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Useful Belize Kriol Phrases[edit | edit source]
| English | Belize Kriol English |
|---|---|
| All right. | Aarite. |
| are going to swim in the salt water. | gwen swim ina salt wata. |
| Are you from Belize? | You da Belize? |
| Are you hungry? Let’s go to eat somewhere. | Yuh hungry? Make we eat someweh. |
| Believe me. | Fu tru. |
| Children | Pikni |
| Come here (Let’s meet up). | Pull up! |
| Do you have cigarettes? | You got whites? |
| Everything’s fine. | Evryting gud/aarite. |
| Get the hell out of here! | Haul your rass! |
| Girl / Boy | Gyal / Bwoi |
| Good morning! | Gud maanin! |
| Good. | Nice / Rich |
| How much does this cost? | How much fi dis? |
| I love Belize! | Mi love Bileez! |
| I’m telling you. | Ah deh tell you. |
| I’m tired. | Ah tayad/mi tayad |
| Let me try again. | Make I try again. |
| Lets go to ______. | Les go da ______ |
| My name is… | Mi naym da… |
| Really? (Is that right?) | Fu chroo? |
| See you later. | Lata! |
| Sometime in the near future. (Does not mean right now.) | Right now. |
| To do something right now and to do it correctly and completely. | Get it done one time. |
| To take advantage of. | Yu di chaans mi. |
| We just reached the location. | We done de reach. |
| What on earth! | Cho! |
| What time is it? | Da weh time? |
| What’s up, girl? | Weh gaan ahn gyal? |
| What’s up? | Weh di gaan an? |
| What’s your name? | Weh yuh naym? |
| Where are you at? | Weh ye deh? |
| Where are you going? | Weh you gwein? |
| Where is…? | Weh/weh-paat… |
| Oh my! / exclamation of annoyance or impatience. | Cho! |
| You’re doing well? | Yuh aarite? |
Videos[edit | edit source]
A Short Lesson in How to Speak Belizean Kriol[edit | edit source]
Mayor of San Ignacio teaches us Belizean Creole[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]