Sweetcoconut vocab l to z Flashcards
(435 cards)
1
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kid
A
pitit; timoun
2
Q
kitchen
A
kwizin
3
Q
knot
A
ne
4
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know
A
konnen
5
Q
knowledge
A
konesans
6
Q
lack
A
manke
7
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lady
A
fanm; nègès (nègès is a non vulgar word which means black woman. It is synonymous with “classic black beauty”)(another word that means “beautiful black woman” is marabou)
8
Q
language
A
lang
9
Q
lamp
A
lanp
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Q
lap
A
janm
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Q
Large
A
gran
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last
A
dènye
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late (time)
A
ta; anreta: (it’s late
14
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late (the dead)
A
defen
15
Q
laugh
A
ri
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law
A
lwa
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Q
lawyer
A
avoka
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leaf
A
fèy
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learn
A
aprann
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left (direction)
A
goch
21
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Lesson
A
leson
22
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let go
A
lage; kite ale
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Let’s
A
Ann; An nou
24
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Letter
A
lèt
25
lettuce
leti
26
lick
niche
27
lie (n)
manti
28
lie (v; not telling the truth)
manti
29
lie down
kouche
30
life's crazy!
lavi a dwòl!
31
light
limyè
32
limp
bwete
33
Little
piti
34
listen
koute
35
living room
salon
36
load (n)
chaj
37
load (v)
chaje
38
lock (n)
kadna
39
lock (v)
klete
40
loin
fouk
41
Long
Lonng
42
Look at
gade
43
Look for
chache
44
Lose
pèdi
45
Love
Renmen
46
low
ba
47
luck
chans
48
lucky
gen chans a (you're lucky
49
Luggage
malèt
50
magnet
leman
51
magnify
agrandi
52
maiden
jennfi
53
mail (n)
lèt
54
mail (v)
poste
55
mailbox
bwat postal
56
main
prensipal
57
maintain
mentni; kenbe
58
make
fè; fèt
59
make love
fè lanmou
60
makeup (beauty products)
makiyaj
61
makeup (to reconcile)
byen
62
man
mesye; gason; nèg (nèg is creole for negro which means black man. It's a non vulgar term. Haitians use it often.)
63
many
anpil
64
marriage
maryaj
65
marry; married
marye
66
masculine; male
maskilen
67
mattress
matla
68
may (v)
mèt
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may (month
me
70
maybe
petèt
71
mean (v)
sinyifye
72
mean (not nice)
malouk
73
meat
viann (chicken
74
meet
rankontre
75
medicine
medikaman
76
memory
memwa
77
merchant
machann
78
merchandise
machandiz
79
mess
gagòt; melimelo
80
milk
lèt
81
mistake
erè
82
missing
manke
83
mix
melanje; brase
84
moan
plenn
85
money
kòb; lajan
86
moon
lalin
87
more (adj)
plis
88
more (superlative)
pi
89
mosquito
moustik
90
mouth
bouch
91
move
deplase; bouje
92
moving (leaving a house)
demenaje
93
music
mizik
94
must
fòk; dwe
95
mute
bèbè
96
Nail (fingers)
zong
97
Nail (hardware)
clou
98
naked
toutouni
99
nap (v)
kabicha
100
nation
nasyon; pèp
101
necklace
chèn
102
Need
bezwen
103
needle
zegwi
104
Neighbor
Vwazen
105
neighborhood
vwazinaj
106
New
nèf
107
News
Nouvèl
108
night
nwit
109
Night
Nwit
110
Nothing
anyen
111
Not ripe
wòwòt
112
Not yet
poko (which is a contraction for Pa ankò)
113
No one; nobody
okenn moun; pa gen moun
114
now
kounye a
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number
nimewo
116
nun
mè
117
Nurse
enfimyè
118
often
Souvan
119
Occupation; trade
metye
120
Old
vye
121
On; over; on top
sou
122
one
en (when you're counting)
123
one
youn (description)
124
Only
sèlman
125
On the floor/ground
atè a
126
overseas
lòt bò dlo
127
pail
bokit
128
pain
doulè
129
painful
fèmal
130
Paint
pentire
131
Pant (clothing)
pantalon
132
panties (feminine underwear)
kilòt; pantalèt
133
participate
patisipe
134
party
fèt
135
Pass
Pase
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pastor
pastè
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Pencil
Kreyon
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people
moun; pèp
139
Piece of paper
mòso papye
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place
kote
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plate
plat; asyèt
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please
tanpri souple
143
pole
poto (light pole
144
police officer
polis
145
pool
pisin
146
pop
pete
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post office
lapòs
148
pour
vide
149
pray
priyè; lapriyè
150
priest
pè
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prison
prizon
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prohibit
intèdi
153
pull
tire
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pull up
monte (pull up your pants
155
quiet
pe
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quietness
silans
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rain
lapli (it's raining.
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rainbow
akansyèl
159
Read
li
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Ready
pare
161
receive
resevwa
162
recognize
rekonèt
163
Red
Wouj
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rent (n)
lwaye
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rent (v)
lwe
166
repair
repare
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Ring (jewelry)
bag
168
ripe
mi
169
river
rivyè
170
road
wout; chemen
171
rock
ròch
172
roll
roule
173
roof
tèt kay; twa kay
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Room
chanm
175
rope
kòd
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round
won
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Run
kouri
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sad
tris
179
sale
vant
180
salt
sèl
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Salty
sale
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same
menm
183
save
sove; sere
184
school
lekòl
185
scratch
grate
186
search
chache; fouye
187
seat
plas
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sermon
prèch
189
serve
sèvi
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See
wè
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sell
vann
192
send
voye
193
shadow
lombraj
194
shake
souke
195
shame
wont
196
shameless
sanwont
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share
separe; pataje
198
shave
raze
199
sheet (bedding)
dra
200
sheet of paper
fèy papye
201
shiny
briyan
202
Shirt
Chemiz
203
shock (n)
sezisman
204
shock (v)
sezi; fè sezisman
205
Shoe
soulye
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Shop (n)
magazen
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Short
kout
208
short of breath
respirasyon kout
209
shot (medicine)
piki
210
shower
benyen (he's taking a shower
211
shrink (v)
ratresi
212
shy
timid
213
sick
malad
214
silver
ajan
215
Sing
Chante
216
Sit
Chita
217
size
gwosè
218
skin
po
219
Skirts
Jip
220
Sky
Syèl
221
Sleep
dòmi
222
slide
glise
223
slim
mens
224
slip (v)
glise
225
Slow
dousman
226
Slow Down
ralanti
227
Small
piti
228
Smoke (n)
lafimen
229
smoke (v)
fimen
230
snake
koulèv
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snore
wonfle
232
snow
nèj
233
soccer
foutbòl
234
sock
chosèt
235
soul
nanm
236
sofa
fotèy
237
soil
tè
238
south
sid
239
speak
pale
240
speed (n)
vitès
241
speed (v)
ale vit; ale ak tout boulin
242
spell (v)
eple
243
spin
vire
244
spinach
zepina
245
spit
krache
246
split
separe; pataje
247
sport
espò; spò
248
spread (v)
layite; ouvri; louvri
249
square
kare
250
squat down
akoupi
251
squeeze
peze
252
stadium
stadyòm
253
stand
kanpe
254
star
zetwal
255
start
kòmanse
256
Stay
Rete
257
stick
pikèt
258
stomach
vant
259
stomachache
malvant
260
stop
sispann
261
straight
dwat
262
strand (n)
fil
263
straw (dries stalks)
pay
264
straw (thin tube to drink)
chalimo
265
strawberries
frèz
266
stream
rigòl; kanal
267
stretch
detire
268
strength
fòs
269
stroll
pwonmnen
270
strong
fò
271
student
elèv
272
stuff (n)
bagay
273
stuff (v)
boure
274
sugar
sik
275
stupid
sòt; bouki
276
suck (to pull in with tongue)
souse
277
sun
solèy
278
sunglasses
linèt solèy
279
surgery
operasyon
280
sweet
dous
281
Sweetheart
cheri; boubout; chouboulout; kòkòt; anmourèz
282
swell
anfle; gonfle
283
swim
naje
284
syrup
siwo
285
T
Shirt
286
tackle
krible
287
tail
ke
288
take
pran
289
Talk
Pale; koze
290
tall
wo
291
tardy
anreta
292
taste (n)
gou
293
taste (v)
goute
294
tea
te
295
Teach
Ensenye
296
teacher
pwofesè
297
team
ekip
298
tear
chire
299
tell
rakonte
300
Test
tès; Egzamen
301
thaw
dejele
302
the
a; la; an; lan; nan;
303
Theater
Teat
304
the floor
atè a
305
thing
bagay
306
think
panse
307
Thirsty
swaf
308
thought
panse
309
three
twa
310
throat
gòj
311
throat pain or sore throat
malgòj
312
throw
voye
313
tie (men's clothing worn around the neck)
kòl; kravat
314
tie (v.)
mare ( make a big knot when you tie the rope
315
tight
sere
316
tile
mozayik
317
Time (hour; min; sec)
tan
318
time (frequency)
fwa
319
Tire
Kaoutyou
320
Tired
fatige
321
to
a; pou
322
Toilet
twalèt
323
tomato
tomat
324
tongue
lang
325
Too much
twòp
326
tool
zouti
327
tool box
bwat zouti
328
tooth
dan
329
toothache
maldan
330
toothbrush
bwòsadan
331
touch
manyen
332
Tourist
Touris
333
toy
jwèt
334
Translate
Tradwi
335
travel (n)
vwayaj
336
travel (v)
vwayaje
337
tree
pye bwa
338
trim
taye
339
Trouble
pwoblèm
340
turn (n; maneuver)
devire ( he made a big turn
341
turn (n; opportunity)
kou (it's your turn to drive
342
turn (v)
vire ( Turn here
343
two
de
344
truck
kamyon
345
TRUE
vre
346
trust (n)
konfyans
347
trust (v)
konfye
348
truth
verite
349
twice
de fwa
350
twist
makònen
351
ugly
lèd
352
umbilical cord
kòd lonbrit
353
Uncle
Tonton
354
under
anba
355
underground
anbatè
356
Unfortunately
malerezman; malchans pou (subject).
357
United States
Etazini
358
unload
dechaje
359
unwrap
dekachte
360
up
anlè; anwo
361
upstairs
chanmòt
362
used
ize
363
urine
pipi
364
use
itilize
365
vegetables
vejetab
366
virgin
vyèj
367
violin
vyolon
368
voice
vwa
369
volunteer
volontè
370
vomit
vomi
371
wag
souke
372
wait
tann
373
wait out
pare
374
wake up
reveye
375
walk
mache; pase
376
wall
mi; miray
377
want
vle
378
war
lagè
379
warn
avèti
380
wash
lave
381
waste (n)
fatra; gaspiyaj
382
waste (v)
jete; gaspiye
383
watch (v)
gade; veye
384
watch (jewelry)
mont
385
watch televesion
gade televizyon
386
water
dlo
387
watercress
kreson
388
way (direction)
chemen; wout
389
way (method)
fason
390
wax (v)
sire
391
Weak
fèb
392
weather
tan
393
Week
semèn
394
wed
marye
395
wedding
maryaj
396
weep
kriye
397
weigh
peze
398
well
byen
399
wet
mouye
400
whatever
nenpòt kisa
401
whisper
chichote
402
white
blan
403
who; which; that; whom
ki
404
wide
laj
405
Wife
madanm
406
will
volonte
407
win
genyen
408
wind
van
409
window
fenèt
410
wing
zèl
411
winner
ganyan
412
wipe (v)
siye
413
With
Avèk; ak; a
414
within
andedan; anndan
415
without
san
416
witless; klutz
bouki
417
Woman
fanm
418
wood
bwa
419
word
mo; pawòl
420
work
travay
421
worth (v)
vo
422
worth (n)
valè
423
wring
tòde
424
wrinkle
pli
425
Write
ekri
426
yard
lakou
427
yank
rale; rache
428
yawn
baye
429
yes
wi
430
yield
kite pase
431
young
jèn
432
younger
pi jèn
433
young man
jennjan
434
young woman
jennfi
435
youth
jenès
