T: TI
Table (Nou): Tiebl
The book is under the table: Di buk a haanda di tiebl
They need ten tables for the party: Dem niid ten tiebl fi di paati
Kitchen table or shelf: Padda or Patta
Put the onion on the kitchen table: Put di uonyan pan di padda
Tail (Nou): Tiel
Cook the cow’s tail for us: Kuk di kou tiel fi wi
Take (Ver): Tek
Take a little rest before we progress: Tek a likl res bifuo wi gwaan
Take that direction it will lead you to Kampala: Tek dat wie i gwine liid yu tu Kampaala
Take back: Kyari bak
Take back the bag: Kyari bak di baig
Talk (Adj): Taak
I want to talk to you about your next book: Mi waan fi taak tu yu bout yu neks buk
Making a lot of noise or bad talking: Lebbey-lebbey
The girls are making a lot of noise: Di gyal-dem a lebbey-lebbey
- Loud talking 2. Brawling (Quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively) 3. Outrageous talk 4.Disrespectful talk: Bra-bra
Tell those young boys to stop talking loudly, people a sleeping: Tel dem-de yong bwoy tu stap bra-bra, piipl a sliip
Talkative (Adj): Mout-a-masi or Trang-mout
The talkative man is there today: Di mout-a-masi a de tide
Tall (Adj): Taal or Lang
I am a tall man, i can see Lionel there coming: Mi a taal man mi kyan si Laiyanil de a kom
Tamarind (Nou): Tamrin
The tamarind is sweet: Di tamrin a swiit
Tanjerine (Nou): Stanjariin
Give her a bag of tanjarine: Gi har a baig aff stanjariin
Taste (Nou): Ties
Taste the beer: Ties di bier
Taste the food whether salt is in it: Ties di fuud wedder saal eena i
Bad taste from too many mixtures: Makla-makla
This is a drink with a bad taste due to too many mixtures: Dis a makla-makla dringk
Tea (Nou): Tii
Drink some tea: Dringk som tii
Please serve me tea: Du saab mi tii
Teacher (Nou): Tiicha
I am the teacher of history: Mi a di tiicha aff histri
I am a history teacher: Mi histri tiicha
What is your teacher’s name: Wa yu tiicha niem
Team (Nou & Ver): Tiim
Our football team is better than theirs: Fi-wi futbaal tiim a beta dan fi-dem
We are a team and we work as a team: Wi a tiim an wi wok az a tiim
Tear (Nou & Ver):
(Nou)
Yai Waata
Tears are dropping from her eyes: Yai waata a drap fram im yai
Tier
(Ver)
Tear a small piece of paper: Tier a sumaal piis aff piepa
Her dress got torn at the back: Im frak tierop pan di bak
Tease (Ver): Fatigue/Fitiig or Udge
Meaning: To annoy persistently
Don’t tease your friend: Nuh fitiig yu fren
Teeny (Adj): Cheeny
Meaning: Very small
He gave me very small drink: Im gi mi cheeny jink
Claire is drunk yet she took very small alchol: Klieya a tipsi yet im tek cheeny liquor
Teeth (Nou): Tiit
The man’s teeth look like for a rat: Di man tiit siem laka ratta
A curious word used when the teeth hurts: Nedge
My teeth is hurting me: Mi tiit a nedge mi
Teeth that stick out: Buf tiit
He has teeth which sticks out: Im hab buf tiit
A man or woman whose teeth are always exposed: A kin-tiit
That man whose teeth are always exposed is always happy: Dat a kin-tiit man a aazwiez appi
Tell (Ver): Tel
I told him that i am a teacher: Mi tel im se mi tiicha
He was the one who told him that: Im en di wan huu tel im se
Ten (Nou): Ten
Ten states are in war against fifty: Ten stiet eena waar gens fiti
Tenth (Nou): Tent
He is the tenth child: Im a tent pikni
Terrible (Adj): Hoodias
This is a terrible storm: Dis a hoodias staam
Testicles (Nou): Seed
His testicles is small: Im seed a sumaal
Than (Conj): Dah or Dan
We know him better than you know: Wi nuo im beta dan yu nuo
Thank (Ver): Tengk
Thank you: Tengk yu
Give thanks to the lord: Gi tengks tu di Lwad
Dat, Daa or Dat-de (Deter)
That book is mine: Dat-de buk a fi-mi
That girl came here last night to look for you: Dat-de gyal kom ya laas nait fi luk fi yu
That girl over there is my future wife: Dat-de gyal uoba deso a mi fyuucha waif
That land is for the Brave Home Family: Dat-de lan a fi di Briev Huom Faambli
he (Adv): Di
The life: Di laif
The poor: Di sufferer
The state: Di stiet
The news: Di nyuuz
Theatre (Nou): Tiyata or Tieta
We are at the theater: Wi pan di tiyata
Theirs (Pron): Dierz or Fi-dem
The shop is theirs: Di shap a fi-dem
The one near you is ours and the other one is theirs: Di wan nier yu a fi-wi an di hada wan a fi-dem
Them (Pron): Dem
We are better that them: Wi a beta dan dem
What’s wrong with them: Wa du dem
What’s the matter with them: Wa du dem
Some of them have gone to watch the match: Som a dem gaan tu waach di mach
Tell them about the movie: Tel dem bout di muuvi
Themselves (Pron): Demsef
They take themselves like they will lead us forever: Dem tek demsef laka dem a guh liid wi fieba
Then (Adv): Den
After he came back then he told me where he had gone: Aata im kom bak den im tel mi we im eh-guh
He came and then i left: Im kom den mi guh
There (Adv): De or Dat said
I will not go there today, may be next week: Mi naa guh dat said tide, miebi neks wiik
The children are over there: Si dem pikni dem ouba deso
Right there: Deso
He is right there: Im a deso
There is: Si……de
There is my brother Mario: Si mi breda Maario de
There is another book: Si wan neks buk de
There is the other one: Si wan tara wan de
There is my car: Si mi kyaar de
These (Adv): Diiz, Demya or Demaya
These tables are for Dadereen: Demya tiebl a fi Dadereen
These clothes are mine: Demya klawt a fi-mi
They (Pron): Dem or Deh
They are great men and women: Dem a criss man-dem anh uman-dem
They know that we are good people: Dem nuo se wi a gud smadi
They (Pron): Dem or Deh
They are great men and women: Dem a criss man-dem anh uman-dem
They know that we are good people: Dem nuo se wi a gud smadi
Thin (Adj): Maaga, Shekrey or Wenya-wenya
This cow is thin and it shouldn’t cost much: Dis kou a maaga an shudn kaas moch
Thing (Nou): Ting
We have many things in our life: Wi hab banz a tings eena wi laif
They are doing all kind of things to make money: Dem a gwaan nof tings fi mek moni
Ill or poorly shaped or badly made things: Roocoondang
He lives in a poorly shaped house: Im lib eena roocoondang hous
Think (Ver): Tingk
They think that i am going to the shop: Dem tingk se mi a guh a shap
To think deeply or devise a plan or scheme: Consider, study or work someone’s head (Kansida, wuk ar todi wan hed)
He devised a plan to make money from his knowledge of communication: Im todi/kansida/wuk im hed fi mek moni fram im nuolij aff komiunikieshan
Third (Nou): Toerd
He stays in the third room from ours: Im stie eena di toerd ruum fram fi-wi
Thirsty (Adj): Tosti
I am thirsty, give me some water to drink: Mi tosti, gi mi som waata fi dringk
Thirteen (Nou): Toertiin
Thirteen people stay in that old house: Toertiin piipl stie eena dat roocoondang hous
Thirteenth (Nou): Toertiint
The pay day is on the thirteenth every month: Di pie die a pan di toertiint ebri mont
Thirtieth (Nou): Totiet
Today is thirtieth May: Tide a totiet Mie
Thirty (Nou): Toti
They are left with thirty days to finish building the school: Dem a lef wid toti diez tu don bil di skuul
Thirty boys are in there: Toti bwoy iin de
This (Deter & Pron): Dis or Disya
Deter
This is the school i started learning from: Dis a di skuul mi en staat laanin fram
Pron
This cup is mine: Disya cop a fi-mi
This is my land: Dis a fi-mi land
Thorn (Nou): Maka
Thorns are many in that garden: Maka a nof eena dat gyaadn
Wear the shoes, the thorn will prick you: Wier di juuta-dem, di maka gwine juk yu
Those (Pron): Dooz, Duoz or Dem-de
Those bricks are mine: Dem-de brik a fi-mi
Those boys and girls are my children: Dem-de bwoy anh gyal a fi-mi pikni
Though (Conj): Duo
Though they are young, they are strong: Duo dem yong, dem a talawa
Thought (Nou): Taat or En tingk
Their thoughts about us are bad: Fi-dem taat bout wi a bad
I thought you were going to call me back: Mi en tingk yu gwain fi kaal mi bak
I thought they are boastful, that is why i didn’t want to befriend them: Mi en tingk dem a bousi, dat wa mek mi neba waan tu frenop dem
Thousand (Nou): Touzn
Give the child two thousand shillings: Gi di pikni tuu touzn shilin
Thousandth (Nou): Touznt
This is the thousandth match of the team: Dis a di touznt mach fi di tiim
Thread (Nou): Tred
Put down the thread and the needle, i will pick it later: Pudong di tred anh di niigl, mi aguh pik i lieta
Threaten (Ver): Tretn
Don’t threaten the young girl: Douhn tretn di yong gyal
Three (Nou): Chrii
We are left with three days to Christmas: Wi a lef wid chrii diez tu krimos
Throat (Nou): Trout
My throat is itching me: Mi trout a kratch-kratch mi
Through (Adj): Truu, Chuu or Chruu
If you go through that street you are going to find the trickers who stole your money: Ef yu guh chuu dat striit yu a guh fain di jinnal-dem huu tiif yu moni
Throw (Ver): Truo, Hib, Heb or Dash-we
Throw the wood on the fire: Truo di wuud pan di fyah
He threw away the book: Im dash-we di buk
Thumb (Nou): Big-fingga or Tumpi
Put the ring on this thumb: Put di ring pan dis tumpi
Thunder (Nou): Tonda
The rain is with strong thunder: Di rien a wid chrang tonda
Thursday (Nou): Toerzde
Come back on Thursday next week: Kom bak pan toerzde neks wiik
Ticket (Nou): Tikit
Do you have the ticket for the show: Du yu av di tikit fi di shuo
Tidy (Ver & Adj): Pran
Meaning: To put things or places in order
You put the room in order: Yu pran di ruum
Till (Prep): Til
See you till next month: Si yu til neks mont
Time (Nou): Taim
We need some time to travel around the world: Wi niid som taim fi chravel rong di wurl
Give them some time to do the work: Gi dem som taim fi duh di wok
Deliberately wasting time: Ruos coco
That man is deliberately wasting time: Dat man a ruos coco
Timid (Adj): Friedi friedi
Meaning: Fearful and lacking confidence
She is a timid person: Im a friedi friedi smadi
Tiny (Adj): Liili, Biini or Minimini
The man is tiny and very tall: Di man a biini an langulala
Tired (Adj): Tayad
You are tired, you need to rest: Yu a tayad, yu niid fi res
To (Particle): Tu, Fi or A
I want to marry Jane: Mi waan fi marid Jien
I have to come: Mi hafi kom
They have to go: Dem a hafi guh
Darah has gone to the market to buy the books: Darah gaan a maakit fi bai buk-dem
He is going to Toronto tomorrow to visit his friends: Im a guh tu Taaranta, Kanieja tu visit im fren
Tobacco (Nou): Tubako
Many people in my country smoke tobacco: Nof piipl eena mi kontri sumuok tubako
Tobacco Factory (Nou): Pillung
The tobacco factory is ten miles away from my home: Di pillung a ten mail fram mi yaad
Today (Nou): Tide
They didn’t go to work today: Dem neba guh fi wuk tide
General Anelka is coming today to talk to the Brave Home Family members: General Anelka a kom tide tu taak tu di Briev Huom faambli memba-dem
Together (Adv): Tigeda
We are together in the fight against human suffering: Wi a tigeda eena di fait gens yuman sufferieshan
Every Sunday we go together with my family members to pray: Ebri sonde wi guh tigeda wid fi-mi faambli memba tu prie
Token (Adj): Tuokin
As a token of gratitude, please accept this gift: Az a tuokin aff gratitiud, du aksep di tenky massa
Tomorrow (Nou): Tumaro
Everyone hope for a better tomorrow: Ebriwan uop fi a beta tumaro
See you tomorrow: Inna di morrows
What are you going to do tomorrow: Wa a yu gwain du tumaro
Tongue (Nou): Tong
My tongue isn’t feeling any taste: Mi tong naa a fiil eni ties
Tonight (Nou): Tinait
We are a going to Winhoek tonight: Wi a guh tu Winhuk tinait
See you at the concert tonight: Si yu pan di konsat tinait
Too (Adv): Tu
I would like to see him too: Mi wuda laik fi si im tu
He gat a fruit business too: Im gyat a fruut bizniz tu
Too much: Tumoch
Too much of something is bad: Tumoch aff sinting a bad
Tooth (Nou): Tiit
My tooth is stronger than yours: Mi tiit a trangga dan fi-yu
Top (Nou): Tap
The cat is on top of the house: Di kyat de pan di tap aff di hous
Put the bottle on top of that thing: Put di bokkl pan di tap ah dat ting
Torch (Nou): Tuoch (Made out torchwood-tuochwud)
Use the torchwood to find the needle inside the house: Yuus di touch tu fain di niigl eena di hous
Electric Torch: Taach (An electric torch)
Bring for me the electric torch: Bring fi mi di taach
Torment (Ver): Taament
This government torments the youth and do not care about their suffering: Dis gobament taament di yuut anh nuh kya bout fi-dem sufferieshan.
Torture (Ver): Taacha
They torture us every day: Dem taacha wi ebridie
Touch (Ver): Toch
It’s the teacher who put the shoe in the water, don’t touch it: A di tiicha put di jutta eena di waata, nuh toch i
Tough (Adj): Tof
The work he does is a tough one: Di wok im du a tof wan
Town (Nou): Toun, Tong or Tung
I am going to the town to buy clothes: Mi gwain a toun fi bai klaat
Trade (Nou): Chried or Ton han
They are trading in the town market: Dem a ton han eena di tung maakit
Traingle (Nou): Terenggl
We need musical triangle for the concert tonight: Wi niid a terenggl fi di kansot tinait
Trap used for catching birds (Nou): Calaban, Chokie, Brieknek or Haulie
Use a trap to catch those birds otherwise they are going to destroy the bean plants: Yuus a calaban tu ketch dem-de bod adahels dem a gwain mash dong di bean plaan-dem
Travel (Ver): Chravel or Chraavl
They are travelling to Detroit tonight: Dem a chraavl tu Ditroit tinaait
Treasure (Nou): Chrezha or Chreja
The oppressors took a lot of treasure from Africa to Europe: Di downpressa-dem tek uoliip a chrezha fram Afrika tu Yurop
Treat (Ver): Triit
Don’t treat me like a fool: Nuh triit mi laka a bubu
Treat people in a good way, you never know what will happen tomorrow: Triit smadi eena a gud wie, yu neba nuo wa a guh hapn tumaro
They treated us like dogs: Dem en triit wi laik daag
Tree (Nou): Trii, Chii or Tyii
They are under that mango tree: Dem a aanda dat-de manggo chii
When the tree shades it’s leafs: Truo aaf
Trees shade of their leaf in December: Chii truo off eena Disemba
Bare trees that gets new leaf: Feather op
Trees here get new leaf around this time of the year: Trii ya feather op rong dis taim fi di ier
Tremble (Ver): Trimbl
Don’t tremble the soldiers will not hurt you: Nuh trimbl di suoja-dem wi naa guh hat yu
Trick (Ver): Fuul-op
He tricked Drury and squandered his money: Im fuul-op Drori and dash-we fi im moni
Cheating tricks: Chicaney
The tricker has many cheating tricks: Di jinnal hab nof chicaney
Mischievous (deliberately causing harm or damage) more than anything else: Trickifi
The man is mischievous more than anything else: Di man a trickifi
Trickster (Nou): Jinal, Jinnal or Ginnal
They jailed him because he is a tricker: Dem lakop im bikaaz im a jinnal
Trim (Ver): Chrim
Get the knife to trim the young trees on the fence: Get di naïf tu chrim di yong chii-dem pan di fens
Trouble (Nou): Trobl, Pooroo, Tep-tep or Truvel
Many young men seek trouble from the way they behave: Nof stuoshi siik tep-tep fram di wie dem gwaan
Trouser (Nou): Pant
Take that black pair of trousers inside the house: Tek dat blak pant inna di hous
Truck (Nou): Trok
The truck can carry heavy things: Di trok kyan kyari hebi tings
Truly (Adv): Fitruu
He is truly a nice person: Im nais a smadi fitruu
He truly likes to read a lot of book: Im laik tu riid uoliip a buk fitruu
Truth (Nou): Chuut or Trut
You can’t disrespect Darah Derow that is the truth: Yu kyaahn style Daraa Diraa dat a di chuut
Tuesday (Nou): Tyuuzde
I am going to finish reading the book next Tuesday: Mi a guh don riid di buk neks tyuuzde
Tumbledown (Adj): Rukuruku
Meaning: Needs repair and not properly maintained
They live in a tumbledown small house in the village: Dem lib inna rukuruku sumaal hous pon di vilij
Tune (Nou): Chuun or Tyuun
The tune of the music is good: Di chuun fi di myuuzik iz gud
Turn (Ver): Ton
Go straight and turn right, then you will see him sitting at the corner: Guh chriet anh ton rait, den yuh a guh si im a sidong pan di kaana
Turn it: Toni
Turn it upside down: Toni opsaid dong
Twelve (Nou): Twelb
Our country has twelve states: Fiwi kontri hab twelb stiet
Twelve (Nou): Twelb
Our country has twelve states: Fi-wi kontri hab twelb stiet
Twentieth (Nou): Twentiet
This is the twentieth year of my Rastafarian life: Dis a di twentiet ier fi-mi rastafari laif
Twenty (Nou): Twenti
We have twenty teachers in this school: Wi hab twenty tiicha eena dis skuul
Two (Nou): Tuu
Give the child two mangoes: Gi di pikni tuu manggo
Type (Ver): Taip
Please type for me the letter: Du taip fi mi di leta