Wi aal noa sohnbadi weh da wahn Intafayrin Betsi. Da wahn noazi persn, yoozhali wahn laydi. Di Intafayrin Betsi stay di faas eena ada pipl bizniz. Lata taim, yu wahn si wahn Intafayrin Betsi di peep chroo ih winda, di push ih yaiy ahn noaz chroo di blainz di faas pahn weh di goh aan wid ih nayba dehn. Yes, ih stay di put ih noaz eena pipl bizniz …ih faas no miks!
| KRIOL | ENGLISH |
| faas | interfering, nosey/nosy;(also: fast, quick) |
| gasip | gossip |
| intafayrin | interfering, nosey/nosy |
| Intafayrin Betsi | a woman who is nosey/nosy; a Nosy Parker |
| noazi | nosey/nosy, interfering |
| peep | peep |
| yehriso | gossip |
Noazi: Eena Inglish, di Amerikan spelin da “nosy” ahn di British spelin da “nosey.” Di egzak meenin a “noazi” da “di push yu noaz eena pipl bizniz.” Eena Bileez hischri, da uman hoo doz stay hoahn ahn main baybi ahn tek kayr a di hows; da moasli uman doz di peep chroo winda di faas pahn weh di hapn. Soh mek eena Bileez Kriol, wi kohn fi kaal dehn “Intafayrin Betsi.”
Intafayrin Betsi: Now, mee noh noa weh di “Betsi” kohn frahn. Mi fren tel mi seh dat lang lang tiam abak, dehn doz ga wahn reel intafayrin uman weh mi nayhn “Betsi.”
Mi fren da wahn reel intafayrin Betsi. Shee noa evribadi bizniz!
My friend is truly nosy. She knows everyone’s business!
In fak, wahn Bileezhan aatis weh nayhn Jeannie Shaw soh laik dis aidyaa a di Intafayrin Betsi, dat shee dizain wahn prodok lain weh nayhn “Intafayrin Betsi”… Yu ku bai bag, foan kova, poasta, ahn moa ting wid di dizain a wahn uman di peep chroo winda, di intafayr eena ih nayba bizniz! Chek owt: https://jeannieshaw.com
Silvaana Udz, Ed.D da fahn Bileez. If yu waahn tel shee bowt sohnting speshal fu put eena dis Kriol aatikl, eemayl: sudz142@gmail.com
Vizit: www.nationalkriolcouncil.org