SIARAD - Fusser30
Instances of be for speaker MEL

22MELohCE o'n i justCE fel <ohCE be bynnag> ["] timod .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S justjust.ADV likelike.CONJ IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  oh, I was just like "oh, whatever" you know
55MELsoCE dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be (y)dy (y)r +/ .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF
  so I don't know what's the...
120MELneu be bynnag .
  oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ
  or whatever
121MELo(edd) (y)na ddau wahanol LionCE un yn GaernarfonCE ac un ym MangorCE neu be bynnag # ddim [//] # timod trefi eraill .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM differentdifferent.ADJ+SM Lionname oneone.NUM inin.PREP Caernarfonname andand.CONJ oneone.NUM inin.PREP Bangorname oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES townstowns.N.F.PL otherothers.PRON
  there were two different Lions, one in Caernarfon and one in Bangor or whatever, not...you know, different towns
125MELond (pe)tasech chi ddim be (fa)sai (we)di digwydd ?
  butbut.CONJ if_be.2PL.CONDITunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN
  but if you hadn't, what would have happened?
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
215MELsoCE <be sy (y)n> [//] be sy yn MajorcaCE rhan # sut westy dach chi (y)n aros a be sy (y)na gyda (y)r nos lle dach chi ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP Majorcaname partpart.N.F.SG what_kindhow.INT hotelhotel.N.M.SG+SM be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  so what's in...what's in Majorca in terms of what kind of hotel are you staying in and what is there in the evening where you are?
215MELsoCE <be sy (y)n> [//] be sy yn MajorcaCE rhan # sut westy dach chi (y)n aros a be sy (y)na gyda (y)r nos lle dach chi ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP Majorcaname partpart.N.F.SG what_kindhow.INT hotelhotel.N.M.SG+SM be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  so what's in...what's in Majorca in terms of what kind of hotel are you staying in and what is there in the evening where you are?
215MELsoCE <be sy (y)n> [//] be sy yn MajorcaCE rhan # sut westy dach chi (y)n aros a be sy (y)na gyda (y)r nos lle dach chi ?
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP Majorcaname partpart.N.F.SG what_kindhow.INT hotelhotel.N.M.SG+SM be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL therethere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  so what's in...what's in Majorca in terms of what kind of hotel are you staying in and what is there in the evening where you are?
257MELbe ti fynd i wneud fath â # cyn y briodas ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ beforebefore.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF weddingmarriage.N.F.SG+SM
  what are you going to do, like, before the wedding?
301MEL+< oohCE shitE be wnei di ta ?
  IMooh.IM shitshit.SV.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM thenbe.IM
  ooh shit, what will you do then?
302MELsunE bedsE neu be ?
  sunsun.N.SG bedsbed.N.PL oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT
  sun beds or what?
322MELbe <wnaeth o> [/] wnaeth o ddod allan tra oedda chdi (y)n # allan yeahCE [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT come.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM outout.ADV whilewhile.CONJ be.2S.IMPbe.V.2S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT outout.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  what, it came...it came out while you were out, yeah?
470MEL+< be +// .
  whatwhat.INT
  what...
565MELohCE dw (ddi)m yn cofio be (y)dy enwau nhw rŵan .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namesnames.N.M.PL PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P nownow.ADV
  oh I don't remember what they're called now
580MELpan ti (y)n dal babi be ti (y)n galw hwnna ?
  whenwhen.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT hold.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN babybaby.N.MF.SG whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  when you hold a baby, what do you call that?
586MEL&r be ydy o ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what is it?
641MELbe +! ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
642MELbe (y)dy (y)r pethau weirdE (y)ma mae nhw roid i_fewn ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL weirdweird.ADJ herehere.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP
  what are these weird things they put in?
660MELohCE be soCE dal [/] dal dwylo fel (y)na (fe)lly ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT soso.ADV hold.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN.[or].continue.V.2S.IMPER.[or].tall.ADJ+SM hold.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN.[or].continue.V.2S.IMPER.[or].tall.ADJ+SM handshands.N.F.PL likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV thusso.ADV
  oh what, so hold...hold hands like that, like?
739MELrightCE ti (y)n gwybod be eto neu +.. .
  rightright.ADJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT yetagain.ADV oror.CONJ
  right, do you know what yet, or..?
905MEL(ddi)m yn sureCE be oedd ei deulu o (y)n meddwl .
  NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S familyfamily.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  not sure what his family thought
947MELo_kCE mi oedd be wnaeth hi mi oedd o (y)n beth drwg go iawn .
  o_kOK.IM PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT thingthing.N.M.SG+SM badbad.ADJ ratherrather.ADV rightOK.ADV
  ok, what she did, it really was a bad thing
948MELa ddylsai hi (we)di siarad efo (e)i rhieni (y)n syth wedyn i ddeud be oedd hi (we)di wneud yn lle gad(ael) +// .
  andand.CONJ should.3S.CONDITought_to.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S parentsparents.N.M.PL PRTPRT straightstraight.ADJ afterafterwards.ADV toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP placewhere.INT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN
  and she should have spoken to her parents immediately after to say what she'd done, instead of leaving...
964MELa mae (y)n sureCE achos oedden nhw (we)di sbïed ar be oedd (we)di digwydd efo ErinCE .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT suresure.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP look.NONFINlook.V.3S.IMPER aton.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Erinname
  and probably because they looked at what had happened with Erin
975MELbe (y)dy enw (y)r lle ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG
  what's the name of the place?
985MELac oedden nhw gorod gael cyfweliad &=clears_throat timod efo (y)r Swyddfa_Cartref neu be bynnag sy (y)n wneud y cyfweliad (y)ma # &a ar_wahân yn gofyn cwestiynau i w_gilydd pethau fath â +"/ .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM interviewinterview.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Home_Officename oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF interviewsinterview.N.M.SG herehere.ADV separateseparate.ADV PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN questionsquestions.N.M.SG toto.PREP each_otherunk thingsthings.N.M.PL kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  and they had to have an interview, you know, with the Home Office or whatever does these interviews, separately, asking each other questions, things like:
986MEL+" be (y)dy dyddiad pen_blwydd dy [//] erCE # mamCE dy gariad di ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES datedate.N.M.SG birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S IMer.IM mohtermam.N.SG POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S lovelove.N.MF.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  "what's the date of your...er, your boyfriend/girlfriend's birthday?
1030MELdw (ddi)m yn cofio be (y)dy enw (y)r shopCE [/] shopCE yna .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF shopshop.N.SG shopshop.N.SG therethere.ADV
  I don't remember what the name of that shop...shop is
1064MELond timod be (y)dy (y)r cheekCE efo bailiffsCE ?
  butbut.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF cheekcheek.N.SG withwith.PREP bailiffsbailiff.N.SG+PL
  but you know what the cheek is with bailiffs?
1156MELbe ti (y)n galw o timod # pan oedden nhw (y)n arfer cael # rywun ar y telephoneCE i wneud o ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF telephonetelephone.N.SG toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what do you call it, you know, when they used to get someone on the telephone to do it?
1157MELbe ti galw o ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what do you call it?
1165MELa (dy)dy o (ddi)m yn deud am be ydy o .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and it doesn't say what it's about

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