SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of am for speaker MEC

366MECa weithiau # os hwnna (y)dy diwrnod gynta chdi # ella bod ti # yn cofio nhw am hynna neu rywbeth .
  andand.CONJ sometimestimes.N.F.PL+SM ifif.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES dayday.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S perhapsmaybe.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P forfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  and sometimes, if that's your first day, perhaps you remember them for that or something
374MECbe ti am wneud Pasg ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM Eastername
  what are you going to do over Easter?
426MECohCE cyn dod i coleg ti siarad am .
  IMoh.IM beforebefore.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP
  oh before coming to uni you're talking about
469MECa [?] mynd fyny am [/] # umCE # am pierCE a wedyn fyny +/ .
  andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV forfor.PREP IMum.IM forfor.PREP pierpier.N.SG andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV upup.ADV
  and go up towards...um, towards the pier and then up...
469MECa [?] mynd fyny am [/] # umCE # am pierCE a wedyn fyny +/ .
  andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN upup.ADV forfor.PREP IMum.IM forfor.PREP pierpier.N.SG andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV upup.ADV
  and go up towards...um, towards the pier and then up...
514MECa wedyn &t [/] # ti mynd # am # LlanfairCE .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Llanfairname
  and then you go towards Llanfair
516MECa ti mynd am # BrynsiencynCE .
  andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Brynsiencynname
  and you go towards Brynsiencyn
517MECa wedyn # wnaethon ni fynd am Sw_Môr .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP Sea_Zooname
  and then we headed towards the Sea Zoo
561MECsoCE <wnaeth ni> [?] fynd o fan (y)na # a dod yn_ôl # am # BrynsiencynCE a wedyn mynd am Niwbwrch <a wedyn> [///] # sy justCE # pentre nes ymlaen .
  soso.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backback.ADV forfor.PREP Brynsiencynname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Newboroughname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL justjust.ADV villagevillage.N.M.SG closernearer.ADJ.COMP aheadforward.ADV
  so we went from there and came back for Brynsiencyn and then went towards Newborough and then...which is just a village further on
561MECsoCE <wnaeth ni> [?] fynd o fan (y)na # a dod yn_ôl # am # BrynsiencynCE a wedyn mynd am Niwbwrch <a wedyn> [///] # sy justCE # pentre nes ymlaen .
  soso.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM fromhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV andand.CONJ come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN backback.ADV forfor.PREP Brynsiencynname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Newboroughname andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL justjust.ADV villagevillage.N.M.SG closernearer.ADJ.COMP aheadforward.ADV
  so we went from there and came back for Brynsiencyn and then went towards Newborough and then...which is just a village further on
571MEC(we)dyn wnaethon ni justCE eistedd fan (y)na am dipyn .
  thenafterwards.ADV do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV forfor.PREP a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM
  then we just sat there for a while
576MECa &mm mae o le niceCE i fynd am dro .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S placeplace.N.M.SG+SM.[or].where.INT+SM nicenice.ADJ toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP turnturn.N.M.SG+SM
  and it's a nice place to go for a walk
660MECfath â # <(fe)lly ar> [?] noson gynta <(ba)sa ch(di)> [///] # (peta)sa [?] chdi mynd am Pen_Llŷn <(ba)sa chdi gallu> [/] # (ba)sa chdi gallu wneud o mewn [//] i AberdaronCE mewn # llai na diwrnod .
  kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ thusso.ADV onon.PREP nightnight.N.F.SG firstfirst.ORD+SM be.2S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S if_be.2S.CONDITunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN forfor.PREP Llŷn_Peninsulaname be.2S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN be.2S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP toto.PREP Aberdaronname inin.PREP lesssmaller.ADJ.COMP PRT(n)or.CONJ dayday.N.M.SG
  like, on the first night, if you went towards the Llŷn_Peninsula, you could...you could do it in...to Aberdaron in less than a day
877MECo'n i am mynd i # cinemaCE wsnos dwytha i weld umCE # <be (y)dy> [?] [//] be oedd enw o # DeCE [/] # DerailedCE neu rywbeth .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP cinemacinema.N.SG weekweek.N.F.SG previouslast.ADJ toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SMfrom.PREP Dename Derailedname oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  I was going to go to the cinema last week to see, um, what's...what was it called, De...Derailed or something
914MECam [///] ti (ddi)m yn licio # pethau comicsCE a pethau .
  aboutfor.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN thingsthings.N.M.PL comicscomic.ADJ+PL andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL
  about...you don't like comic things and so on
993MEC+< o'n i mor hapus am hwnna ohCE !
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S soso.ADV happyhappy.ADJ aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG IMoh.IM
  I was so happy about that, oh!
1126MECmae [//] <dan ni bod> [///] dan ni (y)n coleg am stretchCE hir wan ydan # tro (y)ma .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P inPRT.[or].in.PREP collegecollege.N.M.SG forfor.PREP stretchstretch.N.SG longlong.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM be.3PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV
  we've been...we're at uni for a long stretch now, aren't we, this time
1127MECxx &d yma am tua saith wsnos .
  herehere.ADV forfor.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP sevenseven.NUM weekweek.N.F.SG
  [...] here for about seven weeks
1185MECacho(s) [//] # ond <ti mynd yn> [///] un personCE ti siarad am de .
  becausebecause.CONJ butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT oneone.NUM personperson.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  because...but you're going...you're only talking about one person, aren't you
1226MECa mae nhw (y)n aros yn llonydd am oes .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN PRTPRT stillstill.ADJ forfor.PREP agebe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF
  and they keep still for ages

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