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Kikote ou moun? Where are you from? M' se moun Kanada. I come from Canada. M' se moun Angletè. I come from England. M' se moun Etazini. I come from the USA. M' se moun Ostrali. I am from Australia. Kikote ou rete? Where do you live? M' rete Sydney. I live in Sydney. |
Angletè England Brezil Brazil Ekòs Scotland Etazini United States Frans France Iland Ireland Kanada Canada Nouvèl Zeland New Zealand Ostrali Australia |
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M' pa konprann. I don't understand. M' pa konnen. I don't know. M' pale kreyòl. I speak Creole. Enpe. Yon ti kras. A little. M' pa pale kreyòl. I don't speak Creole. Èske ou pale anglè? Do you speak English? Èske ou pale fransè? Do you speak French? Èske ou pale panyòl? Do you speak Spanish? Èske ou pale pòtigè? Do you speak Portuguese? |
M' konprann. I understand. M' konnen. I know. Oke. All right. OK. Pa gen pwoblèm. No problem. Pa trakase. Don't worry. |
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Where is ...
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Kikote twalèt la ye? Where is the toilet? Èske gen yon kafe bò isit la? Is there a café nearby? Kikote boulanjri a ye? Where is the bakery? Kikote famasi a ye? Where is the chemist? Kikote lotèl la ye? Where is the hotel? Kikote lapòs la ye? Where is the post office? Kikote labank la ye? Where is the bank? Kikote makèt la ye? Where is the supermarket? |
M' ta renmen ... I would like ... Èske ou ta renmen ...? Would you like ...? Kisa ou ta renmen? What would you like? Wi. Yes. Non. No. Konbyen li koute? Konbyen sa a koute? How much is it? |
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Èske gen yon sibè kafe bò isit la? Is there an internet café nearby? Èske ou pran kat kredi? Do you accept credit cards? Fakti-a, souple. The bill, please? | ||
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M' ta renmen yon byè. I'd like a beer. M' ta vle yon kola. I'll have a coke. Diven wouj. Red wine. Diven blan. White wine. De vè diven blan. Two glasses of white wine. Yon vè dlo. A glass of water. Dlo nan boutèy. Bottled water. Gazez. Soft drink. Ji zoranj. Orange juice. Ak glas. With ice. San glas. Without ice. |
Lèt. Milk. Yon kafe ak lèt. A white coffee. Yon kafe nwa. A black coffee. Yon chokola cho. A hot chocolate. Yon te ak lèt. A white tea. Yon te nwa. A black tea. Te glase. Iced tea. Yon tas ... A cup of ... De tas ... Two cups of ... Ak sik. With sugar. San sik. Without sugar. |
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Food
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M' ta renmen diri ak sòs pwa. I'd like rice and beans. M' ta vle bannann peze. I'll have fried plantain. Ponmdetè fri. Chips. Anbègè. Hamburger. Pen. Bread. Fwòmaj. Cheese. Legim. Vegetables. Salad. Salad. Desè. Dessert. Krèm (glase). Ice cream. Chokola. Chocolate. Frèz. Strawberry. Gato. Cake. |
Soup. Soup. Diri. Rice. Ze. Egg. Pwason. Fish. Poul. Chicken. Bèf. Beef. Fwi. Fruit. Pòm. Apple. Zoranj. Orange. Zannanna. Pineapple. Fig. Banana. M' se vejetaryen. I am vegetarian. M' pa manje vyann. I don't eat meat. |
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Weather
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Jodiya gen bon solèy. It's very sunny today. Jodiya fè cho. It's hot today. Jodiya fè imid. It's humid today. Jodiya fè frèt. It's cold today. Jodiya gen van. It's windy today. Tan an bwouye. It's foggy. |
Jodiya lapli ap tonbe. It's raining today. Èske lapli pral tonbe demen? Will it rain tomorrow? Gen nyaj. It's cloudy. Loraj pral gwonde. It's going to thunder. Sezon lapli. Rainy season. Sezon sechrès. Dry season. |
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Small Talk
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M' renmen ... I like ... (sg) M' pa renmen .... I don't like ... (sg) Èske ou renmen ... ? Do you like ...? Wi. Yes. Non. No. |
Vini isit la! Come here! Ann ale! Let's go! Se anfòm! It's great! Se terib! It's awful! Isit la. Here. La a. There. Bò la a. Over there. |
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M' pèdi wout mwen. I'm lost. Nou pèdi wout nou. We're lost. |
Atansyon! Be careful! Osekou! Anmwe! Help! Kite mwen trankil! Go away! |
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Days of the Week
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Lendi Monday Madi Tuesday Mèkredi Wednesday Jedi Thursday Vandredi Friday Samdi Saturday Dimanch Sunday |
yè yesterday jodiya / jodi a today demen tomorrow semèn pase last week semèn sa-a this week semèn pwochèn next week |
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Bòn sante! Cheers! Bòn chans! Good luck! Jwaye Nwèl! Merry Christmas! Bòn Ane! Happy New Year! |
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Signs
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Ouvè Open Fèmen Closed Antre Entrance Sòti Exit Aksè entèdi No entry |
Lapolis Police Pa fimen No Smoking Twalèt Toilets Gason Men Fanm Women |
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Vowels:
an is pronounced as a nasal a (ɑ̃)
àn is pronounced as a plus n
e is pronounced as e, like an Italian e (IPA e)
è is pronounced as e as in pet (ɛ)
en is pronounced as a nasal ɛ (ɛ̃)
èn is pronounced as ɛn
o is pronounced as o as in note (IPA o)
ò is pronounced as o as in pot (ɔ)
on is pronounced as a nasal ɔ (ɔ̃)
òn is pronounced as ɔn
ou is pronounced as u as oo as in pool (IPA u)
oun is pronounced as a nasal u (ũ)
Consonants:
ch is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
gn is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
j is pronounced as s as in pleasure (ʒ)
ng is pronounced as ng as in singer (ŋ)
r is pronounced as a voiced velar fricative (ɣ), a voiced form of kh
an is pronounced as a nasal a (ɑ̃)
àn is pronounced as a plus n
e is pronounced as e, like an Italian e (IPA e)
è is pronounced as e as in pet (ɛ)
en is pronounced as a nasal ɛ (ɛ̃)
èn is pronounced as ɛn
o is pronounced as o as in note (IPA o)
ò is pronounced as o as in pot (ɔ)
on is pronounced as a nasal ɔ (ɔ̃)
òn is pronounced as ɔn
ou is pronounced as u as oo as in pool (IPA u)
oun is pronounced as a nasal u (ũ)
Consonants:
ch is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
gn is pronounced as ny as in canyon (ɲ)
j is pronounced as s as in pleasure (ʒ)
ng is pronounced as ng as in singer (ŋ)
r is pronounced as a voiced velar fricative (ɣ), a voiced form of kh