SIARAD - Fusser5
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12ENA<(a)chos oedden nhw isio fo> [?] fethu <achos mai &m> [/] # achos mai yr umCE gwledydd tlawd fasai yr gwledydd <hapusa ddim Ffrainc> [=! lauhgs] xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN+SM becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM countriescountries.N.F.PL poorpoor.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM DETthe.DET.DEF countriescountries.N.F.PL happiestunk NEGnot.ADV+SM FranceFrance.N.F.SG.PLACE
  they wanted them to fail because the poor countries would be the happiest countries, not France [...]
12ENA<(a)chos oedden nhw isio fo> [?] fethu <achos mai &m> [/] # achos mai yr umCE gwledydd tlawd fasai yr gwledydd <hapusa ddim Ffrainc> [=! lauhgs] xxx .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wantwant.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S fail.NONFINfail.V.INFIN+SM becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM countriescountries.N.F.PL poorpoor.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM DETthe.DET.DEF countriescountries.N.F.PL happiestunk NEGnot.ADV+SM FranceFrance.N.F.SG.PLACE
  they wanted them to fail because the poor countries would be the happiest countries, not France [...]
18ENAac oedd hi (y)n deud mai (y)r holl fusinessCE yr # ffordd mae BlairCE (we)di newid ei iaith a ffordd mae (y)n siarad am y peth reallyE ac yr holl beth efo EuropeCE # bod ni (ddi)m yn gallu deud be mae EuropeCE yn fod i wneud +.. .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS DETthe.DET.DEF wholeall.PREQ businessbusiness.N.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Blairname PRT.PASTafter.PREP change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S languagelanguage.N.F.SG andand.CONJ wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT talk.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG reallyreal.ADJ+ADV andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF wholeall.PREQ thingwhat.INT withwith.PREP Europename be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Europename PRTPRT be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  and she was saying that this whole business of the way Blair has changed his language, and the way he talks about it, really, and the whole Europe thing, that we can't say what Europe is supposed to do.
292GWEdw (ddi)m yn sureCE iawn os mai Iddewon ddaru gychwyn OxfamCE .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ veryvery.ADV ifif.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS JewsJews.N.M.PL happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST start.NONFINstart.V.INFIN+SM Oxfamname
  I'm not quite sure whether it was Jews that started Oxfam.
417ENA<(he)blaw am y sleisen o lardCE wnes i roid ar <yn &f> [//] peth (y)na meddwl mai caws oedd o> [=! laughs] !
  exceptwithout.PREP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sliceunk ofof.PREP lardlard.N.SG do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP thingthing.N.M.SG therethere.ADV think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS cheesecheese.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  except for that slice of lard I put on that thing thinking it was cheese!
435ENA&=laugh rhoid hwn yn y ngheg yn meddwl mai +// .
  put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN.[or].give.V.0.IMPERF thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S mouthmouth.N.F.SG+NM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS
  put this in my mouth thinking that...
969DYFo'n i (dd)im yn dallt mai GerlanCE oedd hi .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS Gerlanname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  I didn't realise she was from Gerlan.
1049GWExxx oedden nhw meddwl mai un o (y)r gweithwyr oedd o timod &=laugh !
  be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF workersworkers.N.M.PL be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  [...] they thought that he was one of the workers, you know!

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