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

• J’allons amont l’mont = We’re going up the hill/uphill
• J’allons ava l’mont = We’re going down the hill/downhill
• amont = up
• ava = down
• les Pâraisses d’amont = the Northern Parishes
• les Pâraisses d’ava = the Southern Parishes
• J’allons à Mont les Vaux = We’re going up the valleys
• eune montée = stairs, slip
• eune montée en touothelle = tourelle staircase, spiral staircase
• monté coumme un lait bouoilli = furious, seething
• monté dans san pommyi = furious
• monté coumme un des M’lêches = furious
• chatchun à tou monte en cârrosse = every dog has his day
• monter sus ses hauts j’vaux = get up on one’s high horse