Lesson 6

Question 1

Ansanm

Answer 1

(Adv) along

(Adj) together

Question 2

Ase

Answer 2

(Adj) ample, enough, sufficient

Question 3

Blese

Answer 3

(V) to cut, hurt, injure, slash, wound

Question 4

Bliye

Answer 4

to forget

Question 5

Cheri

Answer 5

sweetie/dear/darling (term of endearment)

Question 6

Doktè

Answer 6

doctor

Question 7

Dwe

Answer 7

(Adv) ought to

(V) owe

Question 8

Jwèt

Answer 8

(N) game, toy

Question 9

Kesyon

Answer 9

(N) question

Question 10

Kòmanse

Answer 10

(V) commence, start, begin

Question 11

Kondwi

Answer 11

(V) to drive, lead, guide, steer

Question 12

Konprann

Answer 12

(V) to comprehend, understand

(N) wit, understanding

Question 13

Kounye a/kounyeya

Answer 13

now, right now, at once, currently, presently

Question 14

Lajan/Kòb

Answer 14

currency/money

Question 15

Lakay

Answer 15

home (possession: my home - lakay mwen)

Question 16

Legliz

Answer 16

(N) church

Question 17

Lekòl

Answer 17

(N) school

Question 18

Machin

Answer 18

vehicle: car, truck, bus, and machine

Question 19

Moso

Answer 19

(N) chunk, piece, part, bit, lump, slice

Question 20

Moun

Answer 20

person, individual, inhabitant, man/people

Question 21

Mouri

Answer 21

(Adj) dead

(V) die, exhausted, numb, diminish

Question 22

Panse

Answer 22

(V) think, to nurse/dress the wounded

(N) thought

Question 23

Pastè

Answer 23

(N) pastor

Question 24

Pataje

Answer 24

(V) share, divide

Question 25

Pwofesè

Answer 25

teacher, professor

Question 26

Ranje

Answer 26

(V) organize, fix, arrange, repair (N) row

Question 27

Renmen

Answer 27

(V) like, love, enjoy

Question 28

Sòti

Answer 28

to come from, get out, go out, come from

Question 29

Sou

Answer 29

on, drunk, onto, upon

Question 30

Talè

Answer 30

soon, shortly

Question 31

Toujou

Answer 31

always (before verb and adjective), still (after verb and adjective)

Question 32

Tout

Answer 32

all, entire, every

Question 33

Tout bagay

Answer 33

everything

Question 34

Tout moun

Answer 34

everyone, everybody

Question 35

Vole

Answer 35

(V) to fly, fly

Question 36

Vòlè

Answer 36

(V) to steal, rob, robbery, steal (N) thief, crook

Question 37

Yon moun

Answer 37

someone, somebody, one

Question 38

Zouti

Answer 38

tool

Question 39

Anba

Answer 39

under, beneath, below, underneath, bottom, downstairs

Question 40

Anlè

Answer 40

up, above, over, overhead, atop, upstairs

Question 41

Forms of Contracted Prounouns

Answer 41

Pronouns take on different forms when contracted with other words. Mwen, ou and li are the prounouns contracted most commonly. An apostrophe should come between words being contracted together. Frequently though, the apostrophe is dropped - this can make reading a little challenging at first. ``` Mwen - M Ou - W Li - L Nou - N Yo - Y ```

Question 42

Rule of Thumb for when to contract prounouns

Answer 42

As a general rule, the words being contracted with the pronoun needs to maintain it's original syllable count. For this reason it is easiest (most common) to contract words ending in a vowel or blend with the pronoun following or words beginning with a vowel or blend with the pronoun preceding it. kouzen (2 syllables) - kouzen 'm (still 2 syllables) kouzin (2 syllables) - kouzin 'm (because it ends in a consonant contracting changes it to 3 syllables - MAY NOT contract) achte 2 syllables - l' achte (still 2 syllables) di - 1 syllable - l' di (2 syllables and doesn't roll off right)

Question 43

Special rules from mwen contractions

Answer 43

Mwen can usually be contracted at the beginning of a sentence regardless of whether or not it is followed by a word beginning with a consonant or blend. You kind of just swallow the last of mwen. (Sometimes people do this with nou as well) M' vle - I want M' rele - I call M' di - I say

Question 44

2 Special Contractions (avèk and bay)

Answer 44

Avèk and bay are frequently contracted with mwen, ou and li to make one new word. In the case of bay you conjugate it first and then contract the conjugated form with the pronoun. avèm or avè 'm - with me avèw or avè 'w - with you avèl or avè 'l - with him/her/it ban mwen - ban 'm - give me ba li - ba 'l - give him/her/it ba ou - ba 'w - give you

Question 45

laj

Answer 45

(n) age | (adj) large, baggy, wide, broad

Question 46

ane

Answer 46

year

Question 47

ane pase

Answer 47

last year

Question 48

ane pwochèn

Answer 48

next year

Question 49

ane sa

Answer 49

this year

Question 50

How to tell someone your age. Remember that the number must have the year marker attached to it.

Answer 50

Mwen gen....... - I have...... ``` en nan - 1 year dezan - 2 twazan - 3 katran - 4 senkan - 5 sizan - 6 setan - 7 witan - 8 nevan - 9 dizan - 10 onzan - 11 douzan - 12 trèzan - 13 katòzan - 14 kenzen - 15 sèzan - 16 disetan - 17 dizwitan - 18 diznevan - 19 ventan - 20 ```