Examples
| English | Gallo | French |
|---|---|---|
| afternoon | vêpré | après-midi (archaic: vêprée) |
| apple tree | pommieu | pommier |
| bee | avètt | abeille |
| cider | cit | cidre |
| chair | chaérr | chaise |
| cheese | fórmaij | fromage |
| exit | desort | sortie |
| to fall | cheir | tomber (archaic: choir) |
| goat | biq | chèvre (slang: bique) |
| him | li | lui |
| house | ostèu | maison (archaic: hostel) |
| kid | garsaille | gosse |
| lip | lip | lèvre |
| maybe | vantiet | peut-être |
| mouth | góll | bouche (gueule = jaw) |
| now | astour | maintenant (à cette heure) |
| number | limerot | numéro |
| pear | peirr | poire |
| school | escoll | école |
| squirrel | chat-de-boéz (lit. "woods cat") | écureuil |
| star | esteill | étoile |
| timetable | orier | horaire |
| to smoke | betunae | fumer (archaic: pétuner) |
| today | anoet | aujourd'hui (archaic: hui) |
| to whistle | sublae | siffler |
| with | ô or côteu avek | avec |
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