(Eune lettre dans Le Constitutionnel 1847)
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Des langues et des noes - Titbits
(Eune lettre dans Le Constitutionnel 1847)
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ditons,
vocabulary
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
Little Miss Muffet
La p'tite Jeanneton Rondîn
s'assiévit sus un sictîn
à mangi d'la bouonne soupe dé pais.
Né v'là un pêtre v'loûsé
tchi vînt l'êffrédoler,
et ou happit la pathe horte d'la vaie.
Sunday, 26 August 2012
La Pédal'lie en Ville - Town Criterium
Véthe, ch'est du Jèrriais sporti: l'êtchipe des pédaleurs d'la Pâraisse dé Saint Hélyi portaient des tee-corsets auve du Jèrriais sus pouor la Pédal'lie en Ville aniet.
Some sporty Jèrriais (Pédal'lie en Ville = cycling in Town) sported on t-shirts by the Parish team during today's Town Criterium.
Some sporty Jèrriais (Pédal'lie en Ville = cycling in Town) sported on t-shirts by the Parish team during today's Town Criterium.
Saturday, 25 August 2012
La Visite à Paris: 1956
La Visite à Paris
...tchèsqu'y y'a, ma vieille, tch'y t'gêne," j'l'y d'mandit, méttant bas ma pipe et m'prépathant pour une raiponse tchi pouôrrait m'embêté un mio.
"Chein tchi y'a," ou dit, "ch'est que j'veins d'lièthe que Moussieu l'Baillyi et l'Sénateur Krichefski sont à Paris, aux frais d'l'Ile, sans doute, pour r'présenté l'Comité d'Agritchultuthe, et ach'ils ont même tait r'chus par le [P]résident d'la République française?"
"Mais bein seux qu'ch'est vrai," j'l'y dit. "Tu dév'thais savé que tout ch'que tu liet dans la Post est la véthité."
"Ne m'conte pas de tan gniolin," ou s'fit...
Ph'lip
Les Chroniques de Jersey 28/7/1956
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Jersey Evening Post
Monday, 20 August 2012
Des buts du Dictionnaithe - Dictionary snippets
A series of out-of-the-ordinary entries translated from the Dictionnaire Jersiais-Français.
madelle, n.f. 1. Lath, vertical bar of gate. The bars of a gate, of a small gate, of a vraic cradle, of a cart side, of a cart rack. One can translate as "slats", etc. She's got teeth like the bars of a gate - about a person. See broque.2. Stave of a cask, etc. The staves of a cask, of a barrel. Replace the staves of a barrel and clamp with a cooper's dog. To anyone who asks: What's been happening? one jokingly replies: Barrels are made of staves; and the boys kiss the girls. Some also say: What a turn-up - barrels are made of staves! etc. See also porte-vailes. Cf. G. dovelle.3. Animal's rib. There's a cow so thin you can see its ribs. One also says it about a person but with rather a pejorative meaning. He got a couple of broken ribs. He elbowed me in the ribs. It's only in Saint Ouen that we hear the term in this third sense.
Labels:
dictionary
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Dictionary addenda
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dictionary,
vocabulary
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Dictionary addenda
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dictionary,
vocabulary
Friday, 10 August 2012
Dictionary addenda
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dictionary,
numbers,
sport,
vocabulary
Sunday, 5 August 2012
Y'a-t-i' d'la vie sus Mars? - Is there life on Mars?
Et v'là chein qu'les Améthitchains ont lanchi à la Rouoge Plianète. Lundi l'6 d'Août l'dêmucheux plianétaithe “Curiosity” s'en va attèrri (dés crouaîsis!) sus la susfache dé Mars.
Bouôn viage, Tchuthiôsité!
Viyiz étout:
Labels:
transport
Saturday, 4 August 2012
Dictionary addenda
- crèv'thie = chore, heavy work
- enfistoler = tie up, fix up (?)
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dictionary,
vocabulary
Friday, 3 August 2012
Warro!
Nou-s'annonche:
A family activity book about Guernsey's native language has been produced by Guernsey Museums.
'Warro!' is the latest publication in Guernsey Museum's activity book series, which ranges from 'Roman Times in Guernsey to Childhood Memories' and 'The Guernsey Tom'. This book, which has been written and edited by Yan Marquis and Guernsey Museum's Access and earning Manager Jo Dowding. It is aimed at families who do not know any of the language and includes a guide on how to say each word, colours, clothes, family, friends and much more.
The book also includes word searches, rhymes, phrases, a colouring section and a small alphabet.
Deputy Mike O'Hara, Minister for Culture and Leisure said:
'"This book is the latest in a series of activities from Culture and Leisure aimed at growing Guernsey's own language, other exciting initiatives are planned for the near future that will underline the department's commitment to Guernsey French.'"
Labels:
books,
Guernsey,
Minority Languages
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Pétite flioue pliutcheuse - Little fluffy clouds
Eune vèrsion Jèrriaise des patholes d'la chanson dé The Orb:
Just for fun: "Little fluffy clouds" lyrics in Jèrriais:
Just for fun: "Little fluffy clouds" lyrics in Jèrriais:
Pétite flioue pliutcheuse
Little fluffy clouds
Little fluffy clouds
Coumme tchi qu'i' 'taient les cieux quand tu 'tais janne?
I' lus êtrueûlaient à pèrte dé veue et quand jé d'meuthêmes en Arizonne et les cieux avaient tréjous chutte pétite flioue pliutcheuse et v'là tchi 'tait longue et cliaithe et y'avait un tas d'êtailes la niet et quand i' tchiyait d'la plyie v'là tchi touônnait, ch'est en tchi ch'tait bé, les pus bieaux cieux, les couochants 'taient pourpres et rouoges et jaunes et à feu et à touos les bords les couleurs satchaient la flioue y'a du bouôn car jé soulais l'èrgarder tout l'temps quand j'tais janne. Nou n'en vait d'aut' d'ité
couochi des difféthents sons l'iun sus l'aut'
couochi des difféthents sons l'iun sus l'aut'
pétite flioue pliutcheuse
pétite flioue pliutcheuse
pétite flioue pliutcheuse
pétite flioue pliutcheuse
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