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vokabulèr— vocabulary
kité— to leave
apré— about, after
bijou a kòr— body jewelry
zariko— beans
lashèz— chair
féstival— festival
mitipliyé par— multiplied by
dé— two
Mékrédi Désenn— Ash Wednesday
ékèl— which
gété— to watch
tinté— to tint, to lighten (art)
lombraj— shadow, shading (art)
nèf— nine
vouzòt— y'all, you all, you (plural)
Ça va mal.— It’s not going well; It’s going poorly.
biñé— to bathe, to swim
twal— canvas
klè— clear; light (art)
dirèktè, dirèktœr lékòl— director, principal [school] (male)
shar— car
Lasmènn-Sint— Holy Week
laplay— beach
prédiksyon tem— weather prediction
soté— to jump
tô— your (singluar)
ané— dill
soulyé— shoe
sharé— to chat
blouz— blouse
nouzòt— we
lésé— to let
vini— to come
Kokodri-layé jwé pa Opon-Breaux.— The alligators don’t play around in Breaux Bridge.
Mo linm twa konm ti koshon linm labou.— I love you like a little pig loves mud.
remèd— medicine
kafé— coffee
pens— to think
tou nèt— all
modis— tailor, seamstress
blé— blue
lapokitè— pharmacist
vyin— to come
trou a shmin— pothole
linj— clothes
mask— mask
Ô non! Mô pòttab té tombé dan komod...— Oh no! My cell phone fell in the toilet...
tou sœl, tou sèl, tou sél— all alone
vè— green
koulœr— color
papyon— butterfly
nwa— black
pou— for, about
Jèdi-Sin— Maundy Thursday
gran— tall
venn— to sell
Pak— Easter
shvé— hair
romènn— gown (formal)
Li résévwá zô lamalèk lasmènn pasé.— She received y’all’s e-mail last week.
fé lakonnésans— to greet
nèj— snow
étaj— floor
latær— dirt
tendé— to hear
endiré— One would say
Bouki é Lapin trouvé yé-minm dan bokou traka.— Bouki and Lapin found themselves in a lot of trouble.
yé— they
kamizòl— nightgown
papyé— paper
dakiri— daiquiri
ròz— rose
ti— short, little, young
diméro— number
galdri, lagaldri— porch
labyær, labyè— beer
lélèktishin, lélèktrisyin— electrician
L’ap gouvèné sô bato vit dan bayou Tèsh!— He’s driving his boat fast down bayou Têche!
sen— hundred
pwint importan— exclamation point, highlight (art)
ròb— dress
vou— you (formal, plural)
sis— six
To ka trouvé ça enho plas latwal a magazin-la.— You can find it on the store’s website.
débout— to stand
fourshèt— fork
gònn— gone
sink— five
kandi— candy
M’a mèt mô piròg ent toulédé gran sip drèt-lála.— I’m going to park my pirogue between both those big cypress trees right there.
trouvé— to find
Alon mèt shevrèt dan nô févi!— Let’s put some shrimp in our smothered okra!
laklé— key
M’olé fé taktak aswa.— I want to make popcorn tonight.
dolo, dilo— water
kouri— to go
bouké— bouquet
kwa— what
É twa? Ki çé tô nom?— And you? What’s your name?
nom— name
four— oven
lavé— to wash
mariyé— married
sinngo— to nap
vyolé— purple
fashé— angry
wit— eight
dòrir— gold jewelry
Yé va kouri halé gombo klo dan laprémidi.— They’re going to go pick okra in the afternoon.
Ça vouzòt mèt dan zòt gombo?— What do y’all put in your gumbo?
lay— garlic
konten— content, happy
Maddi Gra— Mardi Gras
un ta, in ta— a lot, really
friskata— banana shrub
Bonjou!— Hello!, Good day!
mové— bad
shar— car
maron— brown
shoson— sock
programmè, programmœr— programmer
dité— tea
Ça fé sho.— It’s hot.
lî, lit— bed
bon, bonn— good
linfinmyé, gaddjin— nurse
shimiz— shirt
Yé linm kouté lamizik Zariko.— They love listening to Zydeco music.
nembrasad— hug
travayé— to work
Fé atensyon! Y’a baré vou de Zozotœr!— Be careful! They’ll ban you from Twitter!
mo— I
nèrvè— nervous
déodoran— deoderant
tem— weather
tas— cup, mug
kè, kœr— heart
koulè— color
manjê— food
boul lanéj— snowball
sèt— seven
Pok-a-pok.— (It’s going) Alright.
kat— four
plita, plitar— later
tous— all
kréyon— pencil
bo— handsome, goodlooking
drigay— junk, trash
dégan— gloves
Komen to yê?— How are you?
jou— day
déféy loriyé— bay leaves
lafamiy, famiy— family
mèt— teacher (male)
lamou— love
promété— to promise
marshé— to work
désinnmen— drawing
zòt— y'all, you all, you (plural)
To konné moun izé latanñé pou fé pañé?— Do you know that people use palmettos to make baskets?
senti— to smell
dirèktris, dirèktris lékòl— director, principal [school] (female)
timid— shy
planté— to plant
Vendrédi-Sin— Good Friday
shapo— hat
nouvo— new
bo— kiss
glasyær— refrigerator
Zòt va planté patat dous-çálayé?— Are y’all going to plant those sweet potatoes?
Komen ç’apé kouri?— How’s it going?
nô— our
sharpenché, shapentyè— carpenter
tou lajournin, tou lajounné— all day long
zoranj— orange
valœr— value
arivé— to arrive, to get there
kilòt kourt— shorts
byin— well
pintiré, pin— to paint
Gad tô lamal, sitoplé.— Check your mail / e-mail, please.
apé, ap, ê— *progressive tense marker
bijou— jewelry
jaddin— garden
biro— office
Pa ka spéré pou dansé Zariko!— Can’t wait to dance Zydeco!
dis— ten
gadjin piti— babysitter
sintur— belt
shær, shè— dear
lavoka— attorney
Mærsi!— Thanks!
kapo— suit jacket
lila— lilac (purple)
létidjan, zétidjan— student
frèz— strawberry
fé klè— to make clear, to lighten (art)
plis, plus— plus
flòt— float

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