Twazyèm Leson Flashcards
0
Q
Three places for contractions
A
1) at the beginning of a sentence
2) following a vowel
3) following the nasal sounds an, en, and on
1
Q
Not, don’t
A
Pa
2
Q
Are pronouns contracted follow in pa?
A
No
3
Q
Yo is not contracted sometimes. When?
A
It is not contracted when meaning their or them and never at the end of a sentence
4
Q
Before
A
Anvan
5
Q
After
A
Apre
6
Q
In front (of)
A
Devan
7
Q
Next to
A
Akote, bò
8
Q
With
A
Avek, ak
9
Q
And
A
E
10
Q
But
A
Men
11
Q
Friend
A
Zanmi
12
Q
Right, straight
A
Dwat
13
Q
Left
A
Goche
14
Q
Under
A
Anba
15
Q
To need
A
Bezwen
16
Q
To have
A
Genyen, gen
17
Q
To eat, food
A
Manje
18
Q
To turn
A
Vire
19
Q
To pass
A
Pase
20
Q
To wait
A
Tann
21
Q
To live, to stay
A
Rete
22
Q
To stop
A
Rete, sispann
23
Q
Again
A
Ankò
24
No
Non
25
To live (reside), to stop a person or object
Rete
26
To stop or cease an action
Sispann
27
Turn left/right
Vire a Dwat/Goche
28
Go straight (go all straight)
Ale tout Dwat
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What is the only pronoun contracted at the beginning of a sentence unless the word following the pronoun begins with a vowel?
Mwen
