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General Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

Creole

A

Kreyol

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2
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I am taking a shower

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M ap benyen

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I need to shave

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Mwen bezwen raze.

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4
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Require

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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.

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5
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Pot

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chodyè

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6
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Pan

A

Pwalon

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7
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bottle

A

boutèy

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8
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fraud

A

magouy

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9
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cup

A

Kèp at a party

gode at home

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10
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plastic

A

plastik

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11
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there was

A

te gen

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12
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south

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sid

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13
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Is everything OK?

A

Tout bagay anfom?

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14
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Everywhere

A

Toupatou

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15
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earthquake

A

tranbleman de tè

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16
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Party

A

banboche

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17
Q

Book

A

liv

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18
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Party

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Fét

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19
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Beer

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Byè

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20
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Wheat

A

Ble

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21
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Drunk

A

Sou

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22
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Snake

A

Koulèv

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23
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Sugar

A

Sik

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24
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Haitian culture

A

Kilti Ayisyen

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25
Q

proverb of the day

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pwoveb jounen an

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26
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tiny

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ti kras and ti kal

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27
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Some

A

Kèk

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28
Q

next question

A

Pwochen kesyon

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29
Q

Hang up

A

rakwoche

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30
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I hung up the telephone on you.

A

Mwen rakwoche telefòn nan sou ou

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31
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tiny

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ti kras and ti kal

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32
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My understanding

A

Konpreyansyon mwen

33
Q

My mistake

A

se fot mwen = my mistake

34
Q

money paid by Haiti to France

A

Lajan Ayiti te peye la france

35
Q

Not useful

A

Pa itil

36
Q

give me

A

Ban mwen

37
Q

he gives me money

A

Li ban m kòb

38
Q

Snack

A

goute

39
Q

a little bit of Creole

A

yon ti kras Kreyòl.

40
Q

We are content with what we have.

A

Nou kontante ak sa nou genyen.

41
Q

Who are you talking with?

A

Ak ki moun wap pale?

42
Q

there was / there were

A

Te gen or te genyen

43
Q

There was a party at the church

A

Te gen yon fèt nan legliz la.

44
Q

there might be / there may be

A

Ka gen / ka genyen

45
Q

There are many cars on the road.

A

Genyen anpil machin la sou wout la.

46
Q

I should have gone too.

A

Mwen ta dwe ale tou.

47
Q

must, have to, have got to, obligated to, ought to, need, should.

A

Dwe

48
Q

Would have

A

ta pral

49
Q

Should have

A

Te dwe

50
Q

Could have

A

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

51
Q

The red car

A

Machin wouj la.

52
Q

The sad girl

A

Ti fi tris la.

53
Q

can’t

A

pa kapab

54
Q

You can’t do that to us.

A

Ou pa ka fè nou sa.
Ou pa kab fè nou sa.
or
Ou pa kapab fè nou sa.

55
Q

where are you now?

A

kote ou ye la?

56
Q

What are you cooking?

A

What are you cooking?

Ki manje wap fè la?

57
Q

That’s where it is.

A

Se la li ye

58
Q

That’s all.

A

Se tout.

59
Q

It’s not true.

A

Se pa vre.

60
Q

That is not what I wanted.

A

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
61
Q

it is better

A

li pi bon

62
Q

ugly

A

led

63
Q

Keybord

A

Klavye

64
Q

towel

A

sevyèt

65
Q

Nap

A

Kabicha

66
Q

To be left behind

A

Kite

She’s been left behind.
Yo kite l dèyè.

67
Q

left (remain v.), left over)

A

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?

68
Q

there isn’t, there aren’t

A

Nanpwen

Nanpwen klas jodi a.
 There's no class today.
69
Q

There’s no more.

A

Pa gen ankò.
or
Nanpwen ankò.

70
Q

must, have to

A

Fòk or Fò
Fok can be contracted
Fò’w mache anvan ou kouri.
You must walk before you run.

71
Q

Supposed

A

Sipoze

72
Q

before

A

avan, anvan

Think before you talk.
Panse anvan ou pale.

73
Q

after

A

apre

74
Q

Every day

A

chak jou

75
Q

Everything

A

tout bagay

76
Q

somewhere

A

yon kote, kèk kote

Eske ou pral kèk kote jodi a?

Are you going somewhere today?

77
Q

bad habits, flaws, weaknesses

A

Defo

Pa moutre tout vye defo ou yo nan mitan moun.
Don’t show all your bad habits in public.

78
Q

We will

A

Na

Na pale pita. - We’ll talk later

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