ten tu
MEANING: atten to, look after. take care of USE: Mi nayba ten tu ih waif gud wen ih mi sik. TRANSLATION: My neighbour took good care of his wife when...
Verb
aks
MEANING: ask. USE: Di schreet bwai aks mi fi dala. TRANSLATION: The street boy asked me for a dollar.
tosti
MEANING: thirsty USE: Vera noh jrink no waata fahn maanin, soh ih tersti bad. TRANSLATION: Vera hasn’t drunk any water since morning, so she’s very thirsty.
bad bowt
MEANING: behave promiscuously, sleep around USE: Da bwai have AIDS sayk a di bad bowt. TRANSLATION: That guy has AIDS because of his promiscuity.
diskoas
MEANING: chat, converse USE: Da weh unu too dehdeh di diskoas bowt? TRANSLATION: What are you two chatting about?