SIARAD - Fusser30
Instances of basai for speaker MEL

130MELie neu fasai [//] falle (ba)sai un (we)di ffonio # eich cartre chi a siarad efo mamCE neu be bynnag neges efo mamCE .
  yesyes.ADV oror.CONJ perhapsbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM be.3S.CONDITmaybe.ADV onebe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRT.PASTone.NUM phone.NONFINafter.PREP POSS.2PLphone.V.INFIN homeyour.ADJ.POSS.2P PRON.2PLhome.N.M.SG andyou.PRON.2P speak.NONFINand.CONJ withtalk.V.INFIN mumwith.PREP ormam.N.SG whator.CONJ everwhat.INT message-ever.ADJ withmessage.N.F.SG mumwith.PREP mam.N.SG
  yes, or perhaps one would have phoned your home and spoken with mum or whatever, a message with mum
526MELella (ba)sai ddim isio .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG
  perhaps he wouldn't want to
881MEL(pe)tasai fo (we)di deud Duw (ba)sai (we)di bod yn hollol iawn achos &m <mae (y)r> [//] <mae &p> [//] oedd pawb yna (y)n credu (y)n Nuw .
  if_be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN Godname be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT completecompletely.ADJ rightvery.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthat.PRON.REL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF everybodyeveryone.PRON therethere.ADV PRTPRT believe.NONFINbelieve.V.INFIN inin.PREP Godname
  had he said God, it would have been perfectly alright, because everybody there believed in God
942MELachos oedd hi (y)n gwybod (ba)sen nhw ddim yn cytuno (e)fo (y)r peth ac oedd hi (y)n gwybod (ba)sai (ddi)m yn cael cefnogaeth gynnyn nhw efo (y)r peth .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.3PL.CONDITbe.V.3P.PLUPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT agree.NONFINagree.V.INFIN withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN support.NONFINsupport.N.F.SG from.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG
  because she knew they wouldn't agree with it and she knew she wouldn't get support from them in it
993MELond <(ba)sai (y)n> [//] (ba)sai fo (y)n gwybod # y mis falle bysai ?
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF monthmonth.N.M.SG perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  but he'd know the month perhaps, would he?
993MELond <(ba)sai (y)n> [//] (ba)sai fo (y)n gwybod # y mis falle bysai ?
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTin.PREP.[or].PRT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF monthmonth.N.M.SG perhapsmaybe.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF
  but he'd know the month perhaps, would he?
1207MEL+" ohCE (ba)sai raid chi ffonio (y)r rhif yma i ffeindio allan .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF numbernumber.N.M.SG herehere.ADV toto.PREP find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN outout.ADV
  "oh, you'd have to phone this number to find out"

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