Lesson 25: Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
labou
A
mud
2
Q
de saj
A
sure of
3
Q
move
A
frustrated, bad
4
Q
makawon
A
diseaster
5
Q
fi
A
woman
6
Q
kanpe
A
stand
7
Q
mi
A
ripe
8
Q
si
A
sour
9
Q
dous
A
sweet
10
Q
tiye
A
kill
11
Q
kòk
A
rooster
12
Q
tire
A
shoot
13
Q
Li gen anpil labou.
A
They have a lot of mud.
14
Q
Èske ou si de saj?
A
Are you sure?
15
Q
Li te fè lapli anpil.
A
It rained a lot.
16
Q
Mwen tande wout la trè move.
A
I heard the roads were bad.
17
Q
Poukisa fi sa move la?
A
Why is that woman frustrated?
18
Q
ou können li se yon moun kousa.
A
You know she is like that.
19
Q
Poukisa ou kanpe la?
A
Why are you standing?
20
Q
Poukisa ou di sa la?
A
Why do you say that?
21
Q
Si yo pa mi, yo si. Si yo mi, yo dous.
A
If they aren’t ripe, they are sour. If they are ripe, they are sweet.
22
Q
Sitwon yo si.
A
The lemons are sour.
23
Q
Mwen vle tire kòk la.
A
I want to shoot the rooster.
24
Q
tann
A
wait
25
banday/bandaj
bandaid
26
bande
to bandage or erection
27
anmède
tease, bother
28
boule
burn (noun & verb)
29
ide
idea
30
erè
error
31
fèl (fè li)
do it
32
konsa
that way
33
dwe
should, would
34
Mwen te fè yon aksidan moto.
I had a moto accident.
35
Mwen ap tann li.
I'm waiting for her.
36
Poukisa ou bande pye ou?
Why is your foot bandaged?
37
Poukisa ou gen yon bandaj nan pye ou?
Why do you have a bandage on your foot?
38
Èske ou pa vle anmède li jodi a?
Don't you want to bother her today?
39
Li sa yon boule.
It's a burn.
40
Ki kote ou te boule a?
Where were you burned?
41
Sa se yon move ide.
That's a bad idea.
42
Sa pa yon bon ide.
That's not a good idea.
43
Sa te yon move ide pou fèl konsa.
That was a bad idea to do it that way.
44
Nou pa te dwe fèl konsa.
We shouldn't do it that way.
45
Ki moun ou ap tann?
Who are you waiting for?
46
Di sa pi dousman.
Say it more slowly.
47
Kisa ou ap tann?
What are you waiting for?
48
Mwen ap tann bis la?
I'm waiting on the bus.
49
Èske nou kon prann yo nèt?
Do you understand completely?
50
Tande podcast kreyòl lè nou gen yon ti tan.
Listen to Creole podcast when you have a little time.
51
tablo
painting
52
janm/janb
leg
53
chany
shoe shiner
54
bwat chany
the shoe shiner box
55
klòch
bell
56
tankou
like
57
pote
carry
58
yèswa
last night
59
Èske ou pa gen tablo ki gen yon nèg ki gen janb long?
Don't you have the painting with the man who has long legs?
60
Mwen bezwen tablo ki gen nèg ki gen janm long lan e li gen yon bwat chany ak yon klòch tou.
I need the painting that has the man with the long legs and he has a shoe shine box and a bell too.
61
Li gen yon bwat nan men li ki tankou yon bwat chany.
He has a box in his hand like a shoe shine box.
62
Li ap pote yon bwat tankou . . .
He is carrying a box like . . .
63
Li pa fè cho jodi paske li te fè lapli yèswa.
It isn't hot today because it rained last night.
