April 22, 2013

Pidgin and Filipino


Pidgin
mi go nau - (i go now)
laikim yu - like you
lukim yu- see you
lukim yu bihain- see you later
lukim yu taim mi kam bek- see you when i come back
lukim yu sampela taim-see you sometimes
Fraide bai mi go- will go on Friday
nogat- no
tenkyu- thank you
meri- woman
man(慢)- man
bos- boss
saksak(nangu wewak)- sago (nongu-wewak dialect)
buai , bilinat, bitolnat- betelnut(檳榔)

wai bai? no gat (why by no gat)-why not
boo? kaikai- gathering meal
tru pela man? -good man
yu welcome?- you are welcome
ten toea(ten twelve)-single
twenty toea(twenty twelves)-married

Gut Moning- Good Morning
Moning Tru
Apinun- Good afternoon
Kam- Come
Wantoks- friends


Filipino
salamat(撒拉曼)- thanks
maraming salamat po- thank you very much (po is a polite way to speak)