Kreyole

Question 1

m / mwer rele

Answer 1

My = m or mwer; Name = rele

Question 2

ou

Answer 2

you

Question 3

yo

Answer 3

they

Question 4

li

Answer 4

he/she

*Gender neutral

Question 5

koman / kijan

Answer 5

how

Question 6

Koman ou rele?

Answer 6

What is your name?’

Koman pronounced “komah”

Question 7

Kisa

Answer 7

What

Question 8

Konbyan

Answer 8

How many?

Question 9

How to make something past tense?

Answer 9

Place “te” after the subject

E.g.: Mwen te a Haiti - I was in Haiti.

Me te
Ou te
Li te
Nou te
Nou te
Yo te

Question 10

How to make something future tense

Answer 10

Place “pral” after the subject

Pronounced “pwal”

E.g. Ou pral a Haiti?

Question 11

To go

Answer 11

ale OR pati

Present /    Past      / Future
me ale / me te ale / me pral ale
ou ale / ou te ale / ou pral ale
li ale / li te ale
nou ale
nou ale
yo ale

Can use “prale” as contraction

Question 12

Month

Answer 12

Mwa

Question 13

Week

Answer 13

Semèn

Question 14

Door

Answer 14

Pot

Question 15

To open

Answer 15

Ouvri

Question 16

Open the door

Answer 16

Ouvri pot

Question 17

To close

Answer 17

Fèmen

Pronounce “phay-may” because “en” = eh sound

Question 18

Kid

Answer 18

timun

Pronounced “tea-moon”

Question 19

Me pral dõmi

Answer 19

“I am going to bed” or “I will go to bed”

Question 20

You’re doing something RIGHT NOW

Answer 20

Konhye

Pronounced “coon-yay-a”

Question 21

I am writing

Answer 21

mwan ap ekni (or can say "m'ap ekni"
ou ap ekni
li ap ekni
nou ap ekni
nou ap ekni
yo ap ekni

“ap” is like the “-ing” in the English language

Question 22

Pap (or “pa”)

Answer 22

not

Question 23

Gromgou

Answer 23

Hungry

Question 24

No

Answer 24

non

Question 25

Thank you

Answer 25

mèsi

Question 26

I am hungry

Answer 26

Mwer grongou

Question 27

I am not hungry

Answer 27

M’pa grongou

Question 28

kilè

Answer 28

when

Question 29

kisa / ki

Answer 29

what: use “kisa” for an object
who: use “ki” for a person

Question 30

ki kote

Answer 30

where

Question 31

Papimal

Answer 31

Not bad!

in response to “how are you doing?”

Question 32

Mwen amfòm

Answer 32

I’m good!

(in response to “how are you doing?”

Question 33

nimero

Answer 33

Number

Question 34

Pa byen

Answer 34

I’m not good

Question 35

mwen byen

Answer 35

I’m good!

Question 36

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Answer 36

lendi
madi
mèkredi
jedi
vandredi (sounds like "va-dre-di"; roll that r)
samdi
dimanch (sounds like "dee-mahh-sh)

Question 37

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Answer 37

Janvye (like "Jon-Vee-Ay")
Fevriye
Mas (like "Mass")
Avril
Me
Jen
Jiyè
Oût (like "Oot")
Septanb
Oktòb
Novanm (like "Noo-vahm")
Desanm (like"Day-sahm")

Question 38

Me prale a Haiti a Janvye.

Answer 38

I am going to Haiti in January.

Question 39

To want

Answer 39

Vle

Question 40

To need

Answer 40

bezwen (like “Bay-zwen”)

Question 41

To give

(Used like a command: “Give me this or that”

Answer 41

banm

Question 42

Do you

Answer 42

Èske ou

Example: Èske ou vle ale legliz today?
Do you want to go to church today?

Question 43

Jodi-a

Answer 43

Today

Question 44

Eske ou bezwen…?

Answer 44

Do you need…?

Question 45

Kisa ou bezwen?

Answer 45

What do you need?

Question 46

Kisa nou bezwen?

Answer 46

What do you need? (Talking to a group of people)

Question 47

To do

Answer 47

Fè

Question 48

I do not know

Answer 48

M’pa konen

Question 49

Legliz

Answer 49

Church

Question 50

Talè OR Pita

Answer 50

Later