English to Creole vocab known Flashcards
To be = Se
1- used to identify that 2 nouns are equalsLi se yon dokte.
To be = Se
2-used at beginning of general statements
To be = Ye
Used at end of questions
To be negative = Se te
3-use at beginning of negative statements about the past
(In) time
(A) tan / (a) le
?a bit much
twòp
a lot of/ much/ many
anpil
after
apre
age
laj
agree
dakò
airport
aewopò
all/every
tout
Almost
Preske
alone
pou kont + subject
Always
Toujou
And
E/ak
And yourself?
E ou menm?
Angry
Fache
Any
Okenn
arrive
Rive
ask
Mande
Baby
bebe
Back up!
Fe bak!
ball
boul
bathroom
twalèt
Beans
Pwa
Beautiful
Bel
Because
Paske
Bed
Kabann
before
anvan
begin
Komanse
belly
vant
bible
bib
big
gwo
Book
liv
born
Fet
Box
Bwat
boy
ti gason
boyfriend
menaj
bread
pen
breast
tete
brother
fre
build
Bati
but
men
buy
Achte
Bye. See you later!
Babay. N’a we!
call
Rele
can (be able to)
kapab, ka
candy
sirèt
Car/vehicle
Machin
care for/ to mind
Okipe
carry/ to bring/ to wear
Pote
Chair
chèz
child (age)
timoun
Church
Legliz
Class
klas
Clean (n)
Pwòp
Clean (v)
netwaye
close
fèmen
close/ to turn off/ closed
Femen
Coffee
Kafe
Cold
Fret
come
Vini
compose/ to enter (# or info)
Konpoze
Computer
Konpite
Continuous, ongoing action
ap(99% contracted w/ pronouns)
Could
Ta ka
count
konte
count/ to control
Kontwole
Country
Peyi
crazy
fou (You drive me crazy!
crush/ crushed
Kraze
cry
kriye
dance
danse
daughter
fi
Day
Jou
dead
mouri
decide
Deside
delicious
gou
die
Mouri
Difficult
difisil
Do you have…?
Eske ou gen…?
do/ to make
fe
Doctor
Dokte
Don’t forget!
Pa bliye, non!
Door
Pot
Drink (v)
bwè
During
Pandan
earthquake
tranbleman de te
Easy
Fasil
eat/ food
manje
Electricity
Kouran
Enough
Ase
Every
Chak
Excuse me, we’re in a hurry
Eskize, nou prese. (Eskize, mwen prese.)
family
fanmi
far
lwen
father
papa
feel (emotion)
Santi m’
fight
Goumen
finish/finished/done
Fini
Flashlight
Flach
follow
swiv
For/in order to
Pou
forget
bliye
Fòs
strength
Four
Kat
friend
zanmi
funny
komik
Future negative tense
pa + pral = pap(before verb)
Future tense
pral - or- val(before verb)
get up
leve
Gimme…
Ban m’
girl
tifi
girlfriend
menaj
give
bay, (ban, ba)
go
ale
God
Bondye/ dye
God bless you
Bondye beni ou/nou
good
bon
Good Better Best
BonPi bonPi bon pase tout (more good than all)
Good stuff!
Bon bagay!
Grapefruit
Chadèk
Guy
Neg
Haiti
Ayiti
happy, pleased
kontan
have/there is/there are
genyen, gen
he/she/it
li
Head
Tet
Help me, please!
Ede mwen, souple!
Here
Isit la
hope
espwa
hospital
lopital
Hot
Cho
How are you?
Kijan ou ye?
How do you say?
Kijan yo di–?
How much?/ how many?
Konbyen
How?
Kijan?/ kouman?
hurt
Fe mal