SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of meddai

14LERmeddai fo +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  he said
26MEDachos <oedd [?] neithiwr oedd &ʧælt> [///] mae # Lerpwl yn chwarae meddai GwenCE neithiwr de # cyn i ni fynd # o (y)na de .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF last_nightlast_night.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Liverpoolname PRTPRT play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Gwenname last_nightlast_night.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM beforebefore.PREP forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  because last nihgt...Liverpool are playing, said Gwen, last night, right, before we left
239MEDmeddai fi de +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  I said, isn't it
250MEDmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
277MEDmeddai fo y [/] # y prif ddyn (fe)lly +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF mainprincipal.PREQ manman.N.M.SG+SM thusso.ADV
  he said, the...the main guy, like
347MEDrhyfedd meddai i hynna fod wedi digwydd <meddai fi> [?] .
  strangestrange.ADJ say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF forI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  strange, she said, for that to have happened, I said
347MEDrhyfedd meddai i hynna fod wedi digwydd <meddai fi> [?] .
  strangestrange.ADJ say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF forI.PRON.1S.[or].to.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  strange, she said, for that to have happened, I said
361MEDa rhyfedd i hynna fod (we)di digwydd meddai hi de # <na dyna> [///] # bod nhw (y)n offer trwm mae sureCE a bod erCE wsti +.. .
  andand.CONJ strangestrange.ADJ forto.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP happenhappen.V.INFIN say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM+SM PRTno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ therethat_is.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP equipmentequipment.N.M.PL.[or].tools.N.M.PL heavyheavy.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  and strange for that to have happened, she said, isn't it, that tha's...that they're heavy equipment, probably, and that, er, you know...
514MEDmeddai hi heb # ddim rheswm (fe)lly +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S withoutwithout.PREP NEGnot.ADV+SM reasonreason.N.M.SG thusso.ADV
  she said, with no reason, like
567MEDmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
576MEDmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
578MEDmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
586MEDmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
701LERmeddai fi (wr)thi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  I said to her
703LERmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
705LERmeddai hi +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  she said
707LERmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
709LERmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
712LERmeddai de +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF TAGbe.IM+SM
  she said, you know
718LERmeddai fi (wr)thi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  I told her
730MED+" meddai fi .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
733MEDmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
740LERmeddai fi (wr)thi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM to.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  I told her
744LERmeddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
755LERmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
777LER+< meddai +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF
  she said
872MEDmeddai de +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF TAGbe.IM+SM
  she said, you know
906MEDmeddai LlinosCE +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Llinosname
  Llinos said
921MED<pan (oe)dden> [=? bydden] nhw dod i tŷ Nain &m meddai LlinosCE xx yn dechrau oedden nhw (y)n ll:owcio [!] (e)u bwyd fath â # hwn oedd y pryd ola .
  whenwhen.CONJ be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP househouse.N.M.SG Granname say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Llinosname inPRT beginningbegin.V.INFIN be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT gobble.NONFINgobble.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P foodfood.N.M.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF mealtime.N.M.SG finallast.ADJ
  when they came to Gran's house, Llinos said, at the beginning, they'd gobble up their food as if this was the last meal
967MEDwedyn umCE mae hi wan # quiteCE edrych ymlaen meddai hi .
  thenafterwards.ADV IMum.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM quitequite.ADV look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN forwardforward.ADV say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  so um, she's now quite looking forward, she says
969MEDmeddai de +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF TAGbe.IM+SM
  she said, you know
1018LERmeddai fo +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  he said
1021LERmeddai fi +" .
  say.1S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  I said
1022LERbeautifulE ["] <meddai fo (wr)tha fi de> [=! laughs] .
  beautifulbeautiful.ADJ say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  "beautiful" he tells me, right
1027LERbeautifulE ["] meddai fo .
  beautifulbeautiful.ADJ say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "beautiful" he said
1183MEDohCE hogyn yn blwyddyn chwech (y)dy OsianCE (w)chi # umCE meddai ElenCE de .
  IMoh.IM boylad.N.M.SG inPRT.[or].in.PREP yearyear.N.F.SG sixsix.NUM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Osianname know.2PLknow.V.2P.PRES IMum.IM say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF Elenname TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, Osian's a boy in year six you know, Elen said, isn't it
1211MEDsoCE (dy)dyn nhw (ddi)m ar frys mawr wan meddai fo nes ddaw (y)na rywle # xx reallyE licio .
  soso.ADV be.3PL.PRES.NEGbe.V.3P.PRES.NEG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM onon.PREP hurryhaste.N.M.SG+SM bigbig.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S untilnearer.ADJ.COMP come.3S.NONPASTcome.V.3S.PRES+SM therethere.ADV somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM reallyreal.ADJ+ADV like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN
  so they're not in a big hurry now, he says, until somewhere [...] really like comes along
1289MEDmae o (y)n gyrru nhw i ryw firmCE erCE rywle (y)n WrexhamCE meddai fo .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT send.NONFINdrive.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM firmfirm.ADJ IMer.IM somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP Wrexhamname say.3S.NONPASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  he sends them to some firm er, somewhere in Wrexham, he says
1309MEDmeddai fo +" .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  he said

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