Creole Flashcards
renmen
love (v)
non
no
bonswa
good evening
bonjou
good morning/day.
mwen
I
eskize
apologize, sorry
tanpri
please (v.)
rele
call
kouman, kòman, kijan
how
mèsi
Thanks
orevwa
Goodbye
wi
yes
trè
very
byen, bon
good
sa
this, that
regrèt
regret
Alo
Hello
konnen
know
konprann
understand
ou
you
ekri
write
angle
English
adrès
address
laj
age
kapab, ka, kap, kab
can, able
telefòn
telephone
nimewo
number
oubyen, oswa
or
moun
person
doktè
doctor
egzamine
examine
talè
soon
enfimyè
nurse
non (n.)
name
epi
and
konn
know to, in the habit of
ba, bay, ban
give
ede
help (v)
pou
for
ale
go
Ozetazini
United States
kafe
cafè, coffee
direksyon
direction
lotèl, otèl
hotel
mize
museum
pòm
apple
fig
banana
pen
bread
bè
butter
kawòt
carrot
fwomaj
cheese
vyann
meat
poul
chicken
ze
egg
pwason
fish
bannann
plantain
rezen
grape
janbon
ham
krèm glase
ice cream
leti
lettuce
lèt
milk
zonyon
onion
zoranj
orange
ti pwa
pea
anana
pineapple
pòmdetè
potato
diri
rice
salad
salad
tomat
tomato
manje
eat; food
chanm
room
pri
price, fare
ayewopò
airport
grangou
hungry
vit
quickly
rezèvasyon
reservation
restoran
restaurant
estasyon
station
taksi
taxi
tren
train
aksidan
accident
fè
make
kilè
when
montre
demonstrate
almanak
calendar
revèy
alarm clock
endispoze
faint
malad
sick
tonbe
fall
doulè
pain
kote, kibò
where
depi
since (time)
vandredi
Friday
vwayaj
voyage, trip
lendi
Monday
samdi
Saturday
dimanch
Sunday
jedi
Thursday
madi
Tuesday
mèkredi
Wednesday
tanperati
temperature
mache (v)
walk
jòdi a
today
demen, denmen
tomorrow
ayè, yè
yesterday
bèf
beef
byè
beer
kat kredi
credit card
dlo
water
peye
pay
nwa
black
manto
coat
vèt
green
chapo
hat
soulye
shoe
mezi
measure, size
twa
three
de
two
li
read
kèsyon
question
gen, genyen
have
kèk
some
diksyonè
dictionary
pale
speak
tradui
translate
pèdi
lose
bezwen
need
èd
help (n)
bra
arm
ijans
emergency
tèt
head
lopital
hospital
janm (n)
leg
lapolis
police
non ri a
street name
gichè otomatik
ATM
monte
ascend, climb up
eskalye
stairs
vire
turn
gòch
left
dwat
right
senk
five
kat
four; map
lajan
money
paspò
passport
sis, si
six
konte
count
chèk vwayaj
traveler’s check
kisa
what
antre
enter, arrival
sòti
leave, exit
wit
eight
onz
eleven
nèf
nine
midi
noon
sèt
seven
dis
ten
pase
happen, spend (time), pass around; than
nuit
night
konpliman
congratulation
msye
man, Mr.
madanm
woman, Mrs., wife
aperitif
appetizer
bil
bill
diven
wine
boutèy
bottle
frèt, fredi
cold
vè
glass; around, about
cho
hot
meni
menu
kontinye
continue
sou
on top of
otowout
highway
wout
road
swiv
follow
tou dwat
straight
anwon
U-turn
ri, lari
street
sou kote
across
limyè
light
kafou
intersection
bank
bank
tou pre
near, next to
limyè sikilasyon
traffic light
ye (v)
to be
achte
buy
kopye
copy
bwè
drink (v)
tande, koute
hear, listen
aprann
learn, teach
fè konesans
meet (to make aquaintance)
kontre
meet (to come across)
kouri
run
wè
see
chita
sit
dòmi
sleep
etidye
study
naje
swim
vwayaje
travel
itilize, sèvi ak
use
vizite
visit
vle
want
lave
wash
travay
work
aletranje
abroad
avyon
airplane
pon
bridge
otobis, bis
bus
kamera
camera
woulo fim
film roll
machin, vwati
car
vil, lavil
town, city
peyi
country
ladwann
customs
manje maten
eat breakfast
sandwich
sandwich
tonbe dakò, asepte
accept
pase rad
iron
fèmen ak kle
lock
kòmande
to order
leve
get up
bwason
beverage
chokola
chocolate
limonad
lemonade
ji
juice
te
tea
nyaj
cloud
bouya
fog
imid
humid
glas
ice
zèklè
lightning
lapli
rain
lanèj
snow
tanpèt
storm
ensoleye
sunny
kout loraj
thunder
tan an
weather
van
wind
sak
bag
biye
paper bill
malèt
luggage
resi (n)
receipt
valiz, malèt
suitcase
chofè
driver
kanpe
stand
silvouplè, souple
please
kay
house
rete
stay
dousman
slow, calm
rive
arrive, happen
blese
wound
dèyè
back
alatandan
meanwhile
mouri
dead
frape
hurt
kominikasyon
communication
kreyòl
creole
fondamantal
fundamental
viv
live (v)
anpil
much, many
tèks
text
reponn
answer
egzèsis
exercise
chwazi
choose
lèt
letter
mo
word
manman
mom
papa
dad
frè
brother
sè
sister
siyati
last name
ti non jwèt
nickname
enpòtan
important
pou kont
alone, by himself
kimoun
who
ak, avè, avèk
with
tout
all
fanmi
family
youn, yon
a, one
parantèz
parenthesis
plas
space, place, opening
vid
empty, blank
jwenn
find, discover
sans
sense, meaning
koridò
hall
prezante
introduce
lè (conj)
when (if)
atansyon
attention
timoun, pitit
child
gade
look, watch
anvan
before
travèse
cross (v)
jwe
play
zannimo
animal
pare
take cover
lapli
rain
anba
below, under
pyebwa
tree
piga
don’t (stressed)
larivyè
river
mete
put
konsèy
advice
pratik
practice
malè
misfortune
sèke
circle
gwoup
group
chen
dog
nivo
level
kwonik
chronic
sispann
cease, stop, suspend
janm (adv)
ever
tounen
return, go back
senyen
bleed
touse
cough
krache
spit
koulè
color
blan, blanch (f)
white
wouj
red
mawon
brown; wild, savage
jòn
yellow
jan
manner, type, way
souf
breath
kout
short
vomi
vomit
san (n)
blood
san (#)
hundred
san (adv)
without
dyare
diarrhea
konstipe
constipated
valè
value
gran
big
kapital
capital
tonton
uncle
matant
aunt
konben
how many
grann
grandmother
paran
relative
gran-papa
grandfather
plizyè
several
enpe
a little, some
sèlman
only
ase
enough
chak
each, every
poukisa
why
kase (v)
break (v)
fini
finished
anko
again, more
groje
greedy
eseye
try
fò
smart, brilliant; loud; strong
entelijan
intelligent
men
hand, but, here is
anbrase
hug
fasil
easy
zanmi
friend
dezoid
cheeky
di
say
anfle
swell
chevi
ankle
pwa
bean; weight
difikilte
difficulty
vale
swallow
konmanse
begin
dènye
last
ansent
pregnant
mwa
month
semèn, senmenn
week
jou, jounen
day
lè (n)
time, hour
gwòsès
pregnancy
fimen
smoke
sigarèt
cigarette
sik
sugar
soufri
suffer
malkadi
epilepsy
opresyon
asthma
kè
heart
tansyon
(high) blood pressure
kriz kè
heart attack
sèvo
brain
koutsan
stroke
lajònis
jaundice
epatit
hepatitis
alegi
allergy
nenpòt
any, whatever
kounyeya
now
pran
take
lòt
other, different
grenn
grain, seed; single unit of; tablet, pill
ajou
up-to-date
(an)deyò
outside, external
vaksen
vaccine
soupe
supper, dinner
sèvi
serve
dejene
lunch
dine
lunch, main meal
pandan
while
isit
here
swaf
thirsty
twò … (twò cho)
too … (too hot)
repete
repeat
fatige, bouke
tired
vant
stomach
efreye
afraid
santi
smell; feel
twalèt
toilet
vini, vin
come
kontan
happy
menm
same
ou-menm
yourself
bagay
thing
chonje
miss
dye
God
pita
later
kontak
contact
vit
fast
linèt
glasses
solèy
sun
tann
wait
deklare
declare
kite
leave, abandon; permit, allow
nasyonalite
nationality
mande
ask
poze
pose
plaj
beach
gwo
great, big
lekòl
school
wo
high, tall
long
long
katye
neighborhood
tòl
metal roof
pòt
door
fenèt
window
tablo
blackboard
ban
bench, pew
biwo
bureau
bifèt
cupboard
kantin
canteen
elèv
pupil
pare
prepare
kalkile
calculate
lavi
life
sanble
resemble
fèt
made
deranje
intrude, upset
mèt (v)
may
asistan
assistant
sosyal
social
oksilyè
paramedic
echantiyon
sample
tib
tube
koud
sew
entèn
internal
voye
send
radyografi
x-ray
retire (Cr)
remove
pwatrin
chest
piki
injection
kase (adj)
fractured, broken
chevi
ankle
zepòl
shoulder
ponyèt
wrist
pipi
urinate
resipyan
container
dwe
must, ought
jiskaske, jiska
until
kabann
bed
sal (n)
room
disponib
available
plat
cast
anyen
anything
dat
date
enkyete
worry
ezite
hesitate
pwoblèm
problem
pasyans
patience
refè
recover
klas
class
lang
language
alfabè
alphabet
konsòn
consonant
vwayèl
vowel
fraz
sentence
vèb
verb
ekspresyon
expression
sonje
remember
anfòm
fine, fit, in shape
kenbe
hold, keep
lage
let off, quit
dèyè
behind
mòn
mountain
merite
you’re welcome
fòt
fault
konsa
like this
ti kras
a little
pare (adj)
ready
toujou
always; still
souvan
often
toupatou
everywhere
prèske
almost