SIARAD - Stammers4
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1ELEa pwy sy (y)n dod i weld y sioe ?
  andand.CONJ whowho.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF showshow.N.F.SG
  and who's coming to see the show?
73ALNCharlieCE sy recordio rywbeth debyg &=sniff .
  Charliename be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL record.NONFINrecord.V.INFIN somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM likelysimilar.ADJ+SM
  Charlie's recording something, probably.
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?
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?
146ALNsy (y)n dallt # mae raid chdi ddarllen .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S read.NONFINread.V.INFIN+SM
  that understands that you have to read.
181ELE+< wellCE pwy sy (y)n chwarae hwnna te ?
  wellwell.ADV whowho.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG thenbe.IM
  well, who plays that then?
346ALNy &bÉ™ bassCE s(y) gynno fo .
  DETthe.DET.DEF bassbass.N.SG.[or].pass.N.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  the bass he's got.
347ALNwnes i gynnig swopio bassCE s(y) gen i # efo fo am fassCE s(y) gynno fo .
  do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S offer.NONFINoffer.V.INFIN+SM swap.NONFINswap.V.INFIN bassbass.N.SG.[or].pass.SV.INFIN+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP bassbass.N.SG+SM.[or].mass.N.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I offered to swap the bass I've got with him for a bass he's got.
347ALNwnes i gynnig swopio bassCE s(y) gen i # efo fo am fassCE s(y) gynno fo .
  do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S offer.NONFINoffer.V.INFIN+SM swap.NONFINswap.V.INFIN bassbass.N.SG.[or].pass.SV.INFIN+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S withwith.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S forfor.PREP bassbass.N.SG+SM.[or].mass.N.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.3SMwith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  I offered to swap the bass I've got with him for a bass he's got.
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.
370ALNos wneith o gymryd o mae o mynd i fod yn [/] # yn well ffordd i fi wneud na [/] ### na cadw beth s(y) gen i .
  ifif.CONJ do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT PRTPRT betterbetter.ADJ.COMP+SM wayway.N.F.SG toto.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM thanthan.CONJ thanno.ADV keep.NONFINkeep.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  if he'll take it, it'll be a better way for me to do it than keeping what I've got.
446ELE+" wellCE blwyddyn dau sy (y)n cael # erCE actio # a chanu .
  wellwell.ADV yearyear.N.F.SG two.Mtwo.NUM.M be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN IMer.IM act.NONFINact.V.INFIN andand.CONJ sing.NONFINsing.V.INFIN+AM
  "it's year two that get to act and sing."
539ELEofn sy gen i iddo gael ei siomi (fe)lly timod .
  fearfear.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL with.1Swith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S get.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S disappoint.NONFINdisappoint.V.INFIN thusso.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  I'm afraid of him being disappointed, you know.
556ALNsy (y)n defnyddiol i [/] i w brofiad o .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT usefuluseful.ADJ forto.PREP forto.PREP POSS.3SMooh.IM experienceexperience.N.M.SG+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  which is useful for his experience.
565ELEdyna sy (y)n bwysig iddo fo wan de ?
  therethat_is.ADV be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT importantimportant.ADJ+SM to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  that's what's important to him now, right?
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!
700ALNmae pawb sy yn y ddau bandCE yn brofiadol erbyn hyn .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everyoneeveryone.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM bandband.N.SG PRTPRT experiencedexperienced.ADJ+SM byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP
  everyone who's in both bands is experienced by now.
720ELEdwn i (ddi)m pwy sy (we)di bod wrthi .
  know.1S.NONPAST.NEGknow.V.1S.PRES.NEG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM whowho.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN at.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S
  I don't know who's been at it.
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?

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