SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of am for speaker LER

293LER(dy)dy o (ddi)m bwys faint o brysur ydyn nhw wnan [?] nhw wneud [?] xx ams(er) justCE timod xx <am bod justCE> [?] pum munud o sgwrs efo chdi .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM weightweight.N.M.SG+SM how_muchsize.N.M.SG+SM ofof.PREP busybusy.ADJ+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.3PL.NONPASTdo.V.3P.PRES+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM timetime.N.M.SG justjust.ADV.[or].just.ADJ know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN justjust.ADV fivefive.NUM minuteminute.N.M.SG ofof.PREP conversationchat.N.F.SG withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S
  it doesn't matter how busy they are they'll make [...] time just, you know [...] just five minute conversation with you
391LERond <oedd o> [//] <oedden nhw &d> [///] erCE <oedd eu [?]> [///] # mae nhw (we)di deud &gɪ [//] <gawn ni pre(s)> [/] gawn ni pres yn_ôl # am [/] am ddoe (fe)lly # <bod nhw ddim> [//] # wsti # am bod nhw ddim +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMer.IM abe.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG backback.ADV forfor.PREP forfor.PREP yesterdayyesterday.ADV thusso.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM
  but he/it was...they were...er, their...they've said we'll get the money...we'll get the money back for...for yesterday, like, that they haven't...you know, because they haven't...
391LERond <oedd o> [//] <oedden nhw &d> [///] erCE <oedd eu [?]> [///] # mae nhw (we)di deud &gɪ [//] <gawn ni pre(s)> [/] gawn ni pres yn_ôl # am [/] am ddoe (fe)lly # <bod nhw ddim> [//] # wsti # am bod nhw ddim +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMer.IM abe.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG backback.ADV forfor.PREP forfor.PREP yesterdayyesterday.ADV thusso.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM
  but he/it was...they were...er, their...they've said we'll get the money...we'll get the money back for...for yesterday, like, that they haven't...you know, because they haven't...
391LERond <oedd o> [//] <oedden nhw &d> [///] erCE <oedd eu [?]> [///] # mae nhw (we)di deud &gɪ [//] <gawn ni pre(s)> [/] gawn ni pres yn_ôl # am [/] am ddoe (fe)lly # <bod nhw ddim> [//] # wsti # am bod nhw ddim +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMer.IM abe.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P moneymoney.N.M.SG backback.ADV forfor.PREP forfor.PREP yesterdayyesterday.ADV thusso.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM
  but he/it was...they were...er, their...they've said we'll get the money...we'll get the money back for...for yesterday, like, that they haven't...you know, because they haven't...
527LERyeahCE dw i (we)di clywed am yr chwythu mewn i fagCE papur o blaen .
  yeahyeah.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRT.PASTafter.PREP hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN inin.PREP toto.PREP bagfag.N.SG.[or].bag.N.SG+SM.[or].mag.N.SG+SM paperpaper.N.M.SG ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM
  yeah, I've heard about the blowing into a paper bag before
624LERa hefyd de dw i (e)rioed wedi teimlo mor # euog am fynd i ngwaith ddoe a heddiw .
  andand.CONJ alsoalso.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nevernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN soso.ADV guiltyguilty.ADJ forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP work.POSSD.1Swork.N.M.SG+NM yesterdayyesterday.ADV andand.CONJ todaytoday.ADV
  and also, you know, I've never felt so guilty about going to work, yesterday and today
665LER+" ohCE ti [/] ti am fynd &a [//] i tŷ Nain ta ?
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP househouse.N.M.SG Granname thenbe.IM
  "oh you going to go to Gran's house then?"
745LER+" dw i am fynd .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM
  "I'm going to go"
769LERa wedyn # am bod fi # ddim yn gallu wneud o (dd)aru ofyn wrth [/] wrthi hi .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM toby.PREP to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  and then because I couldn't do it, she asked her
779LERa (we)dyn mae raid bod hi (ddi)m am [//] timod am ddod i_fewn fory os (y)dy (y)n gall de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM forfor.PREP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP tomorrowtomorrow.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then she must not be...you know, coming in tomorrow if she's sensible
779LERa (we)dyn mae raid bod hi (ddi)m am [//] timod am ddod i_fewn fory os (y)dy (y)n gall de .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM forfor.PREP know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES forfor.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP tomorrowtomorrow.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT sensiblebe_able.V.3S.PRES.[or].be_able.V.2S.IMPER.[or].sane.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  and then she must not be...you know, coming in tomorrow if she's sensible
797LERond y peth oedd tro dwytha fuodd hi (y)n sâl # tro dwytha umCE fuodd hi ffwrdd am bythefnos os nad mwy &k +.. .
  butbut.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT sickill.ADJ turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ IMum.IM be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S offway.N.M.SG forfor.PREP two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM ifif.CONJ NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG moremore.ADJ.COMP
  but the thing was, the last time she was ill, um, the last time, she was off for two weeks if not more
847LERa peth [//] umCE sea_sicknessE tabletsCE (dd)aru nhw ddeud (wr)tho fo am gymryd .
  andand.CONJ thingthing.N.M.SG IMum.IM sea_sicknessunk tabletstablet.N.SG+PL happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S tofor.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM
  and thing...um, they told him to take sea-sickness tablets
1024LERac xxx mae raid na hwnna oedd <y &k> [/] # y gair am heddiw tibod .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRTno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF wordword.N.M.SG forfor.PREP todaytoday.ADV know.2Sunk
  and [...] that must have been the word for today, you know
1088LERachos o'n i (y)n deud wrth GrahamCE oohCE # i ddeud y gwir os [/] <os (y)dy o (y)n we(rth)> [//] <os oes (yn)a> [/] # os oes (yn)a geiniog i w gwneud yni hi de # (ba)sai well gyn i werthu fo # a cael tŷ llai am wan de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP Grahamname IMooh.IM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF truthtruth.N.M.SG ifif.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT worthvalue.N.M.SG+SM.[or].sell.V.3S.PRES+SM ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF therethere.ADV pennypenny.N.F.SG+SM toto.PREP POSS.3Sooh.IM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN in.3SFunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S sell.NONFINsell.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ get.NONFINget.V.INFIN househouse.N.M.SG smallersmaller.ADJ.COMP forfor.PREP nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM thusbe.IM+SM
  because I was telling Graham, ooh, to tell the truth if...if it's worth...if there's...if there's a penny to be made in it, right, I'd rather sell it and get a smaller house for now, you know
1126LER+" wellCE ia greatCE # ond # dw i (ddi)m isio # &ax # dod i FangorCE am y rheswm syml # (ba)sai (y)n meddwl i ni # fynd â GwynCE # ar yr ynys dwy waith yr wsnos neu # roid o (y)n y meithrinfa # yn llawn amser .
  wellwell.ADV yesyes.ADV greatgreat.ADJ butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP Bangorname forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF reasonreason.N.M.SG simplesimple.ADJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP Gwynname onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF islandisland.N.F.SG two.Ftwo.NUM.F timetime.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.F.SG oror.CONJ put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk PRTPRT fullfull.ADJ timetime.N.M.SG
  "well yes great but I don't want to come to Bangor for the simple reason that it would mean us taking Gwyn on the island twice a week or putting him in the nursery full-time"
1171LERohCE yeahCE am bod Nain a Taid yn fan (y)na .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN Granname andand.CONJ Grandadname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  oh yeah because Gran and Grandad are there
1214LERxx dyna be (dd)aru fi wylio sureCE xx [//] am bod fi ddim yn gwylio The_BillCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN+SM suresure.ADJ forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN The_Billname
  [...] that's what I watched of course [...] ...because I wasn't watching The Bill
1217LER<ond umCE> [=! laughs] # oedd y bobl (y)ma (we)di # umCE # roid sealedE bidE # am dŷ .
  butbut.CONJ IMum.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM herehere.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP IMum.IM give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM sealedunk bidbid.SV.INFIN forfor.PREP househouse.N.M.SG+SM
  but um, these people had put in a sealed bid for a house
1219LER<wyt ti (y)n> [//] ti gorod [?] mynd am sealedE bidE .
  be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTin.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP sealedunk bidbid.SV.INFIN
  you...you have to go for a sealed bid
1227LERac (dd)aru nhw sylweddoli <bod nhw (we)di rhoid> [//] umCE bod nhw (we)di cynnig (rhy)wbeth fath â # umCE hundredE andE fortyE grandE # yn fwy am y tŷ nag oedd y personCE nesa # wedi gynnig .
  andand.CONJ happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P realise.NONFINrealise.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP put.NONFINgive.V.INFIN IMum.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP offer.NONFINoffer.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ IMum.IM hundredhundred.NUM andand.CONJ fortyforty.NUM grandgrand.ADJ PRTPRT moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF personperson.N.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP PRT.PASTafter.PREP offer.NONFINoffer.V.INFIN+SM
  and they realised that they'd put in...um, that they'd offered something like, um, a hundred and forty grand more for the house than the next person had offered
1229LERond o'n i meddwl wowCE # dw i sureCE bod # erCE # croen rywun ar y pared doedd am hynna doedd +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN wowwow.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM skinskin.N.M.SG somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL partitioncause.V.3S.IMPER be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG forfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  but I was thinking wow I'm sure, er, someone's head was on the block, wasn't it, for that, wasn't it...
1360LERond wrthi (y)n <chwilio am stafell &ɔ &ɔ> [//] &chw [/] chwilio am westy oedd hi .
  butbut.CONJ at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP roomroom.N.F.SG search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP hotelhotel.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  but she was looking for a room...looking for a hotel
1360LERond wrthi (y)n <chwilio am stafell &ɔ &ɔ> [//] &chw [/] chwilio am westy oedd hi .
  butbut.CONJ at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP roomroom.N.F.SG search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP hotelhotel.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  but she was looking for a room...looking for a hotel

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