Fahn “ayj paypa” tu “aymen”

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ayj (var: ej) n. age.
Mis Vaida noh waahn tel nobadi ih reel ayj, kaa ih noh waahn dehn tink seh ih di geh oal.
Miss Vida doesn’t want to tell anyone her real age because she doesn’t want them to think she’s getting old.


anda ayj phr. under age, minor.
Di lee bwai weh dehn put eena jayl mi anda ayj.
The boy that they put in jail was a minor.


ayj paypa n. birth certificate.
Da oal man mosi laas fi hihn ayj paypa kaa ih oanli laik yong gyal.
That old man must have lost his birth certificate because he only likes young girls.
See: bert .

bert paypa n. birth certificate.
Ah gaahn da Rejischri fi get owt mi bert paypa.
I went to the Registry to get a copy of my birth certificate.
See: ayj paypa.


ayk v. bother, make the effort.
Mi baybi pa kohn an Ah neva eevn ayk miself fi get op fi goh taak tu ahn.
My baby’s father came and I didn’t even bother to get up and talk to him.
See: bada.


ayka n. acre.
Mi pa ga ten ayka a lan.
My dad has ten acres of land.


aymen (var: aamen) int. amen.
Wen wi don pray, wi fi seh, “Aymen.”
When we’ve finished praying, we should say, “Amen.”

aamen (var: aymen) int. amen.
Evribadi seh, “Amen,” wen di prees don pray.
Everybody said “Amen” after the priest prayed.



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