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

  1. 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