Creole Made Easy (2) Flashcards
1
Q
some cloth
A
yon moso twal
2
Q
to bite, sting
A
mòde
3
Q
pastor
A
pastè
4
Q
Summary of Conditional
1. would, would have
2. could, may, might
3. could have, might have
4. should, ought
5. should have, ought to have
A
- ta
- ta ka
- te ka
- ta dwe
- te dwe
5
Q
Contraction of:
- mwen pral
- mwen va
A
m’a
6
Q
business
A
afè
7
Q
to deliver
A
livre
8
Q
You are older than I. (to an adult)
A
Ou genyen plis laj pase mwen.
9
Q
It rained so much (that) their car can’t arrive.
A
Li tèlman fè lapli machin yo pa ka rive.
10
Q
bad
A
move
11
Q
to type
A
tape
12
Q
to teach
A
montre
13
Q
[adj]-est
A
[adj] pase tout
14
Q
could have
A
te ka
15
Q
to kill
A
touyè
16
Q
Who IS coming today?
A
Ki moun KI ap vini jodi a?
17
Q
basket
A
panye
18
Q
I cannot find the others at all.
A
Mwen pa kapab jwen lòt yo ditou.
19
Q
untie, start-up
A
demare
20
Q
dibble
A
pens
21
Q
in front of
A
devan
22
Q
bed
A
kabann
23
Q
Pierre was a professor.
(not currently “equal”)
A
Pierre te pwofesè.
24
Q
Nou (we vs. you pl.) tendency
A
N’ = we
Nou = you pl.
25
Dessalines was nominated chief of the country.
("They nominated Dessalines chief of the country.")
Yo te nonmen Dessalines chèf peyi a.
26
congratulations!
konpliman!
27
Will they ask me for the book when I have finished reading it?
Eske yo pral mande mwen liv la, lè mwen fini li li?
28
It wasn't easy.
Li pa te fasil.
29
flower
flè
30
car, vehicle
machin
31
to come back
tounen
32
placement of "pa" (negative marker)
BEFORE the tense indicator
("Li pa te vini.")
33
This is the house [that Jack built].
Sa se kay [Jak te bati] a.
34
pastor
pastè
35
farm
abitasyon
36
the women's basket
panye medam yo a
37
I like this house better than that one.
Mwen pito kay sa a pase sila a.
38
hair
cheve
39
worker
travayè
40
emperor
anprè
41
[pronoun]
this
that
sa
sa
42
nice
janti
43
Your child is older than all the others.
Pitit ou a pi gran pase tout lòt yo.
44
spirit; intelligence; mind
lespri
45
You may stay late.
Ou mèt rete ta.
46
to use (x2)
sèvi
sèvi ak
47
to raise
monte
48
to bite
mòde
49
where is ...?
ki kote ... ye?
50
trace, track
tras
51
up
anwo
52
We are pleased with the peanut butter.
Nou kontan manba a.
53
ashamed
wont
54
chalk
lakrè
55
to preach
preche
56
old (age, referring to children vs adults)
gran (children)
laj, vye (adults)
57
My feet are tired.
Pye mwen fatige.
58
clock
òlòj
59
sewing
kouti
60
corner
kwen
61
to sew
koud
62
[adjective]
this ___
that ___
___ sa a
___ sila a / sa a
63
to prefer, like better than
pito
64
Why are you leaving?
Pouki sa w'ap kite?
65
Contraction of:
- yo pral
- yo va
y'a
66
let's (x2)
an nou
an n'
67
brain
sèvo
68
who is?
ki moun ki?
69
excuse
eskiz
70
printer (computer)
enprimant
71
sermon
prèch
72
to get rain
jwenn lapli
73
[pronoun]
these
those
sa yo
sa yo
74
with (accompaying)
avèk
ak
75
mistake
fot
76
The children already ate the soup.
Timoun yo te deja manje soup la.
77
bird
zwazo
78
when to use "kèk"
only before plural noun
79
The man would do better to mind his own business.
Nònm nan ta fè pi byen okipe afè pa l'.
80
with (using s.th.)
avèk (never "ak")
81
Unfortunately, it was the [most experienced] worker who made the [worst] mistakes.
Malerezman, se travayè [ki gen plis esperians] la ki te fè [pi move] fot yo.
82
Li pa'p vini.
(3 possible meanings)
Li pa ap vini.
Li pa pral vini.
Li pa va vini.
83
piece
moso
84
may (giving permission)
mèt
85
soon
talè
86
next
pwochen
87
Some of the area received rain.
Yon pati nan zòn nan te jwenn lapli.
88
your oranges
zoranj ou yo
89
It is the person who uses the computer who will do the [best] work.
Se moun ki sèvi konpite a ki pral fè travay [ki pi bon] an.
90
Who will be here tomorrow?
Ki moun k'a [ki va] isit la demen?
91
lazy
parese
92
I asked him to come so early so that we can finish before noon.
Mwen te mande l' vini si tèlman bonè, pou nou kapab fini avan midi.
93
Li vs. se = "it is"
Li = referring to person/object (physical)
Se = task, time, concept
94
to paint
pentire
95
when to use "pral" vs. "va" for future tense
pral = action verb ("Li pral fè li demen.")
va = state of being verb ("Yo va fatige.")
96
merchant
machann
97
alternative to "kèk" for singular nouns
yon ti
yon moso (nan)
yon pati (nan)
98
It was well made.
Li te byen pare.
99
cookie
bonbon
100
couch; armchair
fotèy
101
professor
pwofesè
102
sewing machine
machin a koud
103
inside
anndan
104
to pull, drag
trennen
105
when to use "to be" ("se")
In a [noun = noun] present tense sentence. ("Mwen se doktè.") -- but not negative.
106
It's hot.
Li fè cho.
107
west
lwès
108
slowly
dousman
109
story
istwa
110
late
an reta
111
Yes, they can give it to you.
Wi, yo kapab ba ou li.
112
to tie
mare
113
calendar
almanak
114
foreman
fòman
115
The work was done well.
Travay la te byen fèt.
116
She is so much older than you.
Li si tèlman pi gran pase ou.
117
some workers
gen de travayè
118
here (x2)
isit la
isi a
119
I will be finished. (alt)
Mwen va fini.
120
would have
ta
121
it was
li te (physical)
se te (abstract)
122
store
magazen
123
rocking chair
dodin
124
what is unique about "mwen"?
it's the only pronoun that can be contracted (to "M") at the beginning of a sentence, even if the next word doesn't start with a vowel.
125
to ride
monte
126
some of the rice
yon pati nan diri a
127
I gave him too much.
Mwen te ba li twòp.
128
last
dènye
129
pregnant
ansent
130
some of the rice
yon pati nan diri a
131
to deliver (a baby)
akouche
132
when to use "(gen) de" to mean "some"
referring to a general group rather than a specific person
133
the people's dogs
chen moun yo
134
sweater
chanday
135
It may rain tomorrow.
Lapli ka tonbe demen.
136
young (age, referring to children vs adults)
piti (children)
jenn (adults)
137
(start with lesson 9 in workbook)
138
computer (x2)
konpite
òdinatè
139
machann
vendor
140
curtain
rido
141
to spoil, ruin
gate
