Adverbs

Question 1

Tomorrow

Answer 1

Demen

Question 2

Yesterday

Answer 2

Yè

Question 3

Slowly

Answer 3

Dousman

Question 4

Today

Answer 4

Jodi a

Question 5

Now

Answer 5

Kounye a

Contraction. Kounya

Question 6

Then

Answer 6

Ki donk / Li sa

Manman mwen fè aksidan lè sa a mwen te chita bò kote l.

My mother crashed then I sat next to her.

Question 7

Later

Answer 7

Pita
Egz : Na wè pita

Question 8

Tonight

Answer 8

Aswè a

Question 9

Last night

Answer 9

Yè swa

Question 10

This morning

Answer 10

Maten an

Question 11

Next week

Answer 11

Sèmen pwochèn

Question 12

Already

Answer 12

Deja / gentan

They’re already here.
Yo gentan la.
Yo deja la.

I’ve already bought one.
Mwen gentan achte youn.
Mwen deja achte youn.

We’re already done.
Nou gentan fini.
Nou deja fini.

Question 13

Recently

Answer 13

Dènyèman

Question 14

Soon

Answer 14

talè and toutalè pita

Na pale talè.
We’ll talk later.

Na pale talè konsa.
We’ll talk later.

Question 15

Immediately

Answer 15

Imedyatman

Question 16

Still

Answer 16

Toujou

I’m still alive.
M’ap viv toujou.

We’re still here.
Nou la toujou.

I still love you.
Mwen renmen ou toujou.

I’m still waiting for you.
M’ap tann ou toujou.

Question 17

Yet

Answer 17

Poko - not yet
Ponkò → not yet
patko → not yet (past tense)

1. M poko manje. – I haven’t eaten yet.
2. M poko dòmi. – I haven’t slept yet.
3. Li poko la. – He’s not here yet.
4. Li patko rive. – He had not arrived yet.
5. M poko li liv la. – I haven’t read the book yet.
6. Ponkò chita. – Don’t sit down yet.
7. Poko kòmanse. - Don’t start yet.
8. Poko di anyen. – Don’t say anthing yet.
9. Poko di li anyen. - Don’t say anything to him/her yet.

Question 18

Ago

Answer 18

ago → pase, desa
some time ago → kèk tan pase
three years ago → twazan pase
many years ago → anpil ane pase
a long time ago → lontan, nan tan lontan

Question 19

Here

Answer 19

Isit la

Question 20

There

Answer 20

La

Question 21

Over there

Answer 21

La ba

Question 22

Everywhere

Answer 22

Toupatou

Question 23

now

Answer 23

kounye a

Question 24

this night

Answer 24

aswè a

Question 25

sometimes

Answer 25

pafwa

Question 26

yesterday

Answer 26

yè /ayè

Question 27

tomorrow

Answer 27

demen

Question 28

late

Answer 28

anreta

Question 29

later

Answer 29

pita

Question 30

right away

Answer 30

touswit

Question 31

often

Answer 31

souvan

Question 32

the day before yesterday

Answer 32

avanye

Question 33

the day after tomorrow

Answer 33

apre demen

Question 34

the other day, recently

Answer 34

lotrejou

lotrejou swa → the other night

1. Lotrejou m’te rankontre ak manman w nan mache a.
   The other day I met your mom at the market.
2. Depi lotrejou m t’ap eseye telefone w, men mwen pa’t ka antre nan kontak avè w.
   Since the other day I’ve been trying to call you, but I haven’t had been able to communicate with you.

Question 35

Next

Answer 35

Pwochen / lot

next weekend
wikenn pwochen

next week
semèn pwochèn/ lòt semèn

next to him
bò kote li

She lives next to us.
Li rete bò kote nou.

Question 36

Next to

Answer 36

Bo kote

next to him
bò kote li

She lives next to us.
Li rete bò kote nou.

Question 37

every night

Answer 37

chak swa

Question 38

tomorrow night

Answer 38

demen swa