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3LERllynedd ar ei ben_blwydd o aethoch chi Old_TraffordCE ta &n ?
  last_yearlast year.ADV onon.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S birthdaybirthday.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.2PL.PASTgo.V.2P.PAST PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P Old_Traffordname be.IM
  is it last year on his birthday you went to Old Trafford then?
77LERa wedyn dw (y)n gorod eistedd yna ar waelod ei wely fo # yn canu (y)r caneuon (y)ma .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN therethere.ADV onon.PREP bottombottom.N.M.SG+SM POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S bedbed.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT sing.NONFINsing.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF songssongs.N.F.PL herehere.ADV
  and then I have to sit there at the bottom of his bed singing these songs
167MEDoedd RhodriCE (wr)th ei fodd efo hwnna .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Rhodriname byby.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S likingpleasure.N.M.SG+SM withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  Rhodri loved that
177LERond eto mae (y)n clywed ei [/] ei fam yn siarad efo fo ballu dydy (y)n deud ohCE fath â # umCE +"/ .
  butbut.CONJ yetagain.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S mothermother.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S suchsuchlike.PRON be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN IMoh.IM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ IMum.IM
  yet he hears his...his mother talking to him and so on, doesn't he, saying, oh, like, um:
177LERond eto mae (y)n clywed ei [/] ei fam yn siarad efo fo ballu dydy (y)n deud ohCE fath â # umCE +"/ .
  butbut.CONJ yetagain.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT hear.NONFINhear.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S mothermother.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S suchsuchlike.PRON be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN IMoh.IM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ IMum.IM
  yet he hears his...his mother talking to him and so on, doesn't he, saying, oh, like, um:
278MEDerCE chwilio am ei guitarCE neu (ryw)beth oedd o .
  IMer.IM look.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S guitarguitar.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  er, he was looking for his guitar or something
288LER(be)causeE # fath â ti (y)n deud <ei di &və> [/] <ei di &və> [//] ei di HiraelCE yn fan hyn # at RhiannonCE a croeso de .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM Hiraelname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP Rhiannonname andand.CONJ welcomewelcome.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  because as you say, you'll go to...you'll go to...you'll go to Hirael here to Rhiannon, and [you get a] welcome, isn't it
288LER(be)causeE # fath â ti (y)n deud <ei di &və> [/] <ei di &və> [//] ei di HiraelCE yn fan hyn # at RhiannonCE a croeso de .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM Hiraelname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP Rhiannonname andand.CONJ welcomewelcome.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  because as you say, you'll go to...you'll go to...you'll go to Hirael here to Rhiannon, and [you get a] welcome, isn't it
288LER(be)causeE # fath â ti (y)n deud <ei di &və> [/] <ei di &və> [//] ei di HiraelCE yn fan hyn # at RhiannonCE a croeso de .
  becausebecause.CONJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM go.2S.NONPASThis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM Hiraelname inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP toto.PREP Rhiannonname andand.CONJ welcomewelcome.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  because as you say, you'll go to...you'll go to...you'll go to Hirael here to Rhiannon, and [you get a] welcome, isn't it
336LERoedd <yr umCE> [/] y ddramaCE (y)n [/] # yn cario (y)n ei blaen &p heddiw beth bynnag .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF dramadrama.N.SG+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S frontfront.N.M.SG.[or].plain.ADJ+SM todaytoday.ADV whatthing.N.M.SG+SM ever-ever.ADJ
  the um...the drama was going ahead, today anyway
401LER(be)causeE o(edd) hi (we)di ffonio (e)i mhamCE amser cinio ddoe # ac yn deud bod hi (y)n siomedig (fe)lly umCE bod hi (ddi)m (we)di cael gweld y ddramaCE .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP phone.NONFINphone.V.INFIN POSS.3SFhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S motherunk timetime.N.M.SG lunchdinner.N.M.SG yesterdayyesterday.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT disappointeddisappointed.ADJ thusso.ADV IMum.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF dramadrama.N.SG+SM
  because she'd phoned her mum at lunchtime yesterday and said that she was disappointed, like, um, that she didn't get to see the drama
465LER(we)dyn [?] [//] ond mae nhw (we)di gornio fo dwy waith xx a (we)di deud bod ei (y)sgyfaint o (y)n hollol iawn # xx +/ .
  thenafterwards.ADV butbut.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP examine_with_stethoscope.NONFINgore.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S two.Ftwo.NUM.F timetime.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S lungslung.N.F.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT completecompletely.ADJ rightvery.ADV
  then...but they've examined him twice with a stethoscope [...] and have said that his lungs are completely fine [...] ...
471LERa (we)dyn oedd [/] oedd ei dad o (y)n deud +"/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S fatherfather.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  and then his father was saying:
476LERoedd o (y)n trio (e)i orau timod .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S best.NONFINbest.ADJ.SUP+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  he was trying his best, you know
502LER+< (dd)aru [/] (dd)aru hynna (e)i helpu hi (fe)lly .
  happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S thusso.ADV
  that helped her, like
510MEDac oedd ei # beth (y)na fo (y)n isel .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S thingwhat.INT therethere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT lowlow.ADJ
  and its thingy was low
541LERond xx ei hormonesCE hi oedd o &g greadures pan (dd)aru hi ddechrau # bod [//] cael y [/] <y &me> [//] timod y menopauseCE felly .
  butbut.CONJ POSS.3SFher.ADJ.POSS.F.3S hormoneshormone.N.SG+PL PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S creaturecreature.N.F.SG+SM whenwhen.CONJ happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF DETthat.PRON.REL know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF menopausemenopause.N.SG thusso.ADV
  but [...] it was her hormones, poor thing, when she started...that...getting the...the...you know the menopause, like
550LER+< oedd hi (y)n mynd yn goch goch goch # yn [=! cough] ei gwyneb .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT redred.ADJ+SM redred.ADJ+SM redred.ADJ+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S faceface.N.M.SG
  she'd get really red in the face
562MED(we)di deud (wr)th ei gŵr +"/ .
  PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN toby.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S husbandman.N.M.SG
  told her husband:
678LER+< <oedd o> [//] ond [/] ond <oedd o isio> [/] oedd o isio (e)i fam timod sy (y)n changeCE .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wantwant.N.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S wantwant.N.M.SG POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S mummother.N.F.SG+SM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT changechange.V.INFIN
  he...but...but he wanted...he wanted his mum, you know, which makes a change
887MEDa (we)dyn oedd ei mhamCE hi (y)n cymryd ac oedd rywun ara(ll) +// .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.3SFhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S.[or].her.ADJ.POSS.F.3S.[or].go.V.2S.PRES motherunk PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ
  and then her mother would take and somebody else...
979MEDxx <mae &ʤs &ur> [//] mae ei &vr [/] &v [//] chwaer o (y)n deud y drefn de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S sistersister.N.F.SG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF orderorder.N.F.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  [...] his sister's telling him off, you know
995MEDachos mae # AlisonCE (we)di cael cymryd blwyddyn o (e)i gwaith (fe)lly sti dydy .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Alisonname PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN yearyear.N.F.SG fromof.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S workwork.N.M.SG thusso.ADV know.2Syou_know.IM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  because Alison has been allowed to take a year from work, like, you know, hasn't she
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
1071LERond erCE # xx mae [/] <mae GrahamCE> [/] mae GrahamCE xx ohCE ar y funud # <yn erCE> [//] # mae [/] mae (we)di cael fi (y)n ei ben o dydy (y)n [//] efo [//] hefo (y)r tŷ (y)ma .
  butbut.CONJ IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Grahamname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Grahamname IMoh.IM aton.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF minuteminute.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S headhead.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP withwith.PREP withwith.PREP+H DETthe.DET.DEF househouse.N.M.SG herehere.ADV
  but er, [...] Graham [...] oh at the moment, er, is...he's had me in his head, hasn't he, with...with this house
1184MED&di [//] mae erCE <am ei> [?] [//] amdano fo bob amser chwarae isio gafael llaw xx .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMer.IM forfor.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S for.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S everyeach.PREQ+SM timetime.N.M.SG play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN wantwant.N.M.SG hold.NONFINgrasp.V.INFIN handhand.N.F.SG
  she's, er around him every play time, wanting to hold his hand
1193MED(be)causeE oedd ArwelCE (we)di bod meddwl hwyrach (ba)sai fo (y)n # rhentio ei dŷ allan .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Arwelname PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN perhapsperhaps.ADV be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rent.NONFINrent.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S househouse.N.M.SG+SM outout.ADV
  because Arwel had been thinking perhaps he'd rent out his house
1224LERanywayE o_fewn ryw (y)chydig o wsnosau # &pa [//] fel oedd bob_dim yn mynd yn ei flaen oedd (y)na lythyr (we)di cyrraedd iddyn nhw # (we)di cael ei cyfeirio iddyn nhw .
  anywayanyway.ADV withinwithin.PREP.[or].inside.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM a_littlea_little.QUAN ofof.PREP weeksunk likelike.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF everythingeverything.PRON.[or].everything.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S frontfront.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV letterletter.N.M.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP arrive.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S direct.NONFINdirect.V.INFIN to.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  anyway, within a few weeks, as it was all going ahead, a letter arrived for them, directed to them
1224LERanywayE o_fewn ryw (y)chydig o wsnosau # &pa [//] fel oedd bob_dim yn mynd yn ei flaen oedd (y)na lythyr (we)di cyrraedd iddyn nhw # (we)di cael ei cyfeirio iddyn nhw .
  anywayanyway.ADV withinwithin.PREP.[or].inside.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM a_littlea_little.QUAN ofof.PREP weeksunk likelike.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF everythingeverything.PRON.[or].everything.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S frontfront.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV letterletter.N.M.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP arrive.NONFINarrive.V.INFIN for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S direct.NONFINdirect.V.INFIN to.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  anyway, within a few weeks, as it was all going ahead, a letter arrived for them, directed to them
1246MEDond oedd y boyCE umCE # ddaru [?] wneud conservatoryE ni (y)n deud bod ei ferch o (y)li (y)n BontnewyddCE # naw_deg oedden nhw (y)n ofyn .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG IMum.IM happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM conservatoryconservatory.N.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S girlgirl.N.F.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM inin.PREP Bontnewyddname ninetyninety.NUM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT ask.NONFINask.V.INFIN+SM
  but the guy, um, that did our conservatory said that his daughter, you see, in Bontnewydd, they were asking ninety

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