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20HOW+, fel bod nhw (y)n gallu deud rywbeth # ar yr wyneb sy mor wahanol ond eto a deud yr un peth de .
  likelike.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF faceface.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL soso.ADV differentdifferent.ADJ+SM butbut.CONJ yetagain.ADV andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  so they can say something on the surface that's so different but yet saying the same thing, you know
109HOWyeahCE achos ddim actorion fel y cyfryw <sy (y)n # erCE> [/] # sy (y)n gwneud y trosleisio .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ NEGnot.ADV+SM actorsactors.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF suchlike.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF dub.NONFINunk
  yeah, because it's not actors, as such, that, er...that do the dubbing
109HOWyeahCE achos ddim actorion fel y cyfryw <sy (y)n # erCE> [/] # sy (y)n gwneud y trosleisio .
  yeahyeah.ADV becausebecause.CONJ NEGnot.ADV+SM actorsactors.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF suchlike.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF dub.NONFINunk
  yeah, because it's not actors, as such, that, er...that do the dubbing
124HEF+< xx dyna sy (y)n clymu nhw at ei_gilydd de .
  therethat_is.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT tie.NONFINtie.V.INFIN.[or].mount.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP TAGbe.IM+SM
  [...] that's what ties them together, isn't it
257HEF+, sy (y)n umCE +// .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMum.IM
  who's um...
318HOWcofio [?] # dyna <fath â> [?] yr unig peth # doniol sy erioed wedi bod ar <Comic_ReliefCE dw meddwl> [=! laughs] .
  remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF onlyonly.PREQ thingthing.N.M.SG funnyfunny.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL evernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN onon.PREP Comic_Reliefname be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  remember, that's, like, the only funny thing that's ever been on Comic Relief I think
491HOW<sydd yn> [//] sy (y)n # dda .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT goodgood.ADJ+SM
  which is...which is good
499HOWydy xx gweld be sy digwydd i chwaraeon [* chwaraewyr] [//] # chwaraeon chwaraewyr [!!] # pan fyddan nhw mynd i Gaerdydd .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN toto.PREP sportsgames.N.M.PL.[or].play.V.1P.PAST.[or].play.V.3P.PAST sportsgames.N.M.PL.[or].play.V.1P.PAST.[or].play.V.3P.PAST playersplayers.N.M.PL whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.FUTbe.V.3P.FUT+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP CardiffCardiff.NAME.PLACE+SM
  yes [...] see what happens to sports...sports!..players when they go to Cardiff
501HOWdw meddwl <mae Caerdydd cyni(fer)> [///] mae (y)na gynifer o chwaeCE [*] [//] chwaraewyr da sy justCE wedi dod yn chwaraewyr sâl tra bod nhw yng Nghaerdydd .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES CardiffCardiff.NAME.PLACE so_manyso many.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV so_manyso many.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP playersunk goodplayers.N.M.PL be.PRES.RELgood.ADJ justbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTjust.ADV come.NONFINafter.PREP PRTcome.V.INFIN playersPRT.[or].in.PREP illplayers.N.M.PL whileill.ADJ be.NONFINwhile.CONJ PRON.3PLbe.V.INFIN inthey.PRON.3P Cardiffin.PREP Cardiff.NAME.PLACE+NM
  I think Cardiff so many...there are so many good players who have just become bad players while they're at Cardiff
522HOW<be sy> [/] be sy (y)n digwydd efo [/] efo (y)r [/] # y gwpan +//?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF cupcup.N.MF.SG+SM
  what's...what's happening with...with the cup..?
522HOW<be sy> [/] be sy (y)n digwydd efo [/] efo (y)r [/] # y gwpan +//?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF cupcup.N.MF.SG+SM
  what's...what's happening with...with the cup..?
531HOWbe sy (y)n digwydd efo hwnna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  what's happening with that?
533HEF<ydy o> [//] ai dim ond un teamCE sy drwodd yn_de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.INTor.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ oneone.NUM teamteam.N.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL throughthrough.PREP TAGisn't_it.IM
  is it...is there only one club through, isn't it
534HEFa LlanelliCE sy drwodd yn hwnna ?
  andand.CONJ Llanelliname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL throughthrough.PREP inPRT.[or].in.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  and it's Llanelli that's throug on that?
539HEFai dim ond LlanelliCE sy drwodd efo (y)r # HeinekenCE # ta +//?
  PRT.INTor.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG.[or].not.ADV butbut.CONJ Llanelliname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL throughthrough.PREP withwith.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Heinekenname PRTbe.IM
  is it only Llanelli that's through with the Heineken, or..?
574HOWumCE <dw meddwl> [///] achos mai [/] mai teamCE eitha dibrofiad s(y) gynnyn nhw at ei_gilydd dw meddwl .
  IMum.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN becausebecause.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS teamteam.N.SG quitefairly.ADV inexperiencedinexperienced.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP each_othereach_other.PRON.3SP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.V.INFIN
  um, I think...because they've got quite an inexperienced team on the whole, I think
581HEFdw meddwl na nhw sy (y)n ail o (y)r gwaelod neu rywbeth felly .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRT(n)or.CONJ PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP secondsecond.ORD fromof.PREP bottomthe.DET.DEF orbottom.N.M.SG somethingor.CONJ thussomething.N.M.SG+SM so.ADV
  I think they're second from bottom or something like that
584HEFond <mae (y)n> [/] mae (y)n # anodd iawn # <gweld # pwy sy (y)n> [///] # &m &m pwyso a mesur yr gwahaniaeth rhwng y timau gan [/] # gan fod yna gymaint o # amharu <ar yr erCE> [/] # <ar &g> [//] ar yr # Gynghrair_Geltaidd # umCE i wneud lle ar_gyfer yr erCE HeinekenCE a (y)r # PowergenCE .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT difficultdifficult.ADJ veryvery.ADV see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whowho.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT weigh.NONFINweigh.V.INFIN andand.CONJ measure.NONFINmeasure.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF differencedifference.N.M.SG betweenbetween.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF teamsteams.N.M.PL forwith.PREP forwith.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV so_muchso much.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP interfere.NONFINspoil.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM onon.PREP onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF Celtic_Leaguename IMum.IM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM placeplace.N.M.SG forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMer.IM Heinekenname andand.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF Powergenname
  but it's...it's very difficult to see who's...to measure the difference between the teams because there's so much interference on the, er...on...on the Celtic League, um, to make room for the, er, Heineken and the Powergen
590HEFna # dw meddwl Caeredin sy (y)n ail .
  nono.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN Edinburghname be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP secondsecond.ORD
  no, I think Edinburgh's second

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