Lesson 19 and Our Words

Question 1

Count from 1-20, then transition to counting by tens up to 100

Answer 1

en, de, twa, kat, senk, sis, sèt, wit, nèf, dis

onz, douz, trèz, katòz, kenz, sèz, disèt, dizwit, diznèf, ven

trant
karant
senkant
swasant
swasanndis
katreven
katrevendis
san

Question 2

Telling time

If you want to say It’s…. (2, 5, 8, etc) use Li…….

If you want to say at…. (2, 5, 8) use a…….

Answer 2

1:00 - inè
2:00 - de z’è
3:00 - twa z’è
4:00 - katr è
5:00 - senk è
6:00 - si z’è
7:00 - sèt è
8:00 - wit è
9:00 - nev è
10:00 - diz è
11:00 - one è
Noon - midi
Midnight - minui or minwi

mwen ka - minus a quarter
4:45 is senk è mwen ka

edmi for thirty after or half hours
1:30 is inè edmi

2:15 - de zè kenz

Question 3

dakò

Answer 3

agree, accept, approve

dakò ak - approve of

Question 4

wòch

Answer 4

stone or rock

Question 5

soulve

Answer 5

lift

Question 6

volonte

Answer 6

determination, will, will power

Question 7

volontè

Answer 7

volunteer

Question 8

bout

Answer 8

end, edge, limit

Question 9

boutbwa

Answer 9

log

Question 10

pwòpte or netwaye

Answer 10

to clean

Question 11

anseye

Answer 11

to teach

Question 12

lavi

Dana uses just vi

Answer 12

life, lifetime

Question 13

pèdi

Answer 13

loss, lost, miss out, absorbed, immersed

Question 14

avèti

Answer 14

to warn or notify

Question 15

pèp

Answer 15

people

Question 16

okontrè

Answer 16

on the contrary

Question 17

pifò

Answer 17

majority

pifò nan - most of

Question 18

lèzòm or lòm

Answer 18

mankind, humanity

Question 19

enpòtan

Answer 19

important

Question 20

enposib

Answer 20

impossible

Question 21

lanmè

Answer 21

sea or ocean

Question 22

nesans

Answer 22

birth

Question 23

mechan

Answer 23

cruel, wicked

Question 24

lè or è

Answer 24

hour

Question 25

pwofèt

Answer 25

prophet

Question 26

ann

Answer 26

let’s or let us

Question 27

posib

Answer 27

possible

Question 28

adopte

Answer 28

adopt

Question 29

adopsyon

Answer 29

adoption

Question 30

lwanj or louwanj

Answer 30

praise

Question 31

Ways to say about

Answer 31

apeprè - for approximate quantities (about 3 apples)
Mwen vle apeprè twa pòm.

zalantou - about or around a place

apwopo - as a preposition

Question 32

itilize

Answer 32

to use