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4ROYdw (ddi)m yn gwybod os dyna be mae nhw (y)n disgwyl ## am # mod i (y)n mynd yno +// .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN ifif.CONJ therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+NM PRON.1Sto.PREP PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN therethere.ADV
  I don't know whether that's what they're expecting, because we go there...
11ROYsoCE # dyna be dw i (y)n wneud .
  soso.ADV therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  so that's what I do.
12GWN+< wellCE os mai dyna be maen nhw (y)n disgwyl dyna be maen nhw (y)n disgwyl de ?
  wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, if that's what they expect, that's what they expect, right?
12GWN+< wellCE os mai dyna be maen nhw (y)n disgwyl dyna be maen nhw (y)n disgwyl de ?
  wellwell.ADV ifif.CONJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN TAGbe.IM+SM
  well, if that's what they expect, that's what they expect, right?
57ROYbe ti (we)di bod yn wneud heddiw (y)ma ?
  whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM todaytoday.ADV herehere.ADV
  what have you been doing today?
71GWNsoCE mae hi (y)n mwydro fi (y)n ## sôn am gwahanol stuffCE be <mae (y)n isio> [?] .
  soso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT blather.NONFINbewilder.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT talk.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP differentdifferent.ADJ stuffstuff.SV.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP wantwant.N.M.SG
  so she goes on at me, talking about different stuff; what she wants.
142GWNbe dw i (y)n licio yn gwasanaeth drwy (y)r amser de ydy # ti (y)n wneud storyCE <a ti (y)n deud umCE> [///] # fel storyCE Pedr cerdded ar y dŵr .
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN inPRT.[or].in.PREP serviceservice.N.M.SG throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM storystory.N.SG andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN IMum.IM likelike.CONJ storystory.N.SG PeterPeter.N.M.SG walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF waterwater.N.M.SG
  what I always like in services is, you do a story and you say.. . um, like the story of Peter walking on water.
143GWNwnes i [///] dyna be wnes i wneud tro dwytha .
  do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT do.1S.PASTdo.V.1S.PAST+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM turnturn.N.M.SG previouslast.ADJ
  that's what I did last time.
198ROYbe dau neu tri gwaith pob blwyddyn ?
  whatwhat.INT twotwo.NUM.M oror.CONJ threethree.NUM.M timetime.N.F.SG everyeach.PREQ yearyear.N.F.SG
  what, two or three times a year?
212GWNa wedyn o'n i (y)n deud timod &pa fel Cristion ti (y)n edrych ar y pethau fel (y)na # a ti ddim yn gallu deud bod chdi (we)di ffeindio be ti (y)n chwilio am .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN know.NONFINknow.V.2S.PRES likelike.CONJ Christianname PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL likelike.CONJ therethere.ADV andand.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT can.NONFINbe_able.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP find.NONFINfind.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT search.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP
  and then I was saying, you know, as a Christian you look at things like that and you can't say that you've found what you're looking for.
229ROY+< do be ar_ôl o ?
  yesyes.ADV.PAST whatwhat.INT afterafter.PREP PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  yes, what, after it?
261ROYbe (y)dy H_M_IE ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES H_M_Iname
  what's an H.M.I. ?
281GWN+" be dw i (y)n cael deud ?
  whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN
  "what can I say?"
282GWN+" a be dw i ddim yn cael ddeud ?
  andand.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM
  "and what can I not say?"
294GWNsoCE be wnaethon ni gael oedd fath â ryw +.. .
  soso.ADV whatwhat.INT do.1PL.PASTdo.V.3P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P have.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM
  so what we got was some kind of...
296ROYbe gen [/] gen ti capel yno ?
  whatwhat.INT withwith.PREP withwith.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S chapelchapel.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  what, have you got a chapel there?
341GWNbe ?
  whatwhat.INT
  what?
362GWNbe dach chi (y)n galw o ?
  whatwhat.INT be.2PL.PRESbe.V.2P.PRES PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P PRTPRT call.NONFINcall.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what do you call it?
392GWNbe maen nhw (y)n meddwl o bod chdi (y)n byw yn fa(n) (y)ma ta ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3P.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN ofhe.PRON.M.3S be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT live.NONFINlive.V.INFIN inPRT placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV thenbe.IM
  what do they think of you living here then?
476ROYohCE be a gwatsiad o mewn pubCE neu rywbeth ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT andand.CONJ watch.NONFINunk PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S.[or].from.PREP.[or].of.PREP inin.PREP pubpub.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  oh, what, and watch it in a pub or something?
513GWNbe ydy o ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  what is it?
515GWNna be (y)dy (y)r geiriau yno fo ?
  nono.ADV whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wordswords.N.M.PL in.3SMthere.ADV PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  no, what are the words to it?
545ROYbe wnei di yn erCE [?] lle mynd i Llydaw .
  whatwhat.INT do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP IMer.IM placewhere.INT.[or].place.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP Brittanyname
  what will you do instead of going to Brittany?
546ROYbe wneith DickCE ?
  whatwhat.INT do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM Dickname
  what will Dick do?
547ROYohCE be [/] be wna i yn lle ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inin.PREP placewhere.INT
  oh, what will I do instead?
547ROYohCE be [/] be wna i yn lle ?
  IMoh.IM whatwhat.INT whatwhat.INT do.1S.NONPASTdo.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inin.PREP placewhere.INT
  oh, what will I do instead?
548GWN+< na be wnei di ?
  nono.ADV whatwhat.INT do.2S.NONPASTdo.V.2S.PRES+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S+SM
  no, what will you do?
559GWNdw i (dd)im yn gwybod be wneith DawnCE ddeud # bod fi (we)di bod yn invite_ioE+cym loadsE o bobl ond +.. .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM Dawnname say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRTPRT invite.NONFINinvite.V.INFIN loadsload.N.PL.[or].loads.N.PL ofof.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM butbut.CONJ
  I don't know what Dawn will say, because I've been inviting loads of people, but...
563GWNga i wneud be bynnag dw i isio !
  get.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S wantwant.N.M.SG
  I can do whatever I want!
569GWNdw i (dd)im yn gwybod be wnaeth ddigwydd i umCE # yr e_bost (y)na .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP IMum.IM DETthe.DET.DEF emailemail.N.M.SG therethere.ADV
  I don't know what happened to that email.
581GWN+" be (y)dy (y)r gorau ## fath â os fasai rywun yn &t text_ioE+cym neu e_bostio ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF bestbest.ADJ.SUP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ ifif.CONJ be.3S.CONDITbe.V.3S.PLUPERF+SM someonesomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT text.NONFINtext.V.INFIN oror.CONJ email.NONFINunk
  "what's best, like whether someone would text or email?"
609GWNam be ?
  forfor.PREP whatwhat.INT
  why?
632GWNbe wnaeth ddigwydd i chdi a # GladysCE ta ?
  whatwhat.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S andand.CONJ Gladysname thenbe.IM
  so what happened with you and Gladys then?
654ROYbe dy carCE wedi torri lawr ?
  whatwhat.INT POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S carcar.N.SG PRT.PASTafter.PREP break.NONFINbreak.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM
  what, your car had broken down?
665ROYbe <am y spare@s:eng> [?] ?
  whatwhat.INT aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF sparespare.N.SG
  what about the spare?
691ROYyeahCE byth yn gwybod be i wneud efo hwnnw .
  yeahyeah.ADV nevernever.ADV PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT toto.PREP do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM withwith.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  yeah, I never know what to do about that.
701ROYbe sy xx nos Wener ?
  whatwhat.INT be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL nightnight.N.F.SG FridayFriday.N.F.SG+SM
  what's [..] on Friday night?
726ROYdyna be dw i (y)n gesio .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT guess.NONFINguess.V.INFIN
  that's what I'm guessing.
743ROYbe mae (y)n wneud yno ?
  whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV
  what does he do there?
760GWNyeahCE mae (y)n dibynnu be ti isio wneud dydy ?
  yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT depend.NONFINdepend.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG
  yeah, it depends what you want to do, doesn't it?
764GWNbe wnest ti gael i supperCE RoyCE ?
  whatwhat.INT do.2S.PASTdo.V.2S.PAST+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S have.NONFINget.V.INFIN+SM forto.PREP suppersupper.N.SG Royname
  what did you have for dinner, Roy?
797GWNsy (y)n fwy na be mae rhan fwya (y)n wneud .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT moremore.ADJ.COMP+SM thanthan.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES partpart.N.F.SG biggerbiggest.ADJ.SUP+SM PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM
  which is more than what most do.
810GWNwedyn # soCE # be [//] ond be dan ni (y)n wneud tro (y)ma (y)dy +// .
  thenafterwards.ADV soso.ADV whatwhat.INT butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  then.. . so what.. . but what we're doing this time is...
810GWNwedyn # soCE # be [//] ond be dan ni (y)n wneud tro (y)ma (y)dy +// .
  thenafterwards.ADV soso.ADV whatwhat.INT butbut.CONJ whatwhat.INT be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER herehere.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES
  then.. . so what.. . but what we're doing this time is...
815GWN+, umCE be [//] sut mae (y)r gwasanaeth yn mynd # &ɜk ambell un extraCE .
  IMum.IM whatwhat.INT howhow.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF serviceservice.N.M.SG PRTPRT go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN occasionaloccasional.PREQ oneone.NUM extraextra.ADJ
  ...um, how the service goes, the odd extra one.
862GWN+" dan ni (y)n disgwyl i chi ddod be bynnag un waith y mis .
  be.1PL.PRESbe.V.1P.PRES PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT wait.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN toto.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM whatwhat.INT ever-ever.ADJ oneone.NUM timetime.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF monthmonth.N.M.SG
  "we expect you to come at least once a month" .

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