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linmé— to like
embrasé— to hug
skarf— scarf
gété— to watch, to look
Li fé in bon gombo filé.— She makes a good filé gombo.
èg— sour
potté in kòstimm— to put on a costume
révéyé— to wake up
négrès— girlfriend
shodyær— pot
mañè, mañær— kind of
ronflé— to snore
désenn— ashes
flè, flœr— flower
Mo ka trouvé twa enho Ìœnsta?— Can I find you on Instagram?
di— to say
Mo ê kouri Oshmin-Nèf. Vou ê kouri laba, itou?— I’m going to New Roads. Are you going there, too?
tris— sad
dépouy— spoils, booty, plunder
Ça to fé dan lavi?— What do you do?
okipé, okupé— busy
séléri— celery
yê— to be
Lê zariko salé.— The green beans are salty. The salty green beans.
dròl— weird
vær— green
Lê zariko pa salé.— The green beans aren’t salty.
dézèf— egg
Tou karenkro-yé ap fé in sèrk dan syèl.— All the vultures are making a circle in the sky.
lasalad— salad
ti latab— end table
ñouñoun— longjohns
konté— to tell
olé— to want
katriyinm— fourth
dorur— gold jewelry
linmé— to love, to like
pimenté— spicy
fèt— party
bèl— beautiful
prédiksyon— prediction
Komen yé pèl twa?— What’s your name? Lit. How do they call you?
jonn— yellow
mouyé— raining
plombyé— plumber
Ça va byin, mærsi!— It’s going well, thanks!
Ça fé frèt.— It’s cold.
niméro— number
Yé sé ashté in ta méliton kan yé té fé grosri.— They would buy a lot of mirlitons when they went to make groceries.
farmashin, farmasyin— pharmacist
Maringwin pèddi sô tem kan li piké kayman.— The mosquito wastes his time trying to bite an alligator.
Ça fé kouvè.— It’s cloudy.
o vinég— pickled
(z)akrilik, lakrilik— acrylic
profésè, profésœr— professor
ki— what
lomb— shade
bézwin— to need
Ga wa! Ina sitan sèrpen ap penn de narb-yé!— Look at that! There are so many snakes hanging from the trees!
pîn, pinti— painting
tròziyinm— third
jakèt— jacket
lasalad patat— potato salad
tonè— thunder
poul— hen
boukdorèy— ear rings
katin— doll
sal a manjé— dining room
lá— here
boug— guy, dude
kantonné— Cantonese
soléy— sun
Ina dé dézèf dan dézèb.— There are two eggs in the grass.
joli— beautiful, lovely, gorgeous
gro, gros, gròs— big, rounded, healthy
pantalon— pants
fenm— woman, wife
kokomb— cucumber
nétwayé— to clean
latis, lartis— artist
ti-poul— chick (baby chicken)
pitèt— maybe
Lafòs Rivyè plènn patasa.— False River is full of sunfish.
pattajé— to give, to share
koulè— color
konné— to know
dormi— to sleep
ladòb— lamb roast
zaréñé— spider
doméstik— maid
lapin— rabbit
mizisyin, mizishin, muzisiyin— musician
disiyinm— tenth
konn lakrinm— ice cream cone
gro lapli— heavy rain
fòrm— shape
kèkshoj, kèkshòj, kèkishò, kishòj, kishò— something
Padkwa!— You’re welcome!
no— we
witiyinm— eighth
lib— free
fé— to do, to make, equals
pòrtré— painting, portrait, picture
glasyè— refrigerator
promès— promise
lamont— watch
médsinn— medicine
mayi— corn
Komen ça va?— How’s it going?
shimiz enba— t-shirt
ravé— cockroach
ti-mouton— lamb
to— you (singluar)
zoñon— onion
pronom— pronoun
Komen to kwi tô gombo févi?— How do you cook your okra gumbo?
vyé— old
Karinm— Lent
lajen— agent
koñé— to hit, to strike
in— one
grènn, lagrènn— seeds
lévé— to rise
diji— juice
sètiyinm— seventh
parlé— to speak
pendan lajounné, dan lajounné— during the day
bwason épé— smoothie
kwi— to cook
nétwayé— to clean
Nouzòt linm manjé krébis!— We love eating crawfish!
four— oven
senti— to feel
fonsé— dark
zafær, zafè— thing
popá— father, dad
li— she, he, it
talen— talent
prémiyé— first
lékrivin— writer
jounalis— journalist
lanj— angel
tiyon— headdress
lagrèl— hail
dékònn— sugarcane
amouré— in love
hayi— to hate
rouj— red
linj désou— underwear
Mo byin, mèsi!— I’m well, thanks!
lakrilik— acrylic
lésyé— axle (of a car)
swèra— sweater
Ki çé tô nom?— What’s your name?
Douziyinm Nwi— Twelfth Night
fé lomb— to darken, to shade (art)
prenn— to take
shanm a koushé— bedroom
kapo— coat
bag— ring
kompañi— company
dilé— milk
vini engajé— to become engaged
fraz— sentence, phrase
braslé— bracelet
sisiyinm— sixth
priyèr— prayer
boutéy— bottle
Li té résévwa mô kouriyèl?— Did he receive my e-mail?
bòl— bowl
nwi— night
palèt— palette
bitin— spoils, booty, plunder
magazin— store
désinné— to draw
éksité— excited
kask— cap
métrès— teacher (female)
yê— their
Lépifani— Epiphany
gro lagrèl— heavy hail
Mo kagou.— I’m not doing so well; I’m out of sorts.
kart Sin-Valentin— Valentine's Day card
shanté— to sing
linniværsité, linnivèsité— university
mô— my
shanm a bin— bathroom
trézò a Maddi Gra— throws (Mardi Gras parade)
patat dous— sweet potato
tènis— sneakers
linmé— to love
lasyèt— plate
malad— sick
savon— soap
jou Sin-Valentin— Valentine's Day
katrevin— eighty
kiyè— spoon
trò— three
mari— husband
déféy— leaf

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