Pepe3 Flashcards
Vann ni
Sell it
Tann ni
Wait for him
Misye pa ka fè travay la
He can’t do the job
bay mange
feed
M konprann kesyon
I understand question
Evite
Avoid
Pon
Bridge
Sou
Over
Chofè a evite kondui dousman sou vye pon an
The driver avoids driving slowly on the old bridge
Si w pa kite fimen ou ka vin malad
If you don’t quit smoking, you may become ill
M bouke mache jodi a
I am fed up with walking today
Moun fou
Moun distré
Ala
Yet But
Alò Alòs Atò
Then
Dayè
Besides
Donk Kidonk Konsa
Therefore So
E / epi Ak / avèk / avè
And (two clauses) And/with (two words)
Epoutan Poutan
Nevertheless Still Yet
Men
But
Ni … ni …
Neither … nor …
Ou Oubyen Oswa
Or
Si se pa sa
otherwise
lafyèv
fever
Tèt ti bebe a cho epoutan l pa gen lafyèv
The baby’s head is hot, nevertheless he does not have a fever
tankou
as
Li pale avè m tankou l t ap pale ak yon Prezidan
He talked to me as he would talk to President
Nou pa ka sòti akoz (de) lapli a
We can’t go out because of the rain
repoze poze
rest
Li bezwen repoze paske l fatige
She needs to rest because she is tired
Janvye
January
Fevriye
Feb
Mas
March
Avril
April
Me
May
Jen
June
Jiye
July
Out Dawout
August
Septanm
Sep
Oktòb
October
Novanm
Nov
Desanm
Dec
Akoz (de) Lakoz
Because of
Anvan
Before
Apre
after
jan
like/as
Kòm
since as
kòmsi
as if
lè
when
malgre / kwak atout
in spite of although
menm lè
even though
pandan etan
while
piske pliske
since
pase pou olye
rather than instead
tankou koru
as (comparison) like
menm si
even if
jistan / jis / jouk
until as far as
afòs tèlman
so
dèske
for (verb ends by ing)
si sizoka
if whether
amwenske
unless
depi
provided that so that
apenn
scarcely
poutèt
because of
Kòm ou pa gen machin al a pye
Since you don’t have a car, go on foot
Yo pa ka travay paske yo malad
They can’t work because they are sick
Li pa ka soti akoz lapli a
He can’t go out because of the rain
aswè / lannuit
at night
bonè
early
deja
already
kou / kon
as soon as
la menm
on the spot
lèfini
then
lontan
in the past
pa janm
never
pafwa
sometimes
poko / pako
not yet
souvan
often
ta
late
Lè/lo
When
Dabò You dabò
At first
Pandandetan
Meanwhile
Jistan Jik Jouk
Until
Anfen Boutofen
At last
Anvan Avan
Before
Tout tan
All the time
A midi
At noon
(De) tanzantan
From time to time
Sèjousi Alèkile
Nowadays
Pandan Etan
During While
L av al nan sinema lè l gen tan
He will go to the movie theater when he has time
Li rive lakay li pandan lampli a t ap tombe
She arrived home while it was raining
Y ap fè travay anvan mwa a fini
They will do the job before the end of the month
Ti fi a vle fè yon ti kabicha apre l fini manje
The little girl wants to take a nap after she finishes eating
Kou w fè koub la w ap jwenn restoran an
As soon as you turn the corner, you will find the restaurant
Bouke
Exhausted
Li kouri jistan / jis / jouk li bouke
He runs until he becomes exhausted
Ti bebe kriye jistan manman l ba l tete
The baby cries until his mother nurses him
M pral jis lavil
I’m going as far as downtown
N ap chèche jouk nou jwenn kle yo
We will be looking until we find the keys
M p ap tounen anvan katrè
I won’t be back until 4 o’clock
Mwen anfòm
I’m good