Di Inglish “dr” da “jr” eena Kriol

Dis week, wi di eksplayn wai di “dr” letaz eena Inglish da “jr” eena Kriol. Da aal sayka di sistim Kriol yooz fu reed ahn rait, wichin da di sayhn sistim** moas a di werl langwij dehn yooz eksep Inglish…krayzi Ingish, weh mek op a werdz fahn jos abowt aal di langwji dehn eena di werl—da wan big pulaali fu chroo! Dat da wan a di reezn weh mek Ingish tudeh intanashanal langwij!

 

Soh, di Kriol spelin sistim jenrali fala di rool a wan song = wan way fu rait da song. Dis da di bes way fu mek wahn raitn sistim, ahn dis da how lata di werl langwij deh rait dehn werd dehn. **Now, di simbol dehn difrant fahn wan langwji tu anada…bot di mayn ting da dis: wen yu waahn rait wahn song, da jos wan way (yoozhali) yu rait da song.

 

 

KRIOL ENGLISH
jraa draw
jraaf draft
jrai fays shamelessness; barefaced
jratid dratted; aggravating
jrayn drain
jred    economically difficult
jredz dreadlocks

 

Now yoo praktis! Wi lef owt sohn a di ada leta dehn fu chalinj yu!

 

KRIOL ENGLISH
jr__ __z briefs, drawers
__ __ aa __ a drama; dramatic experience
__ __ ai dry
__ ai weda jombi heat waves
   

 



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Kriol is the language spoken by many Belizeans, especially the Creole people of Belize. Although it is often perceived as a dialect of English, it is indeed it's own language with grammar and spelling rules. The National Kriol Council of Belize was created to promote the culture and language of the Kriol people of Belize, as well as harmony among all the ethnic groups of Belize. Please visit the website of the National Kriol Council of Belize for lots of good information about the Kriol language and the Creole people.


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