Lesson 15

Question 1

ale retou

Answer 1

a round trip

Question 2

devan

Answer 2

ahead, in front of, before

devanjou - dawn (before or ahead of day)

Question 3

fèmen

Answer 3

to close, shut, enclose (v)

closed, shut, locked (adj)

Question 4

konfimasyon

Answer 4

confirmation

Question 5

kouchèt

Answer 5

diaper

Question 6

li gou OR li gen bon gou

Answer 6

It’s tasty or it tastes good

gou - flavor, taste (n) or tasty (adj)

Question 7

li menm or limenm

Answer 7

himself, herself, itself

Question 8

lib

Answer 8

ride (noun)
free (adjective)

the verb to ride would be monte
the verb to free or release is libere

Question 9

lòt

Answer 9

other, new

Question 10

mwen menm or mwenmenm

Answer 10

myself

Question 11

nou menm or noumenm

Answer 11

ourselves, yourselves (plural you)

Question 12

ou menm or oumenm

Answer 12

yourself

Question 13

ouvri

Answer 13

extend or open

Question 14

plas

Answer 14

seat, space in a room, location, opening, place, position, town square/park (like a plaza)

Pa gen ase plas - There’s not enough space/room.

Ou pran plas mwen - You took my seat.

Question 15

prefere

Answer 15

favor or prefer

Question 16

rezèvasyon

Answer 16

reservation

Question 17

sanble

Answer 17

resemble, look alike, look like, appear, gather, seem, similar

Question 18

vomi

Answer 18

vomit or to vomit (noun or verb)

Question 19

yo menm or yomenm

Answer 19

themselves

Question 20

yon lòt

Answer 20

another, another one

yon lòt jan - differently (another way)
yon lòt kote - elsewhere (another place)

Question 21

Haitian uses of house vs. home

Answer 21

When Haitians talk about their house (the object) they use kay. When they talk about house as a gathering/hosting place they use the word lakay.
Some examples:
We fixed our house - Nou te ranje kay nou.
Our friends came to our house - Zanmi n te vini lakay nou.

Question 22

Clarifications on using the English word “some”

Answer 22

kèk nan - some of (use this when you want several or a few of a quantifiable object)
ex: Banm kèk nan pòm yo - Give me some apples

yon moso - a piece of or a part of a single item
ex: Banm yon moso pen - give me some (a piece of) bread

yon pati - a part or portion of something
ex: Te fè lapli nan yon pati Port-au-Prince - It rained in a part of (in some of) Port-au-Prince

Yon ti - a little of (use this when you want a portion of a larger item like water or rice)
ex: M vle yon ti dlo OR W vle yon ti diri - I want a little (some) water OR You want a little (some) rice

When you are making general statements about unspecific groups use GEN DE
For example: Some people are mean. Some places are boring. Some things are scary.
gen de moun - some people
gen de bagay - some things
gen de fwa/lè - sometimes
gen de kote - some places