bab waiya
MEANING: barbed wire USE: Ah tayr mi frak pahn di bab waiya fens. TRANSLATION: I tore my dress on the barbed wire fence.
abschrok
MEANING: distract, throw off the track. USE: Ah neva kaal mi hozban da werk kaaz Ah neva waahn abschrok ahn. TRANSLATION: I never call my husband at work because I...
bruku
MEANING: a cake that didn't turn out well USE: Jayn shee kyaahn eevn mek kayk gud; ih oanli ku mek bruku. TRANSLATION: Jane can't even bay a good cake; they...
ajres
MEANING: address USE: Ah moov gaahn da Korosaal, soh Ah wahn gi yu mi nyoo ajres. TRANSLATION: I moved to Corozal, so I'll give you my new address.
debl
MEANING: devil USE: Wai yu noh stap di devl fahn rab yu soal? TRANSLATION: Why don’t you stop letting the devil rob your soul?