Lesson 21: Vocabulary Flashcards
kat
map, ticket, phone cards
mande
ask
apèl
call (noun)
Si yon moun mande ou pou li itilize telefòn ou . . .
If a person asks you to use their phone . . .
Banm yon apèl.
Give me a call.
fè apèl
call (verb)
Banm fè yon apèl.
Let me make a call.
Banm itilize telefòn ou a pou mwen fè yon apèl.
Let me use your phone so that I can make a call.
Mwen pa gen kat.
I don’t have credit (on phone card).
Banm yon minit sou telefòn ou an.
Give me a minute on your telephone.
kouran
current/power/electricity
Pa gen kouran.
No electricity.
Yo bay kouran.
They give electricity. (when EDH is on)
Yo pran kouran.
They take electricity. (when EDH is off)
pran
take
monte
ride
desann
down; get out
kamyonèt
more common word for taptap
Pran kamyonèt.
Take a taptap.
Monte kamyonèt.
Ride a taptap.
Desann kamyonèt.
Get out of a tap tap.
Ale nan kamyonèt.
Go in a taptap.
Vini nan kamyonèt.
Come in a taptap.
montre
show
kòman
how
Montre Allan kòman pou li fè li.
Show Allan how to do it.
yon bagay
something
rive mwen
happened to me
Yon bagay te reive mwen.
Something happened to me.
Te gen yon bagay ki te rive mwen.
There was something that happened to me.
ki
that
sote
startled/shocked from noise
Mwen sote.
I’m startled.
fè sote
to startle
Fè yon moun sote.
To startle a person.
Ou fè meen sote!
You startled me!
sezi
surprise
Pa fè meen sezi.
Don’t surprise me.
Fè Allan sezi.
Surprise Allan.
Mwen te sezi.
I was surprised.
lang
language
Se knosa lang ye.
Language is like that.