| I/me: |
mwen or m' |
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you: |
ou |
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he/she/it/him/her: |
li |
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we/us: |
nou |
| they/them:
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yo |
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| man: |
gason/
mesye/ nèg |
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(guy)
woman: |
fanm/
fi/ madam |
| boy: |
ti gason |
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girl: |
ti
fi |
| child: |
timoun |
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people:
|
moun |
| father:
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papa |
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mother: |
Maman |
| son: |
ti
gason |
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daughter: |
ti
fi |
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| God: |
Bondye |
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Jesus: |
Jezi/
Jesu |
| Mother
Mary: |
Maman
Marie |
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Holy
Spirit: |
Lespri
sen/sante |
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| who: |
kimoun/ kilès |
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what:
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kisa |
| where: |
kote/
kikote |
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when:
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kilè |
| why: |
poukisa/
pouki |
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how: |
kijan/
kòman |
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| today: |
joudi-a |
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tomorrow: |
demen |
| yesterday |
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ye |
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| Haiti: |
Ayiti |
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| 1:
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youn |
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2: |
de |
| 3: |
twa |
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4: |
kat |
| 5: |
senk |
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6: |
sis
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| 7: |
sèt |
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8: |
uit |
| 9: |
nèf
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10:
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dis |
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| Hello
(depends on time of day) |
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| Bonjou
(until noon) |
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| Bonswa
(until 8pm) |
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| Bon
nuit (until 1am) |
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| Good
bye: |
Bay
Bay |
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Welcome: |
Byenvini |
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| Please: |
Silvouple |
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Thank
you: |
Mèsi |
| My
name is/ I am called: |
Mwen
rele ___. |
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What's
you name: |
Kijan
ou rele?/ Kòman ou rele? |
| How
are you? |
Kòman
ou ye? Kijan ou ye? |
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Not
too bad |
Pa
pi mal(it actually means "not worse" J ) |
| It's
a pleasure to meet you |
Se
youn plaisir fè konesans ou |
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I'm
from Canada |
Mwen
soti Canada. (it actually means "I left Canada") |
| Where
do you live?/stay? |
Kote
rete ou? |
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Leave
me alone, please |
Kite
mwen, silvouple |
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| Where
is the bathroom? |
Kote
twalet? |
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I'm
hungry. |
Mwen
grangou. |
| I'm
thirsty. |
Mwen
swaf. |
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I'm
lost. |
Mwen
pedi |
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| Please
don't touch. |
Pa
touche, silvouple |
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I
can do it alone. |
Mwen
kapab fè li sèl |
| May
I take your picture? |
Eske
mwen kapab pran foto ou? |
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I
have a headache. |
Tèt
mwen fè mal. (it actually means "my head makes
bad") |
| The
baby needs a diaper. |
Bebe
bezwen couchete |
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Have
you eaten? |
Eske
ou te manje? |
| Do
you have pain? |
Eske
ou gen doulè? |
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I
don't know. |
Mwen
pa konnen. |
| It's
hot today. |
Li
fè cho joudi-a. |
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Give
it to me. |
Bay
mwen./ Ba'm |
| It's
good. |
Li
bon. |
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It's
too expensive. |
Li
trò chè. |
| I
don't have money. |
Mwen
pa gen kòb./ Mwen pa gen lajan. |
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Please
help me. |
Aide
mwen silvouple |
| Do
you have Culligan water? |
Eske
ou gen dlo Culligan? |
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I
don't understand |
Mwen
pa konpran. |
| Fr.
John is crazy |
Pè
Jan fou. |
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| Common
verbs: (if there's an "n" beside it, it's also the
noun) |
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| go |
ale |
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come |
vini |
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eat |
manje
(n) |
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drink |
bwè (n) |
| love/like |
renmen
(n) |
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find |
jwenn
(n) |
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look |
gade |
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see |
wè
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| call/
telephone |
rele
(n) |
|
sit |
chita
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| talk/speak |
pale (n) |
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know |
konnen |
| tell/say |
di |
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give |
bay |
| share |
pataje |
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leave |
kite/
soti/ pati |
| need |
bezwen (n) |
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want |
vle |
| play |
jwe |
|
ask |
mande |
| pee/urinate |
pipi
(n) |
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fall |
tonbe
(n) |
| change |
chanje |
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kenbe |
keep/hold |
| have |
gen/
genyen |
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It's
really easy to conjugate verbs: (eg: I go. Mwen ale./ M'ale.)
They always stay the same, however to put a verb in:
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| past
tense: |
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| put
"te" in front of the verb (eg. I went: Mwen te ale/
m'te ale.) |
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| future
tense: |
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| put
"pral" after the verb (eg. I will go. Mwen pral
ale/ m'pral ale. |
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| active
tense: |
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put
"ap" in front of the verb (eg. I am going. Mwen
ap ale/ m'ap ale.)
negation: put "pa" in front (eg. I do not go. Mwen
pa ale/ m'p'ale.) |
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| Some
useful words: (the clean ones!! J) |
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| house/home: |
lakay
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car/
vehicle: |
machin |
| hospital: |
lopital
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school: |
lekòl |
| church: |
legliz |
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not
yet |
poko |
| a
lot |
anpil |
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sort
of like "oh my" or "holy cow" |
ay
ay ay |
| yes |
wi |
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no |
non |
| needle/injection: |
piki |
|
cutie
(cabbage!!): |
chou
chou |
| bandage: |
pensman |
|
scissors: |
sizo |
| pretty/handsome: |
bèl
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ugly: |
lèd |
| large/big: |
gwo |
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small: |
pitit |
| here: |
la/
isit |
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there: |
lòtbo |
| thing: |
bagay |
|
everything |
tout
bagay |
| hat |
chapo |
|
clothes |
rad |
| water: |
dlo |
|
ice |
glas |
| knife: |
kouto |
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fork: |
fouchèt |
| spoon: |
kiyè
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plate:
|
asyèt |
| cup/glass: |
vè
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bowl: |
bòl |
| head: |
tèt |
|
eyes: |
zye |
| mouth |
bouche |
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neck: |
kou |
| breast: |
tete |
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stomach: |
vant |
| butt:
|
bounda |
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arm: |
bra |
| leg: |
jam |
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foot: |
pye |
| finger:
|
dwèt |
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hand: |
men |
| knee:
|
jenou |
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hair: |
cheve |
|
fly |
mouch |
|
goat |
kabrit |
| beard |
bab |
|
girl/boyfriend |
menage |
