My English to Folksprak Dictionary (WIP)

Currently 1018 entries. Diaereses (ë) show that the vowel is not reduced; they aren't required in the written language.

a(n), en
abnormal, unnormal
about, om
about, um
above, òber
above, òberig
abuse, misbrùk
accelerate, raskerena
ace, es
across, tvar
adjective, adjektiv
adverb, adverb
after, efter
again, igën
against, gègen
air, luft
alive, in lèv
alive, lèvend
all, ale
allow, lat
alphabet, alfabët
alphabetical, alfabëtisk
also, ògz
always, altìd
among(st), blant
and, ug
animal, dìr
annual, jàrlik
answer, anvord
ape, àp
app, ap
apple, epel
April, april
are, ar
area, areal
area, gebìt
arm, àrm (limb)
army, armè (cf. hèr)
army, hèr (cf. armè)
around, um
art, kunst
artificial, kunstlik (cf. unnatùrlik)
artist, kunstar
artistic, kunstarisk
as(?), az (in the way that/to the extent that)
ash, ask
ask, fràg (stela fràge = ask/pose questions)
astronomer, astronom
astronomy, astronomi
at, an
attempt, fersùk
audible, heorbàr
August, august
aunt(ie), tant
automobile, auto
autumn, herst
ax(e), ux
axis, ax
bad, slet
banana, banan
bath(e), bàd
bathroom, bàdkamer
battle, slàg
battlefield, slàgfeld
be able, kan
be allowed, mè
be called, hèd (cf. nam)
be, ar
beautiful, sjon
because, fordi
become, verd
bed, bed
bedroom, sòvkamer
bee, bi
beer, bìr
before, vòr
begin, begin (cf. start)
belief, tro
believe, tro
belong, beor
below, under
beneath, under
beside, bè
best, gudest
better, guder
between, melam (cf. inter-)
Bible, Bìbel
biblical, bìbelisk
biological, biologisk
biologist, biolog
biology, biologi
bird, fògel
bit of, bisk
bit, bit (binary digit)
bite, bìt
bitter, biter
black, svart
bleed, blud
blood, blud
bloody, bludig
blue, blo
bone, nòk
book, buk
boy, nàb
brake, brems
bread, bròd
break, brèk
breakage, brèk
brother, bròder
brown, brùn
burn, bren (cf. fujer)
bus, bus
but, dok
buy, kòp
by, bè (next to)
by, ov (agent)
byte, bajt
C, sja ('name' of the letter)
cab, taxi
calm(ness), roj
calm, rojig
can, kan
canal, kanal
canine, hundisk
capital, kapital (money)
capitalism, kapitalisme
capitalist(ic), kapitalistisk
capitalist, kapitalist
car, auto
carpet, tepi
case, sàk (matter)
cat, kat
cease, stop (cf. end, fertik)
ceiling, plafon (cf. dak)
Celt, Kelt
celtic, keltisk
central, senterig (at the centre)
central, senterisk (of the centre)
centre, senter (cf. midel, sentrum)
centre, sentrum (premises, hub)
certain, seker (cf. sumig)
certain, sumig (unspecified but known)
certainty, sekerhèd
chair, stùl (furniture)
chamber, kamer
channel, kanal
cheese, kès
child, kind
chocolate, sjokolàd
chocolatey, sjokolàdig
chocolatier, sjokolàdar
choice, val
choose, val
Christian, Kristen
Christianity, Kristenhèd (de Kristenhèd = Christendom)
church, kirk
circa, um
close, slòt
closed, slòted
cloud, volk
cloudy, volkig
cold, kold
coldness, koldhèd
colour, kolor
coma, kòma
comatose, kòmalik
come, kom
comet, komèt
comma, kuma
complain(t), klàg
completed, fertik (cf. end, stop)
complicate, komplisèr
complicated, komplisèrt
computation, kompùtung
computer, kompùtar
computing, kompùtung
concerning, om
concert, konsert
concerto, konserto
cool, kùl (temperature)
country, land
cow, ku
create, skap (cf. mak)
creating, skapend
creation, skapung
creative, skapend
crime, ferbrèk (cf. misdon)
crime, ferbrèkung (cf. kriminalhèd, misdonung)
crime, misdon (cf. ferbrèk)
crime, misdonung (cf. ferbrèkung, kriminalhèd)
criminal, ferbrèkar
criminal, ferbrèkarisk (cf. kriminal)
criminal, kriminal (cf. ferbrèkarisk)
criminality, ferbrèkung (cf. kriminalhèd, misdonung)
criminality, kriminalhèd (cf. ferbrèkung, misdonung)
criminology, kriminalik
cyst, sist
daily, daglik
dark, dunkel
data, date (en dat = a datum)
date, dàt (calendar)
daughter, doter
day, dag
dead, dòt
December, desëmber
decide, beslùt
decision, beslùt
deck, dek (flooring)
deed, don
deep, dìp
deity, godhèd
deliver, lìver
delivery, lìverung
democracy, demokrati
democrat, demokrat
democratic, demokratisk
depth, dìphèd
dictionary, vordbuk
die, do
differ, ferskil
difference, ferskil
different, ander (cf. ferskilend)
different, ferskilend (cf. ander)
difficult, svàr
divine, godlik
do, don
dog, hund
door, dor
dough, dèg
down, nèd
downward(s), nèd
drink, drink
dry, trok
dry, trokena
dumb, dum (stupid)
dumb, stum (cf. dum)
each other, ën-ander
ear, òr
early, fru
Earth, Jerd (planet, def. article optional)
earth, jerd (soil)
Earth, Jerda (electricity)
earthly, jerdisk
earthy, jerdig
east, òst
eastern, òstlik
easy, let
eat, spìs
ecclesiastical, kirklik
egg, eg
eight, ak
elect, val
election, val
eleven, elf
elf, elv
empire, impèrium
emptiness, tomhèd
empty, tom
empty, tomena
end, end (cf. fertik, stop)
endless, endlos
enemy, fiand
entitled, rètig
entitlement, rèt
equal, glèk (X ar glèk met Y = X equals Y, or X is equal to/with Y)
equalise, glèkena
evening, àvend
every, al
everyone, al
everything, alding
everywhere, alsted
expect, fervàt
expectation, fervàtung
explain, ferklàr
explanation, ferklàrung
external, ùtig
eye, ùg
fall, fal
fall, herst (season)
false, falsk
falsehood, falskhèd
falseness, falskhèd
falsify, falskena
fast, rask (speedy)
father, fàder
fatherhood, fàderhèd
feather, feder
February, februar
female, hunlik (or hun-)
feminine, hunlik (cf. kvinlik)
feminine, kvinlik (cf. hunlik)
feminism, feminisme
feminist, feminist
few, biske
fewer, mindere
fewest, minste
field, feld
fight, kemp (cf. strèd)
fight, strèd (cf. kemp)
fill, fulena
final(ly), endlik
find, find
finish, end (cf. fertik, stop)
finished, fertik (cf. end, stop)
fire, bren (conflagration)
fire, fujer (cf. bren)
first, ferst
fish, fisk
five, femf
folk, folk
food, spìs
foot, fùt
for, fur
foreign countries, ùtland
foreign, fremed (cf. ùtlandisk)
foreign, ùtlandisk (cf. fremed)
foreigner, ùtlandar
four, fier
free, fri
free, friena
freedom, frìhèd
Friday, frèdag
friend, fren
friendship, frenhèd
from, fron
full, ful
future, tòkomend (cf. frongòt, nuarend)
futuristic, tòkomendlik
galaxy, galax
game, spìl
garden, garten
gardener, gartenar
gardening, gartenarbèd
germanic, germansk
get, kreg
girl, mèd
give, giv
go, go
God, God
godhead, godhèd
good, gud
grass, gras
graze, gras
green, gròn
greenish, grònlik
grey, grè
hand, hand
happen, forkom (cf. sjè)
happen, sjè (cf. forkom)
hard, svàr
hat, hat
hate, hàt
hateful, hàtlik
hatred, hàt
have to, mus (must not & don't have to?)
have, hav
he, han
he/she, hen (epicene)
hear, heor
heart, hert
heat, hèthèd (hotness)
heat, varmhèd (energy)
heaven, hemel (cf. himel)
heavy, tung
height, hòghèd
hell, helvit (de hemel ug de helvit = heaven and hell)
hello, halo (cf. hè)
help, help
helpful, nùtig
her(s), huns
her, hum (object)
here, hìr
hey, hè (cf. halo)
hi, hè (cf. halo)
high, hòg
him, ham
him/her, hem (epicene)
his, hans
his/her(s), hens
hit, hit (successful/popular thing, e.g. song)
hold, hold
holy, hèli
home, hèm (kom hèm = come home)
honey, honing
hot, hèt
hound, hund
hour, stond
hourly, stondlik
house, hùs
how, ho (ho mang = how much)
human being, mensk
hunger, hunger
hungry, hungerig
I, ig
identical, ìdentisk (cf. glèk)
identify, ìdentena
identity, ìdenthèd
if, if
if, vurvìd (whether)
illuminate, lìt
immortal, undòbàr
improve, guderena
in, in
inexplicable, unferklàrbàr
information, informasjon
inner, iner
insect, insëkt
inside, in
inside, inig
insomnia, sòvungloshèd
install, instela
installation, instelung
instruct, undervìs
interest, interës
interesting, interësend
intergermanic, intergermansk
internal, inig
internalise, inigena
international, internasjonisk
interrogative, fràgend
into, in
into, into
island, èland
isle, èland
it, dèt (object)
it, det (subject)
its, dets
January, januar
July, jùli
June, jùn
keep, hold (hold de vater hèt = keep the water hot)
kettle, ketel
kill, dòtena
king, kung
kingdom, kungrìk
kingdom, rìk
kitchen, kòken
know, ken (cf. vis)
know, vis (cf. ken)
knowledge, kenung
knowledge, visung
land, land
language, sprak
last, sìst
last, vòrig (previous)
late, sèn
laugh, làf
laughter, làfung
lay, lèg (set down)
layer, lèg
leaf, blàd
league, lìga
learn, lern
least, minst
least, minst
leave, lat (let be)
left, linx
left-handed, linxhandig
leftmost, linxest
leg, bèn
length, langhèd
less, minder
less, minder
let, lat (this produces imperatives, mainly first-person-plural)
liberation, frienung
liberty, frìhèd
life, lèv
light up, lìt
light, lìs (bright)
light, lìt
light, lit (lightweight)
lighting, lìtung
(a)like, glìk
like(?), az (in the way that/to the extent that)
likely, tròlik
link, lenk
listen, lùst
litre, lìter
little, smàl
live, lèv (cf. vòn)
live, vòn (reside)
lively, lèvlik
living, lèvend
local, gebìtlik
local, stedlik
long, lang
look, blik (see)
lose, ferlìs
loss, ferlìs
lot(s) of, mang
lot(s) of, mange
loud, laud
love, elsk(e)
love, elskung (loving)
low, làv
lunar, monisk
machine, masjìn (cf. mekàn)
machinery(?), masjìnighèd
machinist, masjìnist (cf. mekànar)
magic(al), magisk
magic, magi
magician, magiar
make, mak (cf. skap)
male, hanlik (or han-)
man, man
manly, manlik
many, mange
March, marts (month)
Mars, Mars
Martian, marsisk
masculine, hanlik (cf. manlik)
masculine, manlik (cf. hanlik)
mathematical, matematisk
mathematician, matemat(ik)ar
mathematics, matemat(ik)
May, maj (month)
may, mè
me, mig
mean, bedùt (signify)
meaning, bedùtung
mech(a), mek(a) (piloted robot)
mechanic, mekànar (cf. masjìnist)
mechanical, mekànisk
mechanisation, mekàniskenung
mechanism, mekàn (cf. masjìn)
metal, metal
metallic, metalisk
midday, middag
middle, midel (cf. mid-, senter)
midnight, midnat
milk, melk
mine, mìn
minute, minùt (time)
misdeed, misdon (cf. ferbrèk)
misunderstand, misferstoa
misuse, misbrùk
moist, vot
moisten, votena
Monday, màndag
money, penger
monkey, àp
month, mònad
monthly, mònadlik
moon, mon
more, mèr
morning, morgen
mortal, dòbàr
most, mèst
mother, muder
motherhood, muderhèd
mouse, mùs
mouth, mund
much, mang
music, mùsìk
musical, mùsìkisk
musician, mùsìkar
must, mus (must not & don't have to?)
mute, stum (cf. spraklos)
my, mìn
nah, në (alternative no)
name, nam (cf. hèd)
narrate, fertël
narrating, fertëlung
narrative, fertëlung
nation, nasjon
national, nasjonisk
natural, natùrlik
nature, natùr
neighbour, nabor
neighbourhood, naborhèd
nephew, nef
nest, nest
neutral, nùtral
never, ingentìd
new, nju
news, nùs
next, next
niece, nis
night, nat
nightly, natlik
nine, nìn
no one, ingen
no, nè
nocturnal, natlik
none, ingen
noon, middag
normal, normal
normalcy, normalhèd
normality, normalhèd
north, nord
northern, nordlik
nose, nes
not any, ingen
not, nit
nothing, ingending
noun, substantiv
November, nòvëmber
now, nu
nowhere, ingensted
Ø, oer ('name' of the letter)
obtain, kreg
occasion, kèr (cf. tìd)
occur, forkom (cf. sjè)
occur, sjè (cf. forkom)
occurrence, forkomung (cf. sjè)
occurrence, sjeung (cf. forkom)
ocean, òsean (cf. sè)
October, oktòber
of, ov
old, ald
on, po
one another, ën-ander
one, ën
one, man
one's, sìn
oneself, sig (3p reflexive)
onto, po
onto, pòto
onus, burd
open(ed), òpent
open, òpen
opera, òper
operatic, òperisk
or, el(er)
oral, mundlik
orange, apelsìn
orange, oranz
other, ander
ought, burd
our(s), or
out (of), ùt
outer, ùter
outlandish, ùtlandisk (cf. fremed)
outside, ùt
outside, ùtig
oven, òven
over(head), òberig
over, òber (cf. òver-)
overcomplicate, òverkomplisèra
overeat, òverspìsa
overfishing, òverfiskung
overnight, òbernat
oversea(s), òberseig
oversleep, òversòva
paint, ferb
paper, papìr
party/celebrate/festival (entry to do!), fest
past, frongòt (cf. nuarend, tòkomend)
pay, betàl
payment, betàlung
pea, ert
peace, frèd (non-hostility)
peaceful, frèdlik
penguin, pingvin
people, folk
perfect, perfëkt
perfect, perfëktena
perfection, perfëkthèd
perfectionist, perfëkthèdist
person, mensk
philosopher, filosof
philosophical, filosofisk
philosophise, filosof
philosophy, filosofi
physical, fisisk
physicist, fisikar
physics, fisik
pink, ròsa
place, plas
place, sted
place, stel
placement, plasung
plan, plàn
planet, planèt
planetary, planètisk
plant, plant
play, spìl
please, bide (if you please)
police officer, polìsist
police, polìs
policy, polit
political, politisk
politician, politikar
politics, politik
poor, arm (not rich)
position, pozisjon
possible, mètlik
potato, potat
poverty, armhèd
prepare, berèdena
present, nuarend (cf. frongòt, tòkomend)
previous, vòrig
pride, stolthèd
probable, tròlik
pronoun, prònòm
proud, stolt
psyche, siël
purchase, kòp
purple, purpur
put, set
Q, kva ('name' of the letter)
queen, droning
question, fràg (stela fràge = ask/pose questions)
quick, rask
quiet(ude/ness), roj (cf. stilhèd)
quiet(ude/ness), stilhèd (cf. roj)
quiet, rojig (cf. stil)
quiet, stil (cf. rojig)
rain, rèn
read, lès
ready, berèd
realm, rìk
red, rod
reddish, rodlik
reduce, smàlena
regarding, om
region, règion
regional, règionisk
reign, regèr
reign, regèrung
religion, religi
religious, religiisk
reply, anvord
resemblance, glìkhèd
rich, rik (wealthy)
right, ret
right, rèt
right-handed, rethandig
rightmost, retest
road, veg
robot, ròbot
robotics, ròbotik
roof, dak (cf. plafon)
room, kamer (cf. rùm)
room, rùm (cf. kamer)
roomy, rùmig
rose, ròs
sale, sel (act of selling)
same, sam
Saturday, lerdag
say, seg
science, visendhèd
scientific, visendlik
scientist, visendar
scone, skòn
sea, sè (cf. òsean)
search (for), sùk
seat, sit
second, sekund (time)
see, si
seek, sùk
select, val
selection, val
self, selv
sell, sel
September, septëmber
set, set
seven, sìven
shall, skal
shampoo, sjampo
shark, haj
she, hun
short, kort
shorten, kortena
should, burd
show, vìs
shrink, smàlena
shut, slòt
shut, slòted
signify, bedùt
silence, stilhèd
silent, stil
silent, stum (not talking)
similar, glìk (X ar glìk to Y = X is similar to Y, or X resembles Y)
similarity, glìkhèd
simple, ènfak (uncomplicated)
simple, simpel (simple-minded)
simplify, ènfakena
sinfonia, simfoni
sing, sung
sister, sester
sit, sit
site, sted
six, zex
sky, himel (cf. hemel)
sleep, sòv
sleepless, sòvunglos
sleeplessness, sòvungloshèd
slow, langzam
small, smàl
sneeze, nìz
snow, sno
so, so (in that way, to that extent)
solar, sòlisk
soldier, soldàt
some, sum (any?)
someone, ënar (sume = some (people))
something, sumding
sometime(s), sumtìd
somewhere, sumsted
son, son
song, sung
soul, siël
south, sùd
southern, sùdlik
space, rùm
spacious, rùmig
spatial, rùmlik
speak, sprak
speaking, sprakung
speechless, spraklos (cf. stum)
speed, raskhèd
sport, sport
spring, voar (season)
stand, stàn
star, stern (heavenly body)
start, start (cf. begin)
stellar, sternisk
still, stil (calm)
stillness, stilhèd
stop, stop (cf. end, fertik)
strange, fremed (cf. ùtlandisk)
strengthen, sterkena
strong, sterk
struggle, kemp (cf. strèd)
struggle, strèd (cf. kemp)
stupid, dum (cf. simpel)
style, stìl
stylish, stìlig
success, hit (a hit)
summer, somer
sun, sòl
Sunday, zondag
sunny, sòlig
sure, seker
survival, òberlèvung
survive, òberlèva
surviving, òberlèvend
survivor, òberlèvend
swim, svim
sword, sverd
symphonic, simfoniisk
symphony, simfoni
table, tàfel (furniture)
take, tàk
tank, tank
taxi, taxi
tea, tè
teach, lèr
teach, undervìs
teacher, lèrar
tell, fertël
temporal, tìdlik
ten, tèn
terrestrial, jerdisk
territorial, gebìtisk
territory, gebìt
than, den
thank, dank
thanks!, danke!
that, das
that, dat
the, de
their(s), dèr
them, dem
then, dan
there, dar (dar ar ... = there is/are ...)
they, di
thing, ding
think, tenk
thirst, torst
thirsty, torstig
this, dìs
thoughtless, tenklos
thoughts, tenke
three, dri
Thursday, dorsdag
time, kèr (singular in adverbial phrases, e.g. femf kèr (five times))
time, tìd (cf. kèr)
to, to
today, dìsdag
toilet, toalët
tomorrow morning, morgen-fru
tomorrow, morgen
tonight, dìsnat
too, tu (extent)
train, tog (locomotive)
tranquil, rojig
tranquility, roj
translate, òberset
translation, òbersetung
translator, òbersetar
transliterate, transliterèr
tree, trè
true, tru
truth, trùhèd
try, fersùk
Tuesday, tìsdag
twelve, tolf
two, tvo
uncertain, unseker
uncle, onkel
under(neath), under (cf. onder-)
undereat, onderspìsa
underpay, onderbetàla
understand, fersto
understanding, ferstoung
underwater, undervaterig
underworld, undervereld
unintelligent, simpel (cf. dum)
unknowable, unvisbàr
unnatural, unnatùrlik (cf. kunstlik)
until, entil
up, op
upon, po
upward(s), op
us, os
use, brùk
useful, nùtig
usefulness, nùt
utility, nùt
ventilate, luft
Venus, Vènus
Venusian, vènusisk
verb, verb
versus, gègen
victorious, sègig
victory, sèg
virus, vìrus
visa, vìsum
visible, sìbàr
W, vua ('name' of the letter)
W, wa (alternative 'name' of the letter)
wait, vàt (vàta po = to wait for)
wait, vàtung
waiting, vàtung
wall, mùr
want, vil
war, krìg
warfare, krìgung
warm, varm
warmth, varmhèd
warrior, krìgar
water, vater
way, veg (route)
we, vi
weak, svak
weakness, svakhèd
weather, veder
Wednesday, vunsdag
week, vèk
weekend, vèkënd
welcome, velkom
well, gud
went, gòte
were, arte
were/was going to, skalte
west, vest
western, vestlik
wet, vot
wet, votena
whale, vàl
what, vat
wheel, viùl
when, van
where, vàr
whether, vurvìd
which, vilk
white, vìt
who(m), vem
whole, hèl
whose, vems
why, varfor
will, skal
win, sèg
win, vin
wind, vind
window, vindo
windy, vindig
wine, vìn
winter, vinter
wisdom, vèshèd
wise, vès
with, met
without, òn (cf. -los)
woman, kvin
womanly, kvinlik
word, vord
work, arbèd (cf. verk)
work, verk (cf. arbèd)
world, vereld
worm, vorm
worse, sleter
worst, sletest
would, vud
write, skrìv
wrongdoing, misdonung (cf. ferbrèkung, kriminalhèd)
X, ix ('name' of the letter)
Y, upsil ('name' of the letter)
yeah, jà (alternative yes)
year, jàr
yearly, jàrlik
yellow, gel
yes, ja
yesterday, gester
you, dig (2p singular, object)
you, du (2p singular, subject)
you, ji (2p plural, subject)
you, ju (2p plural, object)
young, jung
your(s), dìn (2p singular)
your(s), jer (2p plural)
Z, zed ('name' of the letter)
zero, nul
zombie, zombi
zone, zòn
zoo, zu
zoom, zùm (zùma in/ùt = zoom in/out)