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kòmanse
A
to begin
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Q
magazen
A
store (noun)
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Q
fini
A
to finish / finished / done
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Q
blese
A
to injure
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Q
legliz
A
church
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Q
achte
A
to buy
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Q
byen
A
well
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Q
e / ak
A
and
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Q
defwa
A
sometimes
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Q
mèsi
A
thank you
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Q
toujou
A
always
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Q
konprann
A
to understand
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Q
si
A
if
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pale
A
to talk
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wè
A
to see
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Q
di
A
to say / to tell
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Q
pou
A
for / in order to
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Q
doktè
A
doctor
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Q
dousman
A
slowly / gently
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demen
A
tomorrow
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yè
A
yesterday
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Q
fòk
A
Its necessary
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Q
sèlman
A
only
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Q
pran
A
to take
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Pou
For (Also show possession)
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te te ale
Past tense Before verb = gone
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pat pat ale
Negative past tense Before verb = didn't go
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pral pral ale
Future tense Before verb = going
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ap ap ale
Continuos ongoing tense Commonly abbreviated - going
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m'ap mewn ap ale
Mwen ap I Ongoing tense - I am going
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w'ap ou ap ale
Ou ap You Ongoing tense - you are going
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l'ap li ap ale
Li ap He she it Ongoing tense - he is going
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n'ap nou ap ale
Nou ap We Ongoing tense - we are going
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y'ap yo ap ale
Yo ap They Ongoing tense they are giong
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pap pap ale
Negative future tense And negative ongoing tense Before verb - aren't going
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mande
to ask
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paske
because
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dlo
water
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fasil
easy
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ki moun? / ki…
who? / who
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aprann
to learn / to teach
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kounye a
now
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lòt
other
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montre
to show
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tande
to listen / to hear
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ou / oubyen
or
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nèg
guy
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epi
and then
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tounen
to come back
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ankò
again
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ede
to help
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jwen
to find
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sa a (after noun)
this
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sa yo (after noun)
these
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grangou
hungry
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ansanm
together
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isit
here
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fatige
tired
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kondwi
to drive
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l'
Li contracted he she it
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M'
Mwen contracted I
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W'
Ou contracted you
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Y'
Yo contracted they
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N'
Contracted nou we us you plural
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Te
Past action Before verb or adjective Was or did
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Tap
Past conditional or ongoing (Was, were, would have)
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Te ka
Could have
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Te dwa
Should have
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Pral
Future action Will or going to
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Pat
Past negative Was not, did not
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Pap
Future negative Will not
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ta
Conditional future Would
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te ka
Future conditional Could or might
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Ta dwe
Future conditional Should
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va Y'ava
Future tense Someday Y,Ava (someday they will) Ava after contracted pronoun
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M'a or w'a Pral and va contracted
Following contracted pronoun indicate less certainty
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ap
Present tense Verbs that use ing use ap before verb
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pap
Present negative Is not
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Pa
Present negative Not, don't
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