SIARAD - Davies6
Instances of ydy for speaker HEC

3HECmamCE a dadCE a bobl ddiarth <ydy o wedyn> [?] xx .
  mothermam.N.SG andand.CONJ daddad.N.SG andand.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM unfamiliarstrange.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S afterafterwards.ADV
  it's mum and dad and strangers afterwards.
7HEC+" (dy)dyn nhw (ddi)m mynd [?] i # sylwi pa mor hir (y)dy dy fuckingE grassE di na(g) (y)dy !
  be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTto.PREP notice.NONFINnotice.V.INFIN whichwhich.ADJ soso.ADV longlong.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S fuckingfuck.V.PRESPART grassgrass.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  they're not going to notice how long your fucking grass is, eh!
7HEC+" (dy)dyn nhw (ddi)m mynd [?] i # sylwi pa mor hir (y)dy dy fuckingE grassE di na(g) (y)dy !
  be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTto.PREP notice.NONFINnotice.V.INFIN whichwhich.ADJ soso.ADV longlong.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S fuckingfuck.V.PRESPART grassgrass.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  they're not going to notice how long your fucking grass is, eh!
30HECmmmCE be (y)dy o ?
  IMmmm.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  mmm, what's he?
64HECtri chwarter y ddwy bageE yn # luniau ydy .
  three.Mthree.NUM.M quarterquarter.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF two.Ftwo.NUM.F+SM pageunk PRTPRT picturespictures.N.M.PL+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  three quarters of the two pages are pictures, aren't they.
67HECam # rhywun nad (yd)yn nhw (ddi)m (y)n enwi fo na(g) (y)dy .
  aboutfor.PREP someonesomeone.N.M.SG NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT name.NONFINname.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  about someone they don't name, do they.
69HEChynna (y)dy o dw i sureCE .
  thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ
  that's what it is, I'm sure.
85HEC## singerE song_writerE neu actorCE ydy o bob tro .
  singersinger.N.SG song_writerunk oror.CONJ actoractor.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S everyeach.PREQ+SM timeturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER
  it's a singer-song-writer or actor every time.
130HEC<mae hynna gyd i weld yno (he)fyd> [?] ydy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP alljoint.ADJ+SM PRTto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV alsoalso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  all that is to be seen there as well.
185HECmae nhw [?] (we)di huro (y)r boyCE CliffordCE (y)na (y)dy ?
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP hire.NONFINunk DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG Cliffordname therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  they've hired that Clifford bloke, have they?
203HECwastedE (y)dy .
  wastedwast.V.INFIN+AV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  wasted, isn't she.
266HECna (y)dy [?] .
  NEGno.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  no.
313HECydy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  yes.
395HEC+" y cleanerE <ydy o> [?] .
  DETthe.DET.DEF cleanerclean.N.SG.AG.[or].clean.ADJ.COMP.[or].cleaner.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "it's the cleaner."
472HECuffar o foyCE iawn (y)dy .
  hellunk ofof.PREP boyboy.N.SG+SM fineOK.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  hell of a good bloke, isn't he.
561HECmae hwnna (y)n o fuan (y)dy ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTin.PREP quitehe.PRON.M.3S soonsoon.ADJ+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  that's quite soon, isn't it?
565HECeighteenthE ffor(dd) (y)na ydy yeahCE ?
  eighteentheighteenth.ORD wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES yeahyeah.ADV
  it's around the eighteenth, yeah?
580HECbloodyCE tair awr i ManchesterE na(g) (y)dy .
  bloodybloody.ADJ three.Fthree.NUM.F hourhour.N.F.SG toto.PREP Manchestername NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  it's not bloody three hours to Manchester, is it.
632HEC+< ia # hwnna ydy ffefryn gen ti ?
  yesyes.ADV that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES favouritefavourite.N.M.SG withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  yes, that's your favourite?
674HECmae Big_BrotherCE (y)ma (y)n hir uffernol ydy .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Big_Brothername herehere.ADV PRTPRT longlong.ADJ hellishunk be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  this Big Brother's long as hell, isn't it.
693HECachos dyn nhw (ddi)m (we)di cael neb na(g) (y)dy hyd yn hyn (fe)lly .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMP.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN nobodyanyone.PRON NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lengthlength.N.M.SG inin.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP thusso.ADV
  because they haven't had anybody, have they, so far, eh.
723HEC<un gwirion (y)dy> [?] MoyleseyCE .
  oneone.NUM sillysilly.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Moyleseyname
  Moylesey's a silly one
756HECrywbeth yn deud (wr)tha fi na # Adam_SandlerCE filmCE ydy .
  somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT(n)or.CONJ Adam_Sandlername filmfilm.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  something tells me it's an Adam Sandler film.
829HEClle iawn GaerwenCE ydy .
  placewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG fineOK.ADV Gaerwenname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  it's a nice place, Gaerwen, isn't it.
895HECohCE rubbishCE (y)dy o de .
  IMoh.IM rubbishrubbish.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, it's rubbish, eh.
902HECJakki_DeggCE ydy .
  Jakki_Deggname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  she's Jakki Degg.
908HECdyna be (y)dy enw hi de .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what her name is, eh.
946HECohCE un gwael ydy hwnna de .
  IMoh.IM oneone.NUM badpoorly.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, that's a bad one, isn't it.
952HECos ydy missusCE yn dod draw i +.. .
  ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES missusmissus.N.SG PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN overyonder.ADV toto.PREP
  if the missus is coming over to ...
963HECydy # gotsan # &=laugh .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES cuntunk
  yes, the cunt.
975HEC+< thingE [///] # be ydy hwnna ?
  thingthing.N.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES that_onethat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's that?

Change language


Contact us

bilingualism@bangor.ac.uk


The corpora

The Siarad corpus
The Patagonia corpus
The Miami corpus

davies6: menu


Research Team


Collaborators


Publications


Bangor Autoglosser


Acknowledgements

The support of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the Welsh Government is gratefully acknowledged.