SIARAD - Fusser30
Instances of fi for speaker MEL

8MELia # soCE dw (ddi)m quiteCE yn dallt pam wnaeth hi ddim ffonio fi .
  yesyes.ADV soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM quitequite.ADV PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN whywhy?.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM phonephone.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  yes, so I don't quite understand why she didn't phone me
68MEL+" ohCE (y)dyn nhw (y)n flin efo fi ?
  IMoh.IM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT crossangry.ADJ+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "oh are they cross with me?"
349MELohCE mae nhw edrych yn iawn i fi de .
  IMoh.IM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN PRTPRT rightOK.ADV toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, they look alright to me, you know
351MELmeddai fi sy (y)n brathu nhw .
  say.3S.NONPASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT bite.NONFINbite.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  says I who bites them
375MELohCE cymhara rei chdi efo rei fi .
  IMoh.IM compare.2S.IMPERcompare.V.2S.IMPER somesome.PRON+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S withwith.PREP somesome.PRON+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  oh, compare yours with mine
761MELohCE myE GodE oedd MairCE a fi justCE fel &=laugh stwffio timod ein # bysedd i (y)ng xx [//] cegau ni stopio (ei)n hunain rhag chwerthin .
  IMoh.IM mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S Godname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Mairname andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM justjust.ADV kindlike.CONJ stuff.NONFINstuff.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P fingersfingers.N.M.PL toto.PREP POSS.1PLmy.ADJ.POSS.1S.[or].in.PREP mouthsmouths.N.F.PL PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P stop.NONFINstop.V.INFIN POSS.1PLour.ADJ.POSS.1P selvesself.PRON.PL lestfrom.PREP laugh.NONFINlaugh.V.INFIN
  oh my God, Mair and I were just, like [laughs] stuffing, you know, our hands into our mouths to stop ourselves from laughing
934MELmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
984MELoedd (y)na # ffrind i fi (y)n fa(n) (y)ma wnaeth o briodi (y)r hogan o (y)r Almaen .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV friendfriend.N.M.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP marry.NONFINmarry.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF girlgirl.N.F.SG fromof.PREP Germanythe.DET.DEF Germany.NAME.F.SG
  there was a friend of mine here, he married the girl from Germany
1000MEL(peta)sen nhw gofyn i fi +"/ .
  if_be.3PL.CONDITunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  if they asked me:
1077MELdw i (y)n cael nhw (y)n y nhŷ fi ar_gyfer ryw SallyCE sy ddim yna dim mwy .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S househouse.N.M.SG+NM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM forfor.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM Sallyname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL NEGnot.ADV+SM therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV moremore.ADJ.COMP
  I get them at my house for some Sally who's not there any more
1101MELond dw i (y)n agor nhw # justCE achos <dw i (ddi)m isio> [//] os oes (yn)a rywun yn mynd i ddod roundCE fath â bailiffCE a deud fod nhw mynd i gymryd y mhethau fi dw isio bod yn barod amdanyn nhw timod [=! laughs] .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT open.NONFINopen.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P justjust.ADV becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM roundround.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP bailiffbailiff.N.SG andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S thingsthings.N.M.PL+NM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT readyready.ADJ+SM for.3PLfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  but I open them just because I don't want...if somebody's going to come round, like, a bailiff, and say that they're going to take my stuff, I want to be ready for them, you know
1103MELachos oedd mamCE (we)di ffonio (y)r cwmnïau (y)ma i_gyd i_fyny ar_ôl fi symud fewn a deud +"/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF mummam.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP phonephone.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF companiescompanies.N.M.PL herehere.ADV allall.ADJ upup.ADV afterafter.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM move.NONFINmove.V.INFIN inin.PREP+SM andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  because mum had phoned up all these companies after I moved in and said:
1123MEL+" ddim fi (y)dy SallyCE .
  NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Sallyname
  "I'm not Sally"
1136MEL+" greatCE (peta)sen nhw mynd â hwnna (ba)sen nhw gwneud ffafr i fi .
  greatgreat.ADJ if_be.3PL.CONDITunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3PL.CONDITbe.V.3P.PLUPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN favourunk toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "great, if they took that they'd do me a favour"
1139MEL+" a mae rhy drwm fi gario .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES tootoo.ADJ heavyheavy.ADJ+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN+SM
  "and it's too heavy for me to carry"
1211MEL+" mae o (y)n fab i fi .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT sonson.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "he's my son"
1212MEL+" (dy)dy o (ddi)m_byd i wneud efo fi .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S nothingnothing.ADV+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  "he's got nothing to do with me"

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