Du Jèrriais siez BBC Jèrri

November 11nd, 2011

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Office du JerriaisLa Fête dé Noué, radio, vocabulary

Here is a list of the words and phrases we covered in this week’s little Jèrriais lesson on BBC Jersey (Monday 2.30pm). We looked at some words and placenames with a y sound (sometimes written li or i) and a w sound (written ou):

  • bliu = blue
  • nou n’y vait ni bliu ni blianc = one can’t make head nor tail of it
  • Bieaumont = Beaumont; beautiful hill
  • Bieau Port = Beauport; beautiful bay
  • Pliémont = Plémont
  • Lé Pliat Dou = Plat Douet; flat brook
  • Pliémue = Plymouth
  • Saint Cliément = Saint Clement
  • Sonne les clioches = Ring the bells (Jingle bells)
  • Bouonne Niet = Bonne Nuit; goodnight
  • Noué = Christmas; Noël
  • Bouôn Noué! = Merry Christmas!
  • La Fête dé Noué
  • La Route ès Nouaux = the road of the Noëls

Click on linked words for a sound clip!