SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of bach

9MED(y)chydig bach wedyn doedd .
  a_littlea_little.QUAN smallsmall.ADJ afterafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  a little bit later, wasn't it
248MEDa [?] wnes i siarad dipyn bach efo honno wedyn a deud +"/ .
  andand.CONJ do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.F.SG thenafterwards.ADV andand.CONJ say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  and I spoke a little with her then and said:
266MEDond <oedd o> [/] oedd o (y)n awgrymu (ba)sen ni (y)n gwneud &g [/] gwasanaeth bach i (y)r babanod a [/] # a gwasanaeth bach i (y)r # rei hŷn &hɨ [//] fan (y)no ar_wahân (fe)lly .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT suggest.NONFINsuggest.V.INFIN be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN serviceservice.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF infantsbabies.N.M.PL andand.CONJ andand.CONJ serviceservice.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF somesome.PRON+SM olderolder.ADJ placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV separateseparate.ADV thusso.ADV
  but he...he suggested we could hold a little assembly for the infants and...and a little assembly for the older ones there separately, like
266MEDond <oedd o> [/] oedd o (y)n awgrymu (ba)sen ni (y)n gwneud &g [/] gwasanaeth bach i (y)r babanod a [/] # a gwasanaeth bach i (y)r # rei hŷn &hɨ [//] fan (y)no ar_wahân (fe)lly .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT suggest.NONFINsuggest.V.INFIN be.1PL.CONDITbe.V.1P.PLUPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN serviceservice.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF infantsbabies.N.M.PL andand.CONJ andand.CONJ serviceservice.N.M.SG smallsmall.ADJ forto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF somesome.PRON+SM olderolder.ADJ placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV separateseparate.ADV thusso.ADV
  but he...he suggested we could hold a little assembly for the infants and...and a little assembly for the older ones there separately, like
451LER+< argoel mae (y)r un bach gyn i de mae o (y)n [//] o un wsnos i +// .
  lordomen.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM smallsmall.ADJ withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTin.PREP fromhe.PRON.M.3S oneone.NUM weekweek.N.F.SG toto.PREP
  gosh, my little one, right, he's...from one week to...
587MEDdw meddwl bod hi (di)pyn bach ryw nervousCE o feddwl +"/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ somesome.PREQ+SM nervousnervous.ADJ ofof.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  I think she's a little nervous to think:
661MED+< well gynnyn nhw (y)n eu &t patchCE bach eu hunain .
  betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM with.3PLunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P patchpatch.N.SG smallsmall.ADJ POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P selfself.PRON.PL
  they prefer in their own little patch
743LER+" ohCE timod be LeriCE bach .
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Leriname smallsmall.ADJ
  "oh you know what, Leri"
858MEDti cofio [?] fi deud (wr)tha chdi (y)n LlanrugCE tair o genod bach ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.2Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S inin.PREP Llanrugname three.Fthree.NUM.F ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP girlsunk smallsmall.ADJ
  you remember me telling you, in Llanrug, three little girls?
883MEDgaeth hi mamolaeth (fe)lly sti fath â (ba)sai (y)n cael plant bach .
  get.3S.PASTget.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S maternalmaternity.N.F.SG thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN childrenchild.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ
  she got maternity, like, you know, as if she was having little children
891MEDond erCE dwn [/] dwn i (ddi)m oedd hi (y)n poeni (di)pyn bach de .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  but, er, I don't know if she was a little worried, you know
903MEDerCE ia wsti (ba)sai (y)n raglen bach (fe)lly .
  IMer.IM yesyes.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRTPRT programmeprogramme.N.F.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ thusso.ADV
  er, yes, you know, it'd be a little programme, like
927MEDa xx oedden nhw (y)n trio llenwi (e)u hunan i_fyny sti pethau bach de ia .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN fill.NONFINfill.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P selfself.PRON.SG upup.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM thingthings.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM yesyes.ADV
  and [...] they were trying to fill themselves up, you know, the little things, isn't it, yes
932MED+< ia y &ɬ [//] chwaer bach arall felly # honno sy adre (fe)lly mewn ffordd de .
  yesyes.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF sistersister.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ otherother.ADJ thusso.ADV thatthat.PRON.DEM.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL homehome.ADV thusso.ADV inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  yes, the other sister, like, her that's home, like, in a way, isn't it
1029LER+" ohCE GwynCE bach .
  IMoh.IM Gwynname smallsmall.ADJ
  "oh Gwyn dear"
1035LERond dw (ddi)m yn deud mae <lotCE o (y)r> [//] lotCE o (e)i ffrindiau bach o sy yn y meithrinfa (y)n saesneg ti (y)n gweld .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S friendsfriends.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ PRON.3SMof.PREP be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP englishunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  but I don't say, a lot of the...a lot of his little friends who go to the nursery are english, you see
1101LERa wedyn # i weld os ella i ddod â (y)n # mortgageE i lawr ryw fymryn bach .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM ifif.CONJ can.1S.NONPASTmaybe.ADV PRON.1Sto.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP POSS.1SPRT.[or].in.PREP mortgagemortgage.N.SG PRON.1Sto.PREP downdown.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM bitsmallest_amount.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ
  and then to see if I can bring down my mortgage a little bit
1158LERtibod ond (ba)swn i yn licio iddo fo fynd i (y)r ysgol # er_mwyn iddo fo gael dod i arfer i fynd i rywle arall # # o [/] # o (y)r feithrinfa # ac idd(o) [//] timod iddo fo ddod i nabod plant bach yn fan (y)no hefyd de .
  know.2Sunk butbut.CONJ be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN for.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.F.SG forfor_the_sake_of.PREP to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ fromof.PREP fromof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk andand.CONJ for.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES for.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP know.NONFINknow_someone.V.INFIN childrenchild.N.M.PL smallsmall.ADJ inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV alsoalso.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  you know, but I'd like for him to go to school so he can get used to going somewhere other than the nursery and for him...you know, for him to come to know children there too, you know
1174MEDachos yn y feithrinfa fan (yn)a mae gynnon nhw umCE # le bach # fath â # corlan bach xx neu (ryw)beth mae nhw (y)n alw fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3PLwith_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMum.IM placeplace.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP penfold.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ [...]or.CONJ orsomething.N.M.SG+SM somethingbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESthey.PRON.3P PRON.3PLPRT PRTcall.V.INFIN+SM call.NONFINhe.PRON.M.3S PRON.3SM
  because in the nursery there they've got, um, a little place, like a little pen [...] or something they call it
1174MEDachos yn y feithrinfa fan (yn)a mae gynnon nhw umCE # le bach # fath â # corlan bach xx neu (ryw)beth mae nhw (y)n alw fo .
  becausebecause.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nurseryunk placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES with.3PLwith_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P IMum.IM placeplace.N.M.SG+SM smallsmall.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP penfold.N.F.SG smallsmall.ADJ [...]or.CONJ orsomething.N.M.SG+SM somethingbe.V.3S.PRES be.3PL.PRESthey.PRON.3P PRON.3PLPRT PRTcall.V.INFIN+SM call.NONFINhe.PRON.M.3S PRON.3SM
  because in the nursery there they've got, um, a little place, like a little pen [...] or something they call it
1186MEDmae raid bod o (y)n annwyl <xx xxx> [=! laughs] ysgol bach .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT deardear.ADJ schoolunk smallschool.N.F.SG small.ADJ
  he must be nice [...] small school

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