Pepe4 Flashcards
Pa mwen an Pa m nan
Mine
Pa w la
Yours
Pa li a Pa l la
His / hers
Pa nou an Pa n nan
Ours Yours
Pa yo a
Theirs
Annik pran valiz ou a, m ka pot pa m nan
Just take your bag, I can carry mine
Annik
Just (to tell smth to do)
Fèk
Just (past)
Dezyemmen
Secondhand
Pi plis
Much more
Bato
Boat
Jida te touye tèt li
Judas killed himself
Touye
Kill
Wete kò w
Go away
Li rale kò l
He went away
Vanse kò w kote m Vanse kote m Vini kote m
Com close to me
M pa t pot bwat la pou kont mwen
I didn’t carry the box by myself
M pa pou kò m, Jezi avè m
I am not alone, Jesus is with me
Pran retrèt
To retire
Wete = rale
Go away
Pou kò + pronoun
By oneself / alone
Ou kapab fè li pou kò w
You can do it by yourself
L ap pale pou kò l
He is talking to himself
Li pou kò l
He is by himself / he is alone
Pou tèt + pers. pron
For oneself
Mwen fè sa pou tèt mwen
I do / did that for myself
Mak kuit bannann pou tèt li
Mark cooks plantains for himself
L ap travay pou tèt li
He is working for himself
Ak tèt + pron
By oneself (rarely used)
L ap travay ak tèt li
He is working for himself Self employed
Pa fè sa
Don’t do that
Pa pran sa a
Don’t take that one
Sila a Sila yo
Sa a Sa yo This one That one
Kay sa a chè, sila a bon mache
That house is expensive, that one is cheap
Li la Li la?
She is there Is she there?
Lèt
Milk Letter
Li prale chèche yon lèt
He is going to get a letter
Ki sa li prale chèche?
What is he going to get?
Èske w konn nimewo telefòn li?
Do you know his phone number?
KILÈS
Which one
Kilès ou pito?
Which one do you prefer?
Kisa ou pito?
What you prefer?
KI Ki kalite travay ou renmen? What kind of work do you like?
Who Which That What
KISA / SA
What
KILÈ
WHEN
KONBYEN
HOW MANY HOW MUCH countable things
KI KANTITE
HOW MUCH not countable things
POU KI SA / SA K FÈ
WHY
POU KILES / POU KI MOUN
WHOSE
KI KOTE KOTE KOT KIBÒ
WHERE
KI JAN / KÒMAN / KOUMANQ
HOW
KI MOUN / KI MOUN KI KILÈS / KILÈS KI KIYÈS / KIYÈS KI
WHO
A KI LÈ
AT WHAT TIME
JOUK KI KOTE JOUK KI BO
HOW FAR
JOUK KILE / JIS KILE
HOW SOON
CHAK KONBYEN TAN
HOW OFTEN
KI GWOSE
HOW BIG
KI LAJ
HOW OLD
DEPI KONBYEN TAN
HOW LONG (related to duration in past)
POU KONBYEN TAN
FOR HOW LONG (duration - future)
DEPI KILÈ
HOW LONG / SINCE WHEN (related to date)
KI WOTE
HOW TALL
Ki sa w ap chèche?
what are you looking for?
Ki (context)
(specific context)
Kisa (context)
general context
Ki lè w ap vin lakay mwen?
when will you come to my house?
Konbyen pitit ou genyen?
how many children do you have?
Konbyen kòb nou bezwen?
how much money do we need?
Ki kantite kafe li vle bwè?
How much coffee does he want to drink?
Pou ki sa w pa t ka dòmi yè swa? Sa k fè w pa t ka dòmi yè swa?
Why couldnt you sleep last night?
Pou kilès valiz sa a ye?
Whose suitcase is this?
Ki kote timoun yo ye? Kote timoun yo? Kot timoun yo?
Where are the children?
Kote kle yo ye?
Where are the keys?
Kòman fanmi w ye?
How is your family?
Ki moun ki manman w? Kiyès/kiles ki manman w?
Who is your mother?
Kilès li ye?
Who is he?
A ki lè w ap pati?
At what time are you leaving?
Jouk ki bò w rete?
How far do you live?
Jouk ki lèyo pral retounen?
How soon will they be back?
Chak konbyen tan w vwayaje?
How often do you travel?
Ki gwosè kabann ou an ye?
How big is your bed?
Ki laj ou genyen?
How old are you?
Depi konbyen tan w ap aprann krèyol?
How long have you been taking Creole?-
lwe
to rent
Pou konbyen tan ou lwe kay la?
For how long did you rent a house?
Depi kilè l malad?
Since when has she been sick?
Ki wotè pitit gason w lan?
How tall is your son
M pa konn sa pou m fè
I don’t know what to do
Lè l gen tan, l ava al nan makèt la
When he has time, he will go to the supermarker
W ap travaye ann Ayiti kom misyione, pa vre?
W ap travaye ann Ayiti kom misyione, pa sa? You are working in Haiti as a missionary, aren’t you?
L ap pran kle yo nan bous li
She is taking the keys from her purse
Nan
someone needs to get from a location
Al chèche valiz la nan chanm nan
Go get the bag from the room
Nan men
some is getting directly from someone else
Timoun yo pral chèche kòb la nan men papa yo
The hildren are going to get the money from their father
M kite liv ou nan men Jak
I left your book with Jack
Liv mwen yo nan men Jak
My books are with Jack
Soti / sot
to someone’s place of origin, usually associated with an/ann
Touris la sot (an) Bèljik
The tourist is from Belgium (coming from)
Sou
someone needs to get something from a surface
Al pran liv la sou tab la
Go get the book from the table
al chèche (bay/ban/ba)
to go get
vire do (bay/ban/ba)
to turn one’s back to
pote (bay/ban/ba)
to bring
voye (bay/ban/ba)
to send
Al chèche liv la ban mwen
Go bring the book to me
Pa vire do w ban mwen
Don’t turn your back on me
Pote l ban mwen
Brint it to me
W a voye yo bay papa yo
You will send them to their father
Trennen (vin)
Drag
Pouse (rive)
Push
Trennen tab la vin isit
Drag the table over here
Pouse tot a rive nan garaj la
Push the car into the garage
Trennen tab la met lòtbò a
Pull the table, put (it) over there
Lòtbò Laba
Over there
Bò Pre
near close to
Anwo Anlè
On/at the top of upstairs
Anndan
In / inside
Anda
Under Downstairs
An Ann O
To in
Soti
From
Devan Anfas
Before In front of
Bò / bò kote
Near / close to
Ant
Between
Toupatou Tout kote
Everywhere
Jiska Jistan Jis Jouk
Untill As far as
Toutotou
All around
Pandan Etan
During
Jan
Like The way
Ak Avèk
With
Lakay Kay Ka
At / to related to ppl’s home
Apre
After
A
at / on
Antravè
Across from
Anvan
Before
Anvè Vizavo
Toward
Depi
since
Dèyè
Behind After
Deyò
Out Outside
Esepte Sof
Except
Kote Kot
To
Lwen
Far
