Lesson 3 - Negative & Contractions Flashcards
Pa
not, don’t
Pa bon.
Not good.
Pa pale.
Don’t speak.
Li pa kapab vini.
He can’t come.
m’
mwen (I, mine)
l’
li (he, she, it)
w’
ou (you)
n’
nou (we)
y’
yo (they)
M’ap vini.
I’m coming.
Li rele m’.
He calls me.
ban m’
give me
ba l’
give him
pa mwen
not me, not I
pa yo
not them
pa nou
not us
anvan
before
apre
after
devan
in front (of)
akote, bo’
next to
ave’k, ak
with
e
and
men
but
zanmi
friend
dwat
right, straight
anba
under
bezwen
to need
genyen, gen
to have
manje
to eat, food
vire
to turn
pase
to pass
tann
to wait
rete
to live, to stay; to stop a person
sispann
to stop an action
anko’
again
non
no
vire a dwat/goch
turn to the right/left
ale tou dwat
go straight
Tanpri ban m’kafe.
Please give me coffee.
M’ bezwen fe’ sa anko’.
I need to do that again.
Tanpri ale ave’k mwen.
Please go with me.
M’ pa bezwen tann.
I don’t need to wait.
M’ fe’ bon manje e li manje byen.
I make good food and he eats well.
M’ pa kapab ba li yon telefo’n.
I can’t give her a telephone.
Yo pa ka tann de’ye’ kay la.
They can’t wait behind the house.
Ou pa bezwen ba yo kafe.
You don’t need to give them coffee.
Apre ou vire a dwat rete la.
After you turn right stop there.
M’ vle vini.
I want to come.
Li vle vini.
He wants to come.
Yo vle vini.
They want to come.
M’ fe’ l’ si m’ vle.
I do it if I want.
Li fe’ l’ si l’ vle.
He does it if he wants.
Yo fe’ l’ si yo vle.
They do it if they want.
Li rete la.
He stops there.
Mwen genyen yon machin.
I have one car.
Vire a dwat.
Turn right.
Yo travay byen.
They work well.
Mwen genyen anpil travay.
I have much work.
Ou bezwen rete la.
You need to stop there.
Mwen rete anvan ou rive la.
I live before you get there.
Rete la a.
Stop right there.
Li travay byen men dousman.
He works well but slowly.
Li tann ou isit la.
She waits for you here.
Li genyen bon manje.
She has good food.
Wi, ou kapab rete la.
Yes, you can stop there.
Mwen vle tann li isit la.
I want to wait for her here.
Yo vle fe’ li anko’.
They want to do it again.
