flash cards from Chita Pa Bay 2
1
Q
legliz
A
church
2
Q
kochon
A
pig
3
Q
bagay
A
thing
4
Q
travay
A
work; to work
5
Q
anvan
A
before
6
Q
malè
A
misfortune
7
Q
linèt
A
(eye)glasses
8
Q
chape poul (+ pronoun)
A
clear out, take to one’s heels
9
Q
koze
A
conversation, talk, chat; to talk
10
Q
bri
A
noise
11
Q
marasa twa
A
triplet(s)
12
Q
bay lanmen
A
to join hands,
13
Q
gouvènman
A
government
14
Q
chans
A
chance; luck
15
Q
agwonòm
A
agronomist,
16
Q
rach
A
ax
17
Q
kamyon
A
truck; bus
18
Q
chak
A
each, every
19
Q
jan
A
way, manner; how
20
Q
vle di
A
to mean
21
Q
lè sa a
A
then
22
Q
poul
A
chicken; see chape poul, pran poul
23
Q
pozisyon
A
position, spot, place
24
Q
kapab, ka, kap
A
to be able; can, can be
25
rekonmanse
to begin again
26
ban
bench, pew; see bay
27
ba
bar; see bay
28
palmis, pye palmis
(royal) palm tree
29
kè kontan
happy, satisfied
30
lafyèv
fever
31
liv
book
32
vye
old; disgusting; hateful
33
apre
after, afterwards
34
douch
shower
35
blòk
(cinder, cement) block
36
andeyò
country(side), backwoods, hills, “sticks”
37
lou
heavy
38
lòtbò
abroad; foreign
39
bann
band, flock, group
40
zanj
angel
41
bò
kote near
42
franse
French
43
trant
thirty
44
lasante
health
45
malèt
suitcase
46
sòti, sot
to go out, leave
47
prizon
prison
48
ne
knot
49
braslè
bracelet
50
witè
eight o’clock
51
menm
same; self; even; at all (with negative)
52
ankò
still, yet; again
53
chalè
heat
54
desann
to descend, get off; to lower
55
fatra
trash, rubbish
56
seremoni
ceremony
57
kòlèt chemiz
collar
58
latè
land, earth
59
sakrifis
sacrifice
60
bon mache
cheap
61
jaden
field; garden
62
twalèt
toilet
63
bay manti
to lie, tell lies
64
se
to be
65
fopa
false step
66
kisa, sa
what?
67
makout
large straw bag
68
zwazo
bird
69
chaje
burdened, troubled, upset
70
ta
would (conditional indicator)
71
lespwa
hope
72
pile
to crush, grind
73
janm
leg
74
pral, prale, apral
to be going (to)
75
sove
to save, be saved
76
va, a
future tense indicator
77
gen rezon
to be right
78
diferan
different
79
tonnè
thunder
80
rakbwa
thicket
81
esplike
to explain
82
vennkat
twenty-four
83
kafe
coffee
84
prete
to lend; to borrow
85
boul
ball
86
papye ijenik
toilet paper
87
pèl
shovel
88
resi
to succeed
89
apral, pral(e)
to be going (to)
90
twou basen
drain
91
delivre
to deliver, save
92
ditou
(not) at all
93
pita
later
94
blan
white; White person; foreigner (of whatever color)
95
koute
to listen to; to cost
96
sèkèy
coffin
97
anba
under, from under
98
gran
big, great; main
99
avyon
airplane
100
siman
surely, certainly
101
malere
poor person, poor man
102
zoranj
orange
103
pwoblèm
problem
104
chat
cat
105
papye
paper
106
pote
to carry, bring, bear
107
ijenik
hygienic
108
sen
saint
109
lèd
ugly
110
tèks
text
111
konfyans
confidence
112
tou
too, also; quite
113
bling
ping (sound of metal
114
èpòt
airport
115
kwochèt
latch
116
lalwa
law, authority
117
plaj
beach
118
kilès
which? which one?
119
silans
silence
120
kwafè
barber
121
fotèy
armchair
122
kontinye
to continue
123
ofri
to offer
124
bò
near; side
125
kò moun
human body
126
fon
bottom, back
127
bag
ring
128
kras
dirt
129
kalkil
arithmetic
130
te, t
past tense indicator
131
sèlman
only; really
132
jwenn
to find, get, receive
133
kou
neck; hit, blow; when, as
134
pa...ankò
no longer
135
konpliman
compliment,
136
keyi
to pick, gather
137
kabrit
goat
138
konsa
approximately, about; like, thus, that
139
repons
answer
140
dòktè
doctor, physician
141
bezwen
need; to need
142
kokoye
coconut
143
achte
to buy
144
mizè
misery, poverty, suffering
145
kreyon
pencil
146
jete
to throw, throw away
147
senkè
five o’clock
148
erezman
fortunately
149
chèch
dry; see bwa chèch
150
rale
to pull; to crawl
151
konnen
to know, be acquainted with, be familiar with
152
poukisa
why
153
kay
house
154
dine
luncheon, noonday meal
155
lajounen
daytime
156
batiman
boat, ship
157
aswè a
this evening, tonight
158
dife
fire
159
nan tèt ansanm
as one, in union
160
respè
respect (traditional invitation to enter home - cf.
161
bliye
to forget
162
moun
person, people; character
163
dejnen
breakfast
164
dwa
right, privilege
165
twou basen
drain
166
ò
gold
167
sa yo
these, those
168
tankou
as, like
169
atè
on the ground
170
jwe
to play
171
bare
to block, obstruct, stop
172
pale
to speak, talk
173
kat
four; map; playing card
174
lemò
the dead
175
plenn
plain (open country)
176
jenn
young
177
mande
to ask, ask for
178
okipe
to take care of; busy
179
jilèt
razor blade
180
ri
to laugh
181
pito
to prefer
182
tanpri
please
183
fè+verb
to have someone (do something)
184
bamann
bartender
185
lavil
town
186
chapo
hat
187
fwa
time (instance)
188
je
eye
189
bwa
wood
190
diznèf
nineteen
191
lontan
(for) a long time
192
dlo
water
