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aewopò

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airport

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bebe

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Baby

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bib

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bible

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bliye

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forget

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bonbon

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cookie

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boul

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ball

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Chadèk

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Grapefruit

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Chak

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Every

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egzamen

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exam

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espwa

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hope

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fou (You drive me crazy!

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crazy

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ji (orange juice

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juice

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Jou

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Day

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jwa

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joy

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Kat

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Four

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heart

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konte

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count

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kriye

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cry

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laj

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age

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liv

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Book

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lopital

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hospital

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menaj

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boyfriend

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menaj

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girlfriend

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netwaye

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Clean (v)

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pen

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bread

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plen

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full

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reponn

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answer (v)

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repons

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answer (n)

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senk

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five

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sirèt

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candy

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strength

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Fòs

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swiv

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follow

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twalèt

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bathroom

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vant

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belly

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a te a

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on the ground

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achte

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to buy

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ale

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to go

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anba

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under

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andann

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inside

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anko

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again

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anpil

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a lot of/ much/ many

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ansanm

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together

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anvan

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before

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Anyen

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Nothing

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aprann

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to learn/ to teach

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apre

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after

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ase

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enough

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avek

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with

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Ayisyen

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Haitian

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Babay, N’a we!

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Bye, See you later!

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bagay la

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the thing

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bati

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to build

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bay

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to give

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bel

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beautiful

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bezwen

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to need

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blese

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to injure

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bon

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good

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Bon bagay!

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Good stuff!

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bondye/ dye

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God

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Bonswa msye

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Good evening, sir

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bwat

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box

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byen

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well

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chache

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to look for

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chante

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To sing

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chita

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to sit

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cho

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hot

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dako

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agree, accept, approve

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danse

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dance

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defwa

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sometimes

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demen

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tomorrow

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denye

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last

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depi

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since

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deside

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to decide

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devan

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in front of

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deyo

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outside/ out

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di

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to say/to tell

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diri

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rice

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dlo

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water

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dokte

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doctor

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dousman

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slowly/gently

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Dousman, souple

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Slowly, please

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dwat

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right

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dwe

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must/ to owe

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E ou menm?

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And yourself?

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e/ak

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and

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ede

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to help

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ekri

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to write

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enpotan

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important

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epi

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and then

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fache

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angry

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fasil

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easy

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fatige

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tired

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fe

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to do/ to make

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femen

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to close/ to turn off/ closed

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fet

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to be born

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fi

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girl

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fini

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to finish/finished/done

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flach

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flashlight

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fok

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it’s necessary

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foto

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photograph (noun)

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fret

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cold

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gade

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to look (at)/ to watch

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gason

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boy

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genyen, gen

A

to have /there is/ there are

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goch

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left

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goumen

A

to fight

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grangou

A

hungry

108
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gwo

A

big

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isit

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here

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itilize

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to use

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janm

A

never/ever

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Jodi a

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today

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jwenn

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to find

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kafe

A

coffee

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kapab, ka

A

can (to be able to)

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karfou

A

intersection

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kat telefon

A

phone card

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kawoutchou

A

tire (noun)

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kay la

A

the house

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kek

A

some

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Ki kote ou rete?

A

Where do you live?

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ki kote?/ …kote

A

where?/ where

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ki le?/ le

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when?/when

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ki moun? ki

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who? …who

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Ki sa sa vle di

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What does that matter?

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ki sa?/sa…

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what?/ what…

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Kijan ou rele?

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What’s your name?

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Kijan ou ye?

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How are you?

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Kijan sa rele?

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What is that called?

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Kijan yo di..?

A

How do you say?

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kijan/kouman

A

how?

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Kile li ye?

A

What time is it?

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kle a

A

the key

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kob

A

money

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komanse

A

to begin

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konbyen

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how much?/ how many?

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kondwi

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to drive

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konnen

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to know

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konpite

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computer

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konpoze

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to compose/ to enter (# or info)

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konprann

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to understand

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kontan

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happy/ please

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kontwole

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to count/ to control

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kounye a

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now

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kouran

A

electricity

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kraze

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to crush/ crushed

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la

A

there

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lage

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to let go/to abandon

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legliz

A

church

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Lekol

A

School

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li

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to read

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li

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he/she/it

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lot

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other

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lwen

A

far

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lwil

A

oil

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M ap gade li.

A

I am looking at it.

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M kontan fe konesans ou.

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I am pleased to meet you.

158
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M kwe sa

A

I believe that

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M rete Potoprens

A

I live in Port au Prince

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mache

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to walk/ to work (as in function)

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machin

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car/vehicle

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madmwazel

A

miss

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magazen

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store

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malad

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sick

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mande

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to ask

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manje

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to eat/food

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maten

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morning

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medikaman an

A

the medicine

169
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men

A

but

170
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Mesi

A

Thank you

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mete

A

to put

172
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midi

A

noon

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montre

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show

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moun

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person

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mouri

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to die

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mwen

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I/me

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Mwen byen, mesi

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I’m well, thanks

178
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Mwen pa we anyen.

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I don’t see anything

179
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Mwen rele…

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My name is…

180
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nan

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in/through/to/at/into

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Nan restoran an

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At the restaurant

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neg

A

guy

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non

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no

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nou

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we/you (plural)

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Nou vle pale Kreyol

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We want to speak Creole

186
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Orevwa, msye. Babay!

A

Good bye, sir. Bye bye!

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ou

A

you

188
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Ou pale angle?

A

Do you speak English ?

189
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Ou se Ameriken

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You are American?

190
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ou/oubyen

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or

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oumenm

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yourself

192
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ouvri

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to open/ open

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pa

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not/ don’t / (negative)

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pa vre

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Not trueRight?

195
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pale

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to talk

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pandan

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during

197
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panse

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to think

198
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papye

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paper

199
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pare

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ready

200
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paske

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because

201
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pataje

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to share

202
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peye

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to pay

203
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pikop

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truck

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piti/ ti

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little

205
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planifye

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to plan

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plen

A

full

207
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poko

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not yet

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pot

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door

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pou

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for/in order

210
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pouki sa

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why

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pran

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to take

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pre

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near

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pwa

A

beans

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Pyebwa

A

Tree

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rele

A

to call

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renmen

A

to like/ to love

217
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repare

A

to repair

218
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Repete, souple

A

Repeat, please

219
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reponn

A

Reply, answer

220
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reyinyon

A

meeting

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sa a (after noun)

A

this

222
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sa yo (after noun)

A

these

223
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santi m’

A

to feel (emotion)

224
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selman

A

only

225
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sezi

A

surprised

226
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si

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if

227
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sonje

A

rememberreflect, remind

228
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sou

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on

229
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souvan

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often

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tale

A

soon

231
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tande

A

listen/hear

232
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tann

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to wait for

233
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Tanpri pale dousman

A

Please speak slowly

234
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tant

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tent

235
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timoun

A

child (age)

236
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tou dwat

A

straight ahead

237
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toujou

A

always

238
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tounen

A

to come back

239
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tout

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all/ every

240
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touye

A

to kill

241
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tranbleman de te

A

earthquake

242
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travay

A

to work/ work (noun)

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tre

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very

244
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twop

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too many/too much

245
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vire

A

to turn

246
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vit

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quick/ quickly

247
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vle

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to want

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we

A

to see

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ye

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yesterday

250
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yo

A

they

251
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zanmi

A

friend

252
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Zanmi mwen yo/ Zanmi m’ yo

A

My friends