flash cards from Chita Pa Bay 3
1
Q
bòs
A
term of respect for an artisan
2
Q
machin
A
machine; car
3
Q
dizan
A
ten years
4
Q
moso
A
piece
5
Q
po
A
pot; skin
6
Q
mouye
A
wet
7
Q
swasannsenk
A
sixty-five
8
Q
sab
A
sand
9
Q
la a
A
right there
10
Q
kouto
A
knife
11
Q
dans
A
dance
12
Q
pwofesè
A
professor, teacher
13
Q
bra
A
arm
14
Q
tablo
A
painting
15
Q
gòm
A
eraser
16
Q
soulye
A
shoe
17
Q
posib
A
possible
18
Q
koule
A
to flow
19
Q
zaboka
A
avocado
20
Q
frape
A
to hit, strike
21
Q
pèdi
A
to lose; lost
22
Q
toujou
A
always; still
23
Q
twal
A
cloth, material
24
Q
renmen
A
to love, like
25
sòt
stupid, dumb
26
kenbe
to hold
27
kouri
to run
28
nan
in, on; from, from within
29
sizo
scissors
30
men wi
yes indeed, certainly
31
dimanch
Sunday
32
mouri
to die
33
deblozay
uproar, ruckus
34
estòp
stop; to stop
35
fèb
weak, feeble
36
konfese
to confess
37
kiyè
spoon
38
merite
to merit, deserve
39
difisil
difficult, hard
40
asepte
to accept
41
sèvis lwa
Voodoo ceremony
42
bidon
gas can
43
bouch
mouth
44
jòdi a
today
45
sèmante
to swear, pledge
46
eka (senke eka)
quarter past (the hour)
47
kite
to leave; to let; to stop (doing something)
48
antre
to enter, come in
49
yo, y
they, their, them; plural indicator; reflexive pronoun
50
kilè
when?
51
konsa
approximately, about - like that, thus
52
gen pou to
have to
53
ti gason
boy
54
yon
a, an
55
twonpe
to be mistaken, be wrong (reflexive); to deceive, fool
56
rezon
reason
57
fouye
to dig
58
wou
hoe
59
mèkredi
Wednesday
60
pye kokoye
coconut tree
61
man
title of address for woman with one or more children
62
kretyen
Christian
63
tann
to wait, wait for
64
sèten
certain
65
chanje
to change
66
ki, k
who, which, what
67
manman
bèf cow
68
chòt deben
bathing suit (man’s or woman's)
69
chiklèt
chewing gum
70
ke
tail
71
swaf
thirst; to be thirsty
72
ka
quarter (fourth), fifteen minutes; see kapab
73
lasèt
shoelace
74
devan
in front (of)
75
ranfòse
to reinforce
76
pawòl
(spoken) word
77
gagè
cockfight (arena)
78
lè
when; time (hour); air; appearance
79
fimen
to smoke
80
benwa
bathtub
81
padonnen
to forgive
82
pwason
fish
83
respekte
to respect
84
padon
forgiveness
85
vid
empty
86
galri
porch
87
ti fi
girl
88
plante
to plant
89
solèy
sun
90
enpòtan
important
91
kontre
to meet, encounter
92
boujwa
bourgeois
93
touris
tourist
94
batay
battle, fight
95
nen
nose
96
pran poul (sou)
to copy, cheat (on test)
97
toude
both
98
foul
crowd
99
montre
to show
100
lantiray
fence
101
bay, ba, ban
to give, produce; for; see chita, lanmen
102
sentiwon
(man’s) belt
103
ki kote
where?
104
vwa
voice
105
mi
ripe
106
mèb
(piece of) furniture;
107
cheri
dear, darling
108
ap boule
to be getting along fine
109
sak
bag, sack
110
milat
Mulatto
111
kijan
how?
112
lapli
rain
113
klas
class
114
rido
curtain
115
pèsekite
to persecute
116
santim ò
U.S. cent, penny
117
zanno
earring
118
pay
hay, straw
119
dabò
first, first of all
120
marye
to marry, get married
121
ti
small, little; see tonton
122
katreven
eighty
123
dizè
ten o’clock
124
mawon
untamed; see Nèg Mawon
125
tiyo
pipe; fountain; spigot
126
nègès
woman; Black woman
127
kifè
how come?
128
ala...!
what a...!
129
sòl
ground, floor
130
majik
magic
131
twa
three
132
pen
(loaf of) bread
133
sanzatann
suddenly, unexpectedly
134
fidèl
faithful; parishioner
135
boutik
shop
136
kantite
quantity
137
konbit
agricultural work team (or session)
138
cheve
hair
139
revèy
clock (of any type)
140
pwòp
clean, pure
141
sèvyèt
towel
142
pise
urine
143
Nèg Mawon
Escaped Slave(Haiti’s Unknown Soldier)
144
bè
butter
145
Ench
Hinche
146
twazè
three o’clock
147
nanpwen
(there is/are) no
148
swa jou, swa
evening
149
natirèlman
naturally
150
pyès moun
no one
151
timoun
child
152
frè
brother
153
moulen
to chew, grind
154
telefonnen
to telephone
155
rad
clothes
156
dodin
rocking chair
157
swivan
following, next
158
antèman
funeral, burial
159
vale
to swallow
160
si
if
161
balenn
candle
162
sèvi (ak)
to use
163
lakay
home
164
medam
women, ladies
165
vire do (kite m)
to turn one’s back on someone
166
manke
to lack, be missing
167
zandolit
small lizard
168
resevwa
to receive, get
169
onè
honor (traditional request to enter home - cf. respè)
170
kibò
where?
171
tè
land, earth; earthen
172
janm, janmè
never
173
vant
stomach
174
fennèt
window
175
pous, gwo pous
thumb
176
fig (mi)
banana
177
Granmèt
Lord, God
178
karanteyen
forty-one
179
trannkat
thirty-four
180
bò kote
near
181
Kiba
Cuba
182
vo
to be worth
183
panyen
basket
184
bo
to kiss, embrace
185
senkant
fifty
186
aprann
to learn
187
la
the; there
188
wout
road, way
189
kouzen
cousin (male)
190
neve
nephew
191
make
to mark, be marked
192
mèt
master; owner; teacher; may (permission)
193
dwèt
finger
194
mal
bad, badly; evil
