Lé-Viaer-Marchi

That's my favourite exhibit.
 
Ch’est là l’exhibite qué j’oïme lé mus.

Shay lah-l exhee-beet keh zh’oym leh mü.

That's my favourite exhibit.

That’s a pumpkin. 

Ch’est là aen paonpaom.

Shay lahh ah.. pan(g)pan(g).

That's a pumpkin.

What is that? 

Tchi qu’est chenna?

Cheek ay shenahh?

What is that?

I love the Show (me)!  

J’oïme lé Chaou mé!

Zh’oym leh Show meh!

I love the Show.

What have you put in the Show? 

Tchi qu’vous avaï mis dans l’Chaou?

Cheek vooz ahh-vye mee dawl Show? 

(formal singular and only plural)

What have you put in the Show?

Did you manage to park your car? 

Av-ous paeu pâtcher vote moto?

Ahhv-oo pah-ee pahhh-cheh vawt motaw? 

(formal singular and only plural)

Did you manage to park your car?

I came .. on foot / by bike / on the bus / by horse / by car. 

J’sis vnu .. à pid / à baïce / dans la bosse / à jva / dans l’moto.

Sh’seev nü .. ahh pee / ahh byss / daw lahh bawss / ahhzh vahh / daw-l motaw.

I came on foot, by bike, on the bus by horse, by car.

How did you come to the Show today? 
 
Coume tchi qu’vous aêtes vnu au Chaou ogniet?

Cawm cheek vooz a-eet vnü o Show awn-yeh? 

(formal singular and only plural)

How did you come to the Show?

Welcome to the Show! 

Bianvnu au Chaou!

B’yov nü oh Show!

Welcome to the Show.

It's very busy here! 

Mais y a-t-i du meutin ichin!

May yahh-tee dü muh-ta-ee ee-sha-ee!

It's very busy here!

I’m really thirsty after all of that walking, and I need a drink (me)! 

J’ai grànd sé auprés aver marchi tànt, et j’ai besouogn d’aver à bère mé!
 
Zheh grah.. seh awpray oveh mahrshee tah.., ay zheh bezwoy doveh ahh bairr meh!

I'm really thirsty after all that walking I need a drink!

What is that supposed to be?

Tchi qu’chenna est supposaï aête?

Cheek shennah ay süp-poh-sigh a-eet?

What is that supposed to be?

I’m going to the Beer Tent (me)! 

J’m’en vais pour la Tente à Bire mé!

Sh’maw vay poor Lahh Tawt ahh Bee-rr meh!

I'm going to the Beer Tent.

What do you think (of it)?

Tchi qu’vous en créyaï?

Cheek vooz aw cray-eye? 

(formal singular and only plural)

What do you think of it?

I’m going to the Tea Tent. 
 
J’m’en vais pour la Tente à Tée.

Sh’maw vay poor Lahh Tawt ahh Tay.

I'm going to the Tea Tent.

Where are the toilets?
 
Eiouqu’i saont les ptites maisaons?

eyoo kee san(g) leep teet meezan(g)?

Where are the toilets?

It’s fantastic! 

Ch’est d’tché maunifique!

shade cheh mawneefeek!

It's fantastic!

Have you tried the beanjar?
  
Av-ous goûtaï les moussaettes au four?

ahhv-oo gootye lay moossat oh foor? 

(formal singular, the only plural)

Have you tried the beanjar?

What do you think of it(you)? 

Tchi qu’t’en cré té?

cheek taw creh teh? 

(informal, singular)

Where are you going? 

Eiou qu’vous s’n allaï? 

eyook voo s’nahh-lye? 

(formal singular, the only plural)

Where are you going?

I’m going to see the animals. 

J’m’en vais veie les baêtes.

sh’maw vay vay lay bah-eet.

I'm going to see the animals.

I’m going to the Beer Tent (me)! 

J’m’en vais pour la Tente à Bire mé!

sh’maw vay poor lahh tawt ahh beerr meh!

Would you like something to drink? 

Voul-ous à bère?

Vool oo ahh berr?

(formal singular, the only plural)

Would you like something to drink?

Would you like something to eat?
 
Voul-ous à maugier?

vool oo ahh maw-zheh? 

(formal singular, the only plural)

Would you like something to eat?

I’ll have a piece of cake please.

J’érai aen morcé d’gâche s’i vous pllaît.

zherreh ah.. morsed gahhhsh see voo p’yay. 

(in response to formal singular and plural question)

I'll have a piece of cake please.

I’ll have a glass of wine please.

J’érai énne verraïe d’vin s’i vous pllaît.

zherreh enn verr-ride vah-ee see voo p’yay.

(in response to formal singular and plural question)

I'll have a glass of wine please.

I’ll have a glass of water please.

J’érai énne verraïe d’iaoue s’i vous pllaît.

zherreh enn verr-ride yow see voo p’yay.

(in response to formal singular and plural question)

I'll have a glass of water please.

14/03/2024

Nou s’en va célèbraï la Faête à St. Patrick bian-à-caoup, qué à la sàntaï des bottis Irlàndais, mais méfi-ous des pouques!

We’re going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day soon, so cheers to Irish friends, but beware of leprechauns!

St-Patricks-Day

The promotion of the indigenous Norman language of the Guernsey

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