SIARAD - Fusser4
Instances of be for speaker ADW

85ADW+< a mae (y)r gymdeithas (we)di cael ei chychwyn ar adeg pan wir yr # toedd (y)na neb <yn &s> [//] # yn dallt be oedd gyn y ddynes +/ .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF societysociety.N.F.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S start.NONFINstart.V.INFIN+AM onon.PREP periodtime.N.F.SG whenwhen.CONJ truetrue.ADJ+SM PRTthe.DET.DEF be.3S.IMP.NEGunk therethere.ADV nobodyanyone.PRON PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF womanwoman.N.F.SG+SM
  and the society was started at a time when, honestly, nobody understood what this woman was going onabout.
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.
91ADW+" be s(y) isio # amddiffyn reiniy ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL wantwant.N.M.SG protect.NONFINdefend.V.INFIN thoseunk
  "why do you need to protect them?"
124ADWbe (y)dy (y)r gair ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG
  what is the word?
143ADW+< a gwyddoch chi be dw i (we)di ddeud # fath â maen nhw (y)n deud yn y xxx # <aE prophetE isE notE withoutE honourE save@s:eng> ["] +// .
  andand.CONJ know.2PL.NONPASTunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF aa.DET.INDEF prophetprophet.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES notnot.ADV withoutwithout.PREP honourhonour.N.SG savesave.N.SG
  and do you know what I have said, like they say in [...] "a prophet is not without honour save..."
175ADWryw [/] rywbeth # dw (ddi)m yn cofio be oedd (we)di cael ei wneud (y)na .
  somesome.PREQ+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT rememberremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV
  something, I don't remember what had been made there.
177ADWwrth_gwrs # &=laughs ddim diddordeb <llawer yn be oedd yn cael ei wneud yn fan (y)no> [=! laughs] ond bod fi (y)n gwneud i blesio (y)n ffrind .
  of_courseof_course.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM interestinterest.N.M.SG muchmany.QUAN inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN toto.PREP please.NONFINplease.V.INFIN+SM POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP friendfriend.N.M.SG
  of course not really interested in what was made there, just I was doing it to please my friend.
189ADW+" i be maen nhw (y)n da i mi ?
  forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  "what use are they to me?"
195ADW+" y perffaith wir be maen nhw (y)n da i ni ?
  DETthe.DET.DEF perfectperfect.ADJ truthtrue.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  "that's absolutely right, what use are they to us?"
199ADW+" i be mae rheina (y)n da i ni ?
  forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thosethose.PRON PRTPRT goodbe.IM+SM forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  "what use are those to us?"
279ADW+" ew # sti be Nain # oeddwn i umCE wedi bwyta gormod o (y)r hen Pot_NoodlesCE (y)na cyn mynd i gwely .
  IMoh.IM know.2Syou_know.IM whatwhat.INT Grandmaname be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S IMum.IM PRT.PASTafter.PREP eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN too_muchtoo_much.QUANT ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oldold.ADJ Pot_Noodlesname therethere.ADV beforebefore.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP bedbed.N.M.SG
  "gosh, you know what, Grandma, I had eaten too much of those Pot Noodles before going to bed."
290ADW+" ahCE # timod be o'n i falch <bod fi> [//] # bod fi (we)di deffro .
  IMah.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S gladproud.ADJ+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP wake.NONFINwaken.V.INFIN
  "ah! you know what, I was glad I had woken up."
399ADWa diddorol # ar_draws y storyCE # (ba)swn i (y)n licio (peta)swn i (we)di sylweddoli be oedd PenbreCE ["] yn ei feddwl .
  andand.CONJ interestinginteresting.ADJ acrossacross.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF storystory.N.SG be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN if_be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP realise.NONFINrealise.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Penbrename PRTPRT POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S mean.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  and interesting, to interrupt the story, I would have liked it if I had realised what "Penbre" meant.
410ADWa dyma umCE # fi (y)n gweld be oedd o .
  andand.CONJ herethis_is.ADV IMum.IM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and then I saw what it was.
411ADWwyddoch chi be ?
  know.2PL.NONPASTunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P whatwhat.INT
  do you know what?
429ADW+, umCE mai dyna be oedd o .
  IMum.IM PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  ...that that was what is was.
469ADWac # be sy (y)n ddiddorol yn_de +.. .
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT interestinginteresting.ADJ+SM TAGisn't_it.IM
  and what is interesting...
561ADW&=click # a mi oedd y pethau (y)ma fath â umCE # be dach chi (y)n ei alw o candyE flossE gynnyn nhw <i wneud y sŵ(n)> [//] i # ddal y sŵn yeahCE ?
  andand.CONJ PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL herehere.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S candycandy.N.SG flossfloss.N.SG with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP make.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG yeahyeah.ADV
  and they had these things like, what do you call it, candy floss to catch the sound, yes?
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.
725ADWdach chi (y)n gwybod be dw i (we)di bod yn trio wneud i_fyny (y)n fan (y)na ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM upup.ADV inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  do you know what I've been trying to do up there?
746ADW+" lookE MabliCE # IE thinkE it'dE beE saferE toE goE backE .
  looklook.V.INFIN Mabliname II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES it''dit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.COND bebe.V.3S.PRES saferunk toto.PREP gogo.V.INFIN backback.V.INFIN.[or].back.ADV
  "look, Mabli, I think it'd be safer to go back."
798ADW+< a [//] # oedd hi dda bod eich mamCE ddim yn gwybod be o'ch chi (y)n wneud .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S goodgood.ADJ+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN POSS.2PLyour.ADJ.POSS.2P mothermam.N.SG NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.2PL.IMPunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P do.NONFINPRT make.V.INFIN+SM
  good thing your mother didn't know what you were doing

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