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1
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to give

A

bay, ban, ba

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to hussle

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brase

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hussler

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braseur

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pronouns

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mwen, ou, li, nou, nou, yo

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son

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pitit gason

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wife

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madamn

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mari

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husband

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woman

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fanm

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man

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neg

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10
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uncle

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ton ton/ monnonk

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aunt

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matante

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nephew

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neve

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brother in law

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bo fre

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sister in law

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bel se

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15
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to be

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se, ye

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16
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what…is….for?

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kisa… ye… pou?

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17
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there was

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te gen

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18
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there wasn’t

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pa’t’gen

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19
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there will be

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pral gen

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20
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what time

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a kile (a ki leh)

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21
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when

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kile

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22
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when

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le

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23
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outside

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deyo

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24
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future with ap

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subj ap verb OR subj pap verb

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25
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future with a

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m’a, w’ap, l’a, n’a, y’a – negative just becomes PAP

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26
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future with ava/ va

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subj + va/ava + verb

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27
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pill, seed, no one

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grenn

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28
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proverb that means everyone is involved

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chak moun gen yon grenn zanno kay ofev

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29
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going to

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subj + prale (or pral)

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30
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would like to

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subj + ta + verb

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31
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when to use LA

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consonants except n and m - Y is a consonant

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32
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when to use A

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vowels (except zanmi and fanmi)

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33
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when to use AN

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nasal vowel (AN, EN, ON)

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34
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when to use LAN

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words ending in - NT, NP, NS, NK, NY

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35
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when to use NAN

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nasal consonant (chanm, paking)

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36
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how to make a word plural

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yo

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37
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later

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ta le

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38
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earlier

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ta le a

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39
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i ate an orange
i ate oranges
i ate the oranges

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mwen mange yon zoranj
mwen mange zoranj
mwen mange zoranj yo

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40
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some

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kek

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41
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many

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anpil

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42
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a bunch

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yon bann

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43
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a group

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yon group

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44
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a pile

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yon pil

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45
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a few

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detwa

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46
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a flood

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yon lavalas

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47
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a lot

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yon kokennchen

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48
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a lot

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yon dividal

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49
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a packet

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yon packet

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50
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proverb for whats going on and response

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sak gen nan loj? menm sekre yo

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51
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hows it going

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sa kap fet —- menm bagay yo, menm penpenp yo

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52
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same old shit

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ti mari pa monte, ti mari pa desann, menm penpenp yo

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53
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snobbish

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zou zou

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54
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each scared of each other

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yon pe lott

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55
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gang

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chimere

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56
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fraud

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magwouy / fraude

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57
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looks like

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gen le OR sanble

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58
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surprised

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sezi

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59
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how to make possessive?

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add PA + personal pronoun

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60
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mine

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pa’m

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61
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yours

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pa’o

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62
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how to say you are really from somewhere

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se la yo te koupe lanbrit mwen

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63
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all of sudden

A 
sanzatann 
lamenm
menm kote a 
touswit
imediyatman
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64
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to greet

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salye (sal yay)

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65
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he greeted anayiz

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li salye anyiz

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66
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common goodbye greeting to friends

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salye family ou pou mwen OR salye moun yo pou mwen

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67
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he went his own way

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li ale fe wout li

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68
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to go out – to be from(?)

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soti

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69
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to leave

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ale

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70
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thank god

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merci bon dye, bon dieu, grazadieu

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71
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to take

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pran

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72
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to take to the streets

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pran lari, pran beton an

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73
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to take boat

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pran lame/lanme

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74
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already — BEFORE verb

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gentan

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75
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already — after the verb

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deja

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76
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yet (also before verb) – present

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poko (panko, pako)

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77
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i haven’t seen ann yet

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mwen poko we ann

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78
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yet (in the past)

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potko (pan’tko, patko)

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79
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there is - abbreviated

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gen yon, gon

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80
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it is - abbreviated

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se yon, son

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81
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who is responsible? who will pay?

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sou kont ki moun?

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82
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proverb for saying you have the wind under your kite

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fe kap yo pran van pou yale

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83
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they completely left

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yo fin ale

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84
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finally

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resi

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85
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to invade

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anvayi

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86
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overcome

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anpare

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87
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fear (heart out of chest)

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ke sote

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88
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im worried

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ke’m sote

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89
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im not worried for you

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k’em pa sote pou ou

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90
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calm

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ke kal / tet fret

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91
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poised

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ke poze/ tet poze

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92
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i feel sorry for someone

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ke’m fe’m mal

mwen gen la penn

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93
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rather

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pase, pito, prefere

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94
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body

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ko

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95
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my body

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ko mwen

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96
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your body

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ko ou

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97
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BAY

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can also mean bagay

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98
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sharks

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reken

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99
Q

haitian way to refer to haiti

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Ayiti Toma

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100
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poverty

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la mize

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101
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broken

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kraze

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102
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bourgeois

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moun anwo

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103
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poor

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moun anba

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104
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even - always at beginning of sentence

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ata

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105
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boat

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kannte

106
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to be able to

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kapab, kap, kan, ka

107
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ka – significance

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mwen ka vini — mayyyybe i will go

108
Q

i would have gone

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mwen te ka vini

109
Q

we are in trouble

A

nou nan ka

110
Q

we are in a really bad spot (usually death)

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nou gen ka

111
Q

whats wrong?

A

sa ki genyen?

sac genyen?

112
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kenbe

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keep, hold on, hold

113
Q

next to

A

bo cote

114
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could have

A

te ka

115
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could (in the future)

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ta ka

116
Q

it has been ___since

A

sa fe…depi…

117
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fresh

A

frekan

118
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good taste

A

GOU BOUCH OU

119
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UNTIL

A

JOUK

120
Q

if i ___ I would

A

si’m…. m’a/m’ap

si’m vini premiere prezident fanm m’ap change salaire pou kapab (pou vini) egal avec salaire gason

121
Q

i i were…i would…

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si’m te…m’tap

122
Q

if you were…what would you do?

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si ou te …kisa ou ta fe?

123
Q

te+app =

A

t’ap

124
Q

expressing obligation

A

se pou + subj
fok (start sentence with this)
fo
subj + dwe (dew way) + verb

125
Q

each night

A

chak swa

126
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to express obligation in the neg use

A

subj + pa + dwe + verb

127
Q

warning

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piga + Pinga

pinga ou parle pwen

128
Q

all that doesn’t kill you will make you fat

A

tout sa ki pa touye ou a angrese ou

129
Q

to pick

A

keyi

130
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poor person

A

malere

131
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to kneel

A

ajenou

132
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to plant trees

A

rebwaze

133
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to banish

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bani

134
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treason

A

treason

135
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saj

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wise

136
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rouze

A

to water

137
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joy

A

lajwa

138
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mankind

A

lezom

139
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those who are hungry

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sak grangou, sak ki grangou

140
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weapons

A

zam

141
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sharpen

A

fle

shooting stars – lez étowal fle

142
Q

a day

A

yon jou

143
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another day

A

yon lot jou

144
Q

a time

A

yon lot fwa

145
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to master/tame

A

donte

146
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to find

A

jwenn/trouve

147
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the others

A

lezot, zot

148
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grand master

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granmet

149
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spirits

A

lwa

150
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sen

A

saints

151
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ak de je ‘l

A

with his 2 eyes

152
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petet

A

maybe

153
Q

behind mountains there are mountains

A

deye mon gen mon

154
Q

après yon pwoblem gen lot pwoblem

A

after one problem, theres another

155
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problems never finish

A

pwoblem pap janm fini

156
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hatred

A

rayisman

157
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krache

A

to spit, li krache nan la ri

158
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food

A

mange

159
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grilled meat

A

bouk carne

160
Q

engra

A

ungrateful

161
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ugan

A

voodoo priest

manbo - female

162
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rayay

A

hate

163
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motivated

A

zele

164
Q

se rat kay la k’ap mange pay (PIE) kay la

A

destruction is coming from within

165
Q

skin

A

po also, jar

166
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egare

A

stupid (nou pa egare – thats a saying after you brag about something)

167
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shit talker

A

djole – joe le

168
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chifon

A

brush

169
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idea

A

ide

170
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your turn

A

jwet p’ou

171
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toes

A

zotey

172
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monte yon maswife

A

to given a hard time

173
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ko m’ap fe’m mal

A

my body hurts

174
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the dead

A

the dead

175
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regle

A

to regulate

176
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to insult

A

joure

177
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vire do

A

turns ones back

178
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side

A

bo

179
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blood

A

san

180
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manchet

A

machete

181
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ase

A

only, enouh

182
Q

nan tet ansamn

A

as one in union

183
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pandan

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during

184
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to agree

A

antann

185
Q

something is better than with adjective

A

pi + adj + pase (Than) or KE

186
Q

something is more with noun

A

plis + noun + ke (or nothing after noun)

187
Q

you learn something each day - you never know everything?

A

sa ou pa konnen pi gran pase ou

188
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to worship

A

adore

189
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to pretend

A

pran poz or pretann

190
Q

to ignore someone blatantly at a party

A

pran poz li

191
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to kill someone (voodoo)

A

mange moun

192
Q

ill kill you (not literally)

A

map mange ou

193
Q

you know today, but never tomorrow

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ou we jodi, ou pa konn demen

194
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height

A

wote

195
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width

A

gwose

196
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grudge

A

hen

197
Q

most of them/majority of them

A

pifo nan yo, majorité nan yo

198
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birth cert

A

batisse

199
Q

middle man

A

rakete

200
Q

everyone trying to make a deal

A

tout mon sou fe buzinez

201
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he is everything to me

A

se acktivite mwen li ye

202
Q

with all her/his heart

A

ak tout ke’l

203
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to be successful

A

ka pote ampli fwi

204
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please

A

tanpri

205
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game

A

jwet

206
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to play

A

jwe

207
Q

somewhere

A

kek kote

208
Q

i hope

A

m’swete

209
Q

to whom

A

bay kimoun

210
Q

with whom

A

avek kimoun

211
Q

for whom

A

pou kimoun

212
Q

we will see

A

n’ap we

213
Q

to fool me (give me a banana)

you fool me

A

ban mwen yon figmi

ou ban mwen yon figmi

214
Q

to take me for a fool (take me for a monkey)

A

prann mwen pou yon makak

ou pense se yon ma kak

215
Q

to hang out

A

ale flane (flan ay)

216
Q

to block/eliminate me/exlcude

A

blaze (blaze ey) mwen

217
Q

don’t screw this up for us

A

pa blo nou, non

218
Q

exactly like something…(cut head or a drop of water)

A

tet koupe, de gout dlo

219
Q

apple doesn’t fall from the tree (neg sense)

A

piti tig se tig

220
Q

expectations

A

atan

221
Q

anything

A

n’impot bagay

222
Q

disappointed

A

deso

223
Q

to slow down

A

ralente

224
Q

to like someone (have an eye for someone)

A

li gen yon je pou Anayiz

225
Q

to fall for someone

A

li tonbe pou Anayiz

226
Q

he was in love

A

li te damou

227
Q

confused

A

confund

228
Q

he is lying to himself (giving his head lies)

A

ap bay tet li menti

229
Q

honest

A

onet

230
Q

you give, ill give (work together?)

A

se ban’w, m’a ba’w

231
Q

when describing something negative, but must admit to something positive (hate the dog, but say his teeth are white)

A

rayi chyen an men di dan’l blanch

232
Q

a total woman

A

fans total complet

233
Q

gossip

A

tripotay (tripo tie)

234
Q

whats going on there?

A

sak gen la?

235
Q

creole pale, creple konprann

A

ask teacher to explain (i don’t want bother explaining, you either understand or not?)

236
Q

to suceed

A

reyisi, resi

237
Q

to scare away

A

kraponne

238
Q

in what way?

A

nan ki sens?

239
Q

cont

A

against

240
Q

your affairs

A

zafe ou

241
Q

its not a rumor, its true

A

se pa yo di se verite

242
Q

prefer

A

pito

243
Q

thats none of your business

A

sa pa gade ou

244
Q

darkness

A

denwa

245
Q

bottom

A

fon

246
Q

already

A

gentan

247
Q

jennen

A

to annoy, get in the way

248
Q

OR

A

oubyen

249
Q

good for nothing, bum

A

sanzave / vakabon

250
Q

to dig

A

fouye

251
Q

evening

A

jou swa

252
Q

it is necessary

A

fok

253
Q

bo

A

to kiss/embrace

254
Q

collective/work team

A

konbit

255
Q

to have just done something

A

fek (just left, fek soti)

256
Q

change your mind

A

change lide ou

257
Q

a group of birds

A

bann zwazo

258
Q

damn!

A

tonne, fout

259
Q

jan chache, jan twouve

A

the way you search, the way you find – i think re efforts

260
Q

san se san, dlo se dlo

A

family is family

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