ar y thingE .
  compare.NONFINcompare.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF yearsyears.N.F.PL bestbest.ADJ.SUP onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG
  compared with them we were one of the best years on the thing

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