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English to Creole vocab known Flashcards

1
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To be = Se

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1- used to identify that 2 nouns are equalsLi se yon dokte.

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To be = Se

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2-used at beginning of general statements

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To be = Ye

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Used at end of questions

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To be negative = Se te

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3-use at beginning of negative statements about the past

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(In) time

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(A) tan / (a) le

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?a bit much

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twòp

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a lot of/ much/ many

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anpil

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after

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apre

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age

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laj

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10
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agree

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dakò

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airport

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aewopò

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all/every

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tout

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Almost

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Preske

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14
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alone

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pou kont + subject

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15
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Always

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Toujou

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And

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E/ak

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17
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And yourself?

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E ou menm?

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18
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Angry

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Fache

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Any

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Okenn

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20
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arrive

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Rive

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ask

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Mande

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22
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Baby

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bebe

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23
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Back up!

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Fe bak!

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24
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ball

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boul

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25
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bathroom

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twalèt

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26
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Beans

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Pwa

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27
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Beautiful

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Bel

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Because

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Paske

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29
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Bed

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Kabann

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30
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before

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anvan

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31
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begin

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Komanse

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32
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belly

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vant

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33
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bible

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bib

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34
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big

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gwo

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35
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Book

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liv

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born

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Fet

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37
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Box

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Bwat

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38
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boy

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ti gason

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39
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boyfriend

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menaj

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40
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bread

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pen

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breast

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tete

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42
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brother

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fre

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43
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build

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Bati

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44
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but

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men

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45
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buy

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Achte

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46
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Bye. See you later!

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Babay. N’a we!

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47
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call

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Rele

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48
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can (be able to)

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kapab, ka

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49
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candy

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sirèt

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50
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Car/vehicle

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Machin

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51
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care for/ to mind

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Okipe

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52
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carry/ to bring/ to wear

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Pote

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53
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Chair

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chèz

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54
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child (age)

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timoun

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55
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Church

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Legliz

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56
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Class

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klas

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57
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Clean (n)

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Pwòp

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58
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Clean (v)

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netwaye

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59
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close

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fèmen

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60
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close/ to turn off/ closed

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Femen

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61
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Coffee

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Kafe

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62
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Cold

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Fret

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63
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come

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Vini

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64
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compose/ to enter (# or info)

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Konpoze

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65
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Computer

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Konpite

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66
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Continuous, ongoing action

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ap(99% contracted w/ pronouns)

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67
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Could

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Ta ka

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68
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count

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konte

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69
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count/ to control

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Kontwole

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70
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Country

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Peyi

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71
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crazy

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fou (You drive me crazy!

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72
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crush/ crushed

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Kraze

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73
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cry

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kriye

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74
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dance

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danse

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75
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daughter

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fi

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76
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Day

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Jou

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77
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dead

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mouri

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78
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decide

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Deside

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79
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delicious

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gou

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80
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die

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Mouri

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81
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Difficult

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difisil

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82
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Do you have…?

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Eske ou gen…?

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83
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do/ to make

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fe

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84
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Doctor

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Dokte

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85
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Don’t forget!

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Pa bliye, non!

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86
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Door

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Pot

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87
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Drink (v)

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bwè

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88
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During

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Pandan

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89
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earthquake

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tranbleman de te

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90
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Easy

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Fasil

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91
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eat/ food

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manje

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92
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Electricity

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Kouran

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93
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Enough

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Ase

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94
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Every

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Chak

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95
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Excuse me, we’re in a hurry

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Eskize, nou prese. (Eskize, mwen prese.)

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96
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family

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fanmi

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97
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far

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lwen

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98
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father

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papa

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99
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feel (emotion)

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Santi m’

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100
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fight

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Goumen

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101
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finish/finished/done

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Fini

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102
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Flashlight

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Flach

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103
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follow

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swiv

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104
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For/in order to

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Pou

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105
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forget

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bliye

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106
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Fòs

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strength

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107
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Four

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Kat

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108
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friend

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zanmi

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109
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funny

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komik

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110
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Future negative tense

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pa + pral = pap(before verb)

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111
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Future tense

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pral - or- val(before verb)

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112
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get up

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leve

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113
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Gimme…

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Ban m’

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114
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girl

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tifi

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115
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girlfriend

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menaj

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116
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give

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bay, (ban, ba)

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117
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go

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ale

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118
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God

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Bondye/ dye

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119
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God bless you

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Bondye beni ou/nou

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120
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good

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bon

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121
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Good Better Best

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BonPi bonPi bon pase tout (more good than all)

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122
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Good stuff!

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Bon bagay!

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123
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Grapefruit

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Chadèk

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124
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Guy

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Neg

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125
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Haiti

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Ayiti

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126
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happy, pleased

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kontan

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127
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have/there is/there are

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genyen, gen

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128
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he/she/it

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129
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Head

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Tet

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130
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Help me, please!

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Ede mwen, souple!

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131
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Here

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Isit la

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132
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hope

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espwa

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133
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hospital

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lopital

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134
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Hot

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Cho

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135
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How are you?

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Kijan ou ye?

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136
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How do you say?

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Kijan yo di–?

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137
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How much?/ how many?

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Konbyen

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138
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How?

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Kijan?/ kouman?

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139
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hurt

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Fe mal

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140
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husband

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I don’t believe so

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Mwen pa kwe sa

142
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I don’t know

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Mwen pa konnen

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I’m hungry

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Mwen grangou

144
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I’m looking for…

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M’ap chache… (N’ap chache)

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I’m sorry

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Mwen regret sa

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I’m thirsty

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I’m well, thanks

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Mwen byen, mesi

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I/me

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If

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Important

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In front of

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in/through/to/at/into

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injure

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Inside

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Intersection

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Is for

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It doesn’t matter

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Sa pa fe anyen

158
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It’s delicious!

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It’s necessary

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joy

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juice

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ji (orange juice

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Just

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Kafe

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?kid

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pitit; timoun

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kill

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kitchen

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know

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knowledge

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La (also) an, nan, a

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theUsed after the noun

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Large

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Last

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learn

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left (direction)

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Less

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Mwens (w noun or verb)Mwen. (w adjective)

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Less than

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let go/ to abandon

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like/to love

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listen

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listen/ to hear

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Little

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living room

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look (at) / to watch

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look for

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man

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man

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mesye; gason; nèg (nèg is creole for negro which means black man. It’s a non vulgar term. Haitians use it often.)

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marriage

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meeting

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milk

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Money

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More

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Plis (w noun or verb(Pi. (W adjective)

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More than

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Morning

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mother

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mouth

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music

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must

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Must/to owe

198
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My friends

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Zanmi mwen yoZanmi m’ yo

199
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My name is…

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Mwen rele…

200
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Near

201
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need

202
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Negative continuous, ongoing action

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pa + ap = pap

203
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Never/ ever

204
Q

Night

205
Q

no

206
Q

Noon

207
Q

not /don’t /(negative)

208
Q

Not yet

A

poko (which is a contraction for Pa ankò)

209
Q

not/don’t

210
Q

Nothing

211
Q

Now

212
Q

Often

213
Q

Oil

214
Q

On

215
Q

On the floor/ground

216
Q

On the ground

217
Q

Only

218
Q

open/ open

219
Q

Or

220
Q

Other

221
Q

Outside/ out

222
Q

Paper

223
Q

Past negative tense

A

pa + te = pat (before verb)

224
Q

Past tense

A

te (before verb)

225
Q

pay

226
Q

person

227
Q

Phone card

A

Kat telefon

228
Q

Photograph (noun)

229
Q

plan

230
Q

Please

231
Q

Please speak slowly

A

Tanpri pale dousman

232
Q

put

233
Q

Quick/ quickly

234
Q

read

235
Q

Ready

236
Q

Red

237
Q

remember

238
Q

repair

239
Q

Repeat, please

A

Repete, souple

240
Q

Rice

241
Q

Right

242
Q

road

243
Q

sad

244
Q

say/to tell

245
Q

school

246
Q

see

247
Q

share

248
Q

Shoe

249
Q

Shop (n)

250
Q

Should

251
Q

show

252
Q

shy

253
Q

Sick

254
Q

Since

255
Q

Sing

256
Q

sister

257
Q

sit

258
Q

Sleep

259
Q

Slowly, please

A

Dousman, souple

260
Q

Slowly/gently

261
Q

smoke (v)

262
Q

Some

263
Q

Sometimes

264
Q

son

265
Q

Soon

266
Q

speak

267
Q

spell (v)

268
Q

stomach

269
Q

stop/ to reside

270
Q

Store (noun)

271
Q

stove

272
Q

straight

273
Q

Straight ahead

274
Q

Surprised

275
Q

take

276
Q

talk/speak

277
Q

tea

278
Q

Tent

279
Q

Thank you

280
Q

the house

281
Q

the key

282
Q

the medicine

A

medikaman an

283
Q

the thing

284
Q

There

285
Q

there is/there are

A

genyen, gen

286
Q

There’s a little problem

A

Gen yon ti pwoblem

287
Q

There’s a lot…

A

Gen anpil…

288
Q

they

289
Q

they/them

290
Q

think

291
Q

Thirsty

292
Q

three

293
Q

Tire (noun)

A

Kawoutchou

294
Q

Today

295
Q

Tomorrow

296
Q

Too (too much)

A

Twop (w noun or verb)Two (w adjective)

297
Q

Too (also)

298
Q

Too many/too much

299
Q

travel (n)

300
Q

tree

301
Q

Trouble

302
Q

Truck

303
Q

TRUE

304
Q

turn

305
Q

twice

306
Q

two

307
Q

Under

308
Q

understand

309
Q

urine

310
Q

use

311
Q

Very

312
Q

wait for

313
Q

Wait for me!

314
Q

walk/ to work (as in function)

315
Q

want

316
Q

Water

317
Q

We want to speak Creole

A

Nou vle pale Kreyol

318
Q

we/you (pural) us, our

319
Q

wedding

320
Q

Week

321
Q

weep

322
Q

Well

323
Q

What do you need?

A

Ki sa ou bezwen?

324
Q

What does that mean?

A

Ki sa sa vle di?

325
Q

What is that called?

A

Kijan sa rele?

326
Q

What?

327
Q

What?/ what…

A

Ki sa?/ sa…

328
Q

What’s your name?

A

Kijan ou rele?

329
Q

when

330
Q

When?/ when

A

Ki le?/ le

331
Q

where

332
Q

Where are you?

A

Ki kote ou ye?

333
Q

Where do you live?

A

Ki kote ou rete?

334
Q

Where?/ where

A

Ki kote?/ kote

335
Q

Who?/ who

A

Ki moun?/ ki

336
Q

Why?

337
Q

wife

338
Q

with

339
Q

Woman

340
Q

wood

341
Q

word

A

mo; pawòl

342
Q

work/ work (noun)

343
Q

Would

344
Q

write

345
Q

Yesterday

346
Q

Yo

A

the (plural)Used after the nound

347
Q

Yon

A

a, an;used before the noun

348
Q

you

349
Q

You’re welcome

French Creole (45 decks)

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