Kreyol Flashcards
1
Q
To hold
A
Kenbe
2
Q
To want
A
Vle
3
Q
Behind
A
Deye
4
Q
To have
A
Genyen / gen
5
Q
What’s up?
A
Sak pase
6
Q
Morning
A
Maten
7
Q
Day
A
Jounen / jou
8
Q
Week
A
Semén
9
Q
I’m good (colloquial)
A
M’ap kenbe (holding on); M’ap boule (burning)
10
Q
To walk
A
Mache
11
Q
To touch
A
Touche / manyen
12
Q
To write
A
Ekri
13
Q
To get up
A
Kanpe
14
Q
To speak
A
Pale
15
Q
To stand
A
Achte / kanpe
16
Q
To sit
A
Chita
17
Q
To run
A
Kouri
18
Q
To laugh
A
Ri
19
Q
To smile
A
Souri
20
Q
Door
A
Pót
21
Q
Chair
A
Chéz
22
Q
Desk
A
Biwo
23
Q
Office
A
Biwo
24
Q
Not bad (response to how are you)
A
m’pa pi mal
25
Blackboard
Tablo
26
Pants
Pantalon
27
Clock
Revéy
28
To dream
Reve
29
To wake
Reveye
30
Dream
Rév
31
Window
Fenét
32
Pen
Plim
33
Feather
Plim
34
Sack / backpack
Sak
35
Paper
Papyé
36
Chalk
Lakre
37
House
Kay / lakay (?)
38
Light
Limyé / leze
39
To light
Limen
40
Table
Tab
41
Carpet
Tapi
42
To please
Tanprí
43
Book
Liv
44
TV
Televizyon
45
Computer
Ódinaté
46
Wristwatch
Mont
47
Shirt
Chemiz
48
Corn
Mayi
49
Socks
Chosét
50
Shorts
Chót
51
Shoe
Soulye
52
With
Avék / ak
53
Please
Silvouplé / souple
54
Same
Menm
55
Even
Menm
56
To be / am
Se
* Often not present
* Used for identification (nationality, job title, etc.), time,
57
I am American
Mwen se Ameriken
58
Tonight
Aswé
59
Miracle
Mirak
60
What
Kisa / ki
61
Rain
Lapli
62
Will
Pral / ap = near future
| A / va / ava = indefinite future
63
To fall
Tonbe
64
Always / still
Toujou
65
Joy
Jwa
66
To play
Jwe
67
All
Tout
68
Entire
Tout
69
Whole
Tout
70
Cough
Tous
71
Surprise
Sipriz
72
To make / do
Fé
73
Fact
Fé
74
Iron
Fé
75
Used to
Konn
76
To know
Konnen / konn
77
But
Men
78
Hand
Men
79
Of course
Men wi
80
To call (phone, name, yell)
Rele
81
Enough
Ase
82
To say
Di
83
Not
Pa (negation generally)
84
Let's
Ann
85
Word
Pawól
86
Word
Mo
87
Serious
Serye
88
How
Kijan
89
My dear
Maché
90
To understand
Konprann
91
Water
Dlo
92
Pain
Doulé
93
Inside
1- Nan
| 2- Andedan (really inside, like within)
94
Rock
Wóch
95
Sun
Soléy
96
This
Sa
97
That
Sa (identifying) / ki (linking)
98
People
Moun
99
Man
Moun
100
Poor
Razé
101
Shave
Raze
102
Pull
Rale
103
Clothes
Rad
104
Mother
Manman
105
Medical School
Lekól Medsin
106
capable
Kapab
107
To buy
Achte
108
Ready
Pare
109
Don't say
Pa di sa
110
We are all people
Nou se menm moun
111
Tomorrow
Demen
112
To sleep
Dómi
113
Car
Oto
114
To like
Renmen
115
Old
Vye
116
Young
Jén
117
Yet
Toujoue
118
Student
Elév / etidyan
119
To enter
Antre
120
Every
Chak
121
Each
Chak
122
To ask
Mande
123
Will
Ap
124
Will not
P'ap
125
To eat
Manje
126
Rice
Diri
127
Beans
Pwa
128
Today
Jodia
129
For
Pou
130
Test
Tés
131
To come
Vini / vin
132
To become
Vini / vin
133
To work
Travay
134
Worker
Travayé
135
Very
Tré
136
To open
louvri / ouvri
137
To cough
Touse
138
A cold
Grip
139
To have a cold
Gripe
140
Bellyache
Vant fémal / malvant
141
To feel
Santi
142
Uncover St. Peter and find St. Paul (when poor, you make one choice but lose another)
Dekouvri Sen Pye pou kouvri Sen Pol
143
As long as you have life, you have hope
Depi gen lavi genyen lespwa
144
Smoke doesn't rise without fire
Lafmien pa leve san dife
145
To cover
Kouvri
146
To hope
Espere
147
Without
San
148
Fire
Dife
149
Wall
Mi
150
Notebook
Kaye
151
What time is it?
Kilé li ye/fe? (doesn't translate literally)
152
Who
Kimoun / ki yes / ki
153
What is that?
Kisa sa ye?
154
When "se" is used
...see worksheet on se / ye
155
Where?
Kikote / Kote
156
Why?
Poukisa?
157
Because
Paske
158
Dirty
Sal
159
Beautiful
Bél
160
On
Sou
161
Under
Anba
162
Also
Tou
163
Funny
Komik
164
More
Plis
165
More than
Plis pase
166
Less than
Mwens pase
167
Definite article "the"
la: ending with consonant without nasal vowel (an, on, en) beforehand
lan: ending with consonant with nasal vowel beforehand (e.g. "mont lan")
nan: "m, n, or y" with any preceding vowel
a: if ending with non-nasal vowel
an: if ending with nasal vowel
*natives use above interchangeably*
yo = plural
168
Money / cost
Lajan / kób / koute
169
Soap
Savon
170
Sentence
Fraz
171
Box
Bwaz
172
Watch (clock)
Mont
173
Stomach
Vant
174
Read
Li
175
Go down
Desann
176
Slope
Pant
177
Tent
Tant
178
Put on (clothes)
Mete
179
Go up (stairs)
Monte
180
If
Si
181
Bed
Kabann
182
To boil
Bouyi
183
To cook
Kuit
184
To beat (win or physical)
Kale
185
To drink
Bwé
186
To taste
Goute
187
To take
Pran
188
Thing
Bagay
189
Wine
Diven
190
Avocado
Zaboka
191
Peace
Pé
192
Afraid
Pé
193
Fish
Pwason
194
Wall
Mi
195
Coffee
Kafe
196
To cut
Fann
197
To sell
Vann
198
To appreciate
Apresye
199
To clean
Pwópte
200
To close
Fémen
201
To go
Ale
202
And
ak / a / epi / epi tou
203
Next
Lót
204
Future
Fiti
205
Weekend
Wíkenn
206
After
Apre
207
Will go
ap ale = pral = prale (pral + ale contraction)
208
Cold
| Hot
Frét
| Cho
209
To see
Wé
210
Later
Pita
211
To grow
Grandi
212
To travel
Vwayaje
213
To give
Bay / ba / ban
214
Can / might (uncertain future)
Ka / kab / kap / kapab
215
Page
Paj
216
Country
Peyi
217
Airplane
Plane
218
Bato
Boat
219
Car
Machin
220
Bus
Bis / otobis
221
Taxi
Taksi
222
Painted truck taxi thin
Kamyonét / tap-tap
223
Motorcycle
Moto / motosiklét
224
Bike
Biciclet
225
Horse
Cheval
226
Donkey
Bourik
227
Public transportation
Transpótasyon piblik
228
Suitcase
Malét
229
Wallet
Bous
230
Ticket
Tiké
231
Phone
Telefón
232
Hotel
Otél
233
Friend
Zanmi
234
Restaurant
Restoran
235
Market
Mache
236
Corner store
Boutik
237
Salesman in market
Machann
238
Airport
Ayopó / ayewopó
239
Port
Pó
240
Agent
Ajan
241
Immigration
Imigrasyon
242
Official
Ofisye
243
Taxi driver
Chofé
244
Verb
Véb
245
To pay
Peye
246
To visit
Vizite
247
To land
Ateri
248
To drive
Kouri / kondui (kouri machin / kouri biciclet)
249
To fly
Vole
250
To telephone
Telefone
251
To begin
Kómanse
252
Strong
Fó
253
Food
Manje
254
Sick
Malad
255
Class / subject
Matyé / sijé
256
Biology
Byoloji
257
History
Istwa
258
Psychology
Psikoloji
259
Engineering
Jeni
260
Profession / job
Pwofesyon / metye (profession vs job)
261
Engineer
Enjenyé
262
Physician
Medsen / dokté
263
Psychiatrist
Psikatris
264
English (language)
Anglé
265
Spanish
Espayól
266
Voodoo priest
Hougan
267
Traditional healer
Dokté féy
268
Island
Antiy
269
To be born
Fét
270
To live
Rete
271
Black
Nwa
272
Green
Vét
273
Animal / stupid
Bét
274
Garden
Jaden
275
Bread
Pen
276
Blue
Ble
277
Medicine
Medikaman / reméd
278
Salutations:
Response:
- sa k pase?
- kouman ou / nou ye?
- ki jan ou ye?
- m'ap boule / n'ap boule
- m'ap kenbe / n'ap kenbe
- m'byen
- m'pa pi mal
- djanm
- anfóm
279
Short (length)
Kout
280
To carry
Pote
281
To watch
Gade
282
To turn on
Limen / ouvri
283
To turn off
Etenn / fémenn / tiye (to kill)
284
To kill
Tiye / touye
285
Store
Magazen
286
Pre-nominal adjectives
| some go before noun, some go after
- gran (big / great)
- bél (beautiful)
- vye (old, usually with bad connotation)
- ti (small)
- bon (good)
- gwo (big / fat)
*this is most of pre-nominals ("BANGS = beauty, age, number, goodness, size")
287
Therefore / so
Kidonk / donk
288
Mister / man
Mesye
289
Diabetes
Fé sik (make sugar)
290
Nearby
Pre / tou pre
291
Price
Pri
292
Men / guys / negro
Nég
293
Cook / chef
Kuizinye / chéf
294
Meat
Vyann
295
Taste
Gou
296
Goat
Kabrit
| "vyann kabrit" to indicate goat as food
297
To taste
Gou
298
To think
Panse
299
To spell
Eple
| kouman ou eple
300
Chicken
Poul
301
Pig
Kochon
302
Turkey
Kodenn
303
Seafood (sea animal)
Bét lanmé
304
Favorite
Prefere
305
Lobster
Woma
306
Crab
Krab
307
Fish
Pwason
308
Turtle
Tóti
309
Vegetable
Legim
310
Tomato
Tomat
311
Lettuce
Leti
312
Carrot
Kawót
313
Beans
Pwa
314
Peas
Pwa frans
315
Plate
Plat / asyét
316
Spoon
Kiyé
317
Knife
Kouto
318
Fork
Fouchét
319
Glass (cup)
Vé
320
Restaurant
Restoran
321
Napkin
Napkin
322
Pot
Bonm / chodyé
323
Bowl
Ból
324
To win (game)
Genyen (not gen)
325
Game / match
Jwét / match
326
While / when
Lé
327
During
Pandan
328
Sometimes
Pafwa
329
Often
Souvan
330
Many
Plizyé / anpil / yon pakét / yon bann
331
Like ("como" en espanol)
Tankou / kou / kon
332
Something
Kék bagay / yon bagay
333
Someone
Yon moun
334
Here
Isi / isit
335
So that
Yon fason
336
To look / watch
Gade
337
Noise / sound
Bwi
338
From
Se moun
339
To hit
Frape
340
To hit
Frape
341
To hear / listen
Tande
342
Never
Janmé / janm
343
Never
Janm
344
Street
Ri
345
Street
Ri
346
Loud
Fó
347
Loud
Fó
348
Boyfriend
Menaj
349
Girlfriend
Menaj
350
Maybe
Petét
351
Maybe
Petét
352
Night
Swa / lannwit / aswé (late night)
353
To go out
Sóti
354
Afternoon
Aprémidi
355
Afternoon
Aprémidi
356
To return
Retounen
357
To return
Retounen
358
Time
Tan
359
Fun
Plezi
360
Sweet
Dous
361
Sad
Red snapper
362
Squash
Joumou
363
Eggplant
Berejenn
364
Potato
Ponmdeté
365
Better
Mye
366
I'm sorry
Mwen regrét / eskize mwen
367
Side (location)
Bó
368
Left
Goch
369
Right
Dwat
370
Outside
Deyó
371
To swim
Naje
372
To fear / afraid
Pé
373
Late
Ta
374
To remember
Sanje
375
Questions
```
Kesyon
Ki: which/what
Ki + noun
Ki moun/yés/lés (all same) ["what person"] ==> who
Ki moun ki ==> who is it that (redundant but adds pronoun)
Ki lé [weird] ==> what time & when
Ki kote/bo ["what where"] ==> where
Ki jan ["what manner"] ==> how
Ki sa ["what this"] ==> what (use with verb ==> ki sa w'ap fé)
Konbyen / ki valé==> how much / how many
Kouman ==> how
Ki jou ==> which day
```
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To arrive
Rive
377
Vacation
Vakans
378
To suffer
Soufri
379
To exercise
Fé egzésis
380
Nobody
Ankenn moun
381
Everybody
Toutmoun
382
To return
Tounen
383
Everyday
Chak jou
384
North
Nó
385
South
Sid
386
East
És
387
West
Wés
388
Too many
Twóp
389
Enough
Ase
390
To find
Jwenn
391
High / tall
Woté
392
"To be"
Se rules:
1) No linking verb needed when: adjective, place ("li bon, li nan mon"); except the adjective of nationality
2) Se is used with nouns (profession, trade) ("li se dokte")
3) Se used at beginning of sentence to identify and define (it is…) "Se yon cheval"
Ye rules:
Use it if subject doesn't come at beginning of sentence… it is used to "support" a pronoun/subject: Li se nan lakay ==> se nan lakay a li ye (he's in the house; it is in the house he is). Most often this manifests in questions: "kote li ye?" "kouman ou ye" …so the sentence shouldn't end with a subject lacking "ye"
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Now
Kounye
