All words and phrases Flashcards
(70 cards)
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bonswa
A
hello
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nom
A
name
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mewn
A
my/I
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se
A
present tense word, “is” in this sitiuation
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now mwen se sergio
A
my name is sergio
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pardon
A
excuse me
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kijan
A
question word, “what” in this context, but can also be “how”
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ou
A
you/your
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rele
A
call you
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demwazel
A
young woman
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kijan ou rele demwazel
A
literally “what do they call you” but is translated as “what is your name”
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sa
A
that
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se
A
is
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yon
A
a
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bel
A
pretty
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nom
A
name
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sa se yon bel nom
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that is a pretty name
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sa
A
that
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bon
A
good
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sa bon
A
that IS good
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sa
A
te
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te
A
past tense. “was”
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bon
A
good
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sa te bon
A
that was good
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sa
that
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pa
negating the word making the following opposite. "sa pa bon" would be
- sa: that
- pa: negating word turning "good" to "not good"
- bon: good
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bon
good
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sa pa bon
that was not good
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kijan
question word in this context would be "how" but can also be "what"
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ou
you/your
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ye
are/am
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kijan ou ye
how are you but literally translated as "how you are"?
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mwen
I/my
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bon
good
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mwen bon
I am good
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jodia
today
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se
present tense. "is" in this situation
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bon
good
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jodia se bon
today is a good day. Literally "today is good"
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jodia
today
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te
past tense for "was"
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bon
good
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jodia te bon
today was good
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se
present tense word. "Is" in this situation
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pa
negates sentence. Making "yon bon jou/a good day" "pa yon bon jou/not a good day"
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yon
a
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bon
good
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jou
day
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jodia
today
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se pa yon bon jou jodia
it is not a good day today
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se
present tense word. "is in this situation"
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yon
a
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bon
good
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jou
day
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jodia
today
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se yon bon jou jodia
it is a good day today
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se
it/is
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te
past tense word to create "was"
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yon
a
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bon
good
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jou
day
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jodia
today
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se te yon bon jou jodia
it was a good day today
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eske
do/does/did. "Did" in this situation
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ou
you
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pase
"having" in this context but can also mean passing by.
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jodia
today
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bon
good
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eske ou pase jodia bon
did you have a good day. Literally "did your day pass well"
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