flash cards from Chita Pa Bay 1
fre
cool
manti
lie, falsehood
kabann
bed
jouk
to, up to, until
radyo
radio
mezanmi!
wow!; well! well!
al, ale
to go, leave
nou, n
we, our, us; you (plural), your (plural); reflexive pronoun
separe
to divide (up)
lapolis
police
chire
to tear, rip
mesaj
message
k
contraction ki
dakò
agreed, in agreement
fèt
to be born; done, completed, made
pòv
poor
jou swa
evening
enben!
well!
sèl
only, single; alone
aswè sa a
that evening
jenou
knee
gen, genyen
to have; ago; there is, there are
dapre
according to
arenyen
spider
chante
to sing; song
lwa
Voodoo spirit
voye je
to glance
bwa chèch!
to indicate willingness to listen to a riddle (cf. tim? tim?)
ja
(earthenware) jar
raje
undergrowth, underbrush
konsekan
important, of
donte
to tame, master
okontrè
on the contrary
pa, p
not; possessive indicator
kouraj
courage, strength
egzanp
example
tan
time
vè
towards, around; glass
karannsenk
forty-five
kè
heart
pyebwa
tree
janbe
to cross
tande
to hear
se pou
it is necessary that
poubèl
trash basket
tounen
to return
ase
only; enough
an tou
in all
papiyon
butterfly
lamenm
immediately
soupe
supper
denmen
tomorrow
maltèt
headache
lavabo
washbasin
jou
day
chwal
horse
konpè
friend, buddy
mòn
mountain, mount, hill
dezabiye
to undress
fè yon fopa
to stumble
gade
to look, look at; to concern
krache
to spit
kò moun
human body
vanyan
robust; hard-working
mete
to put, place
tab
table
fouchèt
fork
swasannkenz
seventy-five
sèvi
to serve
lè sa a
then
kontan
happy
kalmanson
snail
bwè
to drink
epi
and
adwat
(to the) right