English-to-Gullah

1. English: Give me a drink of whiskey
Gullah: Lemme bresh muh mout'

2. English: he is a truthful person
Gullah: 'E tru' mout' (truth mouth)

3. English: Before Dawn
Gullah: B' fo' day-cean

4. English: I'm the parent
Gullah: I de lo' worl' gawd

5. English: He's a young preacher
Gullah: E' uh taybul tappuh

6. English: Hush, stop talking
Gullah: Tie yuh mout'

7. English: He changed his mind
Gullah: 'E turn 'e head

8. English: He talked all day
Gullah: 'E unrabble 'e mout' all day

9. English: I didn't open my mouth
Gullah: Uh een crack muh teet'

10. English: I was flattered
Gullah: 'E sweet mout' me

11. English: He cursed me
Gullah: 'E bad mout' me

12. English: He steals
Gullah: 'E han' shawt ob patience

13. English: She is pregnant
Gullah: 'E fold

14. English: He wants too much
Gullah: 'E long eye

15. English: She's angry with me
Gullah: 'E tink much wid me

16. English: Why?
Gullah: Mek so?

17. English: Where is he?
Gullah: Wah side 'e is?

18. English: He left a long time
Gullah: 'E clean gon'

19. English: He isn't any more good
Gullah: 'E don' fuh

20. English: He was facinated by her
Gullah: 'E had 'e eye tie up

21. English: He went to eat his dinner
Gullah: 'E gon fuh grease 'e mout'

22. English: I can't rightly say
Gullah: I cahn spessify

23. English: It was nothing new
Gullah: 'E dry-long so

24. English: No dope allowed here
Gullah: No happy dus' yah!

25. English: Sing a song sister
Gullah: Hice uh chune sistuh

26. English: Think hard for the answer
Gullah: Steady (study) yuh head

27. English: Where are you going?
Gullah: Weh you duh gwoin'

28. English: Don't give me bad luck
Gullah: Don' pit mout' on me

29. English: I forgot
Gullah: Mah head leeb me

30. English: Why are you so worried
Gullah: Mek you duh worry so?

31. English: Get in here and sit down
Gullah: Een yah cuh seh-down

32. English: Throw the ball here!
Gullah: Chunk de ball yah!

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