fait v. fight. Di man mi di fait gens ih oan fren dehn. The man was fighting against his own friends. See: dash han.
faitasam adj. pugnacious; quick to fight (physically). Eeva oanli faitasam; evri minit shee di kech eena fait wid sohnbadi. Eva really likes to fight; she always comes to blows with somebody.
faiya v. throw. Di bwai faiya too paint afta mi, bot dehn neva kech mi. The boy threw two bottles at me, but they didn't hit me. — n. fire. Di faiyaman dehn mi chrai fi owt di faiya. The firemen tried to put the fire out.
kaaz faiyabon v.phr. cause a fire to start accidentally. Neva lef kyandl di bon eena yu hows kaa yu ku kaaz faiyabon. Never leave candles burning in your house because you could cause a fire to start.
faiyahaat n. hearth, fireplace. Ah neva yoostu laik faiyahaat bikaaz di smoak mi di bon mi aiy. I didn't used to like the fireplace because the smoke burnt my eyes.
fays v. face. Wen wi gaahn da koat, wi mi hafu fays di joj dairekli. When we went to court, we had to face the judge directly. — n. face. Ah noa fi hihn fays bot Ah noh memba ih nayhn. I know his face but I don't remember his name.
faysi adj. shamelessly bold, brazen, disrespectful, impudent. Shee oanli faysi! Ih bara mi shooz ahn noh eevn aks mi. The nerve of her! She borrowed my shoes and didn't even ask me. See: bayrfays, persnal, stepish.
faysinis n. brazenness, nerve, shamelessness. Da loan faysinis how hihn kom eena mi hows kohn krak bak laik ih liv deh. It's nothing but brazenness for him to come into my house and settle down like he lives there. See: bayrfaysidnis, jrai aiy, jrai fays.