Vocabulary Flashcards
Mother in law
Bèlmè
Father in law
Bòpè
chair
chèz
bedroom
chanm
doctor
doktè
nurse
enfimyè
study
etid
woman
fanm
girl
fi
nurse’s aid
gad malad
nèsizèd (anglified, only in USA)
man, boy
gason
bed
kabann
class, classroom
klas
knowledge, consciousness
konesans
home, house
lakay, kay
sir, mister
mesye
guy
nèg
man
nonm
patient
pasyan
child
timoun
all, everybody
tout
everybody
tout moun
to buy
achte
to enter
antre
to learn
aprann
to need
bezwen
to sit down
chita
must
dwe
to study
etidye
to understand
konprann
to walk
mache
to speak
pale
to reflect, to think
panse
to bring, to carry
pote
to call, to be called, to scream
depending on context
rele
to wish
swete
to listen
tande
Let’s get to know each other
Let’s become acquainted
To make an acquaintance
(To meet someone for the first time)
Ann fè konesans
good luck
bòn chans
welcome
byenveni
and, then, and also
epi, epitou
how
kijan, kouman
ladies and gentlemen
mesye-dam
On meeting an individual, or knocking on someone’s door, or addressing a group (lit. ‘Honor!’)…
And the response…
Onè!
Respè!
mouth
bouch
arm
bra
leg
janm
sore throat
malgòj
head
tèt
eye(s)
je (ositou ‘zye’)
also
ositou
to lower, to bend down
bese
to sit
chita
to close, to shut
fèmen
to look
gade
to have
*there is/are (at the start of a sentence)
genyen, gen
* okòmansman yon santans
to stand
kanpe
to raise, to get up
leve
to walk
mache
(you) may
(ou) mèt
to open
ouvè (ositou louvri, ouvri)
to breathe
respire
to stop, to stay, to reside
rete
to stop
sispann, rete
to arrive
rive
to turn
vire
to the right, right
adwat
to the left, left
agòch
again
ankò
down [to the ground, earth, floor]
atè
up, upward
anlè
here
isit
there
la
other
lòt
happy, glad
kontan
too, also [ as in, ‘me too’]
tou
straight
toudwat
brother
frè
forehead
fwon
fever
lafyèw
sick person
malad
this morning
maten-an
hand
but
here is
men
but
men
here is
men
hand
men
child
pitit
sister
sè
breakfast
ti dejene
to go
ale, al
to feel like, to desire
anvi
to sleep
dòmi
seem, appear
genlè
to hold
kenbe
to touch
manyen
am / is .. are going
pral ositou prale
to look like, resemble
sanble
to check
tcheke
to want
vle
to vomit
vomi, vonmi
fine, well
byen
sick, ill
malad
better
miyò
much better
pi bon
according to
daprè
already, yet
deja
now
kounyeya, kounye-a
today
jodiya, jodi-a
not yet
poko
still
always
toujou [li mala toutou]
[li toutou malad]
it seems that
genlè
please
souple
please
tanpri
employee
anplwaye
diarrhea
dyare
store
magazen
headache
maltèt
daughter
pitit fi
son
pitit gason
problem
pwoblèm
symptom
sentòm
tired
fatige
chills
frison
concerned
konsènen
serious
serye
to need
bezwen
must
have to
dwe
to help, aid
ede
can
be able to
kapab, kap, ka
to begin
kòmanse
to take
pran
to wait for
Fann
to call, phone
telefònen
with, and
avèk, ak, avè
at what time, what time
akilè
before
avan
about, approximately
apeprè
since
depi
well, so
enben
one hour [one hour of time]
inèdtan
because
paske
yesterday
yè, ayè
last night
yèswa
need to
beswen
must
dwe
has the right [to do something]
gen dwa
should
ta dwa
for you [something you must do]
fòk ou, fò ou
for you [your object or task or advice]
se pou ou