SIARAD - Davies5
Instances of y for speaker MER

51MERumCE # o'n i (y)n gwylio fo noson o blaen ar y computerE .
  IMum.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S nightnight.N.F.SG ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF computercomputer.N.SG
  I was watching it the other night on the computer
61MERy partCE ddechrau lle <mae nhw mynd ar yr umCE> [//] # mae nhw mynd ar fath â rollercoasterE (y)ma .
  DETthe.DET.DEF partpart.N.SG startbeginning.N.M.SG+SM.[or].begin.V.INFIN+SM wherewhere.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM be.3be.V.3S.PRES .pl.PRESthey.PRON.3P PRON.3PLgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINon.PREP ontype.N.F.SG+SM kindas.CONJ withunk rollercoasterhere.ADV here
  the part at the beginning where they go on the, um, they go on this, like, rollercoaster
75MERo'n nhw ar dipyn bach nôl xx ar y tellyCE .
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P onon.PREP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ backfetch.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF televisiontelly.N.SG
  they were on a little while ago [...] on television
79MERachos mae [?] nhw justCE <mynd trwy> [//] erCE dangos y ddau o nhw straightCE ar_ôl ei_gilydd .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN throughthrough.PREP IMer.IM show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM ofof.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P straightstraight.ADJ afterafter.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP
  because they're just going...er, showing both of them straight after each other
105MER+< timod y channelsE # EurosportsCE ?
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF channelschannel.N.PL Eurosportsname
  you know the Eurosports channels?
141MER+< ella bod chdi isio hire_ioE+cym carCE am y dayE .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG hire.NONFINhire.SV.INFIN carcar.N.SG forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF dayday.N.SG
  perhaps you'll want to hire a car for the day
187MERrifyrsio i_mewn wrth y lay_byE (y)na # rifyrsio i_fewn i (y)r gornel wrth ymyl yr ysgol .
  reverse.NONFINunk inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP byby.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lay_byunk therethere.ADV reverse.NONFINunk inin.PREP DETto.PREP cornerthe.DET.DEF bycorner.N.F.SG+SM sideby.PREP DETedge.N.F.SG schoolthe.DET.DEF school.N.F.SG
  reverse in by that lay-by, reverse in to the corner by the school
230MERwnest ti (ddi)m wneud y thingE Pass_PlusCE (y)na ?
  do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG Pass_Plusname therethere.ADV
  you didn't do that Pass Plus thing?
273MER<hi oedd yn> [?] dreifio <ar y> [?] motorwayE .
  PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT drive.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF motorwaymotorway.N.SG
  it was her who drove on the motorway
453MERo:hCE o'ch chdi cael wneud y stampio dy hun .
  IMoh.IM be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF stamp.NONFINstamp.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG
  oh, you could do the stamping yourself
669MERyn yr erCE # be (y)dy enw (y)r lle # umCE # y LouvreCE .
  inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF Louvrename
  in the, er, what's the place called, the Louvre
672MER<(e)lla (y)n y> [?] # Sacre_CoeurCE .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Sacre_Coeurname
  perhaps in the Sacre Coeur
674MERyn y Eiffel_TowerE (he)fyd [?] .
  inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Eiffel_Towername alsoalso.ADV
  in the Eiffel Tower too
677MERneu ar y SeineCE neu whateverE (y)dy enw (y)r # afon .
  oror.CONJ onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Seinename oror.CONJ whateverwhatever.REL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF riverriver.N.F.SG
  or on the Seine or whatever's the name of the river
732MERos ti mynd ar y thingE de +/ .
  ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  if you go on the thing, right...
753MERa ti (y)n gorod mynd roundCE y # byd yn chwilio amdan y llefydd (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN roundround.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF worldworld.N.M.SG PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P DETthe.DET.DEF placesplaces.N.M.PL herehere.ADV
  and you have to go round the world looking for these places
753MERa ti (y)n gorod mynd roundCE y # byd yn chwilio amdan y llefydd (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN roundround.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF worldworld.N.M.SG PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P DETthe.DET.DEF placesplaces.N.M.PL herehere.ADV
  and you have to go round the world looking for these places
779MERwellCE aethon ni i (y)r lle xx footballCE pitchCE ac yr # wellCE y &ʧ # &s trackCE a (y)r lle nofio .
  wellwell.ADV go.1PL.PASTgo.V.3P.PAST PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG footballfootball.N.SG pitchpitch.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF tracktrack.N.SG andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG swim.NONFINswim.V.INFIN
  well, we went to the place [...] football pitch and the...well, the track and the swimming place
925MERti (y)n cael ar_ôl hyn a hyn o flynyddoedd cael # deud # <os wyt ti> [//] # ti cael y pres wedyn dwyt .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN afterafter.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP andand.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP ofof.PREP yearsyears.N.F.PL+SM get.NONFINget.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF moneymoney.N.M.SG thenafterwards.ADV be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG
  you can, after so many years, you can say if you're...you get the money then, don't you
935MERachos dw (ddi)m reallyE isio fo anywayE ar y funud xx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM reallyreal.ADJ+ADV wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S anywayanyway.ADV aton.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF minuteminute.N.M.SG+SM
  because I don't really want it at the moment xx
988MERachos es i ar y medicalE courseE (y)na .
  becausebecause.CONJ go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF medicalmedical.ADJ coursecourse.N.SG therethere.ADV
  because I went on that medical course
1034MERyr lôn yn cario [/] # cario (y)mlaen drost ryw [//] # y trainCE trackCE +/ .
  DETthe.DET.DEF roadunk PRTPRT carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN forwardforward.ADV overover.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM DETthe.DET.DEF traintrain.N.SG tracktrack.N.SG
  the road carries...carries on over some...the train track
1041MER<do oedd o fath â> [?] rightCE wrth ymyl y # pubsCE a pethau fel (yn)a i_gyd .
  yesyes.ADV.PAST be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ rightright.ADJ byby.PREP sideedge.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF pubspub.N.SG+PL andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV allall.ADJ
  yes, it was right by the pubs and all those things
1085MERa dyna be oedd hi (we)di sgwennu ar y gwaelod AuntieCE RachelCE .
  andand.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bottombottom.N.M.SG Auntiename Rachelname
  and that's what she'd written on the bottom, Auntie Rachel
1219MERti cofio Betsan_WilliamsCE yn y libraryCE ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN Betsan_Williamsname inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF librarylibrary.N.SG
  you remember Betsan_Williams in the library?
1222MERmae gweithio (y)n y libraryCE LlangefniCE wan (dy)dy +/ .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF librarylibrary.N.SG Llangefniname nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  she's working at the library in Llangefni now, isn't she
1240MER<alla i fynd yna a GodE mae (y)n edrych> [?] xx fel bod y plant yn # dim parch na (di)m_byd na .
  can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ Godname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF childrenchild.N.M.PL PRTPRT NEGnot.ADV respectrespect.N.M.SG NEGno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ nothingnothing.ADV nono.ADV
  I can go there and, God, it looks [...] like the children are...no respect or anything, no

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