Krio language thread

[bubudi]

koko no kil mi wi laf! usai yu de lan dande wod dem?
you should stick to the basics first, but kondo means lizard, and to rub kondo fat means to smooth talk. you usually say this when someone has done wrong and you're telling them not to try to smooth talk their way out: 'no rohb yu kondo fat pan mi o'.

krokro is scabies.

[kokoroko]

kushe,

a bin lan dande wod pan youtube

a no spek boku wod bikos a mus lan basic.

yu kan bigin tich mi krio ba mi no sabe wetin spek naya


I'm tryting to say in krio-I learned the word on youtube.I want speak anymore about krio words,because i need to learn the basic.You can begin to teach me krio,but i don't know what
to say.

Before, i ask you 'sabe' is use when you have knowledge of something,but can it be use when saying you know someone? a sabe man dande

[bubudi]

adu o, koko. wetin na yu nem? a wan fo sabi udat a de tok wi. a pre yu bin rich fritong sef en na fain spirit. aw yu slip de? yu no get ren en plenti maskita?

di wod 'sabi' get plenti yuhs:
eg:
1. yu sabi wetin i don tok?
2. mi papa na mamadu koroma. yu sabi am?
3. a sabi krio smohl smohl.

yu krio get bete o ba i ebul fo mek bete lili bit:

a no spek boku wod bikos a mus lan basic.

na fo se: a no sabi/tok boku wod dem kohz a nid fo lan izi tin fohs.
na fain. yu tek am saful, yu go sabi pas we yu trai fo lan kwik (that's fine, you take time, you will understand more than if you try to learn fast)

yu kan bigin tich mi krio ba mi no sabe wetin spek naya

na fo se: duya bigin tich mi krio ba a no sabi wetin fo tok.
dis tred (thread) na fo tok en lan krio so na fo tok ol wetin yu lek. leh wi tok plenti krio fo mek yu krio bete, den wi go tok bak plenti fo kip wi krio laif o (you must talk and learn krio so you should say all you like. let's talk krio a lot so our krio gets beter, then we'll talk lots more to keep our krio alive!)

[kokoroko]

di bodi fain,

yu sabe a na koko ba a nem Wali de. a no fo trai lan kwik lili ba tek izi izi. a no bin go fritong kuz wok plenti en mi fambul fo mot den mus fed.a no sabi yu papa na mamadu koroma ba yu no abi brada en susa yanda?salone fambul a sabi kohmot fritong ba den tap na merka.a don slip weh na os fo no wahala en wi no geht ren o plenti maskita ba boku hat ol taim kus ples naya geht lili ren.yu lek etin banana bigi(plantain)?banana bigi de swit ba no gud fo etin ustem yelo o gren ba mus bete fo kuk ustem blak. banana dande yu kan etin with rais,pis o kasava.


wi go si bahk

[kokoroko]

Bubu,

I was trying to say that you know me as koko,but my name is Wali.I want try to learn krio fast,but it's better for me to learn littile by little.I didn't go to freetown,because i have to work & feed my family.I don't know your parents,but do you have any brothers and sisters?I know a family from sierra leone,but now they stay in america.I don't have any problems sleeping .We don't have a lot of rain or masquitos,but it gets very hot here with little rain.Do you like plantain?Plantains are sweet,but not good to eat when they are yellow or green.Plantains are much better to cook when they are black.You can eat plantains with rice,fish & casava.

Oke, this is a start for me.

[bubudi]

a gladi fo mit yu wali. usai yu nem komoht? a memba yu don tehl mi se yu de go na salon dis wik ba jisnoh yu don se yu noto de? salon na boku hoht ba i fain ehnti? mi lehk plantin plenti. na tru tok, bete fo it we frai rehp ba jis lili biht rehp noto blahk blahk koz dande pul di oil pasmak o. mi lek salon fud plenti lek kasada lif en okro sup. yu lek am? kasada pawnd for mek gari. gari de yuhs fo mek fufu. yu don it gari? plenti weht man no lek di smehl.

[kokoroko]

tenki o,

a de gladi fo wi spek krio dihs ples.mi nem Wali de muslem.a no se tok go na salon ba a sabe wan fambul kohmot salon.koz salon wan kondre tropikal dande ples de boku haht.mi lek plantin we ol blahk en no rotin ba swit fo kuk lili dan pul di oil.a no it kasada o okro sup ba mi ben it salon fis ,res en patat bifo. fufu de gud o!a no don it gari ba mi no pwoblem fo trai am?weht man no lek smehl di gari ba i lek fo it ehnti?Usai yu kohmot en yu tap kanada o salon?

[bubudi]

mi bak gladi fo get oda posin fo tok krio naya. yu krio don get bete ba leh a sho yu smohl tin.

a no se tok go na salon

when combining another verb with 'se', put it before 'se'. some examples:
tel mi se aw yu de du?
a hop se yu du fain
a fil se titi oba yanda na fain fain wan
wi no (know) se di salon presiden na ernest koroma.
a bin ron na ya en yanda sote dis palaba don lef. i no min se a lef fo lek yu.
yu si clod den no memba se dei don klin (you see clouds, you think/conclude it's daybreak: be careful of appearances)

the last sentence also demonstrates how to emphasise noun plurals. it's often not done unless necessary. in this case: clod = cloud. clod den = clouds.

a lek fis yasa boku. i swit fo it wi jolof res. yu don mek a angri o.

[kokoroko]

aw di bodi o!


mi thenk yu tru foh tich mi krio wod gud.
a de du fain ba taya taya bikoh dis Ramadhan en a no it o drink di tehm de.
di ivnin a de it en drink lili.dis ples bin haht boku boku ba naw ol de kohl dohn.

a bin go na di salon markit dis satide boht a no fen k-man cd en fo pipul salon no sabi udat k-man ba maybe dem sabi di man Mohammed Saccoh? Yu sabi se wan ples a kin bai di k-man cd?We markit o ples yu tohn?di fud yu spek de swit swit ba yu sabi di kokonat ris en bif salon?wi don spek di fud salon ba no tin foh drink.

Yu yehri di nius Salon di Diaspora bikohs a bin read tu uman bin dai foh wahala na mared?Man dem kil di uman dem wit gon bikoh de jelos. a sabi lef wahala dis de ba a no de fil foh kil di uman.

wi tok bak

[kokoroko]

Bubu yu kin tehl mi di wan korekt o dem tu no korekt?


fo pipul salon no sabi udat k-man = fo pipul salon no natin bot k-man?

[bubudi]

kabo ya wali eni tem yu wan lan kam aks mi. aw yu sef en yu fambul de do? na fo se: fo salon posin no sabi k-man. yu go aks bobo na trit na salon udat k-man dem go tel yu. aks di makit uman fo jimmy b. i di salon musik king. mi sef no lek k-man i vois ba mi lek in song bambot.

yu lek fo drink jinja jus, mampana (pamwain) o vimto?

a op yu get fain ramadan. na fain fo di bodi fo fast na in di ed go fala. ustem ramadan de don?

[kokoroko]

A wehl o foh mi en fambul naya. naw a sabi dande k-man no popular dis ples bikohs salon pipul dem no am ba no kin bai di markit naya.yehs! dem geht jimmy b. en a mos go bak fo bai in musik.yu sabi oda salon aritst wit gud vois?

mi no lek funk o! ba jinja jus de fain. yu kin tehl mi we de vimto?


Ramadan de go wehl ol tehm fo a swet en taya ba mind at en spirit de boku tranga. naw wi de geht few de lef na ramadan.tumara a de go na mosque fo di nait pawa.di nait pawa fo las 10 de Ramadan fo geht blesin. Ramadan don don neks tyusde en di ed fala fraide.

[bubudi]

kushe wali. yu ebul fo yeri plenti fain salon artist pan slmtv.com ba a no sabi wetin di makit geht. yu mek a laf o. mi bak no lek mampana. yu mohs get for drink am we yu na pikin. vimto na sofdrink mek wi grep en beri. somtem yu kan fen am na makit. yu don bon muslim o yu tan so?

[kokoroko]

kabo ya bubu. a de go luk salon musik dande site.mi no drink vimto so ba a tenk de gud bikohs mi lek di frut jus den. a sabi di makit salon no kin fen di mampana o vimto ba dem geht di jus karib de.yehs a bin bon na os wit mama en papa dem tu de muslim. we a de pikin a bin go skul di muslim.yu sabi boku salon na yu ples?

[bubudi]

usai yu bon wali? yu sabi 'kabo' min se 'welcome'. yu ebul fo se: kabo na mi os. o we posin tell yu tenki yu ebul fo se 'kabo ya'.

a no get fo trai karib jus. sen fo mi o.