not
don’t
doesn’t
Pa
Not good
Pa bon
Don’t speak
Pa pale
He cannot come
Li pa kapab vini
Li pa ka vini
I am coming
Men ap vini
m’ap vini
He calls me
Li rele mwen
Li rele m’
Give me
Ban men
Ban m’
Give him
Ba li
ba l’
NB: bay becomes ban before men and on
bay becomes ba before li, ou and yo
before
avan
after
apre
in front (of)
devan
next to
akote
bò
with
avèk
ak
and
e
ak
epi
but
men
friend
zanmi
right, straight
dwat
under
anba
to need
bezwen
to have
genyen
gen
to eat
manje
food
manje
to turn
vire
to pass
pase