SIARAD - Roberts2
Instances of be

21IONwedyn wsnos nesa mae sureCE fyddwn ni (y)n dal i wneud be wnaethon ni neithiwr .
  thenafterwards.ADV weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.1PL.FUTbe.V.1P.FUT+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT stillstill.ADV toto.PREP domake.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P last_nightlast_night.ADV
  then next week, we'll probably still be doing what we did last night
46IONohCE a [?] dy chwaer <neu be> [?] ?
  IMoh.IM andand.CONJ POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S sistersister.N.F.SG oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT
  oh, and your sister, or what?
71IONa wsti be ?
  andand.CONJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT
  and you know what?
87IRWbe [//] pa (y)r un dw i ?
  whatwhat.INT whichwhich.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  what...which one am I?
108IRWbe (dde)udaist ti oedd hi ?
  whatwhat.INT say.2S.PASTsay.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  what did you say she was?
120IRWa be ydy hwn yn bartCE o (y)r peth eto ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT partpart.N.SG+SM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG againagain.ADV
  and what, is this a part of the same thing again?
134IRWond # na dy(dw) [//] &d <&t dw (ddi)m yn gwybod> [=! laughs] be mae nhw wneud yn hwnnw chwaith .
  butbut.CONJ noPRT.NEG be.1S.PRES.NEGbe.V.1S.PRES.NEG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG eitherneither.ADV
  but no, I'm not...I don't understand what they do in that either
154IONbe i fynd i wneud rywbeth fel (yn)a ?
  whatwhat.INT toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV
  what, to go do something like that?
180IRWond wedyn be ddigwyddodd de # ddoth hi (y)n hanner tymor neu rywbeth .
  butbut.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV whatwhat.INT happen.3S.PASThappen.V.3S.PAST+SM TAGbe.IM+SM come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG termseason.N.M.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  but then what happened, right, it got to half term or something
183IRW+< a ti gwybod be ?
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT
  and you know what?
220IONa (we)dyn fel o'n i (y)n trio cofio be o'n i (we)di ddysgu neithiwr # <ohCE dyma> [?] un o (y)r genod i_mewn <a deud> [?] +"/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV likelike.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP learn.NONFINteach.V.INFIN+SM last_nightlast_night.ADV IMoh.IM herethis_is.ADV oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF girlsunk inin.ADV.[or].in.PREP andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  and then, as I was trying to remember what I'd learnt last night, oh, one of the girls came in and said:
297IRW<be s(y) gyn ti fan (y)na> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  what have you got there?
306IRWa be [//] lle mae (y)r peth (y)ma heno ta ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG herehere.ADV tonighttonight.ADV thenbe.IM
  and where's this thing tonight then?
321IRW+< &=laugh be yn AmlwchCE &=laugh ?
  whatwhat.INT inin.PREP Amlwchname
  what, in Amlwch?
346IONbe dw i (y)n wneud dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what am I doing, say?
358IONna dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be dw i (y)n wneud .
  nono.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  no, I don't know what I'm doing
385IONohCE be ti (we)di cael [?] bore caled [?] ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN morningmorning.N.M.SG hardhard.ADJ
  oh what, you've had a hard morning?
520IONohCE <Duw wsti be> [=! laughs] mae SharonCE de # mae hi ar teamCE hockeyCE (y)r ysgol .
  IMoh.IM Godname know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Sharonname TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S onon.PREP teamteam.N.SG hockeyhockey.N.SG DETthe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.F.SG
  oh God, you know what, Sharon right, she's on the school hockey team
570IONia ond be (y)dy (y)r websiteE xx ?
  yesyes.ADV butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF websiteunk
  yes, but what's the website [...] ?
606IONbe gafodd umCE +//?
  whatwhat.INT get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM IMum.IM
  what did, um [...] get?
649IRWond erCE # mae o (y)n iawn i be mae hi angen o de .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rightOK.ADV forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S needneed.N.M.SG PRON.3SMof.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  but er, it's alright for what she needs it, you know
650IONwsti be dw i (we)di colli +// .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP lose.NONFINlose.V.INFIN
  you know what, I've lost...
667IRWond ti gwybod be mae (y)na gamerasCE ar rhan fwya (oho)nyn nhw (we)di mynd xx .
  butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV camerascamera.N.SG+SM+PL onon.PREP partpart.N.F.SG biggestbiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN
  but you know what, there are cameras on most of them by now [...]
673IONasu wsti be mae [/] mae (we)di mynd yn +// .
  Jesusunk know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  Jesus, you know what, it's gone...
723IONa be dw i wneud [//] ffeindio (y)n hun yn wneud rŵan +//?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN POSS.1Sin.PREP selfself.PRON.SG PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nownow.ADV
  and what do I do...find myself doing now?
728IONbe ti wneud rŵan ydy +/ .
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM nownow.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  what you do now is...
736IONti (y)n dallt be dw feddwl ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  do you understand what I mean?
753IONbe xx hen bethau du trwm (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT oldold.ADJ thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM blackside.N.M.SG+SM heavyheavy.ADJ therethere.ADV
  what, [...] those old heavy black things?
760IRWsoCE # &d <dyna be> [/] dyna xx be ddoth adre oedd y TrimphoneCE .
  soso.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM homehome.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF Trimphonename
  so that's what...that's [...] what came home, was the Trimphone
760IRWsoCE # &d <dyna be> [/] dyna xx be ddoth adre oedd y TrimphoneCE .
  soso.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST+SM homehome.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF Trimphonename
  so that's what...that's [...] what came home, was the Trimphone
853IONbe ti wneud hanner tymor ta ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM halfhalf.N.M.SG termseason.N.M.SG thenbe.IM
  what are you doing half term then?
860ION+< be at dy ffrind ?
  whatwhat.INT toto.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S friendfriend.N.M.SG
  what, to your friend?
929ION+, erCE wsti ryw # erCE be dw i (y)n trio ddeud dŵad # wsti ryw fwthyn neu rywbeth de .
  IMer.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES somesome.PREQ+SM IMer.IM whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES somesome.PREQ+SM cottagecottage.N.M.SG+SM oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  er, you know, some, er, what am I trying to say, you know, some cottage or something, right
936IONbe (ba)sai (y)n greatCE i chdi (ba)sai llenwi +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT greatgreat.ADJ forto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN
  what would be great for you, would be to fill...
940IRWohCE dyna be dw i (y)n feddwl .
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  oh, that's what I think
966IONohCE wsti be mae DewiCE (a)cw de mae wrthi allan de ers # <bloodyCE hell@s:eng> [?] ers tua blwyddyn bron .
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Dewiname thereover there.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S outout.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM sincesince.PREP bloodybloody.ADJ hellhell.N.SG sincesince.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP yearyear.N.F.SG almostbreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV
  oh you know what, Dewi, right, he's been working outside, right, for, bloody hell, for about a year almost
1127IONbe ti (ddi)m yn keenE ydy bod hi (y)n tŷ ei hun am y cyfnod yna yeahCE ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT keenkeen.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S inPRT.[or].in.PREP househouse.N.M.SG POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S selfself.PRON.SG forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF periodperiod.N.M.SG therethere.ADV yeahyeah.ADV
  what, you're not keen that she's in the house by herself for that period, yeah?
1150IRW<a ti (y)n> [//] xx dw i (y)n crafu mhen wedyn de be i wneud a # lle mae mynd a # bethau felly .
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT scratch.NONFINscratch.V.INFIN head.POSSD.1Shead.N.M.SG+NM thenafterwards.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM whatwhat.INT toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM andand.CONJ wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN andand.CONJ suchthings.N.M.PL+SM thusso.ADV
  and you're.. . [...] I'm scratching my head then, you know, what to do and where to go and so on, like
1194IONumCE # be arall sy (y)n newydd dŵad ?
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT otherother.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT newnew.ADJ say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  um, what else is new, say?
1198IRWbe dw i # (we)di bod yn wneud dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what have I been doing, say?
1200IRWbe dw i (we)di bod yn wneud dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what have I been doing, say?
1263IONohCE soCE be sy (y)n mynd i <(y)r lle> [//] hen le New_LookCE ta ?
  IMoh.IM soso.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF placeplace.N.M.SG oldold.ADJ placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM New_Lookname thenbe.IM
  oh so what's going to the place...New Look's old place then?
1264IRWdw (ddi)m yn gwybod be sy mynd i fan (y)na i ddeud y gwir (wr)tha chdi .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV toto.PREP tell.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  I don't know what's going there, to tell you the truth
1273IONwsti be oedd o le bach handyCE .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ handyhandy.ADJ
  you know what, it was a handy little place

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