Guot, Daag an Kou a did gud fren. Wan die dem go pan wahn jorni ina wahn taksi.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
guɔt daːg an kɔu a @did gud @fren wan dɪɛ dem @go @pan a @jorni ina a @taksi
Wen dem riich di en a dem jorni, di jraiva aks dem fi pie dem fier. Kou pie fi ar fier.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
@wen dem @riich di en a dem @jorni di @jraiva @aks dem fi pɪɛ dem @fier kɔu pɪɛ fi aɹ @fier
Daag did pie a likl ekstra, kaaz im neva av di rait moni.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
daːg @did pɪɛ a likl̩ @ekstra kaːz im @neva @av di ɹaɪt moni
Di jraiva did a go gi Daag im chienj wen Guot ronwe an no pie notn.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
di @jraiva @did a @go @gi daːg im tʃɪɛndʒ @wen guɔt @ronwe an @no pɪɛ notn̩
Di jraiva did wel beks. Im jraiv we an no gi Daag im chienj.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
di @jraiva @did @wel @beks im @jraiv @we an @no @gi daːg im tʃɪɛndʒ
Das wai, iivn tu dis die, Daag ron aafa kyar fi si ef im kyan fain di jraiva uu uo im im chienj.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
@das @wai iːvn̩ tu dis dɪɛ daːg ɹon @aafa kjaɹ fi si ef im @kyan faɪn di @jraiva uː @uo im im tʃɪɛndʒ
Guot ronwe fram di soun a kyar. Shi fried shi a go get lak op fi no pie ar fier.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
guɔt @ronwe @fram di sɔun a kjaɹ @shi @fried @shi a @go @get @lak op fi @no pɪɛ aɹ @fier
An Kou no bizniz wen kyar a kom. Kou tek ar taim a kraas di ruod kaa shi nuo se shi pie aal a ar fier.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
an kɔu @no bizniz @wen kjaɹ a kom kɔu tek aɹ taɪm a @kraas di ɹuɔd kaː @shi nuɔ se @shi pɪɛ aːl a aɹ @fier
Fabian Wakholi
Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Georgette McGlashen
Jamaican Creole
Level 2
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