# Australian Kriol phrasebook

Kriol is an English-based creole language spoken in the Top End and Kimberley regions in the north of Australia. It is spoken mainly in remote communities by Australian Aboriginals. It is distinct from Torres Strait Creole and Aboriginal English. Australian Kriol is also the largest spoken language that is exclusively spoken in Australia. According to the 2011 census, it was said to have 4,000 native speakers, that being said, the numbers are largely believed to be underrepresented as the census data struggles to accurately capture high levels of multilingualism in remote Aboriginal communities meaning the numbers could be as high as 40,000 speakers.
A problem facing many communities in Northern Australia is that creole-speaking children are treated as though they speak English, but speak it so badly; and so they do not receive education in English as a second language. On the other hand, because they are not regarded as having a native mother tongue, they are denied access to education in their traditional language.

## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello.

    Alo. ( )

#### Hello. (informal)

    Gude. ( )

#### My name is ______ .

    ______ . ( _____ .)

#### Please.

    plij. (pli-dj)

#### Thank you.

    teingkyu. (tei-ng-k-yoo)

#### Yes.

    Ye. ( )

#### No.

    No. ( )

#### No (none, no more).

    Nomo. ( )

#### I can't speak Kriol [well].

    Mi no tok Kriol [gud]. ( [ ])

#### Do you speak English?

    Du yu tok Inglis? ( ?)

#### Help!

    Help! ( !)

#### Where is the toilet?
### Problems
#### I'm lost.

    Ai am buj. ( .)

#### I feel sick.

    Ai filim jik. ( .)

#### Can I use your phone?
### Numbers
#### 1

    wan ( )

#### 2

    tu ( )

#### 3

    thri ( )

#### 4

    fo (ph-o)

#### 5

    faib ( )

#### 6

    siks ( )

#### 7

    seben ( )

#### 8

    eit (ei-t)

#### 9

    nain (nein)

#### 10

    ten (ten)

#### 11

    leben (leb-n)

#### 12

    twelbala ( )

#### more
### Time
#### now

    nau (na-oo)

#### Clock time
##### one o'clock AM
##### noon

    nun (n-un)/dina (dee-na)

##### midnight

    midnait ( mid-neight)

#### Duration
##### _____ hour(s)

    _____ awa(s_ ( )

##### _____ day(s)

    _____ dei(s) ( )

##### _____ week(s)

    _____ wik(s) ( )

##### _____ month(s)

    _____ mans (mant if singular) ( )

##### _____ year(s)
#### Days
##### today

    tudei ( )

##### yesterday

    yestadei ( )

##### tomorrow

    tumara ( )

##### Sunday

    Sandei ( )

##### Monday

    Mandei ( )

##### Tuesday

    Tyusdei ( )

##### Wednesday

    Wensdei ( )

##### Thursday

    Thesdei ( )

##### Friday

    Fraidei ( )

##### Saturday

    Sadadei ( )

#### Months
##### January

    Jenyuweri ( )

##### February

    Februweri ( )

##### March

    Matj ( )

##### April

    Eiprul ( )

##### May

    Mei ( )

##### June

    Jun ( )

##### July

    Julai ( )

##### August

    Ogis ( )

##### September

    Septemba ( )

##### October

    Oktoba ( )

##### November

    Nobemba ( )

##### December

    Disemba ( )

#### Writing time and date

The time and date is usually written the same way as it is in the rest of Australia, with usually with either the Mmm DD YYYY or DD Mmm YYYY format with both the 12 and the 24 hour clock being used.

### Colours
#### black

    blek (bl-eck)

#### white

    wait (wei-t)

#### grey

    grei (gr-ay)

#### red

    red (read)

#### blue

    blu (blu)

#### yellow

    yela (ye-lla)

#### green

    grin (gr-i-n)

#### orange

    arinj (å-riñ-j)

#### purple

    pepul (pep-ool)

#### brown

    braun/bran (br-awn)

### Transportation
#### Directions
##### How do I get to _____ ?
##### left

    lef (le-f)

##### right

    raitwan (ra-i-t-waan)

##### north

    Noth ( )

##### south

    sauth ( )

##### east

    sangidap/is ( )

##### west

    sangodan/wes ( )

##### downhill
#### Taxi
##### Take me there, please.
### Lodging
#### I want to check out.
### Money
#### Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
### Eating
#### The check, please.
### Bars
#### water

    woda (wo-da)

#### Cheers!
### Shopping
#### is your bill not right?

    Yor bill not riet? ( ) (you won't ever need to use this phrase, but you might hear it)

### Authority
#### I haven't done anything wrong.
#### Can I just pay a fine now?
## Learn more

* English-Kriol Dictionary by Ausil$^{[deadlink]}$
* eScolar Manchester$^{[deadlink]}$