Kreyol Flashcards
To hold
Kenbe
To want
Vle
Behind
Deye
To have
Genyen / gen
What’s up?
Sak pase
Morning
Maten
Day
Jounen / jou
Week
Semén
I’m good (colloquial)
M’ap kenbe (holding on); M’ap boule (burning)
To walk
Mache
To touch
Touche / manyen
To write
Ekri
To get up
Kanpe
To speak
Pale
To stand
Achte / kanpe
To sit
Chita
To run
Kouri
To laugh
Ri
To smile
Souri
Door
Pót
Chair
Chéz
Desk
Biwo
Office
Biwo
Not bad (response to how are you)
m’pa pi mal
Blackboard
Tablo
Pants
Pantalon
Clock
Revéy
To dream
Reve
To wake
Reveye
Dream
Rév
Window
Fenét
Pen
Plim
Feather
Plim
Sack / backpack
Sak
Paper
Papyé
Chalk
Lakre
House
Kay / lakay (?)
Light
Limyé / leze
To light
Limen
Table
Tab
Carpet
Tapi
To please
Tanprí
Book
Liv
TV
Televizyon
Computer
Ódinaté
Wristwatch
Mont
Shirt
Chemiz
Corn
Mayi
Socks
Chosét
Shorts
Chót
Shoe
Soulye
With
Avék / ak
Please
Silvouplé / souple
Same
Menm
Even
Menm
To be / am
Se
- Often not present
- Used for identification (nationality, job title, etc.), time,
I am American
Mwen se Ameriken
Tonight
Aswé
Miracle
Mirak
What
Kisa / ki
Rain
Lapli
Will
Pral / ap = near future
A / va / ava = indefinite future
To fall
Tonbe
Always / still
Toujou
Joy
Jwa
To play
Jwe
All
Tout
Entire
Tout
Whole
Tout
Cough
Tous
Surprise
Sipriz
To make / do
Fé
Fact
Fé
Iron
Fé
Used to
Konn
To know
Konnen / konn
But
Men
Hand
Men
Of course
Men wi
To call (phone, name, yell)
Rele
Enough
Ase
To say
Di
Not
Pa (negation generally)
Let’s
Ann
Word
Pawól
Word
Mo
Serious
Serye
How
Kijan
My dear
Maché
To understand
Konprann
Water
Dlo
Pain
Doulé
Inside
1- Nan
2- Andedan (really inside, like within)
Rock
Wóch
Sun
Soléy
This
Sa
That
Sa (identifying) / ki (linking)
People
Moun
Man
Moun
Poor
Razé
Shave
Raze
Pull
Rale
Clothes
Rad
Mother
Manman
Medical School
Lekól Medsin
capable
Kapab
To buy
Achte
Ready
Pare
Don’t say
Pa di sa
We are all people
Nou se menm moun
Tomorrow
Demen
To sleep
Dómi
Car
Oto
To like
Renmen
Old
Vye
Young
Jén
Yet
Toujoue
Student
Elév / etidyan
To enter
Antre
Every
Chak
Each
Chak
To ask
Mande
Will
Ap
Will not
P’ap
To eat
Manje
Rice
Diri
Beans
Pwa
Today
Jodia
For
Pou
Test
Tés
To come
Vini / vin
To become
Vini / vin
To work
Travay
Worker
Travayé
Very
Tré
To open
louvri / ouvri
To cough
Touse
A cold
Grip
To have a cold
Gripe
Bellyache
Vant fémal / malvant
To feel
Santi
Uncover St. Peter and find St. Paul (when poor, you make one choice but lose another)
Dekouvri Sen Pye pou kouvri Sen Pol
As long as you have life, you have hope
Depi gen lavi genyen lespwa
Smoke doesn’t rise without fire
Lafmien pa leve san dife
To cover
Kouvri
To hope
Espere
Without
San
Fire
Dife
Wall
Mi
Notebook
Kaye
What time is it?
Kilé li ye/fe? (doesn’t translate literally)
Who
Kimoun / ki yes / ki
What is that?
Kisa sa ye?
When “se” is used
…see worksheet on se / ye
Where?
Kikote / Kote
Why?
Poukisa?
Because
Paske