Vocabulary of Jersey French (Jèrriais)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           méthe, la méthe, méthes
2.    father           péthe, lé péthe, péthes
3.    sister           soeu, la soeu, soeurs


Car Dgieu aimait tant l’monde qu’i’ donnit san seul Fis, à seule fîn qu’touos
les cheins tchi craient en li n’péthissent pon, mais qu’il aient la vie êtèrnelle.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           ieau, l’ieau
2.    fire           feu, lé feu
3.    sun           solé, lé solé


Donne-nous aniet nouot’ pain dé touos les jours.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           cat, lé cat, cats
2.    dog           tchian, lé tchian
3.    horse           j’va, lé j’va, j’vaux


1.    white           blianc, blianche
2.    black           né, néthe
3.    red           rouoge, rouoge

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