SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of be for speaker LER

62LERbe (dd)aru fi wylio ar y teledu neithiwr ?
  whatwhat.INT happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN+SM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF televisiontelevision.N.M.SG last_nightlast_night.ADV
  what did I watch on television last night?
64LERohCE naddo ti gwybod be ?
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV.PAST PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT
  oh, no, you know what?
119LERohCE dw i mynd ar y gwefan y BillCE er_mwyn cael gwybod <be sy xx> [//] be sy digwydd wsnos nesa ac wsnos wedyn .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF websitewebsite.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Billname forfor_the_sake_of.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP andand.CONJ weekweek.N.F.SG afterafterwards.ADV
  oh I go on the Bill's website to find out what's [...] ...what's happening next week and the week after that
119LERohCE dw i mynd ar y gwefan y BillCE er_mwyn cael gwybod <be sy xx> [//] be sy digwydd wsnos nesa ac wsnos wedyn .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF websitewebsite.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF Billname forfor_the_sake_of.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN weekweek.N.F.SG nextnext.ADJ.SUP andand.CONJ weekweek.N.F.SG afterafterwards.ADV
  oh I go on the Bill's website to find out what's [...] ...what's happening next week and the week after that
197LERac oedden nhw waldio ac yn be timod ac &i [/] (dd)im yn +// .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P wallop.NONFINthrash.V.INFIN andand.CONJ PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP whatwhat.INT know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES amdand.CONJ NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  and they'd wallop and, what, you know, and didn't...
219LERa ti (y)n talu be wan ?
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT pay.NONFINpay.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  and you pay what now?
489LER+< ohCE ti gwybod dy hun be (y)dy asthmaCE dwyt .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S selfself.PRON.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES asthmaasthma.N.SG be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG
  oh you know for yourself what asthma is, don't you
519LERia <be mae> [///] na mae (y)na enw arno fo does .
  yesyes.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES noPRT.NEG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV namename.N.M.SG on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  yes what's...no, there's a name for it, isn't there
520LERa dw (ddi)m yn cofio wan be (y)dy o +// .
  andand.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  and I don't remember now what it is...
619LER+" wellCE # i be dach chi (we)di wneud hynny ?
  wellwell.ADV forto.PREP whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRT.PASTafter.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  "well, what did you do that for?"
648LER+< ti gwybod be dw feddwl ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN+SM
  you know what I mean?
657LERbe mae licio dŵad ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN say.2S.IMPERcome.V.INFIN
  what does he like, say?
702LER+" ohCE ti gwybod be nac (y)dw .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT NEGPRT.NEG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES
  "oh, you know what, no I'm not"
743LER+" ohCE timod be LeriCE bach .
  IMoh.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES whatwhat.INT Leriname smallsmall.ADJ
  "oh you know what, Leri"
754LER+" pam be sy ?
  whywhy?.ADV whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL
  "why, what is it?"
836LERxx dw (ddi)m gwybod be mae &m +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  [...] I don't know what...
874LER+< be un o (y)r &gɛ +/?
  whatwhat.INT oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF
  what one of the..?
1008LERohCE ti gwybod be mae [/] # mae Saesneg GwynCE # yn mynd yn xx +// .
  IMoh.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG Gwynname PRTPRT PRTgo.V.INFIN go.NONFINPRT.[or].in.PREP PRT
  oh you know what, Gwyn's English is getting [...] ...
1020LER+" &=laugh be [=! laughs] +! ?
  whatwhat.INT
  "what!?"
1085LERwell dw i (ddi)m yn gwybod os wnawn ni orffen yr ardd # ta justCE twtio hi ta be wnawn ni .
  wellbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF gardengarden.N.F.SG+SM orbe.IM justjust.ADV tidy.NONFINtidy.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S orbe.IM whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  well I don't know if we'll finish the garden or just tidy it or what we'll do
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
1215LERumCE Location_Location_LocationCE de <oedden nhw (y)n> [///] # neu Relocation_Reloc(ation)CE [//] neu be bynnag oedd o .
  IMum.IM Location_Location_Locationname TAGbe.IM+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP oror.CONJ Relocation_Relocationname oror.CONJ whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  um, Location Location Location, isn't it, they were...or Relocation Reloc...or whatever it was
1278LERo'n i (e)rioed (we)di gweld y ffurfl(enni) [//] math yna o ffurflenni o blaen # be o'ch chdi (y)n adael yn dy dŷ .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S nevernever.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF formsforms.N.F.PL kindtype.N.F.SG therethere.ADV ofof.PREP formsforms.N.F.PL ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM whatwhat.INT be.2S.IMPunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT leave.NONFINleave.V.INFIN+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S househouse.N.M.SG+SM
  I'd never seen those froms...those kinds of forms before, what you were going to leave in your house
1376LER(dy)na be o'n i gofyn (fe)lly .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN thusso.ADV
  that's what I was asking, like

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