advais
MEANING: advice, counsel. USE: Di gyal dehn disaid fi fala di advais weh dehn ma mi gi dehn. TRANSLATION: The girls decided to follow the advice their mother had given them.
Day: June 13, 2024
degeh
MEANING: one last one, one and only. USE: Mi aanti ga wan degeh dala lef. TRANSLATION: My aunttie has only one last dollar left.
chinchi
MEANING: tiny, very small or short USE: Di bwai mi chinchi wen ih mi baan. TRANSLATION: The boy was very small when he was born.
beli
MEANING: belly; abdonimal region of the body USE: Sayk a eet tu moch, mi beli di hat mi. TRANSLATION: Because I ate too much, my belly hurts.
aisbaks
MEANING: icebox. USE: Bifoa frij mi deh, dehn yoostu yooz aisbaks fi kip ting koal. TRANSLATION: Before people had refrigerators, they used to use iceboxes to keep things cold.