BelizeKriol_EngDic_49337_2009

aatful Kriol tu Inglish adawaizNoh laaf aata mi. Don’t laugh atme.aatful adj. artful, clever. Ih dawahn aatful lee bwai; ihaalwayz di get eena mischif.He’s an artful little boy; healways gets into mischief. See:braynzi.aatik n. attic. Mai ma shee galoan jonk eena fi shee aatik. Mymother has nothing but junk inher attic.aatikl n. article. Mi pa rait wahnaatikl eena di nyoozpaypa. Myfather wrote an article in thenewspaper.aatis n. artist. Di aatis chaaj milat a moni fi paynt di picha. Theartist charged me lots of money topaint the picture.aatn v. ought not, should not.Archaic. Yu aatn du dat; yu nohfi tel lai. You shouldn’t do that;you’re not supposed to lie. See:mosn, noh fi, shudn.aatu v. ought to, should. Yuaatu aks permishan bifoa yuyooz op pipl ting. You ought toask permission before you usepeople’s things. See: fi, mos,shuda, sopoas tu.abak adv. ago. Mi ma ded chreeyaaz abak. My mother died threeyears ago.abschrok v. distract, throw offthe track. Ah neva kaal mihozban da werk kaaz Ah nevawaahn abschrok ahn. I nevercall my husband at work becauseI don’t want to distract him. See:dischrak, chroa aaf.abyoos n. abuse. Dehn aresHaatens fi chail abyoos kaa ihmek ih lee gyal neel dong pahngrayta. They arrested Hortensefor child abuse because she madeher little girl kneel down on agrater.abyooz v. abuse. Brenda lef ihhozban kaa ih abyooz ahn fiyaaz ahn shee kyaahn tek itnohmoh. Brenda left her husbandbecause he abused her for yearsand she can’t take it anymore.achrak v. attract. Di food wehjrap pahn di grong wahnachrak aans. The food that fallson the ground will attract ants.ad v. add. Evri day dehn ad aanmoa ahn moa pipl tu dehngroop. Every day they add moreand more people to their group.ada adj. other. Tumaaro wiwahn goh da di ada tong dehntu. Tomorrow we’ll go to theother towns too. See: nada, neks,tara.adap v. adopt. Mi sista adapwan lee baybi hoofa ma mi ded.My sister adopted a little boywhose mother had died.adarels 1 n. additional things,whatnot. Wi taak bowt rayz apay ahn adarels ting da dimeetn. We talked about salaryincrease as well as other things inthe meeting. See: watsnat.adarels 2 adv. otherwise. Nohklaim pahn di taybl, adarels yuwahn faal dong. Don’t climb onthe table, otherwise you’ll falldown. See: adawaiz, elswaiz.adawaiz adv. otherwise. Yubeta goh now; adawaiz yu wahn22