Donkey dialogue

We present a selection of phrases in Guernsey French, along with an audio guide as to how they should sound.

The phrases are spoken by Jan Marquis.

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I mé r’semblle ké les jours ralaongue déjà, chi qu’vous en créyie?

It seems to me that the days are already growing longer, what do you think?

I vaot bian mu s’enregistraï pour votaï, maeme s’nou s’avise dé n’votaï pas à l’Electiaon.

It is much better to register to vote, even if you decide not to vote at the Election.

Sh’est acataï atou d z-écâles d’fllies.

To buy with limpet shells. (Said of someone who is short of money who makes a purchase)

Au bu d’chiques semoïnes nou peu s’attende à vei les jours ralougnié aen ptit.

In a few weeks’ time we can expect to see the days getting longer.

Fu-tu es ormés shutte semoïne? Nou z-y fu naon, et nou n aeu assaï pour aen bouan frico.

Did you go ormering this week? We went,and we had enough for a fine feed.

Vla l’cmoshement d’l’onnaie et nou z-est a jé n’sait chi qu’a s’en va nou z-amnai, mais terrou y a enne affaire qu’nou sait: sh’est qu’i faot arretai qué d’vei.

It’s the beginning of the year and we’re wondering what it will bring us, however, there is one thing that we know: that is that we’ll have to wait and see.

Nou sra bian vite au cmoshement d’énne nouvele onnaïe, ké j’vous souhaite enne Bouanne Onnaïe, plloïn d’paix et prosperitaï.

We will soon be at the beginning of a new year, so I wish you a prosperous and peaceful New Year.

Etaent k’i sra bian vite lé jour dé Noué, j’vous souhaite aen Bouan Noué.

As it will very soon be Christmas day, I wish you a Merry Christmas

O-tu! I n’y a ké neu jours pour shoppaï devaent k’i n’seit lé jour dé Noué

Listen – there are now only nine shopping days until Christmas day

Vit-ou Jean Noué maette les vaeus en route à la ville?

Did you see Father Christmas switching on the lights in Town?

Devànt k’i’n seit laong nou s’en va vei les Vaeus dé Noué allumai.

It won’t be long now until the Christmas lights are switched on.

I fait des sous coume d’s écâles.

He makes money like seashells.

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Pens-ous faire aen Boudloe pour la seraie boudloe shu somedi?

Are you making a Boudloe for Guy Fawkes night on Saturday?

J’vé k’les Auregnais trache à s’enter travaillé daove les Normands dla Grànd Terre, i m’ersemblle ké sh’est là énne bouanne idée.

I see that people in Alderney are looking to work with people in Normandy, I think that’s a good idea.

J’pense ramassaï l’baté dé shu k’lé tems s’ivaerne.

I think I’ll bring the boat in as winter’s approaching.

Sh’est k’i fait du bian a vei les paompaons a vende es fossaïs, bian vite i sraont tous câvaï et nou verra laeus lueurs es f’naetes des gens.

It’s good to see pumpkins on the hedge veg stalls. They’ll soon be carved and glowing in people’s windows.

Saïs-tu shu ké j’maenque? Sh’est allaï és pictures à L’Odeon lé somedi au saer – à la gallerie à mogié aen choc ice duraent l’enterdaeus, sh’tait là des monifiques bouans jours.

Do you know what I miss? Going to the Odeon Cinema on a Saturday night – up
on the balcony and a choc ice during the interval. Happy days.

Shes droins, nou z-a yaeu chiqu’euns shes grànds bachaous ishin au P’tit Roué, shéna devrait faire du bian es coumaerces.

There have been a few cruise liners in the Little Russel recently, this can only be good for the economy.

Nou vlà au c’menshment d’l’ercheyànt et nou z-est a jé n’sai quai sorte dé tems k’nou z-éra es aotes jours.

Here we are at the beginning of Autumn and are wondering what kind of weather we’ll have in the coming days.

A la mié-s’tembe les jours et les niets s’enter semblle.

During mid September days and nights are of similar/equal length.

Viyaons les Vaerts Lliaons!

Go Green Lions!

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