F: EF
Fabrication (Nou): Olo
Why do you like fabrication: Wa mek yu laik olo
Face (Nou & Ver): Fies
Nou
Wash you face: Wash yu fies
Ver
Face him and tell him the truth: Fies im ah tel im di chuut
Fail (Ver): Fiel
If you fail in something, try again: Ef yu fiel iina sinting, trai agen
They will fail to understand my next move: Dem a guh fiel tu ovastan mi neks muuv
Fall (Nou): Faal or Jrap
He fell from the tree: Im drap fram di trii
The mangoes are falling from the tree: Di manggo-dem a jrap fram di trii
Fallow (Nou): Barampa
Meaning: Land not cultivated for one or more planting seasons
I am going to plant beans in that fallow: Mi gwain plaan beans iina dat barampa
Family (Nou): Famli, Fambli or Faambli
He is a member of my family: Im a memba fi-mi faambli
We have four boys and three girls in our family: Wi hab fuo bwoy an chrii gyal pan fi-wi faambli
Darah Derow is a member of the Brave Home Family: Darah Derow a memba fi di Briev Houm Faambli
Far away (Adj): Chaka or Chuku
New York is far away from Ontario: New York a chak op fram Ontario
You think that you are far away from me, I will find you: Yu tingk se yu a chak op fram mi, mi a guh fain yu
Fashion (Nou): Fashin
He likes fashion: Im laik fashin
They are not smart because they are trying to follow fashion of the old days: Dem naa suna bikaaz dem a trai tu fala fashin fi di oul diez
Fat (Adj): Mampi
He is fat: Im a mampi
Father (Nou): Pa, Pupa, Faada or Dada
There is my father: Si mi dada de
His father was born in Kenya: Im pupa en baan eena Kenya
I am the founder father of the Brave Home Family: Mi a di founda faada fi di Briev Houm Faambli
We are the fathers of the Brave Home Family: Wi a di faada-dem fi di Briev Houm Faambli
Fault-finding (Nou): Fenky-fenky
Meaning: After finding fault on people and also with unjustified criticism
I don’t go along with him because he is after fault finding: Mi kip malis wid im bikaaz im fenky-fenky
Unusually fault finding: Mekam-fekam
Unusually finding fault on people is how those men behave: Mekam-fekam a hou dem-de man-em gwaan
That man likes to unusually find fault on people: Dat man laik fi mekam-fekam
Favour (Nou): Fieva or Favah
Their mother favours other children: Fi-dem moda favah hada pikni
They favoured their relatives: Dem en fieva fi-dem jinarieshan
Feaces (Nou): Diidi or Duudu
Don’t step on those feaces: Nuh tep pan dem-de duudu
Feaces spread diarrhea: Diidi spred running belli
Fear (Nou): Fier
We don’t fear them: Wi nuh fier dem
They fear me, when they see me they quake and run away: Dem fier mi, wen dem si mi dem kwiek anh kyata-fut
Fearful (Adj): Friedi friedi
He is a fearful man: Im a friedi friedi man
Edith is fearful, she can’t speak in front of people for thirty minutes: Edith a friedi friedi, im kyaahn taak eena fron aff piipl fi toti minit
February (Nou): Febiweri
February is the second month of the year: Febiweri a di sekan mont fi di ier
They went back to school in February: Dem gaan bak tu skuul iina Febiweri
Feeble (Adj): Pea-piu, Pyaa-pyaa, Pyaw-pyaw, Pean-pean or Pyaang-pyaang
Meaning: Lacking strength
He is a feeble young man: Im a pean-pean stuoshi
Feeble school children don’t like to play tough games: Pyaang-pyaang skuul pikni dem nuh laik tu plié tof giem
Feel (Nou): Fiil
I feel good: Mi fiil gud
I feel fine and well: Mi haati
Fell (Ver): Drap
The mango fell from the tree: Di manggo drap fram di trii
Female organ (Nou): Tunti
Lady use your sex organs well, not to become a slut: Liedi yuus fi-yu tunti wel, nat fi ton a skettle
Fence (Nou): Fens
The fence behind my home: Di fens baka mi yaad
The fence is fifty meters long: Di fens a fiti mita lang
Ferocious (Adj): Crabbit
Meaning: Marked by extreme and violent energy
They are ferocious gangs: Dem a crabbit kwenga
Few (Adj & Deter): Fyuu
Adj
Few weeks ago he told his friends that he realy hates Darah Derow: Fyuu wiik abak im tel fi-im fren dat im hiet Darah Derow fitruu
Deter
Few people understand our game: Fyuu piipl ovastan fi-wi giem
They are many and we are few. Do not start the fight: Dem a nof an wi a fyuu. Neba staat di fait
Fiddle (Ver): Figl
Meaning: Falsifying something secretly and to commit fraud
They fiddled with the report: Dem figl wid di ripuot
Field (Nou): Benjy
Kezi Richard planted a field of simsim: Kezi Richard en plaan a benjya fi simsim
She planted maize in five fields: Im plaan kaan eena faib benjy
Fierce (Adj): Renk or Bringle
He is a fierce fighter: Im a renk faita
Fierce battles are going in the world currently: Renk bakkl a gwaan pan di wurl korantli
Fifteen (Nou): Fiftiin
Fifteen shirts and a lot of other things are in the bag: Fiftiin shot anh uoliip a hada ting a eena di baig
Fifteen youth leaders went for meeting about Olim Hill: Fiftiin yuut liida en guh fi miit buot Alim Hil
Fifteenth (Nou): Fiftiint
Give her the fifteenth plate: Gi im di fiftiint pliet
Fifth (Nou): Fif
He is the fifth Member of Parliament in my district: Im a di fif hempi eena mi distrik
Fiftieth (Nou): Fitiet
The fiftieth person to build a fifteent-storey house in my town: Di fiftieth paasn tu bil a fifti-opstiorz hous inna fi-mi toun
Fifty (Nou): Fiti
Give the fifty boys and girls fifty bags of mangoes: Gi di fiti bwoy anh gyal fiti baig a manggo
Fight (Nou): Fait
The fight between them is in the morning tomorrow: Di fait bitwiin dem a iina di maanin tumaro
He won the fight last month: Im win di fait laas mont
He lost the fight: Im laas di fait
Fill (Adj & Ver): Fulop
Ver
You fill it: Yu ful i op
Fill the calabash with water: Fulop di kalabash wid waata
Fill the bottle with milk: Fulop di bokkl wid milk
Filled (Adj)
The cup is filled up with rice: Di kop a fulop wid rais
Film (Nou): Flim
The film is good: Di flim a gud
Filthy (Adj): Nyaka-nyaka
Filthy (Adj): Nyaka-nyaka
The room looks so filthy and ugly: Di ruum luk nyaka-nyaka an takro-takro
You are looking filthy: Yu a luk nyaka-nyaka
Fine (Adj): Fain or Haati
You are looking fine in that suit: Yu a luk fain iima dat suut
Everything is fine here: Ebriting a fain yaso
I am fine: Mi haati
Khupa, how are you? Darah, i am fine: Khupa hou yu du, Darah mi haati
Finger (Nou): Fingga or Fingle
My finger is paining me: Mi fingga a pien mi
Finish (Ver): Don
They have just finished making the cake: Dem dis don fi mek di kiek
I have finished to eat food:Mi don fi nyam fuud
Fire (Nou): Faya, Fyah, Fro-fro or Pre-pra
Set the fire: Kech op di pre-pra
The fire burnt all the things in the house: Di fro-fro bon aal di tings eena di huos
Small sticks, pieces of wood and branches use for setting fire: Grang-grang or Crang-crang
Pick the small sticks and set the fire: Pik di grang-grang an kech op di pre-pra
Fireside (Nou): Funda
They stayed at the fireside for the all night: Dem stie pan di funda fi di aal nait
They sat near the fireside: Dem sidong nier di funda
The rastafari sit at the fireside to discuss important subjects about the world: Di rastafari sidong pan di funda fi riizn impotan sobjek bout di wurl
Firm (Adj): Samba
The wall of the house is firm: Di waal a di hous a samba
They are strong: Dem a samba
First (Nou): Fos
That is the first building in town: Dat a di fos a bil eena toun
He is the first child in his family: Im a di fos pikni fi-im faambli
Fishing (Nou): Fishnin
They are fishing: Dem a fishnin
Five (Nou): Faib
His little brother is five years old: Fi-im likkl breda a faib ier oul
Fishing (Nou): Fishnin
They are fishing: Dem a fishnin
Fix (Ver): Fiks
You fix the door: Yu fiks di duor
Fix the date for the party: Fiks di diet fi di paati
Flog (Ver): Plam-plam or Pam-pam
They flog them every morning: Dem pam-pam dem ebri maanin
The teacher likes flogging the children: Di tiicha laik fi plam-plam di pikni-dem
Floor (Nou): Fluor
The floor is dirty: Di fluor a dotti
Clean the floor: Pran di fluor
Follow (Ver): Fala
Follow us or them: Fala wi aar dem
Follow that lady. She is going to the direction of Nairobi: Fala dat liedi, im gwine a Nairobi wie
Folly (Nou): Fululups
Meaning: Lack of good sense or being foolish or unwise
He is a folly: Im a fululups
Food (Nou): Fuud
Eat food: Nyam fuud
We are eating food: Wi a nyam fuud
We ate a lot of food in the party: Wi nyam uoliip a fuud pan di paati
Fool (Nou): Duufos, Bubu or Mumu
Those men are fools: Dem-de man-dem a bubu
He says he hates you after all you did for him. He is really a fool: Im seh im hiet yu aata aal yu duh fi im. Im bubu fitruu
A fool showing no good judgement or experience in life matters or decision making: Preke
He is a person who can’t make good judgment about life matters: Im a preke
Foolish (Adj): Fuul-fuul, Fuufuul or Bobo
They are very foolish human beings: Dem a fuufuul smadi
To act foolish: Tek fuul
She has foolishly given her money to the brother: Im tek fuul gi im moni tu di breda
Foot (Nou): Fut
My foot is longer than yours: Mi fut a langga dan fiyu
For (Pre): Far, Faar, Fa, or Fi
Prep
I think they have something for us: Mi tingk dem hab sinting fi wi
Forehead (Nou): Farid
What is on your forehead: Wa pan yu farid
Foreign (Adj): Farin
I am in a foreign country: Mi iina farin kontri
Forever (Adv): Fieba
No one can lead forever: Nuh wan kyan liid fieba
They will love you forever: Dem a guh lob yu fieba
Forget (Adv): Figet
Don’t forget: Nuh figet
Try to forget what they did to you: Trai tu figet wa dem duh tu yu
They forgot where they are from: Dem figet we dem a fram
Form (Ver): Faam
Form a company: Faam a kompani
Fortieth (Nou): Faatiet
We are on the forthieth day of the year: Wi pan di faatiet die fi di ier
His fortieth day: Im faatiet die
Forthnight (Nou): Faatnait
He is coming in a forthnight from Melbourne: Im a kom iina faatnait fram Melbaan
Forty (Nou): Faati
He is forty years old: Im a faati ier oul
Come forty minutes later: Kom faati minit lieta
Four (Nou): Fuo
We have four houses in this place: Wi hab fuo hous iina dis plies
Only four of us are present: A fuo a wi nomo presen
Fourteen (Nou): Fuotiin
Fourteen years after: Fuotiin ier aata
Take fourteen chairs under that tree: Tek fuotiin chier aanda dat trii
Fourteenth (Nou): Fuotiint
The fourteenth white man to reach Ngekidi Hill: Di fuotiint bakra man tu kech Ngekidi Hil
Fourth (Nou): Fuot
He is my forth neighbor: Im a mi fuot nieba
Frail (Adj): Winji
Meaning: Lacking strength
He has a frail body: Im hab a winji badi
The girls are frail and skinny: Di gyal-dem a winji an kraani
Freeze (Nou): Friiz
We are freezing: Wi a friiz
Go inside the house, you are freezing: Guh iina di hous, yu a friiz
Frequently (Adv): Aal di wail
He frequently comes here: Im aal di wail kom yaso
Fretful (Adj): Sucko-bolo
Meaning: Habitually complaining
The woman is so fretful: Uman a sucko-bolo
Friday (Nou): Fraide
Friday is the fifth day of the week: Fraide a di fif die fi di wiik
I have my holiday on Friday: Mi hab mi halidie pan fraide
Friend (Nou): Fren, Pasiero, Brejrin, Paadi, Bolo or Kombolo
They are my friends: Dem a fi-mi brejrin
They are good friends; Dem a gud paadi
The friends are behaving badly nowdays: Di bolo-dem a gwaan bad nou-a-diez
I knew that money would cause some of my friends to become idiots: Mi en nuo se moni wuda ton som a mi paadi bobo
The one who spends freely among friends: Racial
Darah Derow spends freely arounds friends: Darah Derow a racial
Frighten (Ver): Fraitn
They are frighten: Dem a fraitn
He frightened me: Im fraitn mi
I am not frightened by him: Mi naa fraitn bai im
Frivolous (Adj): Gallantin
Those are frivolous young girls: Dem a gallantin yong gyal
From-(For expression of time): From the time when or since (Prep): Frah or Fram
I started making money at home from the time i bought a computer: Mi staat fi mek dunza pon di yaad fram wen mi bai kompiuta
Origin or Starting Point
He is from Belgium: Im a fram Belgium
Pile the book from this corner to the door: Pwail di buk-dem fram dis kaana tu di duor
Froward (Adj): Mannish
Meaning: Habitually mentally focused to disobedience and opposition
He is forward: Im a mannish
Frown (Ver): Screw or Mek op fies
Look at how he is frowning: Ku pan hou im a screw im fies
The man is frowning: Di man a mek op im fies
Fruit (Nou): Fruut
The orange and mango fruits: Di arinj an manggo fruut-dem
Full (Adj): Fulop
The basket is full: Di baaskit a fulop
The theater is full: Di tiyata a fulop
Fungus (Nou): Junjo
Under the bag has turned green because of the fungus: Aanda di baig a ton griin bikaaz aff di junjo
Furious (Adj): Crabbit
He is a furious boy: Im a crabbit bwoy
Future (Nou): Fucha or Fyuucha
Behave well for a better future: Gwaan gud fi a beta fyuucha
The future starts today, always be good to people: Di fyuucha taat tide, aazwiez bi gud tu piipl