Post by Lara
Sorry for the delay between posts-- between our modem's SIM card deciding to stop working and our cell tower being spotty at best, it's been difficult to get a good internet connection.
A recent look at the traffic sources that lead to our blog
showed us that people are coming here after searching Krio and Mende on Google—we
think that’s awesome, and in response to this we are going to try to put more
mini Krio and Mende lessons up here as time goes on. Today, because we have 3 family members
coming to visit in July, we’re posting a list of good phrases to know if you’re
traveling in Sierra Leone. Krio is
basically spelled the way it sounds, so pronunciation shouldn’t be too
difficult. Soon, we hope to post a few
videos to offer some practice.
What is your name? – Wetin
na yu nem?
My name is Joe – Na
mi nem Jo / A nem Jo
How are you? - Aw di
bodi?
I am fine - Di bodi fayn
[or just “fayn”]
Where can I buy a beer? - Usay a ebul bay bia?
Where are you? – Usay
yu de? / We yu?
How much? – Omos?
How much is this? – Dis
na omos? / Omos fo ram?
Will you lower the price? – Yu go les mi?
I’m hungry – A angry
Do you have change? – Yu
get chenj?
I don’t have money – A
no get moni
What are you selling? – Wetin
yu get? / Wetin yu de sel?
What is this? – Na
wetin dis?
Where is the school? – Usay
di skul? / We di skul?
Does it taste good? – i
swit?
You are pretty – yu
fayn
That looks nice – dat
fayn
Give me a little bit of rice – put smol res
Give me a lot of soup– put
boku sup
Leave me alone – Lef
mi
Go away – fok off (no kidding-- we find it weird too!)
Don’t touch that – No
toch dat / fok off dat
Thank you – Tenki /
Tenki, ya!
I’ll be back – A de
kam
See you later – Wi go
si
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