H: HECH
Hair (Nou): Ier
Her hair is long: Im ier a lang
Half (Nou): Aaf
One and half years later: Wan an aaf ier lieta
One and half million: Wan an aaf milian
Give us two and half kilogram of beans: Gi wi tuu an aaf kilagram aff beans
Hand (Nou): Han
My hand is dirty: Mi han a doti
Take your hand out of my hips: Tek yu han out a mi kimbo
Handcuff (Nou): Maggie
Put the handcuff on his hand: Put di maggie pan fi-im han
To have someone arrested: Bring im op
They arrested him because he stole food: Dem bring im op bikaaz im tiif fuud
Handle (Nou): Hanggl
Change the knife handle: Chienj di naïf hanggl
Hang (Ver): Heng
Hang that picture up: Heng dat picha op
Hanker (Ver): Hinka or Hinka-hinka
Meaning: Desire strongly or persistently
Don’t hanker my love, give me some time: Duon hinka-hinka mi lob, gi mi somtaim
Happen (Ver): Hapn
What happen to the cake: Wa hapn tu di kiek
Happenning: Papining
What is happening to that cow: Wa a papining tu dat kou
Wonderful happening/event or amazing occurrence: Preke
What a wonderful occurrence if they get to know that we helped the boy: Wa a preke ef dem get tu nuo se wi did help di bwai
Happy (Adj): Appi
We are a happy family: Wi a appi faambli
I have very many happy days in a year: Mi av nof appi diez eena ier
Hard (Adj): Haad
We are in hard time: Wi eena haad taim
The work is hard: Di wok iz haad
Harsh (Adj): Hash
This country is harsh for us who stay in bad houses of the ghetto: Dis kontri a hash fi wi huu stie eena wappen-bappen
The politicians are making life harsh for us the youth: Di politrickers a mek laif hash fi wi di yuut
Hate (Ver): Hiet
Hate is a bad thing to think about: Hiet a bad ting fi tingk bout
Why do you hate him yet he educated you all: Wa mek yu hiet im yet im edukiet unu
Have (Ver): Hav, Hab, Ha, Av or Gyat
I have four tables: Mi hav fuo tiebl
I had twenty cows ten years ago: Mi did hav twenti kou ten ier aguh
He has money, isn’t it: Im gyat moni,iing?
Have mercy; Amasi
Have mercy on us oh Lord: Amasi pan wi oh Laad
Have to: Hafi
I have to go back to town: Mi hafi guh bak tu toun
We would have to sell the land to the school to get space on the southern side: Wi mos hafi sel di lan tu di skuul tu get spies pan di sout said
My father would have had to tell my mother where he comes from: Fi-mi faada wuda hafi tel mi maada we im kom fram
He (Pron): Im or Ih
He is here: Im ya
He is going to office now: Im gwain hafis nou
Kim knows where he is: Kim nuo we im de
Head (Nou): Hed
This is my head: Dis a mi hed
Put your head on the table: Put fi yu hed pan di tiebl
Headstrong (Adj): Purpose
Meaning: Always disobedient and opposing
Nancy is a headstrong girl, you tell her to do this she does something else: Nancy a purpose gyal, yu tel im fi duh dis im duh sinting els
Hear (Nou): Hier or Yeri
Hear what he is saying: Hier wa im a seh
Haven’t you heard what i said, go away: Yu naa yeri wa mi seh, guh-we
Heart (Nou): Haat
My heart is filled up with love for them: Mi haat a fulop wid lob fi dem
Heartache (Nou): Aatiek
I am having heartache: Mi hab aatiek
Heaven (Nou): Evn
We want to go to heaven: Wi waan fi guh tu evn
Start behaving well if you want to go to heaven: Taat a gwaan gud ef yu waan fi guh tu evn
Heavy (Adj): Hebi
It’s a heavy thing: A hebi ting
The bed is heavy: Di bed a hebi
What is in the bag, it’s very heavy: A wa iina di baig, i hebi kyaan-don
Her (Pron): Im or Har
I love her:Mi lob har
This is her home: Dis a fi-im yaad
Her business is doing bad: Im bizniz gwaan bad
Her (Pron): Im or Har
I love her:Mi lob har
This is her home: Disya fi im yaad
Her business is doing bad: Im bizniz gwaan bad
Here (Nou): Ya or Dis said
Child, come over here: Pikni kom ouba ya
The youth here are good indeed: Di yut dis said a gud fitruu
Here is: Si…..ya
Here is the table; Si di tiebl ya
Here is the girl: Si di gyal ya
Here i am: Si mi ya
Here he is: Si im ya
Here we are: Si wi ya
Here is another one: Si wan neks wan ya
Right here: Yaso
Wex, come here: Wex kom ya
I know that, Diddy is here: Mi nuo se, Diddy de ya
Here is my teacher: Si mi tiicha ya
He hasn’t reached here yet: Im nuh kech ya yet
Heritage (Nou): Eritij
The black people heritage of love and respeck: Di blak piipl eritij aff lob an rispek
Herself (Pron): Arsef or Imsef
When did she buy a car for himself?- A wen im ben bai a kyaar fi imself?
Hide (Ver): Haid
The chicken is hiding under the table: Di chikin a haid aanda di tiebl
It’s in the bush that he is hiding: A eena di bush dat im a haid
Him (Pron): Im
For him: Fi im
I gave him my accounting books: Mi gi im mi akountin buk
Himself (Pron): Imsef
Himself alone understand his ways: Imsef aloun ovastan fi-im wiez
He hurt himself: Im hat imsef
Himself (Pron): Imsef
He said the bread is for himself: Im seh di bred fi imsef
He hurt himself: Im hat imsef
Hinder (Ver): Henda
Do not hinder the progress: Nuh henda di pragres
Hip (Nou): Kimbo
You have big hips my sweetheart: Yu hab big kimbo mi tetes
His (Pron): Iz, ih or Fi-im
His house: Fi-im hous
We are staying in his home: Wi a stie pan fi-im yaad
History (Nou): Ischri or Histri
History of man: Histri aff man
The history of the black nation of Africa: Di histri fi di blak nieshan aff Afrika
Hit (Ver): Lik or Clap
He almost hit him:
Im almuos lik im
Im aalmuos lik im
Hold (Nou): Huol
Hold the bell for me: Huol di bel fi mi
Hold on to a good life, leave those who want to hold on to the bad one continue: Huolaan tu a gud laif, liiv dem huu waan fi houlaan tu di bad wan kantiniu
Hold on it: Huolaan i
Hole (Nou): Huol
The rat hole is small: Di ratta huol a sumaal
Holiday (Nou): Halidie
We are going for holiday in Jamaica: Wi a guh fi halidie eena Jumieka
Holy (Adj): Oly
Lead a holy life: Liid a oly laif
Home (Nou): Yaad
My home: Mi yaad
Here is my home; Si mi yaad ya
I am going back home: Mi a guh bak a yaad
He is going to his home: Im a gwain fi im yaad
Homosexual Men (Nou): Biips, Fish or Battyboys
They are homosexual men: Dem a battyboys
Hope (Ver): Uop
We hope the best for our young ones: Wi uop di bes fi-wi yong wan-dem
Hopefully (Adv): Uopfuli
Hopefully they will construct a dam next year in this river: Uopfuli dem a gwine kanschrok a dam neks ier iina dis riba
Horse (Nou): Haas
We are watching the horse race: Wi a waach di haas ries
Horse too old or sick to work: Paha or Namprel
Take the old horse to the doctor: Tek di namprel tu di dakta
Hospital (Nou): Aaspital
She is in the hospital: Im iina di aaspital
He works in the hospital: Im wok eena di aaspital
Hot (Adj): At
Hot water: At waata
Very Hot: Atat
Very hot weather: Atat weda
Hotel (Nou): Otel
Get me in my hotel room: Get mi eena mi otel ruum
The hotel i built has fifty rooms: Di otel mi bil ha fiti ruum
Hour (Nou): Howa
See you one hour later: Si yu wan howa lieta
We are working 50 hours a week: Wi a wok fiti howa a wiik
House (Nou): Hous
They stay in that house: Dem stie iina dat hous
That is our house: Dat a fi-wi hous
Slum house: Wappen-bappen
Those slum houses are not good: Dem-de wappen-bappen a nat gud
Old house: Roocoondang Hous
They live in an old house: Dem liib iina roocoondang hous
Peasant’s hut, thatched kitchen and temporary shelter: Padda or Patta
We always rest in the temporary shelter after we finish digging: Wi aazwiez res eena di padda aata wi don fi dig
How (Adj): Ou, Aou or Hou
How are you doing?: Wagwaan?
How are you feeling?: Hou yu stie?:
How are you? i am fine: Hou yu du? mi haati
Kats, how are you? Kats, hou yu du
How is your brother: Hou yu breda du?
How are you girls: Hou unu gyal du?
How are they? Hou dem du?
How is she/he? Hou im du?
How (Adv) (Exclamation): Wat a wie
How great it was to receive your call!: Wat a wie a criss fi receive yu kaal!
How happy they should have been to know their child passed exam!-Wat a wie dem shuda ben appi tu nuo dem pikni paas egzam!
How much: Homoch
How much is the bed: Homoch a di bed
Human (Nou): Yuman or Smadi
Humans are destroying the earth, they are cutting trees excessively: Smadi dem a mash dong di ort, dem a kot trii kyaan-don
Most humans are bad: Muos smadi a bad
We humans never trust each other: Wi smadi nebba tross awan hada
I never trust any human being after what my brothers and sisters did to me: Mi nebba tross heni smadi aata wa mi breda anh sista en duh tu mi
Humorous (Adv): Jokifi
Meaning: Always having good mood
He is humorous: Im Jokifi
Hundred (Nou): Onjrid
We sell hundred chairs everyday: Wi sel onjrid chier ebridie
Hundredth (Nou): Onjret
You are the hundredth person to pay for my book: Yu a di onjret paasn fi pie fi-mi buk
Hungry (Adj): Onggri or Honggri
I am hungry: Mi honggri
They are hungry: Dem ongggri
The poor sleep hungry many days in a month: Di sufferer sliip honggri nof diez iina mont
Many youths sleep hungry and the government doesn’t care: Nof yuut sliip onggri anh di gobament nuh kya
Hunt (Nou): Hont
We hunt every week: Wi hont ebri wiik
Our youth hunt for opportunities: Fi wi yuut hont fi apachuniti
Hunting (Nou): Hontnin
He has gone for hunting: Im gaan fi hontnin
They are going for hunting in the forest: Dem a guh fi hontnin eena di faris
Hurry (Nou): Ies
To be in a hurry: De pan ies
I am in a hurry: Mi de pan ies
Are they in a hurry?: Dem de pan di ies
He said that they are in a hurry: Im seh dat dem de pan di ies
Darah Derow must be in a hurry to be walking fast: Darah Derow mosa de pan di ies mek im pul fut
Hurry up: Mikies
We are late, hurry up and we go: Wi a liet, mikies anh wi guh
Jeff told me to come back quickly: Jeff tel mi fi mikies kom
Hurt (Nou): Hat
My head is hurting me: Mi hed a hat mi
My stomach hurts me: Fi-mi beli hat mi
Husband (Nou): Usband, Ozban or Hozban
My husband is very tall: Mi hozban a langulala
Lady don’t hurry to choose your future husband: Liedi nuh mikies fi chuuz fi-yu fyuucha hozban
Husk (Nou): Hos
The coconut husk is hard: Di kuoknat hos iz haad