flash cards from Chita Pa Bay 4
1
Q
chanm twalèt
A
bathroom
2
Q
santim ò
A
U.S. cent, penny
3
Q
sansib
A
sensitive, tender
4
Q
istwa
A
story
5
Q
bouke
A
tired, exhausted
6
Q
senk
A
five
7
Q
ye
A
to be
8
Q
anvi
A
to want, desire
9
Q
chanm
A
room; bedroom
10
Q
tenyen
A
to put out, extinguish
11
Q
twou
A
hole
12
Q
avantaj
A
advantage
13
Q
epitou
A
and also
14
Q
entelijan
A
intelligent
15
Q
kannal
A
canal, ditch
16
Q
gaye
A
to spread, spread out
17
Q
nouvèl
A
news
18
Q
pèsonn
A
no one
19
Q
chapit
A
chapter
20
Q
bèl
A
handsome; beautiful
21
Q
konplèt
A
complete
22
Q
anyen
A
nothing
23
Q
sonje
A
to remember
24
Q
lanp
A
lamp
25
dezè
two o’clock
26
dèyè
behind
27
kèk
several
28
fòk, fò
it is necessary that
29
dizwit
eighteen
30
apa
look how...!
31
deja
already
32
nyaj
cloud
33
kreyòl
Haitian Creole
34
petèt
perhaps, maybe
35
rekonnèt
to recognize
36
pòch
pocket
37
diksyonè
dictionary
38
teledyòl
word-of-mouth, “coconut grapevine”
39
chèz
chair
40
pwovèb
proverb
41
lèzòm
men, mankind
42
marasa twa
triplet(s)
43
rete, ret
to stop; to live, dwell; to stay, remain; to retain, keep, still have
44
lezòt
others
45
pou kont ou
on your own
46
plafon
ceiling
47
larivyè
river
48
krèm
ice-cream
49
wouze
to water, irrigate
50
renmèt
to give back, return
51
fèk
to have just (done
52
lari
street
53
kont
against; riddle
54
rantre
to enter; to return
55
zòreye
pillow
56
blag
joke
57
lavwa
voice
58
bourik
donkey
59
pitit
child; off-spring, cub
60
boule
to burn
61
antye
entire, whole
62
vide
to empty; to pour
63
voye
to send
64
mozayik
tile floor
65
souple
please; see tanpri
66
fwomaj
cheese
67
pati
to leave; game
68
glas
mirror; ice
69
pandan
while, during, for
70
kanson
pants, trousers
71
ata
even
72
monchè
friend (when addressing a male)
73
regrèt
to regret, be sorry for
74
pwa
bean; pea
75
lanmen
handshake
76
isit
here
77
flè
flower
78
chagren
sad
79
fraz
sentence
80
edmi
half (an hour), thirty minutes
81
twazyèm
third
82
taptap
small passenger truck
83
kawòtchou
tire
84
chèlbè
“dude”; vain, pretentious
85
kèsyon
question
86
telefòn
telephone
87
diskite
to discuss
88
katòz
fourteen
89
kote
side; where; place
90
konben
how much, how many
91
lanp vè
oil lamp (with glass)
92
marasa
twin
93
nèt
completely, thoroughly
94
Ayisyen
Haitian
95
nich
nest
96
diri
rice
97
ogmante
to increase, augment
98
piti
little, small
99
pèlen
trap
100
fig(mi)
banana
101
motè
motor
102
bon
good
103
gwo pous
thumb
104
serye
serious
105
fòt
fault, mistake, error
106
down;
to get into bed
107
chosèt
sock
108
wòb
dress
109
an
the; in
110
pè
fear; priest; pair; to be afraid
111
nonm
man
112
moute
to mount, climb, go up; to fly (a kite)
113
touswit
right away, immediately
114
kenzan
fifteen years
115
vakabon
good-for-nothing, bum, scoundrel
116
parasòl
parasol, umbrella
117
zanmi
friend
118
fen
end
119
gason
boy, man; waiter
120
egalego
evenly, equally
121
kolye
necklace
122
souke
to shake
123
mouche
man (often pejorative)
124
tèt
head; reflexive indicator
125
avè, ak, avèk
with; and; by
126
tonbe
to fall; to begin to
127
kivèt
basin
128
Jàn
Jane, Joan, Jeanne
129
fi
woman
130
fènwa
darkness
131
gen rezon
to be right
132
kretyen vivan
human being
133
fini, fin
to finish; to finally (do something)
134
kannòt
small boat
135
ede
to help
136
tanbou
drum
137
abitan
peasant, farmer
138
lang
language
139
tit
title
140
kretyen
vivan human being
141
voye
je to glance
142
lawouze
dew; symbolic for water
143
leve
to get up
144
li
to read
145
vivan
alive, living
146
gout
drop, drip
147
tonton
uncle; old man
148
swasant
sixty
149
figi
face
150
ann, annou
let us, let's (first person plural command)
151
rakonte
to tell, relate
152
parapli
umbrella
153
viv
to live, exist
154
konsole
to console
155
klè
clear
156
pyas
(familiar expression for) goude
157
tire kont
to tell stories or riddles
158
kriye
to cry, weep
159
cho
hot
160
mont
watch (timepiece)
161
fanm
woman
162
sèvis
service, ceremony
163
kouche
to lie down; lying
164
zòrèy
ear
165
vle
di to mean
166
Ayiti
Haiti
167
isit la
right here
168
peye
to pay, pay for
169
soud
deaf
170
lamizè
misery, poverty, suffering
171
nan tèt ansanm
as one, in union
172
san
without; hundred; blood
173
anmè
bitter
174
lwen
far, far from
175
swè
evening
176
pat
foot (of animal)
177
kleren
raw rum
178
jennen
to disturb, annoy, get in the way of
179
goumen
to fight
180
chache
to look, look for, seek
181
mò
dead person
182
manman bèf
cow
183
jedi
Thursday
184
sèk
dry
185
moman
moment
186
bat
to beat
187
gwo
big
188
tabli
to establish, set up
189
watè
toilet
190
ti tonton
small carved wooden figure
191
mennen
to lead, take, bring
192
rayisman
hate, hatred
193
ni
(with pa) nor
194
msye
sir, man, gentleman, mister
195
konprann
to understand
196
swasanndis
seventy
197
plamen
palm (of hand)
198
pòt
door
199
avèg
blind
200
kwè
to believe
