Lesson 17: Cooking, Food & Adjectives

A: To linm tô manjé byin sézonné?
B: Wé, mèt bokou pimen é zépis endan li.
A: To jamé manjé dan Lalwizyann.
B: Non, kòfær?
A: Ariyin. Vwala tô gombo.
B: KO! Çé difé la!
A: Mo séyé di twa…
B: Dolo! Vit!

A: Do you like your food well seasoned?
B: Yes, put a lot of pepper and spice in there.
A: You’ve never eaten in Louisiana.
B: No, why?
A: Nothing. Here’s your gumbo.
B: KO! It’s fire!
A: I tried to tell you…
B: Water! Quick!

C: Komen to kwi lê zariko?
D: Mo mèt yé dan dolo aswa avan m’olé kwi yé. Lá, mo fé yé bouyi épi konsommé pendan kèk lœr.
C: To mèt ça avèk diri?
D: Wé! To pe pa manjé zariko san diri.

C: How do you cook your green beans?
D: I put them in water the evening before I cook them. Then I boil them and then eat them within a few hours.
C: Do you put them with rice?
D: Yes! You can’t eat beans without rice.