SIARAD - Robert2
Instances of be

30RIS+< be sy digwydd efo phoneCE chdi ta ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP phonephone.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S thenbe.IM
  what's happening with your phone then?
38GLEia dyna be oedd o dyna be oedd o .
  yesyes.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  yes, that's what it was, that's what it was.
38GLEia dyna be oedd o dyna be oedd o .
  yesyes.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  yes, that's what it was, that's what it was.
50GLEti (y)n gwybod be # (ba)swn [//] # ia # <dw i (y)n> [?] gwybod .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF yesyes.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  you know what, I could yes, I know.
85GLEo:hCE oedden ni allan yn # <be bynnag> [/] be bynnag fath â Trash:CE .
  IMoh.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P outout.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Trashname
  oh, we were out in whatever, whatever, like Trash.
85GLEo:hCE oedden ni allan yn # <be bynnag> [/] be bynnag fath â Trash:CE .
  IMoh.IM be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P outout.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ Trashname
  oh, we were out in whatever, whatever, like Trash.
126GLE+< dw i isio weld be sy (y)n mynd ymlaen yna .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onforward.ADV therethere.ADV
  I want to see what's going on there.
131GLEa wedyn yn diwedd mae nhw (y)n # ti gwybod # mynd i_ffwrdd ar ryw # tangentE # neu be bynnag .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV inPRT.[or].in.PREP endend.N.M.SG be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTin.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN awayout.ADV onon.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM tangenttangent.N.SG oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ
  and then at the end they...you know...they go off on some tangent or whatever.
150GLEachos yn Gymraeg be bynnag ti (y)n gael mae pobl yn siarad ddigon glearCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN enoughenough.QUAN+SM clearclear.ADJ+SM
  because in Welsh, whatever you get, people speak clearly enough.
152RISbe <oedd ei> [?] enw fo ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what was his name?
173RISdw (ddi)m (y)n gwybod be oedd hi [//] peth (y)na .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S thingthing.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  I don't know what she was what's it.
196GLEdyna be sy (y)n poeni fi amdan ManonCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM aboutfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P Manonname
  that's what's worrying me about Manon.
209GLEac umCE # dyna be dw i (y)n poeni amdani hi wneith hi droi fel (yn)a mewn (y)chydig o flynyddoedd +"/ .
  andand.CONJ IMum.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN about.3SFfor_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S turn.NONFINturn.V.INFIN+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV inin.PREP a_littlea_little.QUAN ofof.PREP yearsyears.N.F.PL+SM
  and that's what I'm worried about her, she'll go like that in a few years:
211RISbe mae (y)n wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what's she doing?
213GLEdyna be mae (y)n wneud [=? ddeud] .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  that's what she's doing.
236GLEbe fel (yn)a ?
  whatwhat.INT likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  what, like that?
259GLE<dyna be dw> [/] dyna be dw (ddi)m (y)n licio efo umCE # phoneCE chwaith predictiveE textE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN withwith.PREP IMum.IM phonephone.N.SG eitherneither.ADV predictiveunk texttext.SV.INFIN
  that's what I...that's what I don't like with phones either, is predictive text.
259GLE<dyna be dw> [/] dyna be dw (ddi)m (y)n licio efo umCE # phoneCE chwaith predictiveE textE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN withwith.PREP IMum.IM phonephone.N.SG eitherneither.ADV predictiveunk texttext.SV.INFIN
  that's what I...that's what I don't like with phones either, is predictive text.
297GLE+" ohCE o_kCE dw i (y)n ddallt be ti (y)n wneud [=? ddeud] .
  IMoh.IM okOK.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  "ok, I understand what you're saying"
336RISachos # mae o (y)n fawr be bynnag dydy .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT bigbig.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  because he's big anyway, isn't he.
391GLEbe sy (y)n bechod umCE [?] dw i (we)di gorffen y llyfr o'n i (y)n ddarllen .
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT pityhow_sad.IM.[or].sin.N.M.SG+SM IMum.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF bookbook.N.M.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT read.NONFINread.V.INFIN+SM
  what's a shame is that I've finished that book I was reading.
410RIShmmCE # <dw i> [/] # dw i (y)n cymryd oes i ddarllen be s(y) gynna i .
  IMhmm.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN agebe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF toI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP read.NONFINread.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.1Sto.PREP
  hm, I'm taking ages to read what I've got.
412GLEohCE be <o'ch chi> [?] (y)n feddwl ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2P PRTPRT think.NONFIN?think.V.INFIN+SM
  oh, what do you think?
468GLEbe mae nhw (y)n wneud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  what do they do?

Change language

Contact us

bilingualism@bangor.ac.uk

The corpora

The Siarad corpus
The Patagonia corpus
The Miami corpus

robert2: menu

Research Team

Collaborators

Publications

Bangor Autoglosser

Acknowledgements

The support of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and the Welsh Government is gratefully acknowledged.



Copyright ©2010-13 ESRC Centre for Research on Bilingualism in Theory and Practice, Bangor University
Media player by Jeroen Wijering. CSS by the Blueprint community.
544481