Tutor Lesson 50 Flashcards
Valiz
Briefcase/bag/purse
Bous
Wallet
Kote valiz ou?
Where is your bag?
Mwen te ap pote yon bokit ròch
I was carrying a bucket of rocks
Mwen te ap pote (anpil) bokit ròch
I was carrying buckets of rocks
Bat fè
Lift weights
Bibit
Muscles
Ou pa gen gwo bibit (ponyèt)
You don’t have big muscles
Li gwo nèg
He is a big man or a brave man (if doing something courageous)
Li gen gwo ponyèt
He has big muscles or ego
Èske ou panse ou gwo nèg?
Do you think you are big man? (as in talking before fighting)
Bay kout pwen
Give a punch
Poukisa ou bal (bay li) kout pwen an?
Why did you hit him?
Bay gagann
To push (as in fighting)
Petèt paske li gen yon pwoblèm avè ou
Maybe he has a problem with you
Petèt paske li pi gwo nèg pase ou
Maybe he is a bigger man than you
Lè mwen te pipiti
When I was younger
Ou pa konnen kisa lavni rezève/sere/gen pou ou
You don’t know what the future holds for you
I am trying to find a motive
Mwen ap eseye jwenn yon motif
Why do I do what I do?
Poukisa mwen fè sa mwen fè yo?
Poukisa mwen fè map (mwen ap) fè yo la?
Why do I doing what I am doing?
Swaf
Thirsty
Nou (te) achte li depi si mwa/jou
We bought it six months/days ago
Nou te achte li depi apeprè si mwa
We bought it about six months ago
Kòman nou jere yo?
How do you manage them?
Yo se granmoun
They are grownups
Yo konnen kisa ki dwat
They know what is right
Kafetyè
Coffee Pot
Yo ka fè sa
They can do that/They might do that
Nou di yo kisa pou yo fè e kisa pou yo pa fè
We tell them what to do and what they cannot do
Lapli a ap tonbe
The rain is falling
Li ap fè lapli
It is raining