Haiti Mission Trip 2012/Creole Made Easy Flashcards
Kijan ou rele?
What is your name?
What do you do for job?
Kisa ou fè pou travay?
Pa mesi
No thanks
Jesus loves you.
Jezi renmen ou!
I love you.
Mwen renmen ou.
Eske sa madam ou?
Is that your wife?
Mwen pa gen nenpot……………
I don’t have any…………
Do you go to school?
Ou ale nan lekol la?
What do you study in school?
Kisa ou etidye nan lekol?
Do you have brothers and sisters?
Ou gen fre e se?
I am an engineer.
M’ap yon enjenye.
Do you trust Jesus with your life?
Ou fe konfyans Jezi ak lavi ou?
Ki kote ou rete a?
Where do you live?
What is this?
Kisa ki sa a?
Sa
That or it
Pou
Used as “is for” to show possession.
A
Yon
This
Sa a
In or into
Nan
No
Non
To take
Pran
Rele
To call
Di
To say or tell
Pa
Used as not or don’t……..it makes anything negative.
It’s also used to show possession by being placed between the subject and the noun or pronoun that follows it.
Yo
They, them or their…………..also the plural form of “the”, context determines which.
La
“The” in singular form.
Before
Anvan
After
Apre
In front (of)
Devan
Next to
Akote, Bo
With
Avek, ak
Dwat
Right or straight
Under
Anba
Vire
To turn
Pase
To pass
To wait
Tann
Again
Anko
La a
Right here or right there (in sight)
Box
Bwat
Bag
Sache
Envelope
Anvlop
Desk
Biwo
Chair
Chez
Table
Tab
Paper
Papye
Then
Le sa
Often
Souvan
Mete
To put
To remove
Wetire
All
Tou
Toupatou
Everywhere
Poukisa
Why
Paske
Because
Preske
Almost
Current
Kouran
Le
When or time, used in a statement
Kile
When or at what time……….used in a question
Kote
Where or place, used in a statement
Ki kote
Where, used in a question
Rete
To stop a person or object
But it also means…….
to live, reside or stay
Sispan
To stop or cease an action
Ban
Bay, when it comes before mwen or nou
Ba
Bay, when it comes before li, ou, and yo
Ap
ing………..(present progressive) as in am
W’ap or ou ap would mean “I am”, as in I am doing something right now.
W’ap
I am
Bonwit
Good night
Bonjou
Good morning
Bonswa
Good evening or afternoon
Aswe a
This evening
Mache
To march or walk
To work meaning machine or system work
It also means market
Travay
To work, as in manual labor work
Kapab
To be able to, can
Bagay
Thing
Ka
Can
Are
Ye
Possible
posib
Arm
bra
To break, break out, break open
kase
Nurse
Mis
On, onto, upon
Sou
With
Avek, ak
Still
Toujou
If
Si
Declare or state
Deklare
Mouth
Bouch
In
Nan
Believe
Kwe
Every or each
Chak
se
It is
You are welcome.
Pa dekwa
I am good.
Mwen byen
How about you?
E ou menm.
Money
Cob or lajan
Let
Kite
Kite mwen
Let me
Tool
Zouti
Key or wrench
Kye
Page
Pag
Pale dousman souple
Speak slowly please
Book
Liv
Rain
Lapli
Hole
Twou
Child
Timoun
Bonana
Fig
Orange
Zoranj
Store
Magazen
Machete
Manchet
Pen
Plim
Answer
Repons
Question
Kesyon
Garden
Jaden
Eraser
Gonm
Avocado
Zaboka
Suger
Sik
School
Lekol
Egg
Ze
Kitchen
Kizin
Pral
Future tense………as in “will” do.
To understand
Konprann
To know
Konnen
Too many
Twop
Church
Legliz
Dog
Chen
Big
Gwo
Card
Kat
Must
Fok
Gift
Kado
Don’t touch!
Pa touché!
To Wish or to hope (verb)
Swete
To paint
Pentire
Horse
Chwal
Let’s
An nou
True
Vre
A ride
Woulib
To ask
Mande
Teacher
Pwofese
Student
Elev
Easy
Fasil
Computer
Konpite
Is
Se
To serve or wait
Sevi
Hope (noun)
Espere
Go out
Soti
Head
Tet