Common Words/Phrases Flashcards
Tout
All or Every
Example Tout moun (everybody) Tout bagay (everything)
Paske
Because
Menm
Even
Pa ou
Don’t you
Kapab
Can
Pa ka
Can’t or can not
Pa
Negation
Don’t
Is not
Not
Te pran
Took
Te gen
Had
Gen
Have or To
Pran
Take
Twòp
Too much
Ki
Who or That or Who that
Fè
Do
Fè ak
Do with
Sou
On
Pou
For
Tou
Also
Toujou
Always
Jodia
Today
Ki tou
That too
*Gen
Then
Fè bon travay
Did good work
Si
If
Apran
Learn
Ou menm
Yourself
Konsa
Like this or like that or so much
Enpe
A little
Yon ti kal
A little
Kite a
Let’s
Kite la
Let’s
Kite nan
Let’s
Se pou yo
Let’s
Sa sa vle di?
What does this mean?
Pale’m enpe de ou menm
Tell me a little a about yourself
Mwen
I am
Te
Was
Men
But
Sa ki bon?
Whats Good?
Sak kap fet?
What’s good?
Sak Pase?
What’s good?
Kisa
What
Kèk
Some
Yo te
Were
Tan
Time
Di
Say
Te di
Said
Fè
Do
Te fè
Did
Ap fè
Doing
Mete
Put
Jwenn
Get
Nou
Our
Deplase
Move
Ap deplase
Moving
Te deplase
Moved
Vini
Come
Pi
Most
Pa janm
Never
Kite
Let
Sispann
Stop
Gade
Watch
Mache
Walk
Menm si
Though
Poze
Chillin
Poze poze
Chillin chillin
Pè or Lapè
Peace
Kite
Leave
Te kite
Left
Ap kite
Leaving
Te konnen
Knew
Rete tann
Wait
Tande
Heard
Petèt
Perhaps
Pwop
Clean
Sove
Save
Te sove
Saved
Voye
Send
Bèl
Beautiful
Chapo
Hat
Li te fèt
Born
Reklamasyon
Claim
Nan
In or at
Mwen menm tou
Me too
Sa sa vle di?
What does that mean?
Repete sa a souple
Repeat that please
Tanpri
Feel happy, satisfy, please
Vle di ke
Means that
Pase
Than
Reveye
Wake up
Te reveye
Was awake
Leve
To get up
Sa ou konte fe pou jounen an??
What do you do for the day?
Kisa wap fe nan wikenn lan?
What you doing in the weekend?
Kijan
Kòman
Kouman
How
Se la?
there?
Se la
There
Dako
Alright/aight
Ou vle manje/bwè
Do you want to eat/drink
Literal translation
You want eat/drink?
Ou ta renmen bwè yon bagay?
Would you like to drink something?
Literal term
You would like drink a thing?
Ou vle rete?
Do you want to stay?
Literal term
You want stay?
Mwen ap peye
I will pay
Mwen pral peye
I am going to pay
Sa bon
This is good
Jis or Fèk
Just
Eske ou ka repete sa piti piti
Can you repeat that slowly
Mwen vle pou rankontre Byolojik fanmi mwen
I want to meet my biologic family
Mwen te adopte
I was adopted
Wololoy!!
Whoa!!
- Wonderful second
- great moment
- Damn!
Se zanmi mwen ______
This is my friend ______
Twouble
Confused
Grangou
Hungry
Bo mwen
Kiss me or Give me a kiss
Mwen rele Stephan
My name is Stephan
Mwen komprann
I understand
Mwen pedi
I’m lost
Eske ou okipe demain swa?
Are you free tomorrow evening?
Eske ou byen
Are you ok?
Are you well?
Are you good?
Mwen konnen
I know
Preske
Almost
De ryen
Your welcome
Swaf
Thirsty
Fatige
Tired
What you doing?
Ki sa w’ap fè ye
What you call?
Litteral - What’s your name?
Ki sa ou rele
OR
Ki jan ou rele
Let’s get a drink
Ann pran yon bwè
Poze Poze
Chillin chillin
Mwen soti…Pòtoprens
I’m from…Port au Prince
Where you from?
Ki kote ou soti?
I learned to speak Creole using apps
Mwen te apran pale Creole ap itilize apps
Do you want to eat something?
Eske ou vle manje yon bagay?
OR
Eske ou vle nan manje yon bagay
Greetings
Salu
OR
Sali
How old you?
Ki laj ou?
I am 30
Mwen gen trantan
OR
M gen trantan
Mwen grangou
I’m hungry
Mwen swaf
I’m thirsty
I will miss you
M’ap sanje ou
Repete ankò
Repeat again
Repete dousman
Repeat slowly
Pa pale vit
Don’t speak fast
Pase yon bon wikenn
Have a good weekend
What you going to do downtown?
Sa ou pral fè lavil?
Ki kote w’ap travay?
Where you working?
M’ap travay nan…
I’m working at…
Konbyen ou vle?
How many/much you want?
nan
In, to, into, at
Hurry up
fè vit!
Toupatou
Everywhere
Mwen kontan fè konesans ou
I’m happy to meet you
Where do you live?
Ki kote ou rete?
E ou menm
And yourself?