SIARAD - Smith1
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34CEIawn ni tua ryw # xxx +/ .
  go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P approximatelytowards.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM
  we'll go at about [...] ...
36CEIos wnawn ni bara hynna .
  ifif.CONJ do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P last.NONFINlast.V.INFIN+SM thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  if we last that long
176CEIos mae o riportiwn ni nhw .
  ifif.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S report.1PL.NONPASTunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  if it does, we'll report them
254CEI+< doedd o ddim isio siarad efo ni [?] wan nag oedd .
  be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM wantwant.N.M.SG speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN withwith.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF
  he didn't want to talk to us now, did he
259CEIbreibio ni efo pres .
  bribe.NONFINunk PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P withwith.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG
  bribing us with money
312CEI+< dan ni wneud yn dda (y)dan .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT goodgood.ADJ+SM be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES
  we're doing well, aren't we
407CEImae nhw dallt iaith ni (y)dyn .
  be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN languagelanguage.N.F.SG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES
  they understand our language, don't they
411CEIdan ni well sti [?] siarad fo na +.. .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM know.2Syou_know.IM speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTno.ADV
  we're better, you know, at speaking it than...
453CEIni oedd y gorau trwy Cymru xxx yeahCE .
  PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ.SUP throughthrough.PREP WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE yeahyeah.ADV
  we were the best through Wales [...] yeah
503CEIawn ni wario (y)r pres (y)ma dan ni gael am wneud hyn .
  go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF moneymoney.N.M.SG herehere.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  we'll go spend this money we've had for doing this
503CEIawn ni wario (y)r pres (y)ma dan ni gael am wneud hyn .
  go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P spend.NONFINspend.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF moneymoney.N.M.SG herehere.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  we'll go spend this money we've had for doing this
514CEIawn ni roundCE wan trio sgorio bach o freebiesE .
  go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P roundround.ADJ nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN score.NONFINscore.V.INFIN smallsmall.ADJ ofhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP freebiesunk
  we'll go round now to try and score some freebies
521CEIella awn ni tan un_ar_ddeg .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P untiluntil.PREP eleveneleven.NUM
  perhaps we'll go until eleven
522CEIella gawn ni # un_deg_pump punt wedyn .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P elevenunk poundpound.N.F.SG.[or].pound.N.F.SG thenafterwards.ADV
  perhaps we'll get eleven pounds then
547CEIumCE # awn ni justCE roundCE y stallsCE <dibyn bach> [?] yeahCE .
  IMum.IM go.1PL.NONPASTgo.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P justjust.ADV roundround.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF stallsstall.N.SG+PL a_littleunk smallsmall.ADJ yeahyeah.ADV
  um, we'll just go round the stalls a little bit, yeah
584CEIgawn ni drafferth codi wan ar_ôl eistedd am [?] hanner awr .
  get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P difficultytrouble.N.MF.SG+SM rise.NONFINlift.V.INFIN nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM afterafter.PREP sit.NONFINsit.V.INFIN forfor.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG hourhour.N.F.SG
  we'll have trouble getting up now after sitting down for half an hour
672CEIumCE dan ni cychwyn o dre dau dw meddwl .
  IMum.IM be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P start.NONFINstart.V.INFIN fromhe.PRON.M.3S towntown.N.F.SG+SM two.Mtwo.NUM.M be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  um, we're leaving from town at two, I think
675CEIa dan ni (y)n fflio chwarter wedi wyth .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP fly.NONFINunk quarterquarter.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP eighteight.NUM
  and we're flying at quarter past eight
679CEIdw meddwl dan ni yna # <ugain &m> [//] erCE twentyE toE oneE [?] adeg nhw # dw meddwl .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P therethere.ADV twentytwenty.NUM IMer.IM twentytwenty.NUM toto.PREP oneone.PRON.SG timetime.N.F.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  I think we're there at twenty to one their time, I think
700CEIyndy xxx ni # tri gant a phedwar ddoe dw meddwl .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P three.Mthree.NUM.M hundredhundred.N.M.SG+SM andand.CONJ four.Mfour.NUM.M+AM yesterdayyesterday.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  yes we [...] three hundred and four yesterday, I think
706CEIa bankCE holidayCE AugustE yna [?] dan ni # sixE hundredE andE fourE dw meddwl .
  andand.CONJ bankbank.N.SG holidayholiday.N.SG Augustname therethere.ADV be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P sixsix.NUM hundredhundred.NUM andand.CONJ fourfour.NUM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  and that August bank holiday we're six hundred and four I think
727CEI<dan ni (we)di> [?] rhedeg allan o pethau i ddeud wan .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRT.PASTafter.PREP run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN outout.ADV ofof.PREP thingsthings.N.M.PL toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  we've run out of things to say now
747CEIella wnawn ni aros tan # xxx .
  perhapsmaybe.ADV do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P stay.NONFINwait.V.INFIN untiluntil.PREP
  perhaps we'll stay until [...]

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