Short Poem & Numbers in Modern Frisian

Short Poem & Numbers in Modern Frisian

"Butter, bread and green cheese" and numbers one to ten.

Modern Frisian

Būter, brea, en griene tsiis,
Wa't dat net sizze kin is gjin oprjochte Fries.
Ien, twa, trije, fjouwer, fiif, seis, sān, acht, njoggen, tsien.

Modern English

Butter, bread, and green cheese,
Whoever cannot say that is no upright Frisian.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Audio recording of Short Poem & Numbers in Modern Frisian

Short poem ("Butter, bread and green cheese") and numbers 1-10 in modern Frisian (16 sec) (from Peter Meijes Tiersma).