Here is a list of the phrases we covered in this week’s little Jèrriais lesson on BBC Jersey (Monday after 6pm).

• Les Pays Bas = the Netherlands
• Aniet ch’est un jour pouor la Reine ès Pays Bas = today’s a bank holiday in the Netherlands
• les bas = ground floor
• à bas = downstairs
• lé bas-dg’ieau = low water, low tide
• bâss’ler = go low-water fishing
• bâssieauter = go low-water fishing
• i’ n’faut pon chèrchi à aller à bâsse-ieau la mé au pliein = don’t try to go low-water fishing at high tide
• mett’ bas = put down
• fiche-mé bas qué j’t’èrlève = knock me down that I lift you back up (you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours…/hand in glove…)
• un bâsse-braie = short person (low-trousered)
• tu’as bâsse minne = you look ill
• i’ fait bas = it’s (getting) dark
• du fou-bas = strong cider