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46ALNmae o (y)n licio # gwybod # mis a hanner o flaen llaw be mae o (y)n wneud .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN monthmonth.N.M.SG andand.CONJ halfhalf.N.M.SG ofof.PREP frontfront.N.M.SG+SM handhand.N.F.SG whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  he likes to know a month and a half ahead what he's doing.
68ELEbe (y)dy umCE +/ .
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMum.IM
  what's...
70ELEohCE rightCE be dan ni (y)n recordio fan (a)cw ?
  IMoh.IM rightright.ADJ whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT record.NONFINrecord.V.INFIN placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thereover there.ADV
  oh, right, what are we recording over there? [or, "what, are we recording there?"]
77ELEo'n i angen CharlieCE benderfynu be oedd o (y)n wneud .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S needneed.N.M.SG Charliename decide.NONFINdecide.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3She.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  I needed Charlie to decide what he was doing.
118ALNond <be dan ni (y)n> [//] ### sut dan ni (y)n erCE +.. .
  butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT howhow.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT IMer.IM
  but what are we.. . how are we, er...
129ELEbe mae (y)n debygol o wneud efo fo dydd Gwener ta ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT likelylikely.ADJ+SM ofof.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S dayday.N.M.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG thenbe.IM
  what's he likely to do with him on Friday, then?
178ALNmae wneud jazzCE straightCE ond mae o (y)n ymylu ar # be mae nhw (y)n galw (y)n tradCE ["] .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM jazzjazz.N.SG straightstraight.ADJ butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT border.NONFINborder.V.INFIN onon.PREP whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRTPRT tradtrad.N.SG
  he does straight jazz, but it borders on what they call "trad" .
220ALNbe mae (y)n dysgu yn Cae_TopCE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT teach.NONFINteach.V.INFIN inin.PREP Cae_Topname
  what, she teaches at Cae Top?
250ALN+" &=snigger EdCE be ti (y)n wneud +! ?
  Edname whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  "ha, Ed, what are you doing!?""
265ALNbe (y)dy o mynd allan efo chi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN outout.ADV withwith.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P
  what, is he going out with you?
289ELEgoshE be (y)dy hwnna mewn FahrenheitCE ?
  goshgosh.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG inin.PREP Fahrenheitname
  gosh, what's that in Fahrenheit?
295ELEbe oedd ta ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thenbe.IM
  what was it, then?
306ELE+< be (y)dy hoed hi wan ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES ageage.N.M.SG+H PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  how old is she now?
344ELEbe y boyCE neu yr bassCE ?
  whatwhat.INT DETthe.DET.DEF boyboy.N.SG oror.CONJ DETthe.DET.DEF bassbass.N.SG.[or].pass.N.SG+SM
  what, the guy or the bass?
368ALNa <mae o (we)di [/] (we)di> [/] mae o (we)di mynegi diddordeb yn be s(y) gen i .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP express.NONFINexpress.V.INFIN interestinterest.N.M.SG inPRT whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  and he's expressed interest in what I've got.
379ALNo'n i (y)n meddwl (ba)swn i justCE yn cadw chdi # upE toE dateE efo be o'n i (y)n wneud de ?
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S justjust.ADV PRTPRT keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S upup.ADV toto.PREP datedate.N.SG withwith.PREP whatwhat.INT be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  I just thought I'd keep you up to date with what I was doing, ok?
382ELEohCE sti be ddes i_fewn gynnau # umCE ## i ddeud wrth DebbieCE bod (y)n amser gwely de ?
  IMoh.IM know.2Syou_know.IM whatwhat.INT come.1S.PASTcome.V.1S.PAST+SM inin.PREP just_nowlight.V.INFIN+SM IMum.IM toto.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM toby.PREP Debbiename be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT timetime.N.M.SG bedbed.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh, you know what, I came in just now, to tell Debbie it was bedtime, right?
423ELEbe (y)dy stuffCE darllen <i fod dim> [?] yna ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES stuffstuff.N.SG readingread.V.INFIN toto.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM NEGnot.ADV.[or].nothing.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  what, is the reading stuff supposed to not be there.
462ELE&=sniff gawn ni weld # be ddigwyddith .
  get.1PL.NONPASTget.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT happen.3S.NONPASThappen.V.3S.FUT+SM
  we'll see what happens.
509ELEbe +! ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what!?
542ALNbe (y)dy enw hi ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES namename.N.M.SG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S
  what's her name?
588ALN+" be mae (y)n wneud fan (y)na ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM therethere.ADV
  "what's she doing there?"
591ALN+" be ?
  whatwhat.INT
  "what?"
608ALNdw (ddi)m yn gwybod be sy ond doedd hi (dd)im yn impressedE &=laugh .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT impressedimpress.V.PASTPART
  I don't know what's the matter, but she wasn't impressed!
636ELE<be wnaeth> [?] LouiseCE ta ?
  whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM Louisename thenbe.IM
  what did Louise do then?
665ALN+" be wnawn ni nos Wener ?
  whatwhat.INT do.1PL.NONPASTdo.V.1P.PRES+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P nightnight.N.F.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG+SM
  "what will we do on Friday night?"
711ELEbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
752ELEbe ar y nos Sadwrn ?
  whatwhat.INT onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF nightnight.N.F.SG SaturdaySaturday.N.M.SG
  what, on the Saturday night?
757ELEgigCE be ?
  giggig.N.SG.[or].cig.N.SG+SM whatwhat.INT
  what gig?
778ELEbe o PenmonCE ?
  whatwhat.INT fromfrom.PREP Penmonname
  what, from Penmon?
784ELEo_kCE be mae isio wneud ym MharisCE ?
  o_kOK.IM whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM inin.PREP Parisname
  ok, what does she want to do in Paris?
803ALNbe sy (y)n digwydd yr wythfed ar hugain eto ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF eightheighth.ORD onon.PREP twentytwenty.NUM+H againagain.ADV
  what's happening on the 28th, again?
827ELEbe am DebbieCE ?
  whatwhat.INT forfor.PREP Debbiename
  what about Debbie?

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