Basic Vocab 2 Flashcards
kòmanse
to begin
magazen
store (noun)
fini
to finish / finished / done
blese
to injure
legliz
church
achte
to buy
byen
well
e / ak
and
defwa
sometimes
mèsi
thank you
toujou
always
konprann
to understand
si
if
pale
to talk
wè
to see
di
to say / to tell
pou
for / in order to
doktè
doctor
dousman
slowly / gently
demen
tomorrow
yè
yesterday
fòk
Its necessary
sèlman
only
pran
to take
Pou
For (Also show possession)
te te ale
Past tense Before verb = gone
pat pat ale
Negative past tense Before verb = didn’t go
pral pral ale
Future tense Before verb = going
ap ap ale
Continuos ongoing tense Commonly abbreviated - going
m’ap mewn ap ale
Mwen ap I Ongoing tense - I am going
w’ap ou ap ale
Ou ap You Ongoing tense - you are going
l’ap li ap ale
Li ap He she it Ongoing tense - he is going
n’ap nou ap ale
Nou ap We Ongoing tense - we are going
y’ap yo ap ale
Yo ap They Ongoing tense they are giong
pap pap ale
Negative future tense And negative ongoing tense Before verb - aren’t going
mande
to ask
paske
because
dlo
water
fasil
easy
ki moun? / ki…
who? / who
aprann
to learn / to teach
kounye a
now
lòt
other
montre
to show
tande
to listen / to hear
ou / oubyen
or
nèg
guy
epi
and then
tounen
to come back
ankò
again
ede
to help
jwen
to find
sa a (after noun)
this
sa yo (after noun)
these
grangou
hungry
ansanm
together
isit
here
fatige
tired
kondwi
to drive
l’
Li contracted he she it
M’
Mwen contracted I
W’
Ou contracted you
Y’
Yo contracted they
N’
Contracted nou we us you plural
Te
Past action Before verb or adjective Was or did
Tap
Past conditional or ongoing (Was, were, would have)
Te ka
Could have
Te dwa
Should have
Pral
Future action Will or going to
Pat
Past negative Was not, did not
Pap
Future negative Will not
ta
Conditional future Would
te ka
Future conditional Could or might
Ta dwe
Future conditional Should
va Y’ava
Future tense Someday Y,Ava (someday they will) Ava after contracted pronoun
M’a or w’a Pral and va contracted
Following contracted pronoun indicate less certainty
ap
Present tense Verbs that use ing use ap before verb
pap
Present negative Is not
Pa
Present negative Not, don’t