Lesson 22: Vocabulary Flashcards
vwayaj
trip
Kòman vwayaj la te ye?
How was your trip?
fè vwayaj
take a trip
Nou te di mwen lendi pase nou tap fè yon vwayaj.
You told me Monday that you were taking a trip.
pandan
while
Li se yon moun ki renmen bay.
He is a person who likes to give.
Kisa ou te fè lè ou te Jacmel la?
What did you do when you were in Jacmel?
arete
arrest
Èske ou te konnen yo te arete Allan?
Did you know they arrested Allan?
avè
with
kanpe
stop
Lè ou fè konsa, ou vle di “kanpe”.
When you do this, you want to say “stop”.
Yo te di nou, nou pat respekte yo.
They told us, we didn’t show them respect.
tris
sad
Sa te tris.
That is sad.
Rete la. Nou ap vini ede nou.
Stay there. We’re coming to help you.
rechèch
research
Mwen pat gen tan fè rechèch la.
I didn’t have time to do the research.
memn
then
Kòman nou ye menm?
How are you then?
Li toutou ap fè mwen mal.
It still hurts me.
petèt
maybe
Petèt passe ou pat vle fè aksidan.
Maybe because you didn’t want to have an accident.
Nou te ale Jacmel pou vakans.
We went to Jacmel for vacation.
chemen
path
Nou te mache sou chemen pou nou te kab wè Basin Bleu.
We walked on the path so that we could see Basin Bleu.
Pa gen wout pou machin.
There isn’t a road for cars.
fou
deep
Èske dlo a fou?
Was the water deep?
manyen
touch
chaje
saddle
mare
tied up
cheval
horse
ponpe
pump; jumpy
zègrè
dizzy
bourik
donkey
oma
lobster
vyann
meat
lanmè
ocean;sea
plaj
beach
vil
downtown
linèt
glasses
linèt solèy
sunglasses