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Essential Kreyol Flashcards

1
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To want

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Vle

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To hold

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Kenbe

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Behind

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Deye

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To have

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Gen / genyen

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5
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What’s up?

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Sake pase

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Morning

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Maten

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Day

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Jou / jounen

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Week

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Sémen

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I’m good (colloquial)

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M’ap ken be; n’ap boule

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To walk

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Mache

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11
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To touch

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Touche / manyen

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12
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To write

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Ekri

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13
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To get up

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Kanpe

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To speak

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Pale

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15
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To say

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Di

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To stand

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Achte / kanpe

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To sit

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Chita

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18
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To run

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Kouri

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19
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To laugh

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Ri

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20
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To smile

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Souri

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21
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Door

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Pót

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22
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Chair

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Chéz

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23
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Desk

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Biwo

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24
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Office

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Biwo

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25
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Pants

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Pantalon

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Clock

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Revéy

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27
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To dream

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Reve

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28
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To take

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Reveye

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A dream

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Rév

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30
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Window

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Fenét

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Pen

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Plim

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Sack / backpack

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Sak

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33
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Paper

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Papyé

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34
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House

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Kaye / lakay

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35
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Light

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Limyé

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36
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To light

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Limen

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37
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Table

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Tab

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38
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Book

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Liv

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39
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TV

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Televizyon

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40
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Computer

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Ódinaté

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41
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Shirt

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Chemiz

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42
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Socks

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Chosét

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43
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Shorts

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Chót

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44
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Shoe

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Soulye

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45
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With

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Avék / ak

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46
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Please

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Souple / sivouplé (begging)

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47
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Same

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Menm

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48
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To be/am

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Se

  • Often omitted
  • Used for identification (“its Mac”, nationality, job title)
  • Se used at beginning of sentence to identify and define (it is…) “Se yon cheval”

Ye rules:
Use it if subject doesn’t come at beginning of sentence… it is used to “support” a pronoun/subject: Li se nan lakay ==> se nan lakay a li ye (he’s in the house; it is in the house he is). Most often this manifests in questions: “kote li ye?” “kouman ou ye” …so the sentence shouldn’t end with a subject lacking “ye”

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Tonight

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Aswé

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50
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Question words

  • what
  • which
  • how
  • who
  • where
  • why
  • when
  • how much
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Mon Kesyon

  • kisa / ki
  • ki
  • kijan
  • kimoun
  • ki kote / kibo
  • poukisa
  • ki lé
  • konbyen
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51
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Rain

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Lapli

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52
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Verb tenses

  • progressive
  • future
  • past
  • can / might
  • would
  • could
  • should
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  • ap
  • pral
  • te
  • ka/kapab/kab/kap
  • ta
  • ta ka
  • ta dwe
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53
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To fall

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Tonbe

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54
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Always / still

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Toujou

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55
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To play

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Jwe

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56
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All

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Tout

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57
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Cough

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Tous

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58
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To make / do

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Fé

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59
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Fact

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Fé

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60
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Iron

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Fé

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61
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To know

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Konnen / konn

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62
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But

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Men

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63
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Hand

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Men

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To call (phone, name, yell)

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Rele

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65
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Enough

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Ase

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66
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Let’s

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Ann

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67
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Word

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Mo / pawól

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68
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Understand

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Konprann

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69
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Water

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Dlo

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70
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Pain

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Doulé

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71
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Rock

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Wóch

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72
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Sun

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Soléy

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73
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This

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Sa

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74
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People

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Moun

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75
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Poor

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Razé

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76
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Family members

  • mother
  • father
  • wife
  • husband
  • grandfather
  • grandmother
  • child
  • daughter
  • son
  • sister
  • brother
  • uncle
  • aunt
  • grandchild
  • niece
  • nephew
  • cousin
A

Fanmi

  • manman
  • papa
  • madanm
  • mari
  • gran papa
  • grann
  • pitit
  • pitit fi
  • pitit gason
  • sé
  • fré
  • monnonk
  • matant
  • pitit pitit
  • nyes
  • neve
  • kouzin
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77
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Capable

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Kapab

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78
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To buy

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Achte

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79
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Ready

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Pare

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80
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Tomorrow

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Demen

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81
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To sleep

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Dómi

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82
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Care

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Oto / machín

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83
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To like

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Renmen

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84
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Old

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Vye

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85
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Young

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Jén

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86
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Student

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Etidyan

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87
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To enter

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Antre

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88
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Every

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Chak

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89
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Each

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Chak

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90
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To ask

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Mande

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91
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To eat

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Manje

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92
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Rice

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Diri

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93
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Beans

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Pwa

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94
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Today

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Jodia

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95
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To come

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Vini

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96
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To become

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Vini

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97
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To work

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Travay

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98
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Very

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Tré

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99
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To open

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Ouvri

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100
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To feel

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Santi

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101
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To cover

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Kouvri

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102
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To hope

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Espere

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103
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Without

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San

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104
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Fire

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Dife

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105
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Wall

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Mi

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106
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Notebook

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Kaye

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107
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“What is that?”

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Kisa sa ye?

108
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Because

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Paske

109
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Dirty

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Sal

110
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Beautiful

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Bél

111
Q

Prepositions

  • on
  • within/inside
  • in
  • to
  • under
  • after
  • later
  • nearby
  • during
  • here
  • outside
A
  • sou
  • andedan
  • nan
  • nan
  • anba
  • apre
  • pita
  • pre
  • pandan
  • isi
  • deyó
112
Q

Also

A

Tou

113
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Funny

A

Komik

114
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More

A

Plis

115
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Than

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Pase

116
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Money

A

Kób / lajan

117
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Definite article “the”

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la: ending with consonant without nasal vowel (an, on, en) beforehand
lan: ending with consonant with nasal vowel beforehand (e.g. “mont lan”)
nan: “m, n, or y” with any preceding vowel
a: if ending with non-nasal vowel
an: if ending with nasal vowel
natives use above interchangeably
yo = plural

118
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Soap

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Savon

119
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Sentence

A

Fraz

120
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Watch

A

Mont

121
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Stomach

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Vant

122
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To read

A

Li

123
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Put on (clothes)

A

Mete

124
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Go up

A

Monte

125
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If

A

Si

126
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Bed

A

Kabann

127
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To cook

A

Kuit

128
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To drink

A

Bwé

129
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To taste

A

gou / goute

130
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To take

A

Pran

131
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Thing

A

Bagay

132
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Avocado

A

Zaboka

133
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Fish

A

Pwason

134
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Coffee

A

Kafe

135
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To cut

A

Fann

136
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To sell

A

Vann

137
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To clean

A

Pwópte

138
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To close

A

Fémen

139
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To go

A

Ale

140
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And

A

Epi

141
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Next

A

Lót

142
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Future

A

Fiti

143
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Weekend

A

Wikenn

144
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Cold

A

Frét / Glas

145
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Hot

A

Cho

146
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To see

A

Wé

147
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To grow

A

Grandi

148
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To travel

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Vwayaje

149
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To give

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Bay / ba / ban

150
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Country

A

Peyi

151
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Airplane

A

Plane

152
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Boat

A

Bato

153
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Taxi

A

Taksi

154
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Horse

A

Cheval

155
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Suitcase

A

Malét

156
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Wallet

A

Bous

157
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Ticket

A

Tiké

158
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Phone

A

Telefón

159
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Hotel

A

Ótel

160
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Friend

A

Zanmi

161
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Restaurant

A

Restoran

162
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Market

A

Mache

163
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To pay

A

Peye

164
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To visit

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Vizite

165
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To fly

A

Vole

166
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To begin

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Kómanse

167
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Strong

A

Fos / fo

168
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Food

A

Manje

169
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Sick

A

Malad

170
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Profession

A

Pwofesyon

171
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Job

A

Metye

172
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To be born

A

Fét

173
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To live

A

Rete

174
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Okay

A

Dako

175
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Short

A

Kout

176
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To carry

A

Pote

177
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To watch

A

Gade

178
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To turn on

A

Limen / ouvri

179
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To turn off

A

Etenn / fémen / tiye

180
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To kill

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Tiye

181
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Store

A

Magazen

182
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So/therefore

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Donk

183
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Pre-nominal adjectives

some go before noun, some go after

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  • gran (big / great)
  • bél (beautiful)
  • vye (old, usually with bad connotation)
  • ti (small)
  • bon (good)
  • gwo (big / fat)

*this is most of pre-nominals (“BANGS = beauty, age, number, goodness, size”)

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Mister

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Mesye

185
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Diabetes

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Fé sik

186
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Price

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Pri

187
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Men / guys / negro

A

Nég

188
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Meat

A

Vyann

189
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Goat

A

Kabrit

190
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To think

A

Panse

191
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Chicken

A

Poul

192
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Pig

A

Kochon

193
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Favorite

A

Prefere

194
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Lobster

A

Woma

195
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Vegetable

A

Legim

196
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Lettuce

A

Leti

197
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Carrot

A

Kawót

198
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Plate

A

Plat

199
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Spoon

A

Kiyé

200
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Knife

A

Kouto

201
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Fork

A

Fouchét

202
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Glass (cup)

A

Vé

203
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Restaurant

A

Restoran

204
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To win

A

Genyen (not gen)

205
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Game/mach

A

Jwét

206
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Sometimes

A

Pafwa

207
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Often

A

Souvan

208
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Many

A

Anpil / plizyé

209
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Like

A

Tankou

210
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Someone

A

Yon moun

211
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Noise

A

Bwi

212
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To hear/listen

A

Tande

213
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Never

A

Janmé/janm

214
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Street

A

Ri

215
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Boyfriend

A

Menaj

216
Q

Girlfriend

A

Menaj

217
Q

Maybe

A

Petét

218
Q

Night

A

Swa / lannwit

219
Q

Afternoon

A

Aprémidi

220
Q

To return

A

Retounen

221
Q

Time

A

Lé / Tan

222
Q

Fun

A

Plezi

223
Q

Sweet

A

Dous

224
Q

Better

A

Mye

225
Q

Left

A

Goch

226
Q

Right

A

Dwat

227
Q

To swim

A

Naje

228
Q

To fear

A

Pé

229
Q

Late

A

Ta

230
Q

To remember

A

Sonje

231
Q

To arrive

A

Rive

232
Q

To suffer

A

Soufri

233
Q

To exercise

A

Fé egzésis

234
Q

Nobody

A

Ankenn moun

235
Q

Everybody

A

Tout moun

236
Q

North

A

Nó

237
Q

South

A

Sid

238
Q

East

A

És

239
Q

West

A

Wés

240
Q

Too many

A

Twóp

241
Q

To find

A

Jwenn

242
Q

Now

A

Kounye

243
Q

A (article)

A

Yon

244
Q

These

A

Sa yo

245
Q

1-19

A 
En
De
Twa
Kat
Senk
Sis
Sét
Uit
Néf
Dis
Onz
Douz
Tréz
Katóz
Kenz 
Séz
Disét
Dizuit
Diznéf
*S ==> Z for 8, 9
246
Q

20-30

*w/ rules

A 
Ven
Venteyen
Vennde
Venntwa
Vennkat
Vennsenk
Vennsis
Vennsét
Ventuit
Ventnéf
Trant
*"t" w/ 1, 8, 9
*"nn" w/ 2-7
*accent 7, 9
247
Q

10’s

A 
Dis
Venn
Trant
Karant
Sekant
Swasant
Swasandis
Katreven
Katrevendis
248
Q

31-40 numbers

A 
tranteyen
trannde
tranntwa
trannkat
trannsenk
trannsét
trantuit
trantnéf
karant
249
Q 
50
60
70
80
90
A 
sekant
swasant
swasandis
katreven
katrevendis
250
Q

100
200
300

A

san
de san
twa san…

251
Q

1000

2000

A

mil

de mil

252
Q

Seasons

  • winter
  • spring
  • summer
  • fall
A

Sezon

  • ivé
  • prentan
  • ete
  • oton
253
Q

Months

A

Mwa

  • Janvye
  • Fevriye
  • Mas
  • Avril
  • Me
  • Jen
  • Jiyé
  • Out/Dawon
  • Septanm
  • Novanm
  • Desanm
254
Q

Days

A

Jou

  • lendi
  • mardi
  • mekredi
  • jedi
  • vandredi
  • samdi
  • dimanch
255
Q

When (conjunction)

A

Lé

256
Q

To forget

A

Bliye

257
Q

To wash

A

Lave

258
Q

To clean

A

Pwóp

259
Q

Room

A

Chanm

260
Q

To finish

A

Fini

261
Q

To use

A

Itilize

262
Q

Janm

A

Never

263
Q

Pafwa

A

Sometimes

264
Q

Petet

A

Maybe

265
Q

Ready

A

Pare

266
Q

Easy

A

Fasil

267
Q

Hard

A

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