Gospels Vocab 1-200 Flashcards
Top 200 most frequently used words in the Haitian Creole Bible translation of the four Gospels and Acts.
yo
they; theirs; the (plural)
li
he/she/it; his/hers/its; to read
te
was (past tense marker)
a
the
nan
in; into; of; from; through; the
sa
this; that
nou
we/you; ours/yours (plural)
ki
who; what (not the subject)
pou
for; to
l’
He/she/it contraction
la
the
moun
person
di
to say
se
is (to be)
pa
not; negative indicator; possessive indicator
fè
to do; to make
yon
one; a
mwen
I/me/mine
ou
you/yours (singular)
Jezi
Jesus
ak
with
lè
when
men
hand; but, however; here (men li - “here it is”)
tout
all
gen
to have
Bondye
God
t’ap
past progressive indicator (was… ing)
menm
same; even
sou
on; over; up
m’
I/me/mine contraction
an
the
konsa
so; thus
tou
too; also
wè
to see
pran
to take
vin
to become; to come (abbr.)
jan
how; way
lòt
other
lan
the
paske
because
pitit
small
nonm
man
bay
to give
si
if
konnen
to know
rive
to arrive
kote
where
mete
to put, put on, to wear
voye
to send
apre
after; next
va
future indicator
anpil
a lot of; many; much; very
t’
past tense indicator contraction (te)
bò
side (ki bò - where)
peyi
country
soti
exit; from
bagay
thing
disip
disciple
lavil
city
reponn
to answer
mande
to ask
pase
to pass; than (plis… pase); past
pale
to speak
jwenn
to find
papa
father
epi
then; and then
rele
to call
mèt
master
ankò
again
ale
to go
k’ap
(ki ap) who + progressive (ing) indicator
ka
can; able (kapab)
byen
well
jou
day
vle
to want
tande
to hear
al
go
avèk
with
m’ap
I + progressive indicator (ing)
p’ap
will not; negative + continuing indicator (ing), or future
ansanm
together
devan
in front
bon
good
tèt
head
ti
little
ye
to be (at end of sentence)
manje
to eat
non
no; name
leve
to get up; arise
pawòl
word
kite
to quit; allow; permit
wa
king
yonn
one
Jwif
Jew
ba
to give
ta
conditional indicator
pral
will; future indicator
ap
progressive tense (ing)
kwè
to believe
trè
very
tounen
to turn; back
syèl
heaven
pi
more
vre
true
fin
finished
kay
house
Pyè
Peter
gwo
great; big
lespri
spirit
rete
to stay; to remain; to stop
chèf
chief
antre
enter
fèt
born; celebration; feast
move
bad; evil
frè
brother
kè
heart
tan
time; weather; while
resevwa
to receive; to serve (as in hospitality)
mouri
to die
de
two; of; from; about
wi
yes
pèp
people
pouvwa
power
san
without
kapab
can; able (kapab)
vini
to come
touye
to kill
kèk
some
lalwa
law
janm
never (pa janm); leg
kò
body
ban
to give
tankou
like; as
renmen
to like; to love
chache
to search
l’ap
he/she/it with progressive indicator (ing)
y’a
they will (future)
moutre
to teach
mache
to go; market
mitan
among, middle, center
mennen
to lead
ni
nor; neither
tonbe
to fall
koulye
now
pye
foot; feet
Jerizalèm
Jerusalem
foul
crowd
jouk
until
chita
to sit
n’a
we/you will
n’ap
we/you are …ing (progressive or future tense)
lavi
to live
n’
we/you; contracted ours/yours contracted
pwofèt
prophet
anyen
nothing
lakay
home
gade
to look
pesonn
none; no one
depi
since, ever since
toujou
always; still
avè
with
y’ap
they are (ing)
poutèt
because
pote
to bring; to carry
geri
healing; to cure
sèvi
to use
konn
to know how; to be in the habit of
moute
up
ekri
to write
lajan
money
anba
under
travay
work; to work
Farizyen
Pharisee
manman
mother
kanpe
to stand
bezwen
to need
sèl
only; single
latè
earth
osinon
or (only really used in Bible)
fanm
woman
pè
fright; pair
seyè
Lord
jaden
field; garden
tanp
temple
pen
bread
pati
to depart; part
kisa
what
lòd
order
kont
against
gason
boy
konprann
to understand
lage
to drop; release; forsake
desann
to descend
peche
sin
domestik
servant; domestic
dlo
water
koute
to listen
anvan
before
mal
wrong
lapriyè
to pray
