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29ADWa wedyn maen nhw (we)di dod nôl i fan hyn am ddwy flynedd .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backfetch.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP forfor.PREP two.Ftwo.NUM.F+SM yearyears.N.F.PL+SM
  and then they came back here for two years.
88ADW+, am be oedd hi (y)n siarad .
  aboutfor.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN
  ...what she was talking about.
168BAEdyna (e)i reswm o am fod yn yr ardal yna (y)n_de # i ddeud y gwir .
  therethat_is.ADV POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S reasonreason.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF arearegion.N.F.SG therethere.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG
  that's his reason for being in that area, isn't it, to be honest.
214BAEond erCE be oedden ni ddweud wrth_gwrs erCE fy mamCE a fi yn ei erbyn o oedd y peth gorau am Sir_Fôn oedd yr olygfa # yn_ôl # i (y)r [?] Eryri <(fe)lly (y)n_de> [?] .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM of_courseof_course.ADV IMer.IM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S mothermam.N.SG andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S againstby.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG bestbest.ADJ.SUP aboutfor.PREP Angleseyname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF viewscene.N.F.SG+SM backback.ADV toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Snowdonianame thusso.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  but what we said of course, my mother and I against him was that the best thing about Anglesey was the view back to Snowdonia, you know
235BAEam oriau drwy fod ni yna <efo (y)r cwmni> [?] teledu (y)ma +/ .
  forfor.PREP hourshours.N.F.PL throughthrough.PREP+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF companycompany.N.M.SG televisiontelevise.V.INFIN herehere.ADV
  for hours, as we were there with this TV company...
247BAEond [?] wrth_gwrs <mi dach chi> [?] (y)n gallu edrych allan am Sir_Fôn .
  butbut.CONJ of_courseof_course.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN outout.ADV forfor.PREP Angleseyname
  but of course you can look out towards Anglesey.
260ADW+< neu umCE # bob mathau o <be(thau) erCE erCE> [//] o resymau i gwyno am [/] am orfod bod yno .
  oror.CONJ IMum.IM everyeach.PREQ+SM kindstypes.N.M.PL ofof.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM IMer.IM IMer.IM ofof.PREP reasonsreasons.N.M.PL+SM toto.PREP complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV
  or all kinds of reasons to complain about having to be there.
260ADW+< neu umCE # bob mathau o <be(thau) erCE erCE> [//] o resymau i gwyno am [/] am orfod bod yno .
  oror.CONJ IMum.IM everyeach.PREQ+SM kindstypes.N.M.PL ofof.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM IMer.IM IMer.IM ofof.PREP reasonsreasons.N.M.PL+SM toto.PREP complain.NONFINcomplain.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP forfor.PREP must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV
  or all kinds of reasons to complain about having to be there.
334BAEa mae (y)r plentyn isio mynd am rywbeth arall .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF childchild.N.M.SG wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM elseother.ADJ
  and the child wants to go for something else.
337BAEa wedyn # i_ffwrdd mae [//] maen nhw mynd wedyn am byth yn_de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV awayout.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN thenafterwards.ADV forfor.PREP evernever.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  and then they are gone for ever, aren't they
341BAEmi oedden nhw (y)n &a [//] darlunio wrth_gwrs yn y cylch (y)ma # ac yn pryderu <am y> [/] am <y mynyddoedd> [//] # yr umCE mynyddoedd tywyll du lle oedd (y)na bethau nad oedd bobl ddim yn eu dallt yn gywir yn mynd ymlaen felly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT illustrate.NONFINillustrate.V.INFIN of_courseof_course.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF circlecircle.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainsmountains.N.M.PL DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM mountainsmountains.N.M.PL darkdark.ADJ blackblack.ADJ wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN PRTPRT correctcorrect.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV thusso.ADV
  they painted in this area of course and were worried about the dark, black mountains where there were things going on that people didn't quite understand.
341BAEmi oedden nhw (y)n &a [//] darlunio wrth_gwrs yn y cylch (y)ma # ac yn pryderu <am y> [/] am <y mynyddoedd> [//] # yr umCE mynyddoedd tywyll du lle oedd (y)na bethau nad oedd bobl ddim yn eu dallt yn gywir yn mynd ymlaen felly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT illustrate.NONFINillustrate.V.INFIN of_courseof_course.ADV inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF circlecircle.N.M.SG herehere.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF mountainsmountains.N.M.PL DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM mountainsmountains.N.M.PL darkdark.ADJ blackblack.ADJ wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.IMPERF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN PRTPRT correctcorrect.ADJ+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV thusso.ADV
  they painted in this area of course and were worried about the dark, black mountains where there were things going on that people didn't quite understand.
347BAEond am fod gennyn nhw ddychymyg oedd hynna .
  butbut.CONJ forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P imaginationimagine.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  but that was because they had imagination.
376ADW+, mi es innau i Lloegr dach chi (y)n gweld # am +// .
  PRTPRT.AFF go.1S.PASTgo.V.1S.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S toto.PREP EnglandEngland.N.F.SG.PLACE be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN forfor.PREP
  ...I went to England, you see, for...
377ADWfues i (y)na am faint dwch .
  be.1S.PASTbe.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S therethere.ADV forfor.PREP how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM say.2PL.IMPERunk
  I was there for how long?
471ADW+, to'n i (e)rioed (we)di clywed am BethesdaCE # mwy nag oedd y gŵr erioed (we)di clywed am mynydd PenbreCE .
  be.1S.IMP.NEGunk PRON.1Sto.PREP evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Bethesdaname moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF husbandman.N.M.SG evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP mountainmountain.N.M.SG Pembreyname
  I had never heard of Bethesda any more than my husband had ever heard of Pembrey mountain
471ADW+, to'n i (e)rioed (we)di clywed am BethesdaCE # mwy nag oedd y gŵr erioed (we)di clywed am mynydd PenbreCE .
  be.1S.IMP.NEGunk PRON.1Sto.PREP evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Bethesdaname moremore.ADJ.COMP thanthan.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF husbandman.N.M.SG evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP mountainmountain.N.M.SG Pembreyname
  I had never heard of Bethesda any more than my husband had ever heard of Pembrey mountain
479ADW+, &=click # mi oedd o fath â finnau # yn cael ei wthio (y)n y sbensh gen ei nain efo # cosyE [//] teaE cosyE am ei ben .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S push.NONFINshove.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF understairs_cupboardunk bywith.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S grandmothergrandmother.N.F.SG withwith.PREP cosycosy.ADJ teatea.N.SG cosycosy.ADJ onfor.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM
  ...he was, like myself, pushed into the understairs cupboard by his grandmother with a tea cosy on his head.
485ADWdoedd o erioed (we)di clywed am PenbreCE .
  be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Pembreyname
  he had never heard of Pembrey.
487ADWa do'n i erioed (we)di clywed am # BethesdaCE .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.IMP.NEGbe.V.1S.IMPERF.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Bethesdaname
  and I had never heard of Bethesda.
497ADW+< teaE cosyE am eich pen yn_de .
  teatea.N.SG cosycosy.ADJ onfor.PREP POSS.2PLyour.ADJ.POSS.2P headhead.N.M.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  a tea cosy on you head.
507ADW+, yn gweld y fireworksE <am bod> [?] ni fyny fan (y)na &a [/] achos mai # bomio <(y)r umCE> [//] # lawr ar y gwastad o'n nhw wrth y môr dach chi (y)n gweld .
  PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF fireworksfirework.N.PL.[or].fireworks.N.PL forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P upup.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS bomb.NONFINbomb.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF plainflat.ADJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P byby.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  ...seeing the fireworks, as we were up there, because it was down on the plain by the sea that they were bombing, you see.
570ADW+< +, am [?] bod o (y)n un mor swil .
  forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT oneone.NUM soso.ADV shyshy.ADJ
  ...because he was so shy.
590BAEa felly <dw innau> [?] (we)di cael esboniad rŵan am [?] pam oedd [//] nad oedden ni (ddi)m yn gallu darganfod darnau +.. .
  andand.CONJ thusso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN explanationexplanation.N.M.SG nownow.ADV aboutfor.PREP whywhy?.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN discover.NONFINdiscover.V.INFIN.[or].detect.V.INFIN partsfragments.N.M.PL.[or].pieces.N.M.PL
  and so I've had an explanation now as to why we couldn't find parts...
597ADWdach chi (y)n gwybod am Ffynnon_LloerCE ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Ffynnon_Lloername
  do you know about Ffynnon Lloer?
603ADWwellCE wn i (ddi)m faint o weithiau aeth o fyny fan (y)no i drio perswadio pwy bynnag oedd yn digwydd bod wedi syrthio am y storyCE i fynd am dro .
  wellwell.ADV know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP timestimes.N.F.PL+SM go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S upup.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV toto.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM persuade.NONFINpersuade.V.INFIN whowho.PRON ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRT.PASTafter.PREP fall.NONFINfall.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF storystory.N.SG toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP walkturn.N.M.SG+SM
  well, I don't know how many times he went up there to try and persuade whoever had happened to fall for his story to go for a walk.
603ADWwellCE wn i (ddi)m faint o weithiau aeth o fyny fan (y)no i drio perswadio pwy bynnag oedd yn digwydd bod wedi syrthio am y storyCE i fynd am dro .
  wellwell.ADV know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP timestimes.N.F.PL+SM go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S upup.ADV placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV toto.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM persuade.NONFINpersuade.V.INFIN whowho.PRON ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRT.PASTafter.PREP fall.NONFINfall.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF storystory.N.SG toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP walkturn.N.M.SG+SM
  well, I don't know how many times he went up there to try and persuade whoever had happened to fall for his story to go for a walk.
627ADW+< dach chi (y)n gwybod am # TrasbwllCE # ar y ffordd i EigiauCE ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Trasbwllname onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF wayway.N.F.SG toto.PREP Eigiauname
  do you know about Trasbwll, on the way to Eigiau?
629ADWdach chi (y)n gwybod am EigiauCE ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Eigiauname
  do you know about Eigiau?
636ADW+, erCE i fynd am yr umCE +.. .
  IMer.IM toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM
  er, to go towards the...
637BAEbe <<am y> [/] <am y>> [?] llyn ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lakelake.N.M.SG
  what, towards the lake?
637BAEbe <<am y> [/] <am y>> [?] llyn ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lakelake.N.M.SG
  what, towards the lake?
638ADW+< +, am yr erCE erCE erCE # be (y)dy o # llyn a reservoirE .
  forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM IMer.IM IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S lakelake.N.M.SG andand.CONJ resevoirreservoir.N.SG
  towards, what is it, a lake and reservoir.
649ADW+, umCE yn mynd i_fyny am # umCE +// .
  IMum.IM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV forfor.PREP IMum.IM
  um, going up for..
650ADWmae erCE [//] mae ddigon hawdd # mynd i_fyny am DulynCE a MelynllynCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES enoughenough.QUAN+SM easyeasy.ADJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV forfor.PREP Dulynname andand.CONJ Melynllynname
  it's easy enough to go up to Dulyn and Melynllyn.
698BAEsôn am yr # passportsCE (y)ma i [/] # <i (y)r> [?] merlod yn_de .
  talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF passportspassport.N.SG+PL herehere.ADV forto.PREP forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF poniesunk TAGisn't_it.IM
  talking about these passports for the ponies, right
709BAEa mi oedden nhw am fynd yn_ôl i_fyny ochr y mynydd a dros y topCE xxx .
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM backback.ADV upup.ADV sideside.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF mountainmountain.N.M.SG andand.CONJ overover.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF toptop.N.SG
  and they were going to go back up the side of the mountain and over the top [...]
775BAEmi oedd yn fysedd y nhraed i (y)n ddu am wythnosau wedyn (fe)lly .
  PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.1SPRT fingersfingers.N.M.PL+SM POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S feetfeet.N.MF.SG+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT blackblack.ADJ+SM forfor.PREP weeksweeks.N.F.PL afterwardsafterwards.ADV thusso.ADV
  my toes were black for weeks after that.
777BAEond mi faswn i (we)di gallu # cael y nhroi i_ffwrdd fynd ar gefn ceffyl neu merlen am fy mywyd erCE ar_ôl mynd yna unwaith .
  butbut.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN+NM awayout.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP backback.N.M.SG+SM horsehorse.N.M.SG oror.CONJ ponyunk forfor.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S lifelife.N.M.SG+NM IMer.IM afterafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV onceonce.ADV
  but I could have been put off getting on the back of a horse or pony for life after going there one time.

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