General Vocab Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
Q
Creole
A
Kreyol
2
Q
I am taking a shower
A
M ap benyen
3
Q
I need to shave
A
Mwen bezwen raze.
4
Q
Require
A
mande, egzije (to be obligated)
This requires a lot of schooling
Sa mande pase anpil tan lekòl
This requires some thinking.
Sa mande yon ti refleksyon.
5
Q
Pot
A
chodyè
6
Q
Pan
A
Pwalon
7
Q
bottle
A
boutèy
8
Q
fraud
A
magouy
9
Q
cup
A
Kèp at a party
gode at home
10
Q
plastic
A
plastik
11
Q
there was
A
te gen
12
Q
south
A
sid
13
Q
Is everything OK?
A
Tout bagay anfom?
14
Q
Everywhere
A
Toupatou
15
Q
earthquake
A
tranbleman de tè
16
Q
Party
A
banboche
17
Q
Book
A
liv
18
Q
Party
A
Fét
19
Q
Beer
A
Byè
20
Q
Wheat
A
Ble
21
Q
Drunk
A
Sou
22
Q
Snake
A
Koulèv
23
Q
Sugar
A
Sik
24
Q
Haitian culture
A
Kilti Ayisyen
25
proverb of the day
pwoveb jounen an
26
tiny
ti kras and ti kal
27
Some
Kèk
28
next question
Pwochen kesyon
29
Hang up
rakwoche
30
I hung up the telephone on you.
Mwen rakwoche telefòn nan sou ou
31
tiny
ti kras and ti kal
32
My understanding
Konpreyansyon mwen
33
My mistake
se fot mwen = my mistake
34
money paid by Haiti to France
Lajan Ayiti te peye la france
35
Not useful
Pa itil
36
give me
Ban mwen
37
he gives me money
Li ban m kòb
38
Snack
goute
39
a little bit of Creole
yon ti kras Kreyòl.
40
We are content with what we have.
Nou kontante ak sa nou genyen.
41
Who are you talking with?
Ak ki moun wap pale?
42
there was / there were
Te gen or te genyen
43
There was a party at the church
Te gen yon fèt nan legliz la.
44
there might be / there may be
Ka gen / ka genyen
45
There are many cars on the road.
Genyen anpil machin la sou wout la.
46
I should have gone too.
Mwen ta dwe ale tou.
47
must, have to, have got to, obligated to, ought to, need, should.
Dwe
48
Would have
ta pral
49
Should have
Te dwe
50
Could have
Te ka, ta kab, ta kapab
Ou te ka avèti mwen de sa.
You could have warned me about it.
Mwen ta ka pote you bòl soup pou ou.
I could bring you a bowl of soup
51
The red car
Machin wouj la.
52
The sad girl
Ti fi tris la.
53
can't
pa kapab
54
You can't do that to us.
Ou pa ka fè nou sa.
Ou pa kab fè nou sa.
or
Ou pa kapab fè nou sa.
55
where are you now?
kote ou ye la?
56
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking?
| Ki manje wap fè la?
57
That's where it is.
Se la li ye
58
That's all.
Se tout.
59
It's not true.
Se pa vre.
60
That is not what I wanted.
Se pa't sa mwen te vle.
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Affirmative sentences
This is - Sa se
That is - Sa se
These are - Sa yo se
Those are - Sa yo se
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61
it is better
li pi bon
62
ugly
led
63
Keybord
Klavye
64
towel
sevyèt
65
Nap
Kabicha
66
To be left behind
Kite
She's been left behind.
Yo kite l dèyè.
67
left (remain v.), left over)
rete
How many do you have left?
Konbyen ou rete?
Rete can mean to remain, to survive, to be left over
example:
Se sa sèlman ki rete.
This is all that remains.
Konbyen ze ki rete?
How many eggs are left?
68
there isn't, there aren't
Nanpwen
```
Nanpwen klas jodi a.
There's no class today.
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69
There's no more.
Pa gen ankò.
or
Nanpwen ankò.
70
must, have to
Fòk or Fò
Fok can be contracted
Fò'w mache anvan ou kouri.
You must walk before you run.
71
Supposed
Sipoze
72
before
avan, anvan
Think before you talk.
Panse anvan ou pale.
73
after
apre
74
Every day
chak jou
75
Everything
tout bagay
76
somewhere
yon kote, kèk kote
Eske ou pral kèk kote jodi a?
Are you going somewhere today?
77
bad habits, flaws, weaknesses
Defo
Pa moutre tout vye defo ou yo nan mitan moun.
Don't show all your bad habits in public.
78
We will
Na
Na pale pita. - We'll talk later
