SIARAD - Stammers4
Instances of am for speaker ELE

30ELE(y)dy o am sgwennu umCE # sioe ?
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP write.NONFINwrite.V.INFIN IMum.IM showshow.N.F.SG
  is he going to write a show?
61ELEmwy am GonwyCE ffordd (y)na ?
  moremore.ADJ.COMP aboutfor.PREP Conwyname wayway.N.F.SG therethere.ADV
  more around Conwy way?
78ELEa mae (we)di penderfynu bod am wneud y darnau # sy ganddo fo de ?
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRT.PASTafter.PREP decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN forfor.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF piecesfragments.N.M.PL.[or].pieces.N.M.PL be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM
  and he's decided he's going to do the pieces he's got, right?
84ELE+" umCE beth am roid ## deg ceiniog yr wsnos i mi am ymarfer ?
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM tenten.NUM pennypenny.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.F.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP practisingpractise.V.INFIN
  "how about giving me ten pence a week for practising?"
84ELE+" umCE beth am roid ## deg ceiniog yr wsnos i mi am ymarfer ?
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP give.NONFINgive.V.INFIN+SM tenten.NUM pennypenny.N.F.SG DETthe.DET.DEF weekweek.N.F.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S forfor.PREP practisingpractise.V.INFIN
  "how about giving me ten pence a week for practising?"
88ELE+" wellCE # os wnei di deg munud # gofalus a canolbwyntio am y ddeg munud de gei di ddeg ceiniog # bob diwrnod .
  wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM tenten.NUM minuteminute.N.M.SG carefulcareful.ADJ andand.CONJ concentrate.NONFINconcentrate.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF tenten.NUM+SM minuteminute.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM get.2S.NONPASTget.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM tenten.NUM+SM pennypenny.N.F.SG everyeach.PREQ+SM dayday.N.M.SG
  "well, if you do ten minutes carefully, and concentrate for the ten minutes, right, you can have ten pence every day."
89ELEsy (y)n golygu bod (y)na chwe_deg ceiniog am pres pocketCE wedyn does ?
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT mean.NONFINedit.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV sixtysixty.NUM pennypenny.N.F.SG forfor.PREP moneymoney.N.M.SG pocketpocket.N.SG thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG
  which means there's sixty pence for pocket money then, isn't there?
94ELEa mae (y)n golygu # sti # bod o (y)n ddeg munud ## lle mae (y)n canolbwyntio am y deg munud (y)na (he)fyd de ?
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT mean.NONFINedit.V.INFIN know.2Syou_know.IM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT tenten.NUM+SM minuteminute.N.M.SG wherewhere.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT concentrate.NONFINconcentrate.V.INFIN forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF tenten.NUM minuteminute.N.M.SG therethere.ADV TAGalso.ADV be.IM+SM
  and it means, you know, that it's ten minutes where he's concentrating for those ten minutes, too, right?
123ELE+< achos am [/] # am yr gwely mae (y)n cael yr llall de ?
  becausebecause.CONJ forfor.PREP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bedbed.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF otherother.PRON TAGbe.IM+SM
  because the other one he gets is for bed, right?
123ELE+< achos am [/] # am yr gwely mae (y)n cael yr llall de ?
  becausebecause.CONJ forfor.PREP forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bedbed.N.M.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF otherother.PRON TAGbe.IM+SM
  because the other one he gets is for bed, right?
153ELEhmmCE heyCE ti (dd)im (we)di cael ateb gyn EdCE am yr umCE # casterCE (y)na ar_gyfer y pianoCE ?
  IMhmm.IM heyhey.IM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM.[or].nothing.N.M.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN answeranswer.V.INFIN withwith.PREP Edname aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF IMum.IM castercaster.N.SG therethere.ADV forfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF pianopiano.N.SG
  hey, you haven't had an answer off Ed about that caster for the piano?
169ELEfedra i fynd efo DebbieCE a CharlieCE am chwech # tan saith .
  can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP Debbiename andand.CONJ Charliename atfor.PREP sixsix.NUM untiluntil.PREP sevenseven.NUM
  I can go with Debbie and Charlie at six, until seven.
267ELEohCE oedd [?] IanCE am ddod # am y tro cynta ers_talwm iawn xxx .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Ianname forfor.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL timeturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD for_a_whilefor_some_time.ADV veryOK.ADV
  oh, Ian was going to come, for the first time in a very long while.
267ELEohCE oedd [?] IanCE am ddod # am y tro cynta ers_talwm iawn xxx .
  IMoh.IM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Ianname forfor.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL timeturn.N.M.SG firstfirst.ORD for_a_whilefor_some_time.ADV veryOK.ADV
  oh, Ian was going to come, for the first time in a very long while.
427ELEohCE dyna ti (y)n gael <am olchi> [?] dy # phoneCE <yn injan olchi> [?] de ?
  IMoh.IM therethat_is.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forfor.PREP wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN+SM POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S phonephone.N.SG inPRT engineengine.N.F.SG wash.NONFINwash.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, that's what you get for washing your phone in the washing machine, eh?
530ELEpoeni dw i # de bod o: yn meddwl mai trio am # rhan JosephCE mae o .
  worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S TAGbe.IM+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN forfor.PREP partpart.N.F.SG Josephname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I'm worried, right, that he thinks he's trying for the part of Joseph.
600ELE(dy)dy (ddi)m yn sôn am gael un arall ta ?
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG PRTnot.ADV+SM talk.NONFINPRT aboutmention.V.INFIN get.NONFINfor.PREP oneget.V.INFIN+SM otherone.NUM thenother.ADJ be.IM
  she's not talking about having another one, then?
611ELEohCE mae o (y)n tynny am # ddeuflwydd ?
  IMoh.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT draw.NONFINunk forfor.PREP two_yearstwo_years.N.F.SG+SM
  oh, he's getting on for two years?
641ELEwellCE dy fam wastad yn deud tydy # i gadw fo am (y)chydig fisoedd .
  wellwell.ADV POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S mothermother.N.F.SG+SM alwaysflat.ADJ+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRES.NEGunk toto.PREP keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP a_bita_little.QUAN monthsmonths.N.M.PL+SM
  well, your mother always says, doesn't she, to keep it for a few months.
644ELE+" peidiwch â ## bwyta am # +// .
  desist.2PL.IMPERstop.V.2P.IMPER withwith.PREP eat.NONFINeat.V.INFIN forfor.PREP
  "do not eat for..."
723ELEa dan ni (y)n gorod # umCE # ffeindio (rhyw)beth am y personCE (y)na .
  andand.CONJ be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN IMum.IM find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF personperson.N.SG therethere.ADV
  and we've got to find out something about that person.
795ELEmmmCE (y)dy am fynd i BarisCE adeg hynny ?
  IMmmm.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES forfor.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP Parisname timetime.N.F.SG thatthat.ADJ.DEM.SP
  she's going to go to Paris then ?
827ELEbe am DebbieCE ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP Debbiename
  what about Debbie?
841ELErightCE dw (ddi)m yn gwybod digon am y pethau (y)ma yli .
  rightright.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN enoughenough.QUAN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL herehere.ADV see.2S.IMPERyou_know.IM
  right, I don't know enough about this, see.

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