Common words Flashcards
Kòm
As or like
“Kòm yon ameriken, ou pa dew fè sa”
Te
Was, did
“mwen te konnen”
Konnen
Know
Pou
For
Sou
on, Over
li sou tab la
Yo se
They are
yo se chante
they are singers
Ak
- With
- And
- Mwen ta renmen ak ou
- I’d like to be with you
- Mwen ak ou se zanmi
- You and I are friends
Yo
they
Yo Bel
Gen
To be, To have
Mwen gen kek pwoblem
I have some issues
Nan
At, In, Inside the, Intro
Mwen nan bank lan
I am at the bank
Yo sel
Only one
Mwen gen yon sel machin
I have only have one care
Sa a
This
Mwen pa renmen sa a
I do not like this
Pa
By , don’t
M ap pasa pa Potoprens
I’ll drive through port-au-prince
Cho
hot
manje a cho
the food is hot
Mo
word
Mo sa pike
this word hurts
Men
But
Mwen pa vle men mwen prale
I don’t want to but I’ll go
vle
want
sa ki
What, What is, This is
Se sa ki pwoblem lan
this is what the problem is about
sa k
What, What is, This is
kek
some
mwen gen kek pwoblem
se
is, are
yo se chante
Ou
you
Ou Byen?
are you good?
Oswa
or, either
sa w vle? Ji oswa dlo?
what do you want? juice or water?
Te gen
Had
Mwen te gen lafyev
I had a fever
Nan
- The
- In
- Machin nan bel
- The car is pretty
- Li nan prizon
Yon
a
a man