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...
beetn
MEANING: beating, thrashing, whipping USE: Sayra wahn geh wahn gud beetn sayk a stay owt layt. TRANSLATION: Sarah will get a good beating for staying out late.
aks
MEANING: ask. USE: Di schreet bwai aks mi fi dala. TRANSLATION: The street boy asked me for a dollar.
toofaystidnis
MEANING: two-facedness. USE: Wi mos kyaaful dat dehn toofaystidnis noh spred mongz wi tu. TRANSLATION: We should be careful that their two-facedness doesn’t spread among us also.
baps
MEANING: immediately, right away USE: Fi shee hozban jos haftu luk pahn shee, ahn baps, shee geh pregnant. TRANSLATION: Her husband just has to look at her, and what do...