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Sample 碍飞茅测貌濒 via the following radio broadcasts:
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Sound |
碍飞茅测貌濒 Example |
English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| a | ka | quarter |
| an | kan | crease |
| 茅 | 办茅蝉 | court, court case |
| 猫 | 蝉测猫濒 | sky |
| en | sen | saint |
| i | dimi | half |
| o | dlo | water |
| 貌 | 诲貌尘颈 | sleep |
| on | don | gift |
| ou | lou | heavy |
Sound |
碍飞茅测貌濒 Example |
English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| b | blan | white |
| ch | 肠丑猫 | expensive, dear |
| d | dan | tooth |
| dj | djab | devil |
| f | 蹿颈苍猫迟 | window |
| g | gab | guard |
| h | 丑猫诲颈 | pull |
| j | 箩飞猫 | play |
| k | kat | four |
| I | 濒茅办貌濒 | school |
| m | mawi | husband |
| n | 苍飞猫 | black |
| p | penchen | pinch |
| r | 谤猫办貌诲 | record |
| s | sav | know |
| t | tab | table |
| tj | 迟箩猫; | heart |
| v | van | wind |
| x | 锄猫 | egg |
The definite article ( la) follows the noun, with a contracted form ( a) to be used with nouns ending in a vowel. The indefinite article ( yon) precedes the noun.
English |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
碍飞茅测貌濒 Example |
English Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| the | a la |
ba mwen chapo- a ba mwen manmay- la |
give me the hat give me the child |
| the | 蝉猫...濒补 | ba mwen s猫-kouch- la |
give me the beds |
Pronouns have an identical form, whether subject, object or possessive.
Pronoun |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
|---|---|---|
| I me |
mwen 蝉茅 Sent Lisi ba mwen manmay-la |
I am St Lucian give me the child |
| you | ou 蝉茅 Sent Lisi mwen kay bat ou |
you are St Lucian I'am going to beat you up |
| she, he, it, her, him | i 蝉茅 jan yo bat li (after a consonant) yo w猫 i (after a vowel) |
he is john they beat him up they see him |
| we |
nou 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi |
we are john & mary |
| you | zot 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi mwen kay bat zo |
you are john & mary |
| they, them | yo 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi mwen kay bat yo |
they are john & mary I am going to beat them up |
Possessive pronouns are the same as personal pronouns (except he/she/it), and follow the noun.
Pronoun |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
|---|---|---|
| my | no mwen 蝉茅 jan | my name is john |
| your | no ou 蝉茅 jan | your name... |
| her, his, its |
no li 蝉茅 jan |
his name... |
| our |
no nou 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi |
our names are john & mary |
| your | no zot 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi |
your names are |
| their | no yo 蝉茅 jan 茅pi mawi | their names are... |
These come after the nouns. For example, kit茅 chapo-sa-la (remove this hat):
Pronouns |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
|---|---|
| This, that, those | sa-la |
| mine | sw-mwen |
| hers, his, its |
saw-ou |
| their, theirs |
sa-li |
| myself | ko-mwen |
| yourself | ko-ou |
| himself, herself | kok-i |
Tenses are indicated by auxiliary words.
Tense |
Structure |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
|---|---|---|---|
| present | ka + verb | mwen ka al茅 l茅kol | I am go to school |
| past | t茅 + verb | y猫 mwen t茅 al茅 l茅kol | yesterday, I went to school |
| future | kay + verb | d茅men mwen kay al茅 l茅ko | tomorrow, I will go to school |
| conditional | t茅 kay + verb | d茅men mwen t茅 kay al茅 l茅kol | tomorrow, I may go to school |
To be:
Tense |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
|---|---|---|
| present | 蝉茅 | for: I am, are, is |
| past | 蝉茅 t茅 |
When 蝉茅 appears at the end of a sentence, 蝉茅 is changed to y茅 = ki l茅 i y茅 ? (What time is it?)
To have:
Tense |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
碍飞茅测貌濒 example |
English example |
|---|---|---|---|
| present | ni | mwen ni la fy茅v | I have some fever |
| past | 迟茅-苍颈 | y猫, mwen t茅 ni la fy猫ve | yesterday, I had some fever |
| there is/are | la ni | la ni d茅 moun malad andidan lacay-la | there are two sick persons inside the house |
Negative form:
The negative form is implemented with the addition of pa before the verb.
mwen pa ka al茅 l茅kol py猫s
I do not go to school at all.
can:
ka replaces sa in the sentence.
i sa pal茅 ang濒猫
He can speak English
Imperative:
The imperative is expressed by a verb with no subject.
ba mwen dlo
give me some water
Let's go and do something is translated by anou.
anou mach茅 an vil
let 's go and walk downtown
Orders such "you have to" is expressed by the following construction : subject + ni pou + verb.
ou ni pou vini
you must come
Negative orders would be expressed with the following construction : subject + ni pa pou + verb.
ou ni pa pou f茅 d茅z貌d
tu ne dois pas faire la pagaille
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
|---|---|
| apwe | after |
| a | to |
| ba | for |
| 诲茅辫颈 | since |
| 茅pi, 猫k, 茅v猫k | with |
| pandan | meanwhile |
| 尘补驳飞茅 | in spite of |
| san | without |
| apami | among |
| bo / akot茅 | near |
| 辫飞猫 | near, close |
| jik | until |
| anl茅 / anho / asu | above |
| anba | below |
| lwen | far |
| andidan | inside, in |
| 诲茅测貌 | outside |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
碍飞茅测貌濒 example |
English example |
|---|---|---|---|
| pli... pa蝉茅 | more than | mwen pli malad pa蝉茅 ou | I am more sick than you |
| mwen... pa蝉茅 |
less than |
ou ni mwen ti-manmay pa蝉茅 mwen | You have less children than me |
| mem k貌 | as, like | mwen gwo mem k貌 papa mwen | I am big as my dad |
碍飞茅测貌濒 |
English |
碍飞茅测貌濒 example |
English example |
|---|---|---|---|
| toupatou | everywhere | ki moun ka pi蝉茅 toupatou? | who has passed water everywhere? |
| 箩貌诲颈 | today | mwen ka al茅 w茅 dokte-a 箩貌诲颈 | I go and see the doctor today |
| py猫s kot茅 | nowhere | ||
| 产辞苍猫 | soon | ||
| isi-a | right here | ||
| ta | late | ||
| 迟补濒猫 | later | ||
| an chay | a lot | ||
| 尘茅 | but | mwen vl茅 f猫 i, 尘茅 mwen pa sa | I want to do it but I can't |
| ouben / 茅ben | or | viw茅 la-caye ou, oub茅 mwen kay ch茅ch茅 maman-ou | go back home, or i'll call your mummy |
| ki | who, what, that | ki moun ka pi蝉茅 toupatou? | |
| paski | because | ||
| 濒猫 | when | l茅 ou ka vini, kit茅 manmay-ou lakay-ou | when you come, leave your child at home |
| pou | in order to | yo di mwen sa pou f茅 mwen p猫 | they said that to frighten me |
| 办貌-蝉补 | as soon as | 办貌-蝉补 i w猫 yo, i kwi茅 polis-la | as soon as he saw them he called the police |
| 尘补驳飞茅 | although | ||
| si | if | ||
| pis, pas | because, since | nou 茅尘茅 zot, pis zot 蝉茅 janti ti-manmay | we love you since you are kind children |
Interrogative |
English |
Example |
|---|---|---|
| 碍颈-濒茅蝉 | what |
碍颈-濒茅蝉 bagay ou vl茅? Which thing do you want? |
| kisa | what |
kisa ki wiv茅-ou? what happened to you? |
| ki | who |
ki moun ka al茅 茅pi mwen? who comes with me? |
| Ko / kot茅 / ki kot茅 | where |
ko ou t茅 y茅? where were you yesterday? |
| ki l茅 /ki tan | when |
kitan l茅kol ka fini When school is going to stop? |
| ki many猫 / kouman | how |
ki many猫 pou mwen pwand w猫尘茅d-la? how should I take this medicine? |
| pou ki / poutji | why |
poutji ti-manmay-la. t茅 pa vini w猫 dokt茅-a mwa pa蝉茅? why the small child hasn't come to see the doctor last month? |
| ko尘茅n | how many |
kom锚n jou 诲茅辫颈 ou t茅 vini w茅 mwen? how many days since you came to see me? |