Daily use common Krio Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Krio language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Krio sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Krio translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Krio language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Krio language quickly and also play some Krio word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Krio.

Krio sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Krio language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Wɛlkɔm
Thanks	Tɛnki
Good	Gud
Enjoy	Ɛnjɔy
Fine	Fayn
Congratulations	Wi de kɔle yu
I hate you	A et yu
I love you	A lɛk yu
I’m in love	A de in lov
I’m sorry	a sɔri
I’m so sorry	A rili sɔri fɔ mi
I’m yours	Mi na yu yon
Thanks again	Tanks bak
How are you	Aw di bɔdi
I am fine	a de fayn
Take care	Tek kia
I miss you	a mis yu
You're nice	Yu na fayn pɔsin
That’s terrible	Dat na bad bad tin
That's too bad	Dat na tin we tu bad
That's too much	Dat na tin we tumɔs
See you	Si yu
Thank you	Tɛnki
Thank you sir	Tank yu sa
Are you free	Yu fri
No problem	Nɔ prɔblɛm
Get well soon	Gɛt wɛlbɔdi kwik kwik wan
Very good	Rili gud
Well done	Wɛl dɔn
What’s up	Wetin na di nyus
I can't hear you	A nɔ ebul yɛri yu
I can't stop	A nɔ ebul fɔ stɔp
I know	a no
Good bye	Baybay
Good idea	Gud aidia
Good luck	Gud lɔk
You are late	Yu de let
Who is next?	Udat na di nɛks pɔsin?
Who is she?	Udat na in?
Who is that man?	Udat na da man de?
Who built it?	Udat bil am?
They hurt	Dɛn kin fil bad
She got angry	I bin vɛks
She is a teacher	In na ticha
She is aggressive	I kin vɛks bad bad wan
She is attractive	I fayn fɔ si
She is beautiful	I fayn
She is crying	I de kray
She is happy	I gladi
No way!	Nɔ we nɔ de!
No worries	Nɔ wɔri
No, thank you	Nɔ, a tɛl yu tɛnki

I'm so happy	A rili gladi
I'm hungry	A de angri
I'm able to run	ebul fɔ rɔn
I agree	A gri wit dat
I can swim	A kin ebul fɔ swim
I can't come	A nɔ go ebul fɔ kam
He got angry	I bin vɛks
He was alone	Na in wangren bin de
He was brave	I bin gɛt maynd
He likes to swim	I lɛk fɔ swim
Don't be angry	Nɔ vɛks
Don't be sad	Nɔ mek yu at pwɛl
Don't cry	Nɔ kray
Come in	Kam insay
Come on	Kam ya
Can you come?	Yu kin kam?
Can I help?	A go ebul fɔ ɛp?
Can I eat this?	A kin it dis?
Can I help you?	A kin ɛp yu?
Can I see?	A kin si?
Are you going?	Yu de go?
Are you hungry?	Yu angri?
Are you mad?	Yu de mad?
Are you serious?	Yu siriɔs?
Are you sleeping?	Yu de slip?
Can you do this?	Yu go ebul fɔ du dis?
Can you help me?	Yu kin ɛp mi?
Can you tell me?	Yu kin tɛl mi?
Come on tomorrow	Kam on tumara
Come quickly	Kam kwik kwik wan
Could I help you?	A go ebul fɔ ɛp yu?
Could you tell me?	Yu kin tɛl mi?
Do not disturb!	Nɔ distɔb!
Do you hear me?	Yu de yɛri mi?
Do you smoke?	Yu de smok?
Have you eaten?	Yu dɔn it?
Have you finished?	Yu dɔn dɔn?
He can run fast	I kin rɔn fast
He began to run	I bigin fɔ rɔn
He did not speak	I nɔ bin tɔk
His eyes are blue	In yay dɛn blu
His smile was good	In smayl bin fayn
How is your life?	Aw yu layf de?
How is your family?	Aw yu famili de?
I am a student	Mi na studɛnt
I am going to study	A de go fɔ stɔdi
I am not a teacher	Mi nɔto ticha
I am sorry	A sɔri fɔ mi
I believe you	A biliv yu
I can do this job	kin du dis wok
I can run faster	A kin rɔn fast fast
I can’t believe it	A nɔ biliv am
It happens	I kin apin

It is new	Na nyu tin
It is a long story	Na wan lɔng stori
It looks like an bird	I tan lɛk bɔd
It really takes time	I rili tek tɛm
It was really cheap	I bin rili shɔt
It was so noisy	I bin de mek nɔys so
It was very difficult	I bin rili at fɔ du
It wasn't expensive	I nɔ bin dia
It wasn't necessary	I nɔ bin nid fɔ du dat
Let me check	Mek a chɛk
Let me say	Mek a se
Let me see	Mek a si
May I come in?	A kin kam insay?
May I help you?	A kin ɛp yu?
May I join you?	A kin jɔyn yu?
May I speak?	A kin tɔk?
May I eat this?	A kin it dis?
My father is tall	Mi papa na pɔsin we lɔng
My sister has a job	Mi sista gɛt wok
My sister is famous	Mi sista gɛt nem
My wife is a doctor	Mi wɛf na dɔktɔ
No, I'll eat later	Nɔ, a go it leta
Please come in	Duya una kam insay
Please do that again	Duya du dat bak
Please give me	Duya gi mi
She admired him	I bin de kɔle am
She avoids me	I de avɔyd mi
She came last	Na in bin kam las
She goes to school	I kin go na skul
That house is big	Da os de big
That is a good idea	Dat na fayn aidia
That is my book	Dat na mi buk
That is my son	Dat na mi pikin
The dog is dead	Di dɔg dɔn day
The river is wide	Di riva big
There is no doubt	No dawt nɔ de
They are playing	Dɛn de ple
They are pretty	Dɛn fayn
They got married	Dɛn bin mared
They have few books	Dɛn nɔ gɛt bɔku buk dɛn
They stopped talking	Dɛn bin stɔp fɔ tɔk
This is my friend	Dis na mi padi
This bird can't fly	Dis bɔd nɔ ebul fɔ flay
This decision is final	Dis disishun na di las tin
This is my book	Dis na mi buk
This is my brother	Dis na mi brɔda
This is my daughter	Dis na mi gyal pikin
This is not a joke	Dis nɔto jok
This is surprising	Dis kin mek wi sɔprayz
This river is beautiful	Dis riva fayn
This story is true	Dis stori na tru
We are happy	Wi gladi
Will it rain today?	Yu tink se ren go kam tide?
Will you go on a trip?	Yu go go na trip?

Will she come?	Yu tink se i go kam?
Would you kill me?	Yu go kil mi?
Would you love me?	Yu go lɛk mi?
Would you come here?	Yu go kam ya?
You are a teacher	Yu na ticha
You are very beautiful	Yu rili fayn
You are very brave	Yu rili gɛt maynd
You broke the rules	Yu bin brok di lɔ dɛn
You love me	Yu lɛk mi
you love me or not	yu lɛk mi ɔ yu nɔ lɛk mi
You make me happy	Yu de mek a gladi
You may go	Yu kin go
You should sleep	Yu fɔ slip
You must study hard	Yu fɔ stɔdi tranga wan
Whose idea is this?	Udat in aidia na dis?
Thanks for your help	Tɛnki fɔ di ɛp we yu ɛp yu
Thank you for coming	Tank yu fo kam
How about you	We yu
How is your family	Aw yu famili de
How to Say	Aw fɔ Se
Good morning	Gud mɔnin
Good afternoon	Gud aftanun
Good evening	Gud ivnin
Good night	Gud nɛt
Happy birthday	Api batde
Happy Christmas	Hapi Krismas
Happy new year	Api nyu ia
Good to see you	Gud fɔ si yu
I don't like it	A nɔ lɛk am
I have no idea	nɔ gɛt ɛni aydia
I know everything	A sabi ɔltin
I know something	A no sɔntin
Thank you so much	Plɛnti tɛnki
Thanks a million	Tanks wan miliɔn
See you later	Si bak
See you next week	Wi go si una nɛks wik
See you next year	Wi go si una nɛks ia
See you soon	Wi go si bak
See you tomorrow	Wi go si tumara
Sweet dreams	Swit drim dɛn
I’m crazy about you	A de kray fɔ yu
I'm crazy with you	A kray wit yu
Nice to meet you	Gladi fɔ mit yu
It's very cheap	I rili chip
Just a moment	Jɔs fɔ smɔl tɛm
Not necessarily	Nɔto fɔ se na so i bi
That’s a good deal	Dat na gud tin
You're beautiful	Yu na fayn fayn pɔsin
You're very nice	Yu rili fayn
You're very smart	Yu rili smat
I really appreciate it	A rili gladi fɔ am
I really miss you	A rili mis yu

Hard sentences

What is your name	Wetin na yu nem
Which is correct?	Uswan kɔrɛkt?
Will you please help me?	Yu go duya ɛp mi?
Will you stay at home?	Yu go de na os?
Do you need anything?	Yu nid ɛnitin?
Do you need this book?	Yu nid dis buk?
Are you feeling better?	Yu de fil fayn?
Are you writing a letter?	Yu de rayt lɛta?
Come and see me now	Kam si mi naw
Come with your family	Kam wit yu famili
I'm very busy this week	A de rili bizi dis wik
There is a lot of money	Bɔku mɔni de
They are good people	Dɛn na gud pipul dɛn
We need some money	Wi nid sɔm mɔni
What is your destination?	Wetin na di say we yu de go?
What are you doing today?	Wetin yu de du tide?
What are you reading?	Wetin yu de rid?
What can I do for you?	Wetin a go du fɔ yu?
What is the problem?	Wetin na di prɔblɛm?
What is the story?	Wetin na di stori?
What is your problem?	Wetin na yu prɔblɛm?
What was that noise?	Wetin na bin da nɔys de?
When can we eat?	Ustɛm wi go ebul fɔ it?
When do you study?	Ustɛm yu kin stɔdi?
When was it finished?	Ustɛm dɛn bin dɔn am?
How about your family	Aw yu go fil bɔt yu famili
Do you understand?	Yu ɔndastand?
Do you love me?	Yu lɛk mi?
Don't talk about work	Nɔ tɔk bɔt wok
How can I help you?	Aw a go ɛp yu?
How deep is the lake?	Aw di lek dip?
I'm not disturbing you	A nɔ de distɔb yu
I'm proud of my son	A de proud fɔ mi bɔy pikin
I'm sorry to disturb you	A sɔri fɔ distɔb yu
Is something wrong?	Yu tink se sɔntin nɔ fayn?
May I open the door?	A kin opin di domɔt?
Thanks for everything	Tanks fo evritin
This is very difficult	Dis kin rili at
This is very important	Dis rili impɔtant
Where are you from	Usay yu kɔmɔt
Do you have any idea	Yu gɛt ɛni aidia
I love you so much	a rili lɛk yu
I love you very much	A lɛk yu bad bad wan
I’m in love with you	A de in lov wit yu
I missed you so much	A bin mis yu bad bad wan
Let me think about it	Mek a tink bɔt am
Thank you very much	Bɔku bɔku tɛnki
I can't stop thinking	A nɔ ebul fɔ stɔp fɔ tink
Will you stop talking?	Yu go stɔp fɔ tɔk?
Would you like to go?	Yu go lɛk fɔ go?
Would you teach me?	Yu go tich mi?

Where is your room?	Usay yu rum de?
Where should we go?	Usay wi fɔ go?
Where is your house?	Usay yu os de?
Please close the door	Duya una lɔk di domɔt
She agreed to my idea	I bin gri wit wetin a bin tink
That boy is intelligent	Da bɔbɔ de gɛt sɛns
It was a very big room	Na bin wan rili big rum
He can swim very fast	I kin swim fast fast
He accepted my idea	I bin gri wit mi aidia
They loved each other	Dɛn bin lɛk dɛnsɛf
When will you reach?	Ustɛm yu go rich?
Where are you from?	Usay yu kɔmɔt?
Where are you going?	Usay yu de go?
We love each other	Wi lɛk wisɛf
We obeyed the rules	Wi bin obe di lɔ dɛn
We started to walk	Wi bigin fɔ waka
We will never agree	Wi nɔ go ɛva gri
We can make change	Wi kin mek chenj
We cook everyday	Wi kin kuk ɛvride
We enjoyed it	Wi bin ɛnjɔy am
What about you?	We yu?
What are you doing?	Wetin yu de du?
What did you say?	Wetin yu bin se?
What do you need?	Wetin yu nid?
What do you think?	Wetin yu tink?
What do you want?	Wetin yu want?
What happened?	Wetin apin?
What is that?	Wetin na dat?
When was she born?	Ustɛm dɛn bɔn am?
When will we arrive?	Ustɛm wi go rich?
Where are you?	Usay yu de?
Where does it hurt?	Usay i kin at?
Where is my book?	Usay mi buk de?
Where is the river?	Usay di riva de?
Who broke this?	Udat brok dis?
Why are you crying?	Wetin mek yu de kray?
I can't see anything	A nɔ ebul fɔ si natin
I disagree with you	A nɔ gri wit yu
I like it very much	A lɛk am bad bad wan
I need more time	A nid mɔ tɛm
I want to sleep	A want fɔ slip
I'm able to swim	A ebul fɔ swim
I'm not a doctor	Mi nɔto dɔktɔ
I'm taller than you	A tayt pas yu
I'm very sad	A rili sɔri
Is he a teacher?	Yu tink se na ticha?
Is she married?	Yu tink se i dɔn mared?
Is this book yours?	Na yu yon dis buk?
Let's ask the teacher	Lɛ wi aks di ticha
Let's go out and eat	Lɛ wi go na do ɛn it
Let's go to a movie	Mek wi go na wan fim

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Dɛn nɔ bin gri wit wetin i bin tink
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Dɛn bin gri wit wetin i bin tɔk na di mitin
How do you come to school?	Aw yu kin kam na skul?
If I had money, I could buy it	If a bin gɛt mɔni, a go ebul fɔ bay am
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	If yu wan pensil, a go len yu wan
If he comes, ask him to wait	If i kam, aks am fɔ wet
If it rains, we will get wet	If ren kam, wi go wet
If I studied, I would pass the exam	If a bin de stɔdi, a go pas di ɛgzam
My hair has grown too long	Mi ia dɔn gro tumɔs
My mother is always at home	Mi mama de na os ɔltɛm
There are many fish in this lake	Bɔku fish dɛn de na dis lek
There are many problems to solve	Bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn de we wi fɔ sɔlv
There are some books on the desk	Sɔm buk dɛn de na di tebul
There is nothing wrong with him	Natin nɔ bad fɔ am
There was a sudden change in the weather	Di wɛda bin chenj wantɛm wantɛm
There was nobody in the garden	Nɔbɔdi nɔ bin de na di gadin
There was nobody there	Nɔbɔdi nɔ bin de de
There were five murders this month	Na fayv pipul dɛn we dɛn kil dis mɔnt
They admire each other	Dɛn kin kɔle dɛnsɛf
They agreed to work together	Dɛn bin gri fɔ wok togɛda
They are both good teachers	Dɛn ɔl tu na gud ticha dɛn
We want something new	Wi want nyu tin
We should be very careful	Wi fɔ rili tek tɛm
When can I see you next time?	Ustɛm a go si yu nɛks tɛm?
When did you finish the work?	Ustɛm yu dɔn fɔ du di wok?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Ustɛm yu go avɛst yu wit?
Where do you want to go?	Usay yu want fɔ go?
Where is the pretty girl?	Usay di fayn gyal pikin de?
Which food do you like?	Us it yu lɛk?
Which is more important?	Uswan impɔtant pas ɔl?
Which one is more expensive?	Uswan pan dɛn dia pas ɔl?
Which way is the nearest?	Us we de nia pas ɔl?
Which is your favorite team?	Uswan na di tim we yu lɛk pas ɔl?
Which languages do you speak?	Us langwej dɛn yu de tɔk?
Which team will win the game?	Us tim go win di gem?
Why are you drying your hair?	Wetin mek yu de dray yu ia?
Why are you late?	Wetin mek yu de let?
Why did you get so angry?	Wetin mek yu vɛks so?
Why did you quit?	Wetin mek yu lɛf fɔ du am?
Why don't you come in?	Wetin mek yu nɔ kam insay?

Why were you late this morning?	Wetin mek yu bin let dis mɔnin?
Why are you so tired today?	Wetin mek yu taya so tide?
Would you like to dance with me?	Yu go lɛk fɔ dans wit mi?
Would you come tomorrow?	Yu go kam tumara?
You are always complaining	Yu de kɔmplen ɔltɛm
Thanks for your explanation	Tɛnki fɔ yu ɛksplen
Thanks for the compliment	Tanks fo di kompliment
Thanks for the information	Tɛnki fɔ di infɔmeshɔn
Thanks for your understanding	Tɛnki fɔ we yu ɔndastand am
Thank you for supporting me	Tank yu fo sopot mi
I really miss you so much	A rili mis yu bad bad wan
Happy valentine’s day	Hapi valentine de fɔ yu
Whose decision was final?	Udat in disayd na bin di las tin?
Whose life is in danger?	Udat in layf de pan denja?
You are a good teacher	Yu na gud ticha
You can read this book	Yu kin rid dis buk
You don't understand me	Yu nɔ ɔndastand mi
You have to study hard	Yu fɔ stɔdi tranga wan
Where do you have pain?	Usay yu gɛt pen?
They are both in the room	Dɛn ɔl tu de na di rum
That house is very small	Da os de rili smɔl
Please give me your hand	Duya gi mi yu an
Please go to the school	Duya una go na di skul
Please sit here and wait	Duya una sidɔm ya ɛn wet
Please speak more slowly	Duya una tɔk mɔ sloslo
My father is in his room	Mi papa de na in rum
May I ask you something?	A kin aks yu sɔntin?
May I ask you a question?	A kin aks yu wan kwɛstyɔn?
Is the job still available?	Yu tink se di wok stil de?
I arrived there too early	A bin rich de tu ali
Do you have a family?	Yu gɛt famili?
Do you have any problem?	Yu gɛt ɛni prɔblɛm?
Do you have any idea?	Yu gɛt ɛni aidia?
Did you finish the job?	Yu bin dɔn di wok?
Did you like the movie?	Yu bin lɛk di fim?
Are we ready to go now?	Wi dɔn rɛdi fɔ go naw?
Would you like to come?	Yu go lɛk fɔ kam?
I don't speak very well	A nɔ de tɔk fayn fayn wan

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