SIARAD - Fusser4
Instances of well

18BAEwellCE &=laugh +.. .
  well.ADV
  
36ADW+" wellCE downE belowE # thatE wasE whereE # IE usedE toE doE myE penanceE # xxx .
  well.ADV down.PREP below.PREP that.DEM.FAR was.V.3S.PAST where.REL I.PRON.SUB.1S use.V.PAST to.PREP do.V.INFIN my.ADJ.POSS.1S penance.N.SG
  
54ADW+" wellCE IE don'tE knowE whatE itE looksE likeE nowE .
  wellwell.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don''tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.REL itit.PRON.SUB.3S lookslook.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ nownow.ADV
  "well I don't know what it looks like now"
89BAEwellCE yeahCE # yeahCE .
  well.ADV yeah.ADV yeah.ADV
  
95BAExxx <fel oeddech chi (y)n> [/] <wellCE fel oeddech chi (y)n> [?] +/ .
  likelike.CONJ be.2PL.IMPbe.V.2P.IMPERF PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT wellwell.ADV likelike.CONJ be.2PL.IMPbe.V.2P.IMPERF PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  well, as you were...well, as you were...
99BAE+< ie ## <wellCE wellCE> [?] yeahCE # wellCE yeahCE .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  yes. well well yeah. well yeah.
99BAE+< ie ## <wellCE wellCE> [?] yeahCE # wellCE yeahCE .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  yes. well well yeah. well yeah.
99BAE+< ie ## <wellCE wellCE> [?] yeahCE # wellCE yeahCE .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  yes. well well yeah. well yeah.
101ADWond ar_ôl deud hynny dach chi (y)n gweld ## &=sigh mae # gwin a caws yn well wedi mature_ioE+cym yn_dydy .
  butbut.CONJ afterafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES winewine.N.M.SG andand.CONJ cheesecheese.N.M.SG PRTPRT betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP mature.NONFINmature.ADJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.TAG
  but having said that, you see, wine and cheese are better when they have matured, aren't they
138ADW+< wellCE [?] hollol wahanol <dach chi gweld> [?] .
  wellwell.ADV totallycompletely.ADJ differentdifferent.ADJ+SM be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  well, totally different, you see
192BAE+< wellCE yeahCE .
  well.ADV yeah.ADV
  
196BAEwellCE yeahCE .
  well.ADV yeah.ADV
  
248ADWwellCE +.. .
  well.ADV
  
292ADW+" wellCE (pe)taset ti (y)n gweld y sêr uwchben y mynyddoedd !
  wellwell.ADV if_be.2S.CONDITbe.V.2S.PLUPERF.HYP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF starsstars.N.F.PL aboveabove.PREP.[or].overhead.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF mountainsmountains.N.M.PL
  "well, if you saw the stars above the mountains!"
293ADW+" oedd o well bod allan nag i_fewn .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN outout.ADV thanthan.CONJ inin.PREP
  "it was better to be outside than inside."
303BAEwellCE oedd # oedd sureCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF suresure.ADJ
  yes of course, surely.
324ADWwellCE oedd .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  yes, of course.
348BAErŵan (yn)tau dydy bobl diwrnodiau yma sydd heb ddychymyg # efallai wellCE efallai bod nhw # o_dan # anadfantais [* anfantais] .
  nownow.ADV thenhe.PRON.EMPH.M.3S be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM daysday.N.M.PL herehere.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withoutwithout.PREP imaginationimagine.V.INFIN+SM maybeperhaps.CONJ wellwell.ADV maybeperhaps.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P underunder.PREP disadvantageunk
  now then, the people nowadays who haven't got any imagination, maybe, well, they perhaps they are at a disadvantage.
372ADWahCE wellCE cofiwch &=cough +/ .
  IMah.IM wellwell.ADV remember.2PL.IMPERremember.V.2P.IMPER
  ah well, mind you...
401BAE+< ++ R_E_YE wellCE yeahCE .
  name well.ADV yeah.ADV
  
406ADW+< wellCE # ymhen dipyn mi ddois i sylweddoli mai <PCE EE &ɛ NCE BCE RE E@s:eng> ["] oedd o .
  wellwell.ADV afterat the end of.PREP bitlittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT.AFF come.1S.PASTunk toto.PREP realise.NONFINrealise.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS Pname Ename Nname Bname Rname Ename be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well, after a while I came to realise that it was "P E N B R E" .
434ADWwellCE yeahCE <ar y> [/] <ar y &s> [/] <ar CefnCE> [//] <ar y &s> [//] ar erCE traeth Cefn_SidanCE .
  wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF onon.PREP Cefnname onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF onon.PREP DETer.IM onbeach.N.M.SG IMname beach
  well, yeah, on Cefn Sidan beach
435BAEwellCE yeahCE sureCE iawn (fe)lly [?] .
  wellwell.ADV yeahyeah.ADV suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV thusso.ADV
  well, yes, of course.
449ADW+< wellCE xxx # ddeuda i (wr)thach chi # dw i (y)n sureCE bod yr umCE cwrs (y)na <(y)n Pen(bre)CE> [//] ar erCE CefnCE [//] traeth Cefn_SidanCE yn PenbreCE +.. .
  wellwell.ADV say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S to.2PLunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM coursecourse.N.M.SG therethere.ADV inin.PREP Pembreyname onon.PREP IMer.IM Cefnname beachbeach.N.M.SG Cefnname Sidanin.PREP inname Pembrey
  well, xxx, I can tell you, I'm sure that that course on Cefn Sidan beach in Pembrey...
481BAE<wellCE wellCE> [=! laughs] !
  well.ADV well.ADV
  
481BAE<wellCE wellCE> [=! laughs] !
  well.ADV well.ADV
  
490ADW&=click wellCE mi fasai fo (y)n # ddeg pan gychwynnodd y ryfel a finnau ryw # naw mae sureCE .
  wellwell.ADV PRTPRT.AFF be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT tenten.NUM+SM whenwhen.CONJ begin.3S.PASTstart.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF warwar.N.MF.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRON.1SI.PRON.EMPH.1S+SM somesome.PREQ+SM ninenine.NUM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  well, he would have been ten when the war began and myself about nine, I guess.
515BAEwellCE ar_ôl y rhyfel byd +// .
  wellwell.ADV afterafter.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF warwar.N.MF.SG worldworld.N.M.SG
  well, after the world war...
521BAEac yn <y pumdegau> [//] wellCE yr # pumdegau hwyr a <(y)r umCE> [/] y chwedegau cynnar <felly &ð oedd [//] fydden> [?] ni (y)n gwneud hyn .
  andand.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF fiftiesfifties.N.M.SG wellwell.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF fiftiesfifties.N.M.SG latelate.ADJ andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF sixtiessixties.N.M.PL earlyearly.ADJ thusso.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.3P.COND+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  and it was in the late fifties and early sixties that we would do this.
526ADW+< wellCE (dde)uda i (wr)thach chi rŵan dyna (y)r pwnc mwya # diddorol fuodd gen y mab pan oedd o fyw .
  wellwell.ADV say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S to.2PLunk PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P nownow.ADV therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF subjectsubject.N.M.SG mostbiggest.ADJ.SUP interestinginteresting.ADJ be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sonson.N.M.SG whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF aliveof.PREP live.V.INFIN+SM
  well, I tell you what, that was the most interesting subject my son had when he was alive.
537ADW+" ie wellCE youE neverE # askedE himE aboutE # aeroplaneCE wreckagesE didE youE .
  yesyes.ADV wellwell.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP nevernever.ADV askedask.SV.INFIN+AV himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S aboutabout.PREP aeroplaneaeroplane.N.SG wreckageswreckage.N.PL diddid.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP
  "yes, well, you never asked him about aeroplane wreckages, did you"
538BAE+< yeahCE # wellCE !
  yeah.ADV well.ADV
  
560BAEwellCE !
  well.ADV
  
564ADWwellCE oedd (y)na bump # yna a wneud yr # raglen # yfo y boyCE +/ .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV fivefive.NUM+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF programmeprogramme.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG
  well, there were five of them making the programme, he, the guy...
601ADW+< erCE wellCE olwyn (ba)sai ffitiach i mi ddeud o un o wrecksE (y)ma (y)n_de .
  IMer.IM wellwell.ADV wheelwheel.N.F.SG be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF more_fitunk toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S oneone.NUM ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP wreckswreck.V.3S.PRES herehere.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  well, a wheel, it'd be more fitting for me to say, from one of these wrecks, right
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.
620ADW+< wellCE mae [//] dach chi (ddi)m (we)di bod yn DulynCE a MelynllynCE ?
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN inin.PREP Dulynname andand.CONJ Melynllynname
  well it.. . you haven't been to Dulyn and Melynllyn?
625ADW+< wellCE # <mae o yn> [//] # mae fa(n) (y)no werth i fynd iddo fo .
  wellwell.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV worthvalue.N.M.SG+SM.[or].sell.V.3S.PRES+SM toI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  well it's worth going there.
632ADWwellCE dach chi (y)n gadael eich carCE yn TrasbwllCE .
  wellwell.ADV be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN POSS.2PLyour.ADJ.POSS.2P carcar.N.SG inin.PREP Trasbwllname
  well, you leave your car in Trasbwll.
643ADWwellCE lle mynd ffordd (y)no +/ .
  wellwell.ADV placewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  well, instead of going that way
743ADW+" wellCE weE eitherE areE goingE toE riskCE goingE # throughE themE orE goE backE !
  wellwell.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P eithereither.ADJ areare.V.123P.PRES goinggo.V.PRESPART toto.PREP riskrisk.N.SG goinggo.V.PRESPART throughthrough.PREP themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P oror.CONJ gogo.V.INFIN backback.SV.INFIN.[or].back.ADV
  "well, we either are going to risk going through them or go back!"

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