Lesson 17: Cooking, Food & Adjectives
Dialogue 1
Lesson 17 - Dialogue 1.m4aA: 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!
Dialogue 2
Lesson 17 - Dialogue 2.m4aC: 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.
Lagniappe
The word brilé is included in the following traditional Creole song: Sot krapo tô ké va brilé. Prenn kouraj. Li va répousé. / Jump frog, your tail will burn. Take courage, it will grow again. In Louisiana Creole culture, there are traditional folk songs in French, Spanish, and Kouri-Vini. A few of these songs were written and recorded. Other songs were simply told orally from generation to generation. Oral storytelling is another Louisiana Creole tradition. Many of these oral stories came to Louisiana by way of enslaved people from Africa. Have you ever heard the stories of Kompær Lapin and Kompær Bouki? The smart Lapin and his gullible friend Bouki will certainly make you laugh. Be sure to learn a few of these folktales, in Kouri-Vini of course. See More Resources to find out where to read them.
Vocabulary
déjœné, déjœn - to have breakfast
dinné, dinn - to have lunch
soupé, soup - to have dinner
myété, myèt - to snack
manjé, manj - to eat
bwason - drink
bwa - to drink
kwi - to cook
bouyi, bouy - to boil
brilé, bril - to burn
frikasé - fricasee, stew; to stew
griyé, griy - to grill
roti - to roast
stov - stove
kru - raw
boukònné, boukònn - to smoke
pla - plate, dish (of food)
bòl - bowl
kiyær - spoon
kouto - knife
fourshèt - fork
tas/kòp - cup
vær - glass
dou - sweet
anmær - bitter
salé - salty
fad - bland
sézonné, sézonn - to season
pimenté - spicy
frèsh - fresh
shodyær - pot