Premye Leson Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
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E
A
Sounded like the first half of the LONG A in DAY
2
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È
A
Sounded like E in LET
3
Q
I
A
Sounded like EE in SEED
4
Q
O
A
Sounded like the first half of the LONG O in GO
5
Q
Ò
A
Sounded like O in OR
6
Q
G
A
Sounded like G in GO
7
Q
J
A
Sounded like S in MEASURE
8
Q
AY
A
Sounded like I in ICE
9
Q
OU
A
Sounded like O in MOVIE
10
Q
CH
A
Sounded like SH in SHIP
11
Q
Haiti
A
Ayiti
12
Q
Can
A
Kapab
13
Q
Come
A
Vino
14
Q
Person
A
Moun
15
Q
Word order
A
Generally similar to English with subject, verb, object pattern
16
Q
Indefinite article
A
Yon-proceeds the noun
17
Q
Definite article and possessive pronouns
A
La-the
Lo-his/her
Ou-your
They follow the noun
18
Q
We, us, you (plural)
A
Nou
19
Q
The thing
A
Bagay la
20
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Your thing
A
Bagay ou
21
Q
There
A
La
22
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Here
A
Isit la
23
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Little
A
Piti
24
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Page
A
Paj
25
For
Pou
26
Creole
Kreyòl
27
Thank you
Mèsi
28
Yes
Wi
29
Someone
Yon moun
30
Please
Tanpri
31
A thing
Yon baggy
32
He/her/his
| She/her/it
Li
33
Right there/right here
Meaning a specific place, usually in sight
Both expressed as la a
34
They, them, their
Yo
35
A
Sounded like O in LOT
36
You (singular)
Ou
37
To be able, can
Kapab, ka
38
To come
Vini
39
To go
Ale
40
To want
Vle
41
Give
Bay
- when used before a pronoun, it changes to BA
- when used to mean deliver, it doesn't change
- bay becomes ban when used before the pronouns mwen (I or me) or nou (we, us, you-plural)-B sounds like the b in ball and an sounds like the un in bunny
* Remember only true if bay is used before the pronoun
42
To do
Fè
43
Not
Pa
44
To speak
Pale
45
The
La
46
Coffee
Kafe
47
Give me the thing.
Bay mwen bagay la.
- Becomes Ban mwen bagay la.
- This is because it's before the pronoun mwen so you change the y to an n.
48
I give the thing.
Mwen bay bagay la.
| -Remains the same because it comes after the pronoun mwen.
49
You can go there.
Ou kapab ale la.
50
We want to speak Creole.
Nou vle pale kreyòl.
51
Please come here.
Tanpri vini isit.
52
She wants the thing.
Li vle bagay la.
53
You can give one.
Ou kapab bay youn.
54
You can give.
Ou kapab bay.
-Ou ka bay.
Because kapab can be written also as ka or kab and since bay starts with ab, the b in kab is dropped.
55
We want coffee.
Nou vle kafe.
56
He can go there.
Li kapab ale la.
57
You can give him one.
Ou kapab ba li youn.
| -Bay came before the pronoun so you drop the y.
58
He gives him the thing.
Li ba li bagay la.
