SIARAD - Robert5
Instances of compost

166ELIa (we)dyn dw i meddwl (ba)sai well (i)ddyn nhw gael (.) freshCE compostCE yn_de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P getget.V.INFIN+SM freshfresh.ADJ compostcompost.N.SG TAGisn't_it.IM
  and then, I think it'd be better for them to have fresh compost, you know
170ELI<oedd o> [//] o'n i (we)di roi hwnna iddo fo roi compostCE .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM compostcompost.N.SG
  I'd given him that to give it compost
172ELIa mae [/] (.) <mae o yn> [//] mae o &gf wneud nhw firmCE yn y compostCE .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMof.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P firmfirm.ADJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF compostcompost.N.SG
  and it does, it makes them firm in the compost
173ELIa wedyn dyma fo (y)n deud oohCE <doedd (y)na (ddi)m lla(wer)> [//] doedd (y)na (ddi)m (.) dim compostCE ar_ôl .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV herethis_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN IMooh.IM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM muchmany.QUAN be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM NEGnot.ADV compostcompost.N.SG leftafter.PREP
  and then he said ooh there wasn't much...there wasn't any compost left
188ELI+" oh dearCE well mi gael (.) rywun i roi &r hwn mewn [/] mewn compostCE iawn .
  IMoh.IM deardear.ADJ.[or].tear.N.SG+SM betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM PRON.1SPRT.AFF get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM toto.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG inin.PREP inin.PREP compostcompost.N.SG rightOK.ADV
  oh dear, I'd better get someone to put this in proper compost
204ELI&r roth o (.) rhai o (y)r erCE (.) um y pethau bach oedd gyn i f(an) yma mewn compostCE .
  put.3S.PASTgive.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S somesome.PRON ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV inin.PREP compostcompost.N.SG
  he put some of the er, um, the little things I had here in compost
211ELIdw i meddwl bod gyn i (y)chydig <o &g> [//] <o &va> [//] (.) <o &g> [//] o (.) compostCE mewn bagCE arall (d)im llawer (.) dim llawer gwerth sôn .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S a_littlea_little.QUAN ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ofof.PREP compostcompost.N.SG inin.PREP bagbag.N.SG otherother.ADJ NEGnot.ADV muchmany.QUAN NEGnot.ADV muchmany.QUAN worthvalue.N.M.SG.[or].sell.V.3S.PRES mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN
  I think I've got a little compost in another bag, not much, not much worth mentioning
212ELIwell [?] o'n i meddwl bod &ks gen i ddigon o [/] o (y)r compostCE (y)na tan y gwanwyn i (y)r tomatoesCE .
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S enoughenough.QUAN+SM ofof.PREP ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF compostcompost.N.SG therethere.ADV untiluntil.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF springspring.N.M.SG forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF tomatoestomatoes.N.PL
  well I though I had enough of that compost until the spring for the tomatoes
219ELI+" dach chi (y)n dod ar_draws compostCE ?
  be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN acrossacross.PREP compostcompost.N.SG
  "do you come across compost"

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