General Vocab Flashcards
Creole
Kreyol
I am taking a shower
M ap benyen
I need to shave
Mwen bezwen raze.
Require
mande, egzije (to be obligated)
This requires a lot of schooling
Sa mande pase anpil tan lekòl
This requires some thinking.
Sa mande yon ti refleksyon.
Pot
chodyè
Pan
Pwalon
bottle
boutèy
fraud
magouy
cup
Kèp at a party
gode at home
plastic
plastik
there was
te gen
south
sid
Is everything OK?
Tout bagay anfom?
Everywhere
Toupatou
earthquake
tranbleman de tè
Party
banboche
Book
liv
Party
Fét
Beer
Byè
Wheat
Ble
Drunk
Sou
Snake
Koulèv
Sugar
Sik
Haitian culture
Kilti Ayisyen
proverb of the day
pwoveb jounen an
tiny
ti kras and ti kal
Some
Kèk
next question
Pwochen kesyon
Hang up
rakwoche
I hung up the telephone on you.
Mwen rakwoche telefòn nan sou ou
tiny
ti kras and ti kal
My understanding
Konpreyansyon mwen
My mistake
se fot mwen = my mistake
money paid by Haiti to France
Lajan Ayiti te peye la france
Not useful
Pa itil
give me
Ban mwen
he gives me money
Li ban m kòb
Snack
goute
a little bit of Creole
yon ti kras Kreyòl.
We are content with what we have.
Nou kontante ak sa nou genyen.
Who are you talking with?
Ak ki moun wap pale?
there was / there were
Te gen or te genyen
There was a party at the church
Te gen yon fèt nan legliz la.
there might be / there may be
Ka gen / ka genyen
There are many cars on the road.
Genyen anpil machin la sou wout la.
I should have gone too.
Mwen ta dwe ale tou.
must, have to, have got to, obligated to, ought to, need, should.
Dwe
Would have
ta pral
Should have
Te dwe
Could have
Te ka, ta kab, ta kapab
Ou te ka avèti mwen de sa.
You could have warned me about it.
Mwen ta ka pote you bòl soup pou ou.
I could bring you a bowl of soup
The red car
Machin wouj la.
The sad girl
Ti fi tris la.
can’t
pa kapab
You can’t do that to us.
Ou pa ka fè nou sa.
Ou pa kab fè nou sa.
or
Ou pa kapab fè nou sa.
where are you now?
kote ou ye la?
What are you cooking?
What are you cooking?
Ki manje wap fè la?
That’s where it is.
Se la li ye
That’s all.
Se tout.
It’s not true.
Se pa vre.
That is not what I wanted.
Se pa’t sa mwen te vle.
Affirmative sentences This is - Sa se That is - Sa se These are - Sa yo se Those are - Sa yo se
it is better
li pi bon
ugly
led
Keybord
Klavye
towel
sevyèt
Nap
Kabicha
To be left behind
Kite
She’s been left behind.
Yo kite l dèyè.
left (remain v.), left over)
rete
How many do you have left?
Konbyen ou rete?
Rete can mean to remain, to survive, to be left over
example:
Se sa sèlman ki rete.
This is all that remains.
Konbyen ze ki rete?
How many eggs are left?
there isn’t, there aren’t
Nanpwen
Nanpwen klas jodi a. There's no class today.
There’s no more.
Pa gen ankò.
or
Nanpwen ankò.
must, have to
Fòk or Fò
Fok can be contracted
Fò’w mache anvan ou kouri.
You must walk before you run.
Supposed
Sipoze
before
avan, anvan
Think before you talk.
Panse anvan ou pale.
after
apre
Every day
chak jou
Everything
tout bagay
somewhere
yon kote, kèk kote
Eske ou pral kèk kote jodi a?
Are you going somewhere today?
bad habits, flaws, weaknesses
Defo
Pa moutre tout vye defo ou yo nan mitan moun.
Don’t show all your bad habits in public.
We will
Na
Na pale pita. - We’ll talk later
