SIARAD - Roberts2
Instances of am for speaker IRW

32IRWa mae nhw (y)n mynd i gerdded am tua dwy dair milltir .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP two.Ftwo.NUM.F three.Fthree.NUM.F+SM milemile.N.F.SG
  and they go walking for about two or three miles
115IRWo:hCE dw i (we)di clywed am hwnnw .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  oh, I've heard about that
133IRWdw i (we)di clywed am y reikiCE healingE (y)ma de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF reikiunk healingunk herehere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  I've heard about this reiki healing, right
464IRWac ohCE GodE am strach de .
  andand.CONJ Imoh.IM Godname forfor.PREP botherunk TAGbe.IM+SM
  and, oh God, what a bother, right
474IRW+" fedra i (ddi)m deud bod chdi (we)di bod i_ffwrdd am ddau ddiwrnod a chdithau heb .
  can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN awayout.ADV forfor.PREP two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM dayday.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRON.2Sunk withoutwithout.PREP
  "I can't say that you've been away for two days when you haven't"
658IRWmae (y)na rei yn WoolworthCE # am +// .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV somesome.PRON+SM inin.PREP Woolworthname forfor.PREP
  there are some in Woolworth for...
703IRWia (y)r ddau am wn i .
  yesyes.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM forfor.PREP know.1S.NONPASTknow.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  yes, both, I suppose
717IRW+< xx paranoidCE am bethau .
  paranoidparanoid.ADJ aboutfor.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM
  [...] paranoid about things
747IRWohCE dw cofio ni (y)n cael phoneCE adre am y tro cynta .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN phonephone.N.SG homehome.ADV forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD
  oh, I remember us getting a phone at home for the first time
750IRW+, yn tŷ am y tro cynta de .
  inPRT.[or].in.PREP househouse.N.M.SG forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD TAGbe.IM+SM
  in the house for the first time, isn't it
758IRWohCE dw cofio cael un o (r)heiny am y tro cynta .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN oneone.NUM ofof.PREP thosethose.PRON forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL turnturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD
  ih, I remember getting one of those for the first time
848IRW<ohCE yndy> [?] xx # mae nhw ffwrdd am faint chwech saith wsnos yndy ?
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P awayway.N.M.SG forfor.PREP hou_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM sixsix.NUM sevenseven.NUM weekweek.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  oh yes, [...] they're away for, how much, six or seven weeks, are they?
894IRW+, yno # ella am dridiau neu beth bynnag felly .
  therethere.ADV perhapsmaybe.ADV forfor.PREP three_daysunk oror.CONJ whatthing.N.M.SG+SM every-ever.ADJ thusso.ADV
  there, perhaps for three days or whatever, like
1013IRW+< beth am y gwyrdd (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF greengreen.ADJ therethere.ADV
  what about that green?
1043IRW+< dw i sureCE bod ti mynd am recordCE bellach yndy [?] .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP recordrecord.N.SG longerfar.ADJ.COMP+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH
  I'm sure you're going for a record by now, are you
1070IRWohCE beth am y pwll nofio (y)ma s(y) gyn DewiCE tu allan ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT abougfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF poolpool.N.M.SG swim.NONFINswim.V.INFIN herehere.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP Dewiname sideside.N.M.SG outout.ADV
  oh, what about this swimming pool Dewi's got outside?
1121IRWmae hi mynd i_fewn wsnos nesa am opCE .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inin.PREP weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP forfor.PREP opop.N.SG
  she's going in next week for an operation
1122IRWa wedyn mae ddebygol o fod i_ffwrdd # o (e)i gwaith am tua dau fis de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES likelyunk ofof.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM awayout.ADV fromof.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S workwork.N.M.SG forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP two.Mtwo.NUM.M monthmonth.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  and so she's likely to be away from work for about two months, right
1126IRWachos fedr hi fynd efo LynneCE drws nesa # am gyfnod .
  becausebecause.CONJ can.3S.NONPASTbe_able.V.3S.PRES+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP Lynnename doordoor.N.M.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP forfor.PREP periodperiod.N.M.SG+SM
  because she can go with Lynne next door for a while
1148IRW(be)causeE # timod os ti medru sortio (ry)wbeth allan fath â ti ddeud am # wsnos bythefnos # wellCE (dy)na fo fydd gyn ti fis arall wedyn does .
  becausebecause.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN sort.NONFINsort.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM outout.ADV kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP weekweek.N.F.SG two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM wellwell.ADV therethat_is.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S monthmonth.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  because, you know, if you can sort something out, as you say, for a week or two weeks, well, that's it, you have another month, then, haven't you

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