All words and phrases Flashcards
bonswa
hello
nom
name
mewn
my/I
se
present tense word, “is” in this sitiuation
now mwen se sergio
my name is sergio
pardon
excuse me
kijan
question word, “what” in this context, but can also be “how”
ou
you/your
rele
call you
demwazel
young woman
kijan ou rele demwazel
literally “what do they call you” but is translated as “what is your name”
sa
that
se
is
yon
a
bel
pretty
nom
name
sa se yon bel nom
that is a pretty name
sa
that
bon
good
sa bon
that IS good
sa
te
te
past tense. “was”
bon
good
sa te bon
that was good
sa
that
pa
negating the word making the following opposite. “sa pa bon” would be
- sa: that
- pa: negating word turning “good” to “not good”
- bon: good
bon
good
sa pa bon
that was not good
kijan
question word in this context would be “how” but can also be “what”
ou
you/your
ye
are/am
kijan ou ye
how are you but literally translated as “how you are”?
mwen
I/my
bon
good
mwen bon
I am good
jodia
today
se
present tense. “is” in this situation
bon
good
jodia se bon
today is a good day. Literally “today is good”
jodia
today
te
past tense for “was”
bon
good
jodia te bon
today was good
se
present tense word. “Is” in this situation
pa
negates sentence. Making “yon bon jou/a good day” “pa yon bon jou/not a good day”
yon
a
bon
good
jou
day
jodia
today
se pa yon bon jou jodia
it is not a good day today
se
present tense word. “is in this situation”
yon
a
bon
good
jou
day
jodia
today
se yon bon jou jodia
it is a good day today
se
it/is
te
past tense word to create “was”
yon
a
bon
good
jou
day
jodia
today
se te yon bon jou jodia
it was a good day today
eske
do/does/did. “Did” in this situation
ou
you
pase
“having” in this context but can also mean passing by.
jodia
today
bon
good
eske ou pase jodia bon
did you have a good day. Literally “did your day pass well”
