| I | pronombre | a | I am ready now. A don rɛdi naw. |
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| you | pronombre | yu | You are my friend. Yu na mi padi. |
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| he | pronombre | i | He is at home. I de na os. |
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| she | pronombre | i | She is very happy. I gladi bad. |
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| we | pronombre | wi | We are going home. Wi de go os. |
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| they | pronombre | dɛn | They work every day. Dɛn de wok ɛvri de. |
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| what | pronombre | wetin | What do you want? Wetin yu want? |
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| where | adverbio | usay | Where is my book? Usay mi buk de? |
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| when | adverbio | usaytin | |
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| who | pronombre | udat | Who is at the door? Udat de na doa? |
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| why | adverbio | wetin mek | Why are you crying? Wetin mek yu de kray? |
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| how | adverbio | aw | How do you know? Aw yu sabi? |
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| to be | verbo | bi | They will be here. Dɛn go bi ya. |
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| to have | verbo | get | I have two books. A get tu buk dɛn. |
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| to do | verbo | du | We do our work. Wi de du wi wok. |
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| to go | verbo | go | I go to school. A de go skul. |
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| to come | verbo | kam | Please come with me. Plis kam wit mi. |
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| to see | verbo | si | I see the moon. A si di mun. |
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| to know | verbo | sabi | They know the story. Dɛn sabi di stori. |
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| to think | verbo | tink | I think you are right. A tink se yu rayt. |
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| to want | verbo | want | We want more water. Wi want moa wata. |
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| to need | verbo | nid | I need your help. A nid yu ɛlp. |
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| to make | verbo | mek | She makes good bread. I de mek gud bret. |
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| to take | verbo | tek | Take this bag home. Tek dis bag go os. |
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| to give | verbo | gi | Give me the book. Gi mi di buk. |
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| to say | verbo | se | Do not say that. No se dat. |
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| to tell | verbo | tel | Tell me the truth. Tel mi di trut. |
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| to ask | verbo | aks | Ask the teacher now. Aks di ticha naw. |
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| to find | verbo | fɛn | I found my keys. A dɔn fɛn mi ki dɛn. |
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| to look | verbo | luk | Look at the sky. Luk di skay. |
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| to use | verbo | yus | Use this clean cup. Yus dis klin kɔp. |
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| to work | verbo | wok | They work in town. Dɛn de wok na tɔn. |
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| to eat | verbo | it | We eat rice daily. Wi de it res ɛvri de. |
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| to drink | verbo | drɛŋk | Drink some cold water. Drɛŋk smɔl kol wata. |
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| to sleep | verbo | slip | The child sleeps early. Di pikin de slip bifo. |
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| to walk | verbo | waka | We walk every morning. Wi de waka ɛvri monin. |
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| to run | verbo | ron | The boy runs fast. Di bɔy de ron fas. |
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| to read | verbo | rid | I read this book. A de rid dis buk. |
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| to write | verbo | rayt | Write your name here. Rayt yu nem ya. |
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| to speak | verbo | tok | She speaks very well. I de tok fayn bad. |
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| to listen | verbo | lisin | Listen to the music. Lisin di myuzik. |
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| to hear | verbo | yeri | I hear the rain. A de yeri di ren. |
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| to buy | verbo | bay | They buy fresh fish. Dɛn de bay fresh fish. |
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| to sell | verbo | sel | We sell fruit here. Wi de sel frut ya. |
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| to pay | verbo | pe | Pay the money now. Pe di mɔni naw. |
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| to help | verbo | ɛlp | Please help the child. Plis ɛlp di pikin. |
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| to love | verbo | lɔv | I love my family. A lɔv mi famli. |
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| to live | verbo | liv | They live near school. Dɛn de liv nia skul. |
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| to die | verbo | day | |
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| to learn | verbo | lan | Children learn at school. Pikin dɛn de lan na skul. |
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| to teach | verbo | tich | They teach English here. Dɛn de tich Ingrish ya. |
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| to open | verbo | opin | Open the door slowly. Opin di doa sɔlsɔl. |
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| to close | verbo | klos | |
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| person | sustantivo | pɔsin | Every person needs water. Ɛvri pɔsin nid wata. |
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| man | sustantivo | man | The man is strong. Di man tranga. |
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| woman | sustantivo | uman | |
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| child | sustantivo | pikin | The child is sleeping. Di pikin de slip. |
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| boy | sustantivo | bɔy | The boy runs outside. Di bɔy de ron na osayd. |
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| girl | sustantivo | gel | The girl reads well. Di gel de rid fayn. |
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| family | sustantivo | famli | My family is large. Mi famli big. |
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| mother | sustantivo | mama | My mother is here. Mi mama de ya. |
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| father | sustantivo | papa | His father works hard. In papa de wok at. |
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| friend | sustantivo | padi | She is my friend. I na mi padi. |
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| house | sustantivo | os | That house is new. Dat os nyu. |
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| home | sustantivo | os | We are going home. Wi de go os. |
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| school | sustantivo | skul | The school is nearby. Di skul de nia. |
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| city | sustantivo | siti | |
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| country | sustantivo | kɔntri | Our country is beautiful. Wi kɔntri fayn bad. |
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| world | sustantivo | wɔl | |
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| street | sustantivo | strit | The street is long. Di strit long. |
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| room | sustantivo | rum | The room is clean. Di rum klin. |
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| time | sustantivo | tɛm | Time goes very fast. Tɛm de go fas bad. |
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| day | sustantivo | de | Today is a good day. Tide na gud de. |
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| night | sustantivo | nayt | The night is cold. Di nayt kol. |
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| morning | sustantivo | monin | This morning is cool. Dis monin kol smɔl. |
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| evening | sustantivo | ivnin | |
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| week | sustantivo | wik | This week is busy. Dis wik bizi. |
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| month | sustantivo | mɔnt | Next month will be better. |
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| year | sustantivo | yia | This year is important. Dis yia impɔtin. |
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| today | adverbio | tide | I am busy today. A bizi tide. |
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| tomorrow | adverbio | tumara | We will go tomorrow. Wi go go tumara. |
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| yesterday | adverbio | yɛstade | I saw him yesterday. A bin si am yɛstade. |
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| now | adverbio | naw | Come here now. Kam ya naw. |
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| sun | sustantivo | sɔn | The sun is hot. Di sɔn hot. |
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| moon | sustantivo | mun | The moon is bright tonight. |
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| star | sustantivo | sta | I see one star. A si wan sta. |
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| sky | sustantivo | skay | The sky is blue. Di skay blu. |
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| fire | sustantivo | faya | The fire is hot. Di faya hot. |
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| water | sustantivo | wata | Drink some clean water. Drɛŋk smɔl klin wata. |
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| rain | sustantivo | ren | The rain is heavy. Di ren hebi. |
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| tree | sustantivo | tri | That tree is tall. Dat tri tol. |
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| flower | sustantivo | flawa | The flower is beautiful. Di flawa fayn bad. |
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| mountain | sustantivo | mauntin | The mountain is high. Di mauntin hai. |
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| river | sustantivo | riva | |
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| sea | sustantivo | si | |
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| food | sustantivo | it | The food is ready. Di it dɔn rɛdi. |
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| bread | sustantivo | bret | I bought fresh bread. A bay fresh bret. |
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| rice | sustantivo | res | We eat rice daily. Wi de it res ɛvri de. |
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| meat | sustantivo | mit | The meat is hot. Di mit hot. |
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| fish | sustantivo | fish | They cooked the fish. Dɛn kuk di fish. |
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| egg | sustantivo | ɛg | I ate one egg. A it wan ɛg. |
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| milk | sustantivo | milk | The milk is cold. Di milk kol. |
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| fruit | sustantivo | frut | This fruit is sweet. Dis frut swit. |
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| tea | sustantivo | ti | She drinks hot tea. I de drɛŋk hot ti. |
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| coffee | sustantivo | kɔfi | I drink coffee now. A de drɛŋk kɔfi naw. |
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| head | sustantivo | ɛd | |
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| eye | sustantivo | yay | |
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| ear | sustantivo | ia | |
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| mouth | sustantivo | mɔt | |
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| nose | sustantivo | nos | |
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| hand | sustantivo | an | Wash your hands first. Wɔsh yu an dɛn fos. |
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| foot | sustantivo | fut | |
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| heart | sustantivo | at | |
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| name | sustantivo | nem | What is your name? Wetin na yu nem? |
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| book | sustantivo | buk | This book is new. Dis buk nyu. |
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| word | sustantivo | wɔd | |
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| language | sustantivo | langwej | Krio is our language. Krio na wi langwej. |
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| money | sustantivo | mɔni | I need more money. A nid moa mɔni. |
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| work | sustantivo | wok | This work is hard. Dis wok at. |
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| love | sustantivo | lɔv | Love is very important. Lɔv impɔtin bad. |
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| music | sustantivo | myuzik | |
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| story | sustantivo | stori | Tell me a story. Tel mi wan stori. |
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| way | sustantivo | we | |
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| thing | sustantivo | tin | |
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| life | sustantivo | layf | Life is not easy. Layf no izi. |
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| door | sustantivo | doa | Close the door gently. Klos di doa sɔlsɔl. |
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| table | sustantivo | tebul | The book is on the table. Di buk de pan di tebul. |
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| chair | sustantivo | chea | Sit on the chair. Sidɔm pan di chea. |
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| car | sustantivo | moto | The car is new. Di moto nyu. |
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| good | adjetivo | gud | This food is good. Dis it gud. |
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| bad | adjetivo | bad | |
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| big | adjetivo | big | They live in a big house. Dɛn de liv na wan big os. |
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| small | adjetivo | smɔl | The room is small. Di rum smɔl. |
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| new | adjetivo | nyu | I bought a new car. A bay wan nyu moto. |
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| old | adjetivo | ol | This house is old. Dis os ol. |
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| long | adjetivo | long | |
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| short | adjetivo | shɔt | The story is short. Di stori shɔt. |
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| high | adjetivo | hai | The mountain is high. Di mauntin hai. |
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| low | adjetivo | lo | |
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| hot | adjetivo | hot | The tea is hot. Di ti hot. |
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| cold | adjetivo | kol | The water is cold. Di wata kol. |
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| happy | adjetivo | gladi | The children are happy. Di pikin dɛn gladi. |
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| sad | adjetivo | sad | |
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| beautiful | adjetivo | fayn | The flower is beautiful. Di flawa fayn. |
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| easy | adjetivo | izi | This work is easy. Dis wok izi. |
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| hard | adjetivo | at | |
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| fast | adjetivo | fas | The boy is fast. Di bɔy fas. |
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| slow | adjetivo | slo | The car is slow. Di moto slo. |
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| right | adjetivo | rayt | Your answer is right. Yu ansa rayt. |
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| wrong | adjetivo | rɔŋ | That answer is wrong. Dat ansa rɔŋ. |
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| important | adjetivo | impɔtin | This book is important. Dis buk impɔtin. |
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| true | adjetivo | tru | That story is true. Dat stori tru. |
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| full | adjetivo | ful | The cup is full. Di kɔp ful. |
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| empty | adjetivo | ɛmti | The room is empty. Di rum ɛmti. |
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| young | adjetivo | yɔŋ | She is very young. I yɔŋ bad. |
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| strong | adjetivo | tranga | That man is strong. Dat man tranga. |
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| weak | adjetivo | wik | |
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| red | adjetivo | rɛd | The flower is red. Di flawa rɛd. |
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| blue | adjetivo | blu | The sky is blue. Di skay blu. |
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| green | adjetivo | grin | The tree is green. Di tri grin. |
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| yellow | adjetivo | yɛlo | The flower is yellow. Di flawa yɛlo. |
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| black | adjetivo | blak | The bag is black. Di bag blak. |
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| white | adjetivo | wayt | The cup is white. Di kɔp wayt. |
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| yes | interjección | yɛs | Yes, I understand now. Yɛs, a dɔn ɔndastan naw. |
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| no | interjección | no | No, I cannot go. No, a no fit go. |
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| not | adverbio | no | I am not ready. A no rɛdi. |
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| and | conjunción | ɛn | Tea and bread are ready. Ti ɛn bret dɔn rɛdi. |
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| or | conjunción | ɔ | Tea or coffee is fine. Ti ɔ kɔfi fayn. |
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| but | conjunción | bɔt | |
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| if | conjunción | if | If you come, call me. If yu kam, kɔl mi. |
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| because | conjunción | bikos | I stayed because it rained. |
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| with | preposición | wit | She came with me. I kam wit mi. |
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| without | preposición | witawt | He left without money. I lef witawt mɔni. |
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| for | preposición | fɔ | This gift is for you. Dis gif na fɔ yu. |
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| from | preposición | frɔn | I came from school. A kam frɔn skul. |
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| to | preposición | to | |
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