CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE

THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAYWITH LANGUAGE AND A WONDERFUL ACCENTWITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN ONE DAY

KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR mind,they give you the CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally

without EFFORT ... TEHNKI YA"

NO. 375 – KRIO from ENGLISH Version 7- with a few minor errors - January 2003

Note:

Appendix A - is the routine for long term reinforcement after one month, which can also be used by experienced speakers for accent improvement. Books to buy: ??? and Lonely Planet books. Web site: Peter C. Andersen/Sierra Leone Web Source: Dr. Bob Boland (EI) and Boi Betty Udal (UN), Peter C. Andersen (SL) and the Team and Boston University. http://www.bu.edu/familymed/distance/cre/introduction.htm Email: robertboland@wanadoo.com33 450 408982 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin 01280 France Copyright: RGAB/2003/7 Feely available to aid workers ,,,!

DEDICATIONThis program is dedicated to the memory of Professor Kenneth Hale, the eminent linguist of MIT who died on October 8th 2001.

He spoke about 50 languages fluently and regarded each language as an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and humanitarian values.

He suggested ... that 30 minutes of a new language ... should be enough to start to make one-self understood ... and then ... the best way ... to progress ... was to speak ... confidently ... more and more ... with natural speakers of the language ...

So on we go ... for one whole day ... with a partner or small group ... speaking and speaking ... and moving ... face, hands and body language to reinforce your communication ... and ending with ... almost instinctive ... easy inter-active conversation ... in the natural language ... and if you are lucky enough

to find ... ANY natural speaker for the day ... to be a partner ... or just part of the small group ... that would be just great!! chatting with EVERY natural speaker we find ... to get practice ... and confidence ... using the Mini Phrasebook ... as a basis for easy interaction ...

Thank you. Tehnki ya Welcome Bob! Bob-o! Hallo Kusheh Good morning Morhnin-o How are you? Ow di bohdi? I am well, thanks Ah wehl, Tehnki Yes/no/not Ya/noh/noh Please Du-ya Good-bye. Na-in dat My name is ... Mi nam nar ... What is your name? Wetin nar yu nam?

etc. etc. ... questions an answers ... with laughter ... so on we go ... together ...

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NOW A POEM TO REMEMBER AND SING IN KRIO

Peter's first Krio dialogue which he had to learn, in 1979:

O ... padi kusheh ... O! Friend hello

O ... kusheh-ya ... O. Hello (heard and understood"). Ow di bohdi? How are you? (how's the body). Ah wehl. Ow yusehf? I'm well. How are you? (how's yourself). Misehf, ah wehl. Myself, I'm well.

Wehl, na-in dat. Goodbye (well, that's it). O ... wi go si bak ... O. We will see again (we go see back again). Ow di mohnin? How's the morning? Ow di de? How's the day?

Ow yu du? How do you do?

Ow di go de go? How's it going? (how is the go and go)

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 STRUCTURE

This program gives you practice in understanding the structure of the language almost instinctively, as for each difficult phrase, English words are inserted. There is also a Mini-phrase Book, a Brief Note on Grammar. a Glossary and a list of the "100 Most Used Words" in conversation.

1.2 MEMORY

A simple technique for the memory of difficult sounds is to make up an English phrase as a memory "trigger", for example:

Who? ... udat? ... say ... ... who? ... who is that? ... udat? How are you? ... ow di bohdi? ... say ... ... how are you? ... how's the body? ... ow di bohdi?

There it is .. luk am ... say ...... thee it is ... look at him ... luk am

or email robertboland@wanadoo.fr for our CRE 33 MemoryAlert.

1.3 PRACTICE.

Learn very rapidly the list of "most used 100 words" and each day, take one page of the mini-phrase-book, to make 10 minutes of Krio conversation with a natural speaker or aloud with yourself.

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INSTANT RELAXATION TECHNIQUE1. This is a simple IRT exercise, to give you confidence to learn naturally. When you don't believe you can learn ... you won't learn! ... When you are tense, anxious and stressed ... you won't learn! When you have no confidence ... you won't learn. But with relaxation, your mind and body become clear, confident and ready to learn. So do the IRT exercise now ... and again before every CRE session. It takes only three minutes, and with practice, it becomes a powerful tool for you. The only "equipment" you need is an "open mind" and a marble (or similar small object) in your "right" (major) hand. 2. So, get into that comfortable position, in which you know ... you really can relax. Be aware that marble gets warm as it absorbs heat from contact with your right hand. Open you hand and allow the warmth to evaporate. Close the hand again, and recognize the marble ... as a physical external symbol ... of the internal function of your mind and body. Allow it to receive and evaporate not just heat ... but emotion, anxiety and stress ... leaving you free, relaxed, confident and ready to learn to speak and understand the natural language without effort .... 3. Now, relax with the hands on the lap, and fix your eyes on the marble as you repeat aloud ... the following sentence ... four times, feeling free to change the wording a little ... to fit your style ... four times ... aloud ... in all:

"I AM, I CAN, I WILL, I BELIEVE ... I WILL LEARN ... AND HELP OTHERS TO LEARN ... TO SPEAK AND ENJOY ... THE NEW NATURAL LANGUAGE ... WITH A WONDERFUL ACCENT ... NATURALLY ... RAPIDLY ... EASILY ... WITHOUT EFFORT"

4. With the eyes fixed on the marble ... or closed if you wish ... start to take three slow and very deep breaths ... and be sure to pause ... on each inhalation ... and imagine ... each exhalation ... as transferring all the anxiety and stress ... from your mind and body ... through to the marble in your hand.5. After the third breath, let your whole mind and body relax completely for two minutes ... thinking ONLY of your breathing ... nothing else ... no self talk at all ... just concentrate on the BREATHING ... very important .. counting down from 20 to 1 ... 6. Then bring yourself back, by simply counting up from 1 to 5, feeling well, relaxed, confident and ready to learn. The marble is now your very personal symbol ... of your confidence to learn and speak the natural language with a wonderful accent.

Note: This simple CRE "Instant Relaxation Technique" can be used anywhere (eyes open or closed) to achieve a calm mind ... without anger, anxiety or stress ... ready and confident to learn .. or deal with any new problem ... that you have to face. Keep the marble always to hand, as a symbol of ... "KRIO ALERT" - your confidence ... to feel comfortable ... in the new natural language ... and to speak almost instinctively ... without stress or effort ...

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SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS(Repeat EACH KRIO WORD many times slowly ... and then at VERY high speed)

Hello Kusheh-o KOOSHAY-O

Mr. Mr MEE-TERR

Mrs. Mrs. MISS-SSR

Yes Yehs YAYS

No Noh NO

Good Gud GUUD

Please Du-ya DOO-YAH

Do you have? Yu geht? YU GETT?

Thank you Teh-i TAY-NEE

Goodbye Na-in dat NA-EEN DATT

See you soon!!! Wi go si i bak WE GO SEE EE BAK

Who? U-at? OO-DAT?

What? Wet-in? WET-EEN?

I want Ah wan AH WAOAN

Where? U-sa-i? OO-SAY-EE?

OK! OK! OK!

Note: For simplicity ... the program is mostly typed without accents!

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NATURAL SUGGESTIONSPlan to do the whole CRE in one 6 hour CRE day, with a partner or a small group. A natural speaker (if available) would be most welcome as a partner or group member. On the day before, as pre-learning (alone), play the 30 minute tape, just before sleeping, speaking all the time, completely relO-Gosh!ed making no conscious effort to learn anything.

After the one full day of CRE, plan revision during your NORMAL ROUTINE in the following week, for just an hour a day. Feel free to do it in any way ... that YOU know ... will suit YOU best ... and will allow you ... both to speak AND to understand ... what is spoken to you ... so relO-Gosh! completely ... and ABSORB ... both consciously and sub-consciously ... the very carefully selected ... 30 minute audio tape ... of new natural language ... which becomes part of you ... intuitively ... instinctively ... without effort ... as you relO-Gosh! with IRT and establish a very POSITIVE attitude ... and a confident EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... just from PLAYING ... with the natural language ... Our suggested schedule for the 6 hour CRE day (with breaks as needed) is:

1 – Do IRT. Do the Throat exercise - 16 key words Play the tape (30 minutes) with the text (hear, see, speak, MOVE, and feel) ... make it fun! Review the Glossary (2 pages).

2 – Repeat the text (Sections 2-4) to understand every word! Play the tape with the text SPEAKING VERY LOUDLY - STOP THE TAPE AND SING OR SHOUT ANY VERY DIFFICULT PHRASES. Do SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes (recorded if possible- for fun!). Review the Grammar (1 page) and the Glossary.

3 – Repeat the text (Sections 5-10) to understand every word! Play the tape WITHOUT the text, SPEAKING IN VERY DRAMATIC style. Repeat the Throat exercise. Begin to create simple conversation with the Mini-phrase book (Hello etc.).

4 – Repeat the text (Sections 11-16) to understand every word! Play the tape with the text, SPEAKING SOFTLY with a good accent. Do SPEED READING (Sections 2-16) and Mini-phrase Book.

5 – Play the tape WITHOUT the text, speaking with three different voices - just for fun!. Create conversation with the Mini-phrase book.

Do SPEED READING (2-16).

6 - Play the tape SPEAKING with a wonderful CONFIDENT accent. Do the quiz (1 page). Create converation with mini phrase book.

Do SPEED READING (2-16) and Mini-phrase book 14 minutes. Plan for individual review next week, helping partners as needed.

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NATURAL SUGGESTIONS (continued) Generally:

1. REINFORCE the learning in the CAR/TRUCK at any time … make it an amusing THEATRE of one … YOU!!! … by playing and acting out … ONLY Sections 2 - 16. DO NOT play the relO-Gosh!ation sections in the car ... skip them please! Play the Learning Reinforcement side of the tape as needed for encouragement, be sure to blame your strategy, and not yourself!!

2. RECOGNIZE that a TERRIBLE accent is PAINFUL … for the hearer … and so strive always for a wonderful accent in EVERY WORD.

3. Be POSITIVE and NEVER apologise for your language … you are making the effort to learn the LANGUAGE … and the HUMAN VALUES … an thus the CULTURE … of the people you speak with … and THEY will appreciate MORE than you can EVEN imagine!! If they reply to you in ENGLISH … then YOU just CONTINUE to speak in the NATURAL new language … and they will too ...

4. LISTEN very carefully to what PEOPLE say to YOU … and BEFORE replying … REPEAT in YOUR MIND ... EXACTLY what they said … … this gives you excellent PRACTICE in recognising good STRUCTURE.

5. HESITATE before you SPEAK … and then speak FREELY and CONFIDENTLY … without long pauses and … WITHOUT … "Urrs and Umms" which are so ANNOYING and BORING … for the listener ...

6. When you do not know a necessary word … do NOT hesitate … simply USE the ENGLISH word … in the sentence … the hearer will almost certainly give you the translation … and you can repeat it … three times to get it right … without embarrassment. Use the LEARNING REINFORCMENT as needed but not in the car!

7. Use SIMPLE SHORT sentences and be CONFIDENT as you begin to talk to people ... expect SUCCESS ... and you will NOT be disappointed ... and try just one MORE new thing ... just for fun in this one week ... drink one litre of WATER EVERY DAY … it rinses mind and body and has a REMARKABLE preventive/curative therapeutic effect … to support new learning ... on we go together.

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1. GENTLE RELAXATION ...And now … I'd like you to arrange yourself … in a position that is so comfortable ... and natural … for you ... so that you can sit … or lie … for a while ... easily and effortlessly ... and where you can be comforable ... and yet still remain alert enough ... to focus on the meaningful ... natural language learning ... that we will do together ... natural anguage ... gentle ... quiet ... peaceful ... and instinctive ... without any effort ... as you absorb its deepest meaning ... interpretation ... and value ... in terms of very personal expectations.

And then when your are ready … to focus yourself ... you can begin by taking a few deep relO-Gosh!ing breaths ... breathing slowly ... and feeling the rise of your chest ... as you gradually inhale ... feeling that each breath in ... and out ... relaxation ... calms you ... and re-acqaints you ... with deeper parts of yourself that you are sometimes too busy to notice.

You know ... and I know ... its very easy ... to get caught up in day to day living ... there is so much to do ... and now is your time … and I would like you to allow your eyes to close ... as you start to build ... an internal focus ... within yourself ... on those parts of yourself... that will absorb the natural language ... gently ... peacefully … and instinctively ... almost automatically ... as you … let yourself go ... relaxation! ... without conscious effort ... because you have nothing … to do … now … except relax! ..

And as we go on together ... repeating the phrases ... in the natural language ... with your whole body involved ... moving hands and face … feelings and body … to express … and absorb the words and phrases ... as they will come … instinctively ... to your mind ... as you speak softly ... with a wonderful accent ... yes … with a wonderful accent … which will please and surprise you... as its fits the music ... of the natural language.

So on we go together ... speaking all the time ... and moving hands, face feelings and body … to express ourselves ... in the new natural language ... as you create new wave patterns … in that special… "Krio Place" … in your mind …

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2. HERE AND THERE (YA & DE):

Ah (I) de ya (here). I am here Yu de (are) de (there). You are there.Yu (you) de de? You are there?Yehs (yes), yu de de. Yes, you are there.Yu de ya (here)? You are here?

Noh, yu noh (not) de na (near) - ya. No, you are not near here. I (it) de ya. It is here. Usai i de? Where it is? I de ya? It is here. I de de? It is there?

Ah noh sabi (know) I not know. Usai Miguel de? (We Miguel?) Where is Miguel? I (he) noh de na-ya. He is not (near) here. Usai i de? Where is (he)? Ah noh sabi. I not know.

O-Gosh! Luk am! O-Gosh!! He is there! I wonderful-o! He is wonderful!

3. LIKING (LEHK, WAN):Ah lekh yu I like you (or love you) Mi (me) na yu (for you) padi (friend)? Do you like me? Yehs, ah lekh yu. Yes, I like you. Yu lehk (like) mohni? Do you like money?

Yu na me (for me) padi. You are for me a friendYehs, ah lehk mohni bad (a lot)! Yes, I like the money (a lot)Ah wan wata. I want water. Ah lehk wata I like waterYu wan wata. You want water. Ah kin (can) lehk foh rid buk den (some). I can like (for) to read some books.

I (he) lehk di (the) motoka. He likes the car. I (she) noh lehk di motoka. She does not like the car.Yu wan di fud? Do you want the food? Noh, Ah noh wan di fud (chohp). No, I do not want the food

4. DOING (DE-DU):Ah de (am) du (doing) I do (I am doing).Ah de du dis (this) I do this.Yu de du You do.Yu de du dat (that). You do thatWi de du dat. We do that

Ehn, wi gladi And we are happy (glad).10

I (it) izi (de)? It (is) easy?Yehs, i noh tu (very) trangga (difficult). Yes, it (is) not very difficult.Yu de du dat (that)? You do that?Du am ya (please)! Do that, please!!!O-Gosh!!!! O-Gosh!!!!I wonderful-o! It is wonderful!

Note: Du-ya (please) is a combination - request to do (du) the act and a polite softener (ya.). Ah de du (I am doing) Ah bin du (I did) Ah dohn du (I have done) Ah bin dohn du (I had done) Ah go du (I will do) Ah go de du (I will be doing) Ah go dohn du (I will have done).

5. CAN/ABLE TO DO (EBUL):Ah ebul (am able). I can (able)Ah ebul? I am able?Yehs, ah ebul Yes, I am able.Yu ebul du (do) dis? You able to do this?Yehs, ah ebul du (to do) dat (that). Yes, I am able to do that.

Ah ebul it (eat) smohl (little). I can eat a little.Ah ebul drink smohl I can drink a little.Ah ebul go I can go.Ah ebul kam (come). I can come.Ah ebul slip (sleep). I can sleep.

Yu ebul tohk (speak). You can speak (talk).Yu ebul tohk? You can talk?Yehs, ah ebul. Yes, I am able. Yu ebul du dis? You can do this?Noh-o, ah noh ebul du dat. No, I am not able to do that.

Yu ohndrastan (understand)? Do you understand?Yu ohndrastan? Did you hear?Yehs, a ohndrastan (very) smohl (little). Yes, a very little.Yu wonderful-o! You are wonderful!

6. UNDERSTANDING (OHNDRASTAN): Ah ohndrastan. I understand.Ah noh ohndrastan. I do not understand.Yu ohndrastan. You understand.Yu noh ohndrastan. You do not understand.Yu ohndastan wuman dehn (them) bisnehs (business)? You understand (them) women's business?Noh-o, Ah noh ohndrastan dehn (them)! No. I do not understand them!!!Den wonderful-o! They are wonderful!

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7. WANTING (WAN/DE):Ah wan(t) (want). I want.A wan it (eat) smohl ting. I want to eat a little (small thing).Ah wan wata foh (for) drink I want to drink water.Ah wan go na (to) latrin/toilet. I want to go to the toilet (latrine)!!!Yu wan it smohl ting? You want to eat a little (small thing)?

No, ah dohn (have) behlehful. No, I have a belly-full (do not want to eat).O-Gosh!. Ah wan gi (give) yu smohl ting (small thing). O-Gosh!! I want to give you a little.Noh Tehnki. No, thank you.Ah wan foh (for to) kam. I want (for) to come.Yu wan (want) slip (sleep) na ya (with me) dis neht? You want to sleep with me this night?Noh, ah noh wan slip. No, I not want to sleep. Miguel. Yu de (want) it (eat) frohg? Miguel do you want eat frogs? Noh Tehnki ya. No, thank you.I wonderful-o! He is wonderful!

8. GETTING: Gi mi mohni, du-ya! Please give me the money. Luk di mohni. Please take the money. Ah de ol di mohni. I take the money. Gi mi di tikit. Please give me the ticket. Ol (hold) di tikit Please take (hold) the ticket. Ah de ol di tikit. I take the ticket. Du-ya, gi mi di ting. Please give me the thing. We di ting? Where is the thing? Ah noh sabi. I do not know. Du-ya, gi mi wan man. Please give me a man!

O-Gosh!, Nah uman-o! O-Gosh!! What a woman!!Nah geal pikin!! It’s a girl (What a woman!)I wonderful-o She is wonderful!

9. HAVING (GEHT):Ah geht (have) wan (one) ting. I have one thing.Ah noh (not) geht wan ting. I do not have one thing.Ah noh geht natin (I no got nothing). I do not have anythingYu geht wan ting. You have one thing.We geht wan ting. We have one thing.I (she) geht wan ting. She has one thing.

Ah geht sohm tyme, Mss. I have some (small) time, Miss! Bu, yu geht lilibit mohni (money), Pa? But, you have a little bit of money, Sir?

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Noh. No.I wonderful-o! She is wonderful!

10. ORDERING (POLITELY) (GI MI): Du-ya (please), gi (give) mi di ting (thing). Please give me the thing.Du-ya, gi (give) mi di mohni (money). Please give me the money.Du-ya, gi (give) mi di wata. Please give me the water.Tehnki ya. Thank you.Du-ya, noh drink di wata na-France!! Please don’t drink the water in France!!

Drink di wayine. Drink the wine.Du-ya kam ya (here). Please come here.Du-ya go de Please go there.Du-ya drink dis (this). Please drink this.Du-ya noh drink dat! Do not eat that!

Du-ya gi (give) mi dis. Please give me this.Du-ya noh tik (take) dat. Please do not take that.Du-ya tohk (say) dis. Please say thisDu-ya noh tohk "Bludi-ful". Please do not say Mate!O-Gosh!!. Tehnki ya. Yu wonderful-o. O-Gosh!! Thank you. You are wonderful!

11. GREETING: POLITE AND SLANG

Welcome Bob! Bob-o!Michelle kusheh-o. Hello Michelle.Paula kusheh-o. Hello Paula.Morhnin-o Miche. Good morning Miche.Morhnin-o Sancos. Good morning Sancos.Ow di bohdi, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?

Ah wehl, Khule. I am well, thank you, Khulu.Ow di go de go, Xavier? How goes it, Xavier?I noh bad. Tehnki Miguel. OK , Thank you Miguel.Na-in dat, Giles. Goodbye Giles.Na-in dat , Judith. Bye bye Judith.

Yehs-o. I noh bad, Hollie Yes OK, Hollie. I noh bad, Sam.? OK Sam?Yehs. I noh bad, Lucie. Yes OK, Lucie.Noh bad-o, Henri. Not too bad, Henri.

Ow di bohdi, darlin? Are you well, my darling?Noh!!! No!!!

12. DESCRIBING: I gud, It (is) good.I noh gud. It is no good.I bad. It is bad.Nah buk It is a book.

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I big? It is big?

Noh, i smohl. No, it is small.I izi? It is easy?Noh, i trangga.. No, it is hard.Di wata gud? Is the water good?Noh, di wata noh GUD na France! No, the water is not good in France!!

Oh Bludi-ful!!! Oh Mate!!!Du-ya, noh tohk Bludi-ful   . Please do not say Mate!Wi de wonderful-o? We are okay?O-Gosh! Yehs! O-Gosh!! Yes!!

13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE):Ah sabi (know) dis. I know this.Yu sabi dis? Do you know this?Yehs, ah sabi dis. Yes, I know this.Yu sabi dat. You know that.Yu sabi dat? You know that?

Noh, ah noh sabi dat. No, I do not know that.Ah sabi da uman de. I know that woman.Ah sabit da man de. I know the man.I sabi mi. He knows me.Yu sabi da uman de? You know that woman?

Noh. Morhnin-o Ma? No. Good morning Madame?Yu wehl, Ma? Are you well, Madame?Noh, ah noh wehl! Na-in dat No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!!Yu noh sabi am! You do not know her!O-Gosh!. I wonderful-o! O-Gosh!. I wonderful-o!

14. NUMBERING:Ah geht wan problem. I have one problem.Yehs, yu geht wan problem. Yes, you have a problem.Noh, yu geht tu (2) . No, you have two (of them).I geht tree. He has three.I geht foh (4). She has four.

Wi geht fif (5). We have five.Yu geht fif? You have five?Yehs, now, ah geht fif problem. Yes now, I have five problems!!!All dem pikin dem ! All the children!Pikin dem wonderful-o! Children are wondeful!

15. ASKING:Ohmohs di buk (book) ? How much is the book?Fif dolar (5). Five dollars.

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Ohmohs di ting (thing)? How much is this thing? Ohmohs? How much?Foh dolar (4). Four dollars.

Usai (where) I de ? Where is it?Luk am. It is there (look at him).Noh, i noh de ya. No, it is not there.Usai di latrine de, du-ya? Where is the toilet, please?Usai di toilet de, du-ya? Where is the toilet, please?Di Latrine de ya. The toilet is over there.Di Toilet de ya. The toilet is over there.

Wetin dat? What is that?Exkus. Watin? Pardon. What?Dat. That.O, dat nah gud buk. Oh, it is a good book.Wetin yu want? What do you want?

Ah wan wayine, du-ya I want the wine, please.Udat de ya? Who is here?Wi de ya.. We are here.Udat nah da uman de? Who is that woman?Ah noh sabi. I do not know.

O-Gosh!. Nah Madonna!. O-Gosh!! It is Madonna!Dis nah uman pikin! I wonderful-o. What a woman! She is wonderful!

16. EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL - POLITE AND SLANG:Ah de ya. I am here.Yu de de. You are there.Yu (you) na-mi (for me) padi (friend). I like you (you are my friend).Yu lehk mohni. You like the money.I du dis. He does this.

I du dat (that). She does that.Ah ebul tohk lilibit Krio! I can speak a little Krio!Yu noh ebul tohk Bludi-ful? You can not say Mate?Ah ebul ohndastan yu. I understand you.Yu noh ebul ohndastan mi. You do not understand me.

Ah wan go nah (to) the bar. I want to go to the bar.Yu wan go nah latrine You want to go to the toilet.Ah geht lilibit tyme, Ma! I have a little time, Miss! Bu, yu geht lilibit monhi, Pa? But, do you have a little money, Sir?Du-ya. noh drink wata na France!! Please don’t drink the water in France!!

Drink wayine. Drink the wine.Ow di bohdi, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?Ah wehl, Tehnki ya, Kulu. I am well, thank you, Kulu.I big, Pa? Is it big, Sir?

Noh i smohl, Ma. No, it is small, Madam.15

Yu noh sabi am (her)! You do not know her!Yah, now ah geht fif problem. Yes now, I have five problems!!!All dem pikin dem! All the children!

Wetin dat? What is that?Exkus. Nah wetin? Pardon. What?Luk am. There it is (look at him).Noh bad. Not bad.O-Gosh! O-Gosh!

OK? OK?Yehs, i cul. Yes, it's cool!Yehs, i wikid. Yes, it's wicked! (classy)Yehs i cul. Yes, it's cool! (upper class)

Du-ya, noh talkh Bludi-ful. Please do not say Mate!I noh cul!!! It is not cool (upper class)!!!Ah mus du dis. I must do this.Yu geht for du dat. You must do (for to do) thatWonderful-o.? Wonderful?Yehs yu wonderful-o. Yes you are okay!

Na-in dat foh now. That is it for now!Na-in dat foh now. Bye bye, for now!Wi go si bak! Be seeing you soon!!

Speed reading - 14 minutes

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18. NATURAL VOCABULARY:(without accents)

a. Greetings/Exclamations:

hello good morning, how are you?` I am well thank youkusheh morhnin-o ow di bohdi? Ah wehl Tehnki (+ya - polite)

goodbye yes no OK not too badna-in dat yehs noh OK/i noh bad i noh bad

Darn! Mate! there it is! "cool"!!!O-Gosh! Bludi-ful luk am! gud-o

b. Verbs: uku-

to be have like want cande geht lehk wan/want ebul

do say/speak go come givedu tohk go kam gi

take/hold eat drink sleep/lie down knowtake/ol it drink slip/ledohn no/sabi

understand must (go for) get find/look forohndrastan geht for geht fehn

resemblefiba

c. Prepositions:

some a the to fromsohm wan di to from

d. Pronouns:

I you he she weah yu i i wi

it this that Mr Mrs.i/nah dis/nah dat/nah Mr Mrs

e. Nouns:

money thing man woman/wife watermohni ting man uman/wef wata

car ticket book friend food17

motoka tikit buk padi fud/choph

f. Adjectives/adverbs/Other:

good bad big small nowgud bad big smohl/lili now/jisnoh

later a little wonderful! happy easy/difficultbambai smohl/lilibit wonderful gladi izi/trangga,trohng

here there (yonder)ya yanda

g. Interogatives:

how much? where? what? who? when?Ohmohs? Usam? Wetin? Udat? Ustehm?

Note: What is this? Na wetin dis? Question? ... ?

h. Numbers:

one two three four fivewon tu tree foh fif

i. And some survival words:

Bathroom (washad), always (ohl tehm, ohlwes), fast/slow kwik/slo), but (boht), never (nehba), please (du-ya), food (fud/chohp), train (tren), bus (bohs), home (hos), work (wok), time (tehm), today (tide), tomorrow (tumara), paper (pepa), pepper (pepe), newspaper niuspepa), day (de), week (wik), year (yia), hour (owa), minute (minit), hamburger (what’s that?), McDonalds (who’s that?), think (mehmba, tink), read (rid), write (rait), laugh (laf), dance (dans), later (bambai), stop (stohp/ an action: lehf. A car: tinap), policeman (polis), six (six)… bye bye (na-in dat) … be seeing you soon (wi go si bak)!

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19. NATURAL FEEDBACK AND NEW IDEAS(to robertboland@wanadoo.fr please ...)

1. HOW LONG DID YOU TAKE TO STUDY THE CRE?

2. WHAT WAS GOOD ABOUT IT?

3. WHAT WAS BAD ABOUT IT?

4. WHAT NEW IDEAS?

5. HOW CAN WE HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE?

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20 - DAILY MINI PHRASE BOOK(Write out your copy - and start to chat with everyone - speed reading 4

minutes)

BASICS: Thank you. Tehnk-i ya/Tehnk-iWelcome Kab-oHallo KusheshYes/no/not Ya/noh/nohPlease Du-yaExcuse me Exkus

INTRODUCTIONS:

Good morning Morhnin-oGood-bye. Na-in datMy name is ... Ah nam ...What is your name? Wetin yu nam?

How are you? Ow di bohdi?I am well, thanks Ah wehl, Tehnki yaAnd how are you? En ow di bohdi?

Where do you come from? Usai yu komot?I'm from: Ah kum-ot ... France FranceEngland EnglanAmerica Amerika

I'm with: Ah de wok for ...:UN UNRed Cross Red Cross

Nokia Nokia

QUESTIONS:

When/how? Ustehm?/ow?What/why? Wetin?/wi?Who/which? Udat?/wich?Where is ...? Usai di ...?Where can I get ...? Usai ah ebul geht ,,,?How much is this? Ohmohs dis?Can you help me? Yu ebul hep mi?(What) does this mean? Nah wetin dis?

UNDERSTANDING:

I understand Ah ohndrastanI don't understand. Ah noh ohndrastanPlease say that again. Du-ya, tohk am bakCan you translate this for me? Yu ebul tohk dis for mi?

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Can I get … ? Ah ebul take ...?You know how to speak: Yu ebul tohk ...?: English/Krio? Englin/Krio I don't speak Krio. Ah noh de tohk KrioI speak a little ... Ah de tohk lilibit ....

COMMENTS:

It's: I …: right/wrong corek/noh corek better/worse de bete/worse cheap/expensive chip/deer good/bad gud/bad hot/cold hot/cohl near/far de neer/de farr wi

FOOD:

I like: Ah lehk …: breakfast brekfas lunch lunch dinner. Dinna

food choph/it

I want some... : Ah wan lilibit: bread/butter brade/buta

cheese chiz eggs egg meat/potatoes beef/peteteapples/oranges appul/oringecoffee kofi

milk milkfruit juice frut juce water watatea ti

I want to pay now. I wan pey now.I think that you make a mistake. Ah tink se yu du badThank you (polite). Tehnki ya

TRANSIT:

Where is the nearest shop: Usai di nerr shop de?Where can I get a taxi? Usai ah kin geht taxi?How much to go to ... ? Ohmohs for go ...?

Take me there. Take mi ya-nda. Please stop here. Du-ya stop ya. This is the wrong road. Dis road noh gud.

Go straight ahead. Go foward. Look at him (it's there), on the: Luk am, nah di ...:

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left/right left/rite north/south nort/south east/west ist/wist

Where is the: Usai di:town centre? tong center de?

pharmacy? pharmacy de?

SHOPPING:

Do you have any ...? Yu geht lilibit ...?How much is this? Ohmohs dis?I will take this. Ah tik dis.

What colours have you? Witch color yu geht? Black blak Blue blu Red red White wit/wite Green grin

I want to buy: Ah wan by: aspirin/soap aspirini/sophalf kilo apples haf kilo appul

litre of milk lita milk film/newspaper film/niuspepa

TELEPHONE:

Hello, this is ... Kusheh, dis nah …

Please speak: Du-ya tohk: louder mor loudslowly/softly safful

I want to speak to: Ah wan tohk to ...:Mr. MrMrs. MrsMiss Mss

When is he (going) there? Ustehm i go de de? Tell him, that he must telephone me.Tel am, se mak I mos (must) telefon mi TIME:

Do you have enough time? Yu geht enuf tehm?What time is it? ... Ohmohs oclock?

It is: I de: five past one fife afta wan (1) quarter past three quatr afta tree (3)

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MEETINGS:

We see you: Wi si yu ... today tide tomorrow tumara next week nex wik in the evening dis neht soon jis-noh (just now)

You are right/wrong. Yu rite/rong That is right (that is so) Nah in dat/Nah so.

LOCATIONS:

Here/there Ya/yanda,deAt the UN office Nah de UN offis(Is) it near/far I de nir/far?How many hours? Ohmohs awa?

21. PLAY QUIZ

Test your Krio instincts … associate the phrases … in mixed groups of four …

a. I am well. Du-yab. I am sorry. Tehnki yac. Thank you. Ah wehld. Please. Ah beg pardin

e. Welcome! Ow di bohdi?f. Come here Kusheh-og. Hello Kab-o!

h. How are you? Kam ya.

i. How goes it? Try do amj. Try to do it Ow di go de go?k. I do not drink. Stohp yal. Stop here. Ah noh de drink. m. Yes Ah gladin. Please Du-yao. I am happy Waiterp. Waiter? Yehs

q. How much is that? Usai/ustehm/wi?r. Where is the toilet? Ohmohs dat?s. Where/when/why? Ohmohs oclock?t. What time is it? Usai di latrine de?

u. Help me please? Ah noh ohndrastan.v. I do not understand Du-ya, tolk saffulw. What does this mean? Du-ya hep mi.

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x. Please, speak slowly Nah wetin dis?

y. Be seeing you soon!. Gud choph! z. Good food! Wi go si bak

Answers: In the phrase book … or call the Team ...

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APPENDIX A - ROUTINE FOR ACCENT IMPROVEMENTAND LONG TERM RE-INFORCEMENT AFTER ONE MONTH -

TRY TO WORK WITH A PARTNER AND A NATURAL SPEAKER FOR JUST ONE DAY MORE

RELO-GOSH! with ... a very POSITIVE attitude ... and a very confident EXPECTATION of SUCCESS ... in just one more day ... of PLAYING with the natural language ... instinctively ... naturally ... completely relO-Gosh!ed ... with no stress or effort ... jsut play!

Our natural suggestions are:

1 – Play the LEARNING REINFORCEMENT audio tape. Do IRT and the Throat exercise. Study the Brief Grammar and Mini-Phrase Book to understand every word. Then SPEAK wth the tape and RECORD your efforts. LIST your five key problems!

2 - STUDY the text (Sections 2-16). Then SPEAK LOUDLY and then very SOFTLY with the tape. SPEED READING (2-16) in 14 minutes. USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactive conversation

3 – SPEAK in THEATRICAL style with the tape and text together. Do SPEED READING (2-16) in reverse-mode in 12 minutes. USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactive conversation

4 – SPEAK with tape and text. For difficult words/phrases ... stop the tape ... and repeat the word/phrase many times ... singing and shouting! Review your five problems.

5 - USE the Mini-phrase Book for easy interactvie conversation. Then do it as SPEED READING (reverse-mode) in 4 minutes. SPEAK with tape and text using three different voices ... just for fun!.

6 – SPEED READING (2-16) in 8 minutes. Review your five problems. LiSTEN to your recording. Then SPEAK with the tape … with a wonderful CONFIDENT accent. Email your feedback to robertboland@wanadoo.fr.

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APPENDIX B - ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY SELECTED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF EACH CLIENT ORGANIZATION

(100 WORDS) Special Vocabulary for UNHCR English Pashto Dari Krio Airport hawaa dagar maydaan-e hawaa-i airportArmy pauz fauj/ordu arrmyAsylum panaah pamaah asylumBorder pdlay sarhadd bordaCamp dd kaamp kaamp-d kampChildren muchouman awladah pikin-demClothing jama poxaak clothsCooking pot chainaq dd pO-Gosh!ldy loxay/deg fud potCooperation hamkari pd gdda kaar kawdl cooperationCustoms gumruk gumruj customs

Delay nawakta dzandy las tehmDetention ndzar-band tawkif detentionDevelopment program dd wadi prograam prograam-d ynkyshaafi devel.programDisplaced persons be-zaya shdwi xaldk be-jaa shodygaan despac manElectricity breshna brexnaa liteEmergency hajol ber-dndy pexa emergencyExpulsion shar-dl kharej/zxraaj expulsionFamily koranay hekraaj fambulGovernment hokumat hokumat governmentGrandparents padar kalan padar wa maser kalan grannisHandicapped saya ma-yub handicappedHealth roghtyaa seat/syhhat wel bohdi

Hospital roghtun shafakhana ospitulHouse kor khana/kor hosHQ mankaz mankae HQHuman rights dd bashar hakkuna hokuk e bashar

human rights Husband mehra shwahan umanLamp dewan tsheragh lampLegal protection kaanuni saatdna hymayat e kano legal protectionMalnutrition bada ghdzaa sou-e taghziya quashikor Material assistance maadi komak komak-e mawadi aidMinistry wdzaarat wezarat ministriNutrition ghdzaa taghziya nutritionPain - days/weeks dard worat dard e ruz/hafta pen - des/wiksPain - months/years dard hafta dard e mo/sol pen - monts/yias

Pain - treatment dard mehda dard e ta-dow-wi pen- tritmen

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Pain - arms/legs dard bazou/paie dard e dest/pal pen - ahms/legsPain - chest dard sina dard e sina pen - chesPain - ears/eyes dard gauche/sterguee dard e goch/cheshom pen - yers/yiesPain - hands/feet dard daste/paie dard e dest/pai pen - hans/futPain - head/neck dard sav/gardan dard e sar/ghardin pen - hed/nekPain - stomach dard mehda dard e meda pen - belliPersecution zawrawdi aziyat persecutionPetrol tel petrol/tel petrolPolice-station dd polis st-eshan sar-mammuriyat-e-police polis post President mdshir ra-is presidentPrison bandy-khana zyndan prisonProvince ayaalat wela-yate provinceReception centre dd melma paaldne mahal e pazirahi/

reception centreRefugee mohajer panahenda refugeeRepresentative astaazy nema-yandghi representativeRural da kdll ? up-cuntrySanitation hyfzu-syhna hyfzu syhha sanitationShelter rijdi panaga shelterStatus haysiyat haysiyat statusTent rijdi gihejdi/khayma tentTorture shekanja shykanja torture

Town khar shahr tongTransportation transport transport transportTravel Docs sdd safar sanaduna sdd safar sanaduna travel doksTribe t-dbdr kabila tribeTruck lan mot-dr/lari motar-d laar/lari trokUrban dd khari dd khari townVillage kday karya vilagVoluntrary repatriation pd rdzaa-sara berta legal

vol. repatriation War jagara jangue warWater aaba aab wataWife kaza zawja/khanom uman/wef

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APPENDIX C - BRIEF GRAMMAR(Challenge - study the Krio and then discuss with a natural speaker)

1. Structure - subject, object and verb:AH de ya (here). I am here.Di PIKIN de ya The CHILD is here.Di pikin de ya? Question - is the child here?

2. Articles:WAN pikin de ya. A child here is.

3. Nouns:Di Pikin-DEM de ya. The child-REN are here.Di GUD pikin de ya The GOOD child is here.

I NAH pikin. HE is a child.

4. Possession: I nah MI pikin. He is MY child.

5. Relative: Di pikin WEH de ya The child WHO here is.

6. Demostrative: DIS pikin de ya. THIS child is here. DAT pikin de DE. THAT child is THERE.

7. Interogatives: WETIN nah ting? WHAT (is) this thing? UDAT nah? WHO (is) that? USAI di pikin de? WHERE is the child?

Ohmohs di buk? HOW-MUCH is the book?

8. Imperatives: DU dis! DO this!KAM ya! COME here!

9. Negatives: Yehs, ah geht won buk. Yes, I HAVE a book. Noh, ah noh geht di buk. No, I do NOT have the book. NOH kam ya. Do NOT come here.

10. To be, have and want (with "me" to indicate the present tense): Ah de,mi-nah/ah geht/ah wan I am/have/want Yu nah/yu geht/yu wan You are/have/want I nah/i geht/i wan He is/has/wants

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BROCHURECRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE

THE NATURAL WAY TO PLAY WITH LANGUAGE AND A WONDERFUL ACCENTWITH A 30 MINUTE AUDIO TAPE IN ONE DAY

KEY CONCEPT: "WHEN you create new POSITIVE wave patterns in YOUR mind they give you the CONFIDENCE to RELAX and LEARN naturally without EFFORT"

Opportunity: for managers and staff members on missions to other countries to feel more secure, comfortable and effective in achieve better working relationships in English, with local companies, governments, refugees, client and project staff, as they perceive the effort to speak the local language with a good accent, and thus to show clearly a deep respect for local values and culture.

Description: dynamic English-based brief language learning system developed initially with some UN staff, for aid workers in Afghanistan, and now available in: Krio, Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, Finnish, Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Shona, Russian, Mandarin, Xhosa and with other languages in process: Cantonese, Zulu, Tswana, Sutu, Swedish, Nepali, Italian, Swahili, Basque, etc.

Designed for: mature motivated learners who need to achieve very rapidly, the personal confidence to speak and understand, basics of the local natural language. Designed also also for current speakers to who want to achieve significant accent improvement.

Course duration: one full six hour day with a partner or small group, followed by daily brief individual revision, in the following week and one day reinforcement a month later.

Application: individual training or as a small part of any mmangement training program to stimulate creativity, because: "Each language is an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and humanitarian values" - Professor Kenneth Hale - linguistics expert of MIT who spoke 50 languages fluently and died October 8th 2001.

Method: uses CRE techniques to achieve relaxation and intuitive absorption of the natural language with confidence and without stress or effort. Designed to handle varying individual value systems and needs. CRE techniques, once acquired, can be easily used for any other languages or dialects. Uses IRT - the Instant Relaxation Technique create the confidence to learn.

Further information: 33 450 408982 or 199 Chemin Garenne, Prevessin, 01280 France or email: robertboland@wanadoo.fr from Dr. Bob Boland MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins), DBA, ITP (Harvard Business School), Former visiting professor at: INSEAD: IMD, Cranfield, Columbia, GSB, Stellenbosch, Wits, WHO, ILO, WB, UNEP, UNIDO, AID, IRC, Peace Corps, Shell, Burma, Barlows, BO-Gosh!ter, Nokia etc.

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GLOSSARY - ENGLISH/FRENCH/KRIO/GERMAN(rough spelling and gender, with few accents)

a un/une won ein/eineabout environ mor-lis ungefhraccident accident aksiden Unfall,deraction action,la akshon Handlung,dieactually en fait aktul eigentlichafter après arftr nachafternoon après-midi,le aftrnun Nachmittag,derairport aeroport,le errport Flughafen,deralone seul bi-self alleinalso aussi as-wil auchalways toujours ohl tehm immeram(I) suis(je) de (ah) bin(ich)and et an undanniversary anniversaire yia-de Jahrestag,deranybody n`importequi eni-man irgendjemandanything n`importequoi eni-ting irgendetwasApril Avril Epril April,derare (you) êtes (vous) de sindarrive arriver kum ya ankommenat à bi anAugust Aout Orgus August,derbad mauvais bad schlechtbank banque,la bank Bank,diebar bar ba Bar,diebath bain,le baf Bad,dasbeat battre hit schlagenbeautiful beau/belle fain schnbecause parceque cos weilbed lit,le behd Bett,dasbegin commencer stat anfangenbehind derrière bak for hinterbeside àcôtéde bi nchstbetter meilleur mor gud besserbill facture,la bil Rechnung,diebig grand big grossbiscuit biscuit,le biskit Keks,derblack noir blak schwarzbook livre,le buk Buch,dasboy garcon,le bo Junge,derbread pain,le bred Brot,dasbreakfast petitdej.le brekfust Frhstck,das

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brother frère,le bruffer Bruder,derbus autobus,le bus Bus,derbusiness affaires,les bisnis Geschft,dasbuy acheter bi kaufencan(able) pouvoir ebul knnencar auto,le motoka Auto,dascarefully prudent gud vorsichtigcarry porter tik tragencash argent,le mohni Geld,daschair chaise,la cher Stuhl,dercheap bonmarché chip billigchildren enfants kids Kinder,derchoose choisir tik whlencigarette cigarette,la sigrit Zigarette,dieclean propre klin sauberclever intelligent smart klugclouds nuages,les kluds Wolken,diecoffee cafe,le kofi Kaffee,dercold froid kold kaltcolour couleur,la kala Farbe,dercome venir kum kommencomplain plaindre kumplan klagencontract contrat,le kontrat Vertrag,dercook cuire kuk kochencost coût,le kos Kosten,diecount conter kunt zahlencreditors créditeurs man tik mohni. Glubiger,diecup tasse,la kup Tasse,diecustomer client,le man wan help Kunde,descustoms douane,la kustm Zoll,derdaughter fille,la uman kid Tochter,dieday jour,le de Tag,derdear cher lot mohni teuerdebtors débiteurs,les man wan mohni Schuldner,dieDecember Décembre Disembr Dezemberdinner dîner,le chohp Abendessen,dasdirty sale noh klin schmutzigdividedby divisépar divid for divid.durchdo faire du tundoctor médecin,le doktor Arzt,derdoers actifs,les man wat du Tter,diedrink boire drink trinkendrive conduire go for fahren

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dry sec noh wet trockenearly debonneheure gud tehm frheasy facile dud du leichteat manger it esseneight huit eyt achteighty quatrevingt eyt i achtzigeither ou or o or entwedereleven onze leven elfEnglish Anglais Enlish Englischenjoy s`amuser gud tehm sich freuenenough assez(de) nuf genugetc. etcetera etc, uswevening soir,le neht Abend,derevery chaque al jedenfall off tomber fal-of fallenfamily famille,la famli Familie,diefather père,le pa Vater,derfather/law beau-père,le uman pa Schwiegervaterfat gros fit fettFebuary Février Febyurari Februar,derfifty cinquante fif-ti. fünfzigfight combattre fite kmpfenfinance financer gi mohni finanzierenfind trouver luk si findenfine beau gud schn(Wetter)fingers doigts,les fingr Finger,diefinish finir en du beendenfish poisson,le fish Fisch,derfive cinq fif fünffog brouillard,le wata gaz Nebel,derfood nourriture,la fud Essen,dasfools fous,les fuls Verrckten,diefor pour foh frfork fourchette,la fork Gabel,diefour quatre for vierforty quarante for-ti vierzigFriday Vendredi,le Fride Freitag,derfriendly sympathique padi freundlichfriends amis,les padi Freunde,diefuture(adj) futur tehm gi zuknftiggame jeu,le gam Spiel,dasgenerally généralement all tehm allgemeinget obtenir git bekommengirl jeunefille,la kid uman Mdchen,dasgive donner gi geben

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glass verre,le glas Glas,dasgo aller go gehengood bon gud gutgood-bye aurevoir nain dat auf Wieders.goodeven. bonsoir neht-o guten Abendgoodmorn. bonjour morhnin-o guten Morgen.goodnight bonnenuit nect-o guteNachtgreedy gourmand mor fud gierighalf moitié haf halbhappy heureux gladi glücklichhate dêtester noh fiba hassenhave avoir(j'ai) geht habenhe il i erhello salut kusheh hallohelp aider help helfenhelpful utile help behilflichher(acc.) la/lui har ihrhere ici ya hierherself elle-même har sieselbsthim le/lui him ihn/ihmhimself lui-même him erselbsthis son foh him seinhonest honnété gud ehrlichhope espèrer wan kum hoffenhospital hopital,le ospital Hospital,dashot chaud hot heisshotel hotel,le hotel hotel,dashow are y.? comment a.-v.? ow di bohdi? wie geht e.I.?howmany? combiende? ohmhs? wieviel?however cependant but jedochhundred cent hundred hunderthungry avoir faim hungri hungrighusband mari,le man Ehemann,derI je ah ichI am well je vais bien ah wehl mir geht es g.ice-cream glace,la ise-krim Eis-creme,dieif si if wennimportant important big ting wichtigimpossible impossible noh ebul du unmglichin front of devant foh mi vorintelligent intelligent gud du man kluginventory inventaire,la stok Inventor,dasis(he) est(il) de (i) ist(er)it cela am es(er)itself cela-même am esselbst

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January Janvier Januari Januarjourney voyage,le waka Reise,dieJuly Juillet Juli JuliJune Juin Juni Juniknife coûteau,le nef Messer,dasknow savoir/conn. sabi/no wissenlabour maind`oeuvre wok Arbeit,dielanguage langue,la tohk Sprache,dielate tard let späterlater plustard letr spätererlearn apprendre lan lernenless moinsde les minus/wenigerletter lettre,la lettr Brief,derlife vie,la lif Leben,daslike(verb) aimer lehk gern habenlisten écoûter yeri zuhrenlittle peu lilebit weniglong long langa langlong run finalement big tehm?? auf die Dauerlook regarder si schauenlook for chercher fen suchenloss perte,la lossis Verlust,dielot, lots beaucoupde mor- viellove aimerbien luv liebenlow bas lo tieflucky(be) avoir/chance geht luk Glck(haben)luggage bagages,les bag dem Gepack,daslunch déjeuner,le lunch Mittagess.dasmake/do faire du machenman homme,le man Mann,dermanager directeur,le man chif Manager,dermany beaucoup(de) plenti vielemap plan,le map Lankarte,dieMarch Mars March Mrzmarriage marriage,le marrade Heirat,diemarry semarier marrade heiratenmaterials materiaux,les tings MaterialienMay Mai Mey Maime me mi michmeal repas,le fud Essen,dasmeat viande,la bif Fleisch,dasmeet rencontrer mit kennenlernenmeeting réunion,la miting Versammlungmind(not)?? égal(etre)?? noh bad?? egal(mir)??minute minute,la minit Minute,die

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Miss Mademoiselle Mis Frauleinmistake erreur,la bad ting/mistak Fehler,derMonday Lundi,le Mundey Montagmoney argent,la mohni Geld,dasmonth moins,le mont Monat,dermore plus mor mehrmorning matin,le morhnin Morgen,dermother mère,la mama Mutter,diemother-i.l. belle-mère mod-en-law SchwiegermutterMr Monsieur mista HerrMrs Madame missis Fraumultipl.by multiplierpar multipli multipliz.mitmust devoir geht foh mssenmy mon mi yone meinmyself moi-même mi-sef ich selbstnear prèsde neer nahenever jamais neba niemalsnevermind n'importe noh men nichts(macht)new neuf nu neunice agréable gud nettnine neuf nin neunnight nuit,la neht Nacht,dieninety quatre-v.-dix nin-ti neunzigno non noh neinnobody personne noh man niemandnoise bruit,le noise Krach,dernot ne...pas noh nichtnothing rien natin nichtsnovember Novembre Novemba Novembernow maintenant now/jis-now jetzto`clock heures(7.00) o’clock Uhr(7.00)october Octobre Oktoba Oktober,derof course naturellement of cos natrlichoh! Oh! o Ach!old vieux old alton sur pantap aufone un wan einsor ou o oderorders ordres,les orda Bestellungenour notre wi yone unserourselves nous-même wi sef wir selbstout dehors nah doh ausoverheads frais gen.les over-cost Lauf.U.,dieowner`seq. capital,le –ade mohni Anlagekapitalparents parents,les mama en papa Eltern,die

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passport passeport,le passport Pass,derpeople gens motal man Menschen,dieplace endroit,le pleys Platz,derplane avion,le pleyn Flugzeug,dasplate assiette,la pleyte Teller, derplease s`ilv.plaît du-ya bittepolice police,la polis Polizei,diepolite poli geht respekt hflichporter porteur,le porta Portier,derpossible possible ebul mglichprèsent(a) prèsent foh now gegenwrtigpretty joli fain hbschproducts produits,les tings dem Produkte,dieprofit profit,le profit Gewinn,derput mettre put legenquarter quartier,le kwata Viertel,dasquickly vite kwik schnellrain pluie,la reyn Regen,dasread lire rid lesenreally vraiment rilli wirklichred rouge red rotrelax serelaxer blow enstpannenremember rappeller memba erinnemrestaurant restaurant,le restorant/kookri Restaurant,dasright raison(avoir) correkt richtigroad rue,la rod Strasse.dieroom chambre,la rom Zimmer.dassales ventes,les sell Verkufe,dieSaturday Samedi,le Satidey Samstagsave sauver save sparensay dire tohk sagensee voir si sehensell vendre sell verkaufenSeptember Septembre Septemba Septemberserve servir hep bedienenservice service savishlp Dienst,derseven sept,le sevin siebenseventy soixante-dix sevin-ti siebzigshe elle i sieshort court short kurzshould devoir geht foh sollensick malade noh wehl krankSir Monsieur Sa MeinHerrsister soeur,la sestr Schwester,diesit s'asseoir sidom sitzen

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sitdown êtreassis sidom sich setzensix six siks sechssixty soixante siks-ti sechzigsky ciel,le ski Himmel,dersleep dormir slip schlafensmall petit smohl kleinsmoke fumer smok rauchensnack snack,le lili fud Imbiss,dersome quelques lilibit etwassomebody quelqu'un sohm body jemandsomething quelque-chose sohm ting etwassometimes quelque-fois sohm tehm manchmalson fils,le borbor Sohn,dersorry dommage o –ya Verzeihungsoup potage,le sup Suppe,diespeak parler tohk sprechenspend dépenser gi mohni foh ausgebenspoon cuillère,la spun Lffel,derstandup selever timap aufstehenstation gare,la stey-shun Banhof,derstay rester sidom wan pleyce bleibenstool banc,le stul Stuhl,dersugar sucre,le shuga Zucker,dassummer été,le suma Sommer.dersun soleil,le sun Sonne,dieSunday Dimanche,le Sundey Sonntagsweet(pud.) dessert,le swit Ssspeise,dietable table,la teybl Tisch,dertake prendre tik nehmentalk parler tohk sprechentalkers bavards,les tohk tohk man Schwtzer,dietaxi taxi,le taksi Taxi,dertea the,le ti Tee,dertéléphone téléphone,le telefun Telefon,dertense temps,le tehm Zeitform,dieten dix ten zehnterrible terrible terribl schrecklichthank you merci tehnki-ya dankethat la/cela/que dat jenerthe le/la di der/die/dastheir leur dem yone ihrthem eux dem siethemselves eux-mêmes dem sef sie selbstthere là yanda/de dort/dathey ils de sie

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wine vin,le weyn Wein,derwinter hiver,le wintr Winter,derwoman femme,la uman Frau,diework travail,le wok arbeitenworse pire worse schlechterworst,the lepire pass mark schlechtestewrite écrire rit schreibenwrong avoirtort noh rit falschyear année,la yia Jahr,dasyes oui yehs jayes but ouimais yehs bu ja aberyesterday hier yesterdi gesternyou(nom.) vous yu Sieyou(acc.) vous yu Sieyoung jeune yung jungyour votre yu yone Ihryourself vous-même yu/yu sef Sieselbstyourselves vous-mêmes ounu/ ounayu Sieselbstzero zero natin null

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THE ONE HUNDRED MOST USED WORDS IN CONVERSATION(Challenge ... check with a natural speaker ...learn and remember)

1. A/an 2. After 3. Again 4. All 5. Almost WON AFTR AGIN AL ALMUS6. Also 7. Always 8. And 9. Because 10. Before S-WIL AL-TEHM AN COS BIFOR11. Big 12. But 13. I can 14. I come 15. Either/or BIG BUT AH EBUL AH KAM OR O OR16. I find 17. First 18. For 19. Friend 20. From AH LUK-SI FUST FOH PADI FROM21. I go 22. Good 23. Goodbye 24. Happy 25. I have AH GO GUD BAD GUDI AH GEHT26. He 27. Hello 28. Here 29. How 30. I I KUSHEH YA OH AH31. I am 32. If 33. In 34. I know 35. Last AH IF IN AH SABI END-WON3. I like 37. Little 38. I love 39. I make 40. Many AH LEHK SMOHL AH LEHK AH DU MUCH-TING41. One 42. More 43. Most 44. Much 45. My WON MOR MST MCH MI46. New 47. No 48. Not 49. Now 50. OfNU NOH NOH NOW OF51. Often 52. On 53. One 54. Only 55. Or MUCH-TEHM ON WON JUS O56. Other 57. Our 58. Out 59. Over 60. People UDER OWER UT ON UMAN-DEM61. Place 62. Please 63. Same 64. I see 65. She PLAS DU-YA LILLIBIT AH SI I66. So 67. Some 68. Sometimes 69. Still 70. Such SO LILIBIT LILLIBIT-TEHM YET DAT71. I tell 72. Thank you 73. That 74. The 75. Their AH TOHK TEHNKI DAT DI DEM-NA76. Them 77. Then 78. There is 79. They 80. ThingDEM DEN DAT DE DE TING 81. I think 82. This 83. Time 84. To 85. Under AH TINK DIS DAT TO UNDR86. Up 87. Us 88. I use 89. Very 90. We UP WI AH DU MCH WI91. What 92. When 93. Where 94. Which 95. Who WETIN USTEHN USAM WICH UDAT96. Why 97. With 98. Yes 99. You 100. Your WI WID YEHS YU YU-NA

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