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334 cards on 84 sides. Print double-sided, flip on the long edge, then cut along the lines. Fronts are Kwéyòl, backs are English; on paper the backs are mirrored so each lands behind its front.
Harry li té fè savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry made his kite.
si liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
a person, (one)
Yon jou, Lynette li vini fache’ épi Colette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One day Lynette became dissatisfied with Colette.
Yon konpanni fanm lawi Désedé sété-yo adan lawi ka dansé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A band of women from Desede street were in the street dancing.
Dimanch, Lendi, Madi, Mékwédi, Jédi, Vandwédi, épi Sanmdi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The days of the week are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Ki kote yo te fe’Lanmés?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The Mass was held where?
I té ni dé ti bway. Yon sé té Jan Savan épi yon sé té Jan Kouyon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
There were once two little boys. One was smart and one was stupid.
Yo volé savolan andidan sé mòn-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They fly kite in the hills.
Yo té volé savolan-yo jis yo vini las.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They flew their kites until they were tired.
Lè li kité jan kouyon westé lakay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When he left, Stupid boy remained at home.
Pwèt- la épi sextan sanm-yo sa flèch. Yon ti konpanni fanm ka di, “Gadé, si pwet-la ka jwé, ki sé nou.” Épi yo jwenn konpanni pou dansé menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The priest and the sextan appeared the leaders. The small band of women said, “look, if the priest could ply, who is we” and they joined the band to dance as well.
sa sé zafè-wEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
that is your business
Sanmdi, nou twavay lakay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Saturday, we work at home.
Sala yonn sé pyanm pyanmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
That one is so-so
Mékwédi, nou ka mawé lonyon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Wednesday we tie chive.
Bò ki lè Paulette wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
At what time did Paulette arrive?
Yoland di, “misyé, mwen wivé avan ou”.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yoland said, “Sir, I arrived before you.”
Mwen di, yon liv bè, dé liv sik, senk liv fawin fwanse, yon liv sadu épi yon liv sel. Yon bwèt zalimet épi yon bwèt chandel, dé pan lèt, yon liv latjé kochon. Yon boutèy lwil épi yon pakit kafé, yon liv pwa kasé, dé liv diwi, yon bwèt savon, yon blé, yon liv pud, dé liv mayi, yon liv lanmowi, yon boutèy lwilbwé, épi yon pen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I said, “One pound of butter, two pounds of sugar, five pounds of flour, one pound of lad and a pound of salt. A box of matches and a box on candles, two tins of milk and a pound of pig tail, one bottle of oil, a pack of coffee, a pound of split peas, two pounds of rice, a box of soap and a blue. One pound of baking powder, two pounds of corn, one pound of salt fish, a bottle of pitch oil and a bread.”
Le mama mwen te piti ki lè lékòl ka kumanse?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When my mothe was small what time did school begin?
Lékòl koumansé bò ki lè?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
At what time does school begin?
Jou nan Simenn-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Days of the Week
Nom li se Theresa Morella Montano.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Her name is Theresa Morella Montano.
Monique épi Harry yo alé lans-la pou volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique and Harry go to the beach to fly kite.
Pouki kòs misyé di, pa kwédi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Why did the man say, no credit?
Ki les kay chanté nan lanmès Jounen Kwéyol?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Who was it who sang at the Jounen Kwéyòl mass?
Ki mwa ou fèt?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What month were you born?
Madi nou ké fe menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Tuesday we do the same.
Bò ki lè?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
At what time?
èspliké kouEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lesson explanations
Twavay nou sé pou planté jaden.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Our work is to plant garden.
Vyé fanm-la di “Ou pa édé, ou pa manjé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The old lady said “you did not help, you do not eat.”
Non-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
her name
Gason-an té fè savolan di Harry ayo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The boy made Harry’s kite get away.
Mé, mizik té bèl épi anpil moun ka vini adan lawi pou dansé épi yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
However, the music was sweet and many people came out into the street to dance with them.
pa vléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
don't want
Vit, i kwiyé sextan, épi li di-i alé bawé yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Quickly, he called the sextant and told him to go and block them.
Avan mwen sòti boutik, yon vyé moun vini.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Before I left the shop an old lady came in.
Madam la di “Mwen vlé senk atiké.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The lady said, “I want five items.”
Harry, I doubout, té fwoté lanmen-li épi li té kité.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry stood up, rubbed his hands and left.
menm bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
same thing
Jan Sent Lisi yo enmen éwitaj Patois, sé twadisyonnèl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The people of St Lucia love their Patois heritage.
Li di, “Ou tini lajan?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “You have money?”
Wépon mwen nan AngléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Respond in English
Li té vlé yon gwo savolan vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She wanted a big green kite.
Asiz asou chèz-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
sit on the chair
i téEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
it had, there were
Mwen enmen pou dansé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I love to dance.
Paski lajan wèd pou touvéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Because money is hard to find
Sé douz mwa adan lanné anEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
There are twelve months in one year.
alé twavayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
went to work
Savolan-an di Harry li té vini mélé andidan yon pyé koko.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry’s kite it came tangled in a coconut tree.
Konpanni yo wivé nan kwen Tixiera épi sextan an douvan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The band, they reached Tixiera’s corner with the sextan in front.
Gwoup TwadisyonnèlEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The Folk Group
Sa ki nom?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What is your name?
Bò ki lè titja Harry wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
At what time did teacher Harry arrive?
“Non” di tifi-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“No” said the girl.
Tout les bon maten nou kalé nan jaden pou twavay avan nou kalé lékòl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Every morning we go to the garden to work before we go to school.
Ou pa ni an pilEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
You don't have much
Li te la wenn pou Jou Ouvè anpil mé tout moun konnet-li ka jwé Minstrel.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She has been queen of Jou Ouvert many times but everyone knows her for playing Minstrels.
Vye fanm sa la chis. Li tini an pil lajan. Li ka kacho lajan. Mwen palé asé, sé lè pou ale lakay.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
That old lady, she stingy, she have plenty money. She hiding money, I talk enough, is time you go home.”
Misyé di, “gadé tifi, ou fini achté? Sa ou vlé, paski lajan wed pou touvé, ou bizwen lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man said, “Look little girl, you finish buy what you want? Because money hard to come by, you need money.
Monique épi Harry yo té alé pou lans-la ankò.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique and Harry went to the beach again.
Li sé sézon Pak, épi sé ich-la toupatou ka volé savolan-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It is Easter season, and children everywhere flying their kites.
“Non” di gason-anEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“No” said the boy.
Titja Harry I wivé nèf.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Teacher Harry arrived at nine.
Li té vlé Harry pou fè yon savolan vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She wanted Harry to make a green kite.
Li tini twa lot gason la ka volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It had three other boys there flying kite.
Monpè Donald, pwèt pawès la, I té ka di Lames nan leglis Mawaval, le i vini épi li wè konpanni nonm épi i vini faché.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Father Donald, the parish priest, had just said Holy Mass at the church in Maraval, he came and saw the group of men and became angry.
“Pozé, mwen kalé pou kò mwen;” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Alright, I am going myself;” the old lady said.
Li di, “ Wi, mwen benyen-i. I pwan bon ti ben. Mwen mété dlo bouwi pou manman santi ben.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He answered “Yes, I bathe her, she take a good little bath. I hot water for granny that she could bathe.
li koumansé nèf bonmaten.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It began at nine in the morning.
tan a wedEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
times hard
menm bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
as well, also
Asou a lot jou, Harry li té alé pou lans-la ankò pou volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Another day, Harry went to the beach again to fly kite.
Yo kalé lakay pou lakay nan vilaj bò lannwit le sa-yo chanté an pil anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They go from house to house in the village at night singing.
I chisEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
she is stingy
yo té la toutEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
they were there as well
Nan mitan de’ se’se’ yo, ki les ki te chis?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Between the two which of them is stingy?
I té sezon gwiyavEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It is guava season
Ki kote nan Sent Lisi yo te fe fet la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Where in St Lucia did it happen?
pa niEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
without/there is not
Monique édé li pou fè li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique helped him to make it.
bay yoEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
give them
Andan Boutik-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Inside the Shop
Ki lè i koumansé pléwé vie fanm la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When did the old lady cry?
Sé ou mwen enmen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It is you I love.
mesi anpil sa sé yonn laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Thanks very much, that's the one
Yo di Kwéyòl, mé nan Trindad epi Tobago nou di Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They call it Kwéyòl, but in Trinidad and Tobago we say Patois.
“Pozé, mwen Yonne kalé pou fè li;” Vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Alright, I alone going to make it;” the old lady said.
Nwèl sé nan mwa dèsanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Christmas is in the month of December.
fé tiEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
to do
li kéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
will
Di mwen kéchòy sa li té ka di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What was she always saying?
Vyé Fanm-la di “Mwen vlé pou fè yon bonbon; nou kalé pou édé mwen?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The old woman said “I want to make a cake; are you going to help me?”
Monique épi Harry yo chak tini yon savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique and Harry they each have a kite.
Monique di sa li pa enmen savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique said that she did not like her kite.
Mwa en LannéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The Months of the Year
Mwen sé douz.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I am twelve.
“Pa mwen” tifi-a di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Not me” said the girl.
“Nou kalé pou boutik-la achté li pou mwen?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“You going to the shop, buy it for me?”
Se tout?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Is that all?
Li wivé lékòl yon ka pou wit.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She had arrived at school at a quarter to eight.
Tout moun nan Pawamin konnet Fredom. Yo chanté kont-li nan vilaj Mawaval:Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Everyone in Paramin knows Fredom. They sing a ballad about him in Maraval village.
Épi faché anpil, li vini andidan lawi pou bawé-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
With much anger he came into the street to block them.
ki nom la langaj nan Sent Lisi?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What is the name of the language in St Lucia?
Épi sa sé ki sa li fè.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
And that is what she did.
Lè Jan Savan vini apwè twavay i mandé, “Jan Kouyon, ou benyen manman jòdi nou?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When the smart boy came home after working he asked: “Stupid, you bathe granny for us today?”
Jédi, mama mwen poté-i la pwodwi pou laplas épi viwé-i lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Thursday my mother carry the produce to the market and return with money.
Òktòb denye’ yo kalé pou Sent Lisi pou chanté.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Last October, they went to St Lucia to sing.
Li di, “Mwen las, mwen fini épi ou, sa sé sa.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She said, I am tired I finish with you that is that.
i diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
he said
Gason-an épi tifi-a mandé vyé fanm-la pou bonbon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The boy and the girl asked the old lady for cake.
Nonm yo pa ka tan épi-l yo kontiné bat banbou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The men had no time with him they continued to beat the bamboo.
Monique li té alé lakay fwé épi kontan. Savolan-li sété wèsté bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique went home proud and happy, that her kite was still good.
Paramin sé yon piti vilaj an mon Maraval.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Paramin is a small village in the mountain of Maraval.
Jan kouyon di, “Mwen pa fe anyen manman paski pa tini zalimet pou limye dife’ pou bouwi dlo”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stupid Boy said, “I have not done anything to mama because it had no matches to light the fire to boil the water.”
Bonjou ou déy pyanmpyanmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Good morning, you're so-so (greeting exchange)
Harry té di gason-an pou volé savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry told the boy to fly his kite.
Lokasyon-li sé anmitan junction Fatima.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It is directly in the centre of Fatima Junction.
Twa di yo volé savolan-yo asou lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Three of them fly their kites on the beach.
Yon madam an laj pwédyé épi lagwas.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One old lady prayed with grace.
Lè yo wive sòti Sent Lisi, yo poté lèspwi pou chanté an pil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When they returned from St Lucia they brought with them a great singing spirit.
Madam la di “Bonswè misyé mwen vlé achté kéchoy.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The lady said, “Good night sir, I want to buy something.”
A lot gason li tini yon piti savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Another boy had a small kite.
Sa sé bon an pil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
That was very good.
Kombyen moun te vini?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
How many people came?
Ou pa pasé Pawamin eksepté ou tan weste’ pitit épi Fredom.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
You cannot come to Paramin without passing some time at Fredom.
Mwen te alé nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I went to the shop.
“Pa mwen” gason-an di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Not me” said the boy.
Harry té fè yon savolan pou kò-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry made a kite for himself.
Anous Konté apwezanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Let us count now
Si ou vlé pou di cut I sé koupé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
If you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
Yo té tini yon kontan jou bò lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They had a happy day at the beach.
Harry, li té tini yon gwo savolan vèt sala tan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry had a big green kite this time.
Yo té enmen li. Yo té enmen sa gwo savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They liked it. They liked that big red kite.
Mizik té bèl épi kon sa yo koumansé pou chanté menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The music was sweet and so they began chanting as well.
chak laneEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
whenever
Yonn gason, li tini yon gwo savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One boy, he had a big kite.
Vini Apwann pou Palé Patois!Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Come and Let's Speak Patois!
Monpè DonaldEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Father Donald
ka kitéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
he left
Pouki sa li fé sa?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Why did she do it?
Kombyen atiké li vlé fanm la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
How many items did the lady want?
Mwen ka wèsté an vilaj Paramin.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I live in Paramin village.
Li té alé lakay, ka tjenbé savolan-li vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She went home holding her kite.
Misyé mandé “Se tout?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man asked, “Is that all?”
Monpè Donald, ki les an finèt pwesbité, wè-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Father Donald, who was in the window of the presbitry, saw them.
Li tjenbé Colette, ét vit mété-li andidan yon bwèt, lè li fini, li asiz asou li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She held on to Colette and quickly put her into a box. When she finished doing that she sat on it.
Di mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
tell me
Kouwi vitEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
run quickly
ti benEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
little bath
nan ki langaj?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In what language?
“Mwen kalé pou mélé bonbon-an.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“I am going to mix the cake.”
An Avwi vennkat 1994 yo chanté Lanmés Patois nan Maruga.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On April 24th 1994 they sang at the Patois mass in Moruga.
Li di, “ou pa ni an pil lajan.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “You don’t have much money.”
Sextan tounen adan lawi légliz épi tout moun tounen menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The sextan turned into the church road and every body else turned as well.
Li te vlé ven atiké nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She wanted twenty items from the shop.
Nan Pawamin I ni moun ki chanté Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In Paramin, there are people who sing songs in Patois.
Jan lakay bay yo kado lajan épi manjé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
People give them gifts of money and food.
Mwen ka wèsté an ÒpòEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I live in Port-of-Spain
Mama-I wè li èpi souwi paski li té gadé konsa kontan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Her mother saw her and smiled because she looked so happy.
Ki sa titja Harry te di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What did teacher Harry say?
Gason-an li pa wivé la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The boy was not there.
Li té pousé gason-an.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He pushed the boy.
Twa Klas LivEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stage Three Reader
Yo volé savolan jis andidan lawi-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They fly kite even in the street.
Ki les ki di, “Bonswè misye, mwen vlé kéchòy.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Who was it who said goodnight mister I want something?
Sé vye fanm la té faché, li kite boutik la me li pa achté anyen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The old lady became angry. She left the shop but she did not buy anything.
Andan vilaj Mawaval i ti ni yon fanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In Maraval village there is a woman.
Bonbon-an li té fini ka tjwitEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The cake finished cook.
“Pozé” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Alright” the old lady said.
Mwen di, “Mwen vlé ven atiké.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I said, “I want to get twenty items.”
Yo volé li asou lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They fly it on the beach.
Konpanni, épi sextan douvan, ka vini lawi légliz.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The band, with the sextan in front, came to the church road.
tout mounEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
everybody
Lè Nwèl apwoché gwoup yo chanté kwèch.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When Christmas approaches the group sings Crèche.
Sa sé liv mwen, sa sé had mwen, sa sé mwen, sa sé mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
This is my book. This is my clothes. This is mine. This is mine.
Tout twa di yo, té alé lakay-yo, ka pòté savolan-an vèt, las mé kontan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
All three of them went home, carrying the green kite, tired but happy.
Gwoup yo koumansé chanté mwa Septanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The group will begin singing in September.
LI di, “Sa ou vlé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “What do you want?”
Kanmawad mwen Yoland wivé avan mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
My friend Yoland arrived before me.
Kombyen sésé ki la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
How many sisters are there?
Harry té fè yon gwo savolan vèt pou Monique.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry made a big green kite for Monique.
di menmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
but
Apwè li benyen-i, i meté-i an dandan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
After bathing her he dressed her.
Nou kontan nou tini ou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
We're glad to have you.
Jwiyèt épi Awou ké fèmé lékòl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In July and august school is closed.
Pwéson-an I gouté byen paski I sété lafime adan boukan-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The fish tasted good because it was smoked in the buccan (smoking rack).
Non-mwen sé Paulette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
My name is Paulette.
Yo té westé lakay gwanmanman-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They lived at their grandmother’s home.
Madam la di “Lajan mwen fini, sé pou sa mwen pa ka achté anyen; me mwen fen.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The lady said, “My money finish, I am unable to buy anything, but I am hungry.”
ki nom yo?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What are their names?
Mwen lasEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I am tired
Pwèmyé Klas LivEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stage One Reader
Yonn jou, mwen wivé lékòl senk minit apwé wit.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One day I arrived at school five minutes after eight.
Pa pléwé kon sa, ou ké kwazé tjè mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Don't cry like that, you will destroy my heart.
tout tanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
all the time; all the while
Nonm la di “Sa ou vlé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man said, “What you want?”
Yo wè lezom épi banbou yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They saw the men with their bamboo.
Gason-an té pousé Harry osi épi Harry té tonbé andidan sab-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The boy pushed Harry also and he fell in the sand.
pa vwéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
not true
Harry di pou Monique sa li sété ka fè a lot savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry said to Monique that he was making another kite.
kwèch chanté-a di nou kont la bon fèt pou Jezi-kwi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Crèche tells about the birth of Jesus.
Jan kouyon koumansé fé ti twavay-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stupid boy began to do his little work.
Mwen fé lékòl nan Paramin Katolik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I go to school at Paramin Roman Catholic.
Vyé fanm-la di “Mwen fini ka tjwit bonbon-an. Mwen fè bonbon-an, mwen kalé manjé li.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The old lady said “I’ve finished cooking the cake. I made the cake, I am going to eat it.”
Madanm Montano sé osi chef pou gwoup folk Mawaval.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mrs. Montano is also the leader of the Maraval folk group.
Misyé Holly Betaudier épi jan Radio Tempo yo té la tout,Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mr. Holly Betaudier and people from Radio Tempo were there as well.
Nan ki nom sélébwasyon?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What is the name of the celebration?
Yon ti konpanni fanm, té ka wèsté an legliz pou pwédyé, épi sé apwézan alé lakay, wè-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A small band of women, who had remained in church to pray and were now going home, saw them.
Li té fè yon gwo savolan woujEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He made a big red kite.
kon saEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
so
Sextan, yonn bon nonm katolik, poté siltann kalé kontwé yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The sextant, a good Catholic man, still in church gown, went to meet them.
Pa mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
not me
wépon mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
answer me
“Mwen vlé fawin fwans épi sik,” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“I want flour and sugar,” the old lady said.
Li te palé Patois byen épi li te konnet kwèche anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She speaks Patois well and knows much Crèche.
Nonm la di “Sa ou vlé achté?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man said, “What you want to buy?”
té maladEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
was ill
an pilEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
plenty, much
Sèl savolan-an di Monique wèsté bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Only Monique’s kite remained good.
Mwen fèt an mwa Désanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I was born in the month of December.
Sa pa ayenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
You're welcome (lit. that's nothing)
kay sa-aEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
this place
Mwa nan lanné sé:Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The months of the year are:
Vandwédi ké fe menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Friday she does the same.
Yonn di lot gason koumansé pou hélé “hive, hive.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One of the other boys began to shout “fight, fight.”
Yon tan èvèk FredomEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
without spending time at Fredom
sa sé saEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
that is that
Ban té san dé pa sé plisEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I cannot buy anything else
Jan KouyonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stupid Person
Yon Gason li té tini zwill asou savolan-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One of the boys had razor blades on his kite.
Gadé byen kouman ou ké de pasé lajan. Ou oblijé lonjé lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Look well how you spend money. You have to stretch money.
An Oktob 1994 Gwoup-la sélébwé 25 annivèwsé ak Lanmes Patois nan Pawamin.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On October 1994 the Patois mass celebrated at Paramin marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the group.
Pa pléwé kon sa, ou ké kasé tjè mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Don't cry like that, you will break my heart.
Sa ou vléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What do you want?
yon panEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
once upon a time
Chanté an te bèl, tout bagay nan Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The singing was nice, everything in Patois.
Li di, “Pa kwédi, alé, kité boutik mwen, ou vlé tout sa épi ou pa tini lajan.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “No credit, go, leave my shop, you want all that and you have no money.”
I pòtéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She carries
I te ni anpil moun: Jan ki soti an Òpò.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
There were many people. People came from Port-of-Spain.
Teka diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
was saying
AI pa kapab pou édé ou épi sa.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
AI can't help you with that.
Tiwé ListwaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Telling Stories
Harry di sa li enmen wouj konsa li sété ka fè yon savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry said that he liked red so he was making a red kite.
An ti vilaj sa-a langaj nou ka palé se patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In this village, we speak Patois.
Sé li fèt Jézi kwi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Lanmès nan Pawamin te bèl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The mass in Paramin was nice.
Ki lès yo sé chis?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Which of them is stingy?
Yo wè yon tifi épi yon savolan-blan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They see a girl with a white kite.
Monique li tini lajan pou achté savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique had money to buy her kite.
Monique mandé tifi-a non-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique asked the girl’s name.
Colette sé chis.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Colette was selfish.
Mama mwen li di li té kale’ lékòl pou nèf.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
My mother says she went to school for nine.
Févwiyé ében Mas sé ki tan nou ké sélébwé Kannaval nan Trindad épi Tobago.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
February or March is when we celebrate carnival in Trinidad and Tobago.
Lendi nou ké seklé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Monday we weed.
Sa ki nom-li nan Trindad epi Tobago?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What is the name of the language in Trinidad?
Li diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
she said
apa diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
apart from
Koumansman épi anounsiasyon èk finisman épi lewa.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It begins with the annunciation and ends with the feast of the Kings.
ka bouwiEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
boiling
Chak fwa li ka di sé mwen, sé mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She was always saying “This is mine”.
Li sété ka fè yon gwo savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He was making a big red kite.
Dé SéséEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Two Sisters
Li di, “Lè ou chanjé tout vyé labitid, ou ké sòti. Lè ou pawé, di mwen”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She said “When you change all the old habits, you could come out, when you ready, tell me.”
Pouki sa li fé-i?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Why did she do it?
Sa li ka di vye fanm la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What did the old lady say?
Ki lè Yoland wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When did Yoland arrive?
Nou planté lonyon, pèsi, épi diten.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
We plant chive, parsley, and thyme.
Lòt jou-a vini, Jan Savan alé twavay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The following day came, the smart boy went off to work.
Savolan-an di Marita li ayo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Marita’s kite got away.
Li sété jòn épi li pa enmen jòn.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It was yellow and she did not like yellow.
pou ki wézonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
for what reason
yo téEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
they had, they used to
Ki les ki di, “Pa kwédi, kité.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Who said, no credit, leave?
Sa Lynette fé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What did Lynette do?
Ki sa yo te chanté?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
How was the singing?
Li sé fanm ki chepé, yon ki les enmen ewitaj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She is a woman who excels greatly, one who loves her heritage.
Jan Savan épi Jan KouyonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Smart One and Stupid One
Li te di mwen sa li ka vlé achté.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She told me what she wanted to buy.
Moun yo ki chanté Patois, tini nom: gwoup folk de MawavalEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The people who sing Patois are called The Maraval Folk Group.
Madam la di, “Mwen pa ni lajan, mwen vlé kwédi.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The lady said, “I have no money, I want credit.”
Yon Lendi kannaval bonmaten, konpanni nonm adan lawi Denmou, ki te ka fèt tout lannwit Dimanch vini andidan lawi ka bat tambou bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One carnival Monday morning, a group of men from Denmou Street, who had been partying all Sunday night, came out into the street beating the tambour bamboo.
An liv, la ou ké apwann palé Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In this book, you will learn to speak Patois.
li diwe pweské dé nèditan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It lasted for almost two hours.
Lè Sanmdi vini, mama-mwen, li te ba mwen lajan pou alé nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When Saturday came, my mother gave me money to go to the shop.
Nan Pawamin I te yon boutik koté i ni tout bagay. Sa sé boutik Fredom.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
In Paramin, there is a shop where everything happens. This is Fredom’s shop.
Tout moun nan Mawaval konnet Morella.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Everyone in Maraval knows Morella.
chak fwaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
always
Mwen di “lajan mwen fini, ban té san dé pa sé plis.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I said, “My money finish, I cannot buy anything else.”
Gwanmanman-yo té malad.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Their grandmother was ill.
Yon nonm viniEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
a man came
Byen bonjou, non-mwen sé Paulette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Good day, my name is Paulette.
Lékòl koumansé wit é dimi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
School begins at eight thirty.
Jan Savan té di, “Jan Kouyon meté dlo bouwi pou ba-i yon bon ti ben, pis manman pa sa benyen épi dlo fwet, li ké vini malad plis.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The Smart One said to the Stupid One, “You must put water to boil in order to give her a good little bath, because grandmother cannot be bathing with water that cold, she will get sicker.”
Tout bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
everything
Yo volé savolan andidan savann-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They fly kite in the savannah.
Madanm Montano te enmen jwé Kannaval anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mrs. Montano likes to play Carnival.
apan medeoEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
between the two
Ki le gwoup kalé Sent Lisi?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When did the group go to St Lucia?
Yo sé dé sésé. Pi gwan sé Colette épi piti-a se’ Lynnette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
There were two sisters. The bigger one was Colette. The smaller one was Lynette.
Tifi-a di sa non-li sété MaritaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The girl said her name was Marita.
Yo véyé li alé épi alé jis li té tonbé andidan dlo-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They watched it go and go until it fell in the water.
Di mwen kéchoy, sa li té ka di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tell me something, what was she always saying?
Kon sa, lè Jan Savan sòti twavay-li apwémidi, li di “Jan kouyon, ou benyen manman Jodi-a?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When Smart Boy returned home in the afternoon, he said, “Stupid Boy, you bathe mama today?”
Sèt jou adan yonn simenn.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Seven days in one week.
Harry li té vini faché.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry got angry.
Li té mandé Harry pou fè li a lot savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She asked Harry to make her another kite.
Yon gason asou lans-la li konnet Harry.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A boy on the beach knows Harry.
Li di, “Sa sé zafè-w, se sezon gwiyav, tan a wed, pa kwédi.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “That is your business, it is guava season, times on the ground hard, no credit.”
Sé pwèmyé fwa sa wive nan Trindad epi Tobago. Sé bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
It was the first time. It was good.
“Ki moun kalé édé mwen mélé bonbon-an?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Who is going to help me mix the cake?”
Vye fanm la koumansé pléwé, kon sa mwen livwé kenz goud.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The old lady began to cry so I handed over fifteen dollars.
Pwan liv-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
take the book
Monique pa enmen wouj. Li enmen vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique does not like red. She likes green.
Li souwi épi li di,”kouman ou yé Yoland? ki lè i yé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He smiled and said “How are you Yoland, what is the time?”
Gason-an pa tini savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The boy has no kite.
Tout zòt tini Anthony ka twavay anpil tan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
All of you have Anthony working a lot of the time.
Kon sa, toulé bon maten, Jan Kouyon benyen manmam-i.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
So, every morning, the foolish boy would bathe his grandmother.
Wépon mwen an AngléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Respond in English
Jan Savan touléjou talé twavay. Min ka kité jan kouyon lakay pou benyen gwanmanman.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Every day the smart boy went to work, while leaving foolish at home to bathe the grandmother.
jou pozEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
rest day, day off
Yo chanté nan Lanmès Jounen Kwéyòl Opyay Sent Lisi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They sang at the “Jounen Kwéyol Mass” at Opyay St Lucia.
lè viwéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
when he left
Apwézan, leglis Katolik pa te enmen kannaval épi pa te enmen tambou bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Now the Catholic Church did not like the carnival bacchanal and did not like the tambour bamboo.
Ki les ki pwedyé épi lagwas?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Who prayed with grace?
Nonm yo pa kouté.Yo kontiné pou bat bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The men did not listen. They continued to beat the bamboo.
Sa li te di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What did he say?
Fèyèt YonnEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stage One Reader
Yon tifi sé ka volé yon tjiki tjong.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A girl is flying a chiki chong.
Mwen palé aséEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I talk enough
Dimanch, nou kalé légliz épi mesi Bondye pou kado li bay-i nou, épi pwédyé pou lapli.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Sunday, we go to church and thank God for gifts He gives us and we pray for rain.
Jan SavanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Smart Person
Lè Lanmés fini, Jan Pawamin épi Jan Mawaval westé pou palé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When it was over, people from Paramin and people from Maraval stayed to talk.
Harry li té fè savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
si liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon jou, Lynette li vini fache’ épi Colette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon konpanni fanm lawi Désedé sété-yo adan lawi ka dansé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Dimanch, Lendi, Madi, Mékwédi, Jédi, Vandwédi, épi Sanmdi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki kote yo te fe’Lanmés?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I té ni dé ti bway. Yon sé té Jan Savan épi yon sé té Jan Kouyon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo volé savolan andidan sé mòn-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
a person, (one)
Harry made his kite.
A band of women from Desede street were in the street dancing.
One day Lynette became dissatisfied with Colette.
The Mass was held where?
The days of the week are: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
They fly kite in the hills.
There were once two little boys. One was smart and one was stupid.
Yo té volé savolan-yo jis yo vini las.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè li kité jan kouyon westé lakay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pwèt- la épi sextan sanm-yo sa flèch. Yon ti konpanni fanm ka di, “Gadé, si pwet-la ka jwé, ki sé nou.” Épi yo jwenn konpanni pou dansé menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
sa sé zafè-wEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sanmdi, nou twavay lakay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sala yonn sé pyanm pyanmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mékwédi, nou ka mawé lonyon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Bò ki lè Paulette wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When he left, Stupid boy remained at home.
They flew their kites until they were tired.
that is your business
The priest and the sextan appeared the leaders. The small band of women said, “look, if the priest could ply, who is we” and they joined the band to dance as well.
That one is so-so
On Saturday, we work at home.
At what time did Paulette arrive?
On Wednesday we tie chive.
Yoland di, “misyé, mwen wivé avan ou”.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen di, yon liv bè, dé liv sik, senk liv fawin fwanse, yon liv sadu épi yon liv sel. Yon bwèt zalimet épi yon bwèt chandel, dé pan lèt, yon liv latjé kochon. Yon boutèy lwil épi yon pakit kafé, yon liv pwa kasé, dé liv diwi, yon bwèt savon, yon blé, yon liv pud, dé liv mayi, yon liv lanmowi, yon boutèy lwilbwé, épi yon pen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Le mama mwen te piti ki lè lékòl ka kumanse?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lékòl koumansé bò ki lè?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jou nan Simenn-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nom li se Theresa Morella Montano.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique épi Harry yo alé lans-la pou volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pouki kòs misyé di, pa kwédi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I said, “One pound of butter, two pounds of sugar, five pounds of flour, one pound of lad and a pound of salt. A box of matches and a box on candles, two tins of milk and a pound of pig tail, one bottle of oil, a pack of coffee, a pound of split peas, two pounds of rice, a box of soap and a blue. One pound of baking powder, two pounds of corn, one pound of salt fish, a bottle of pitch oil and a bread.”
Yoland said, “Sir, I arrived before you.”
At what time does school begin?
When my mothe was small what time did school begin?
Her name is Theresa Morella Montano.
Days of the Week
Why did the man say, no credit?
Monique and Harry go to the beach to fly kite.
Ki les kay chanté nan lanmès Jounen Kwéyol?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki mwa ou fèt?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madi nou ké fe menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Bò ki lè?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
èspliké kouEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Twavay nou sé pou planté jaden.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vyé fanm-la di “Ou pa édé, ou pa manjé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Non-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What month were you born?
Who was it who sang at the Jounen Kwéyòl mass?
At what time?
On Tuesday we do the same.
Our work is to plant garden.
Lesson explanations
her name
The old lady said “you did not help, you do not eat.”
Gason-an té fè savolan di Harry ayo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mé, mizik té bèl épi anpil moun ka vini adan lawi pou dansé épi yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
pa vléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vit, i kwiyé sextan, épi li di-i alé bawé yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Avan mwen sòti boutik, yon vyé moun vini.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madam la di “Mwen vlé senk atiké.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry, I doubout, té fwoté lanmen-li épi li té kité.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
menm bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
However, the music was sweet and many people came out into the street to dance with them.
The boy made Harry’s kite get away.
Quickly, he called the sextant and told him to go and block them.
don't want
The lady said, “I want five items.”
Before I left the shop an old lady came in.
same thing
Harry stood up, rubbed his hands and left.
Jan Sent Lisi yo enmen éwitaj Patois, sé twadisyonnèl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “Ou tini lajan?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Wépon mwen nan AngléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li té vlé yon gwo savolan vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Asiz asou chèz-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
i téEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen enmen pou dansé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Paski lajan wèd pou touvéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
He said, “You have money?”
The people of St Lucia love their Patois heritage.
She wanted a big green kite.
Respond in English
it had, there were
sit on the chair
Because money is hard to find
I love to dance.
Sé douz mwa adan lanné anEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
alé twavayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Savolan-an di Harry li té vini mélé andidan yon pyé koko.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Konpanni yo wivé nan kwen Tixiera épi sextan an douvan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gwoup TwadisyonnèlEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa ki nom?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Bò ki lè titja Harry wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Non” di tifi-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
went to work
There are twelve months in one year.
The band, they reached Tixiera’s corner with the sextan in front.
Harry’s kite it came tangled in a coconut tree.
What is your name?
The Folk Group
“No” said the girl.
At what time did teacher Harry arrive?
Tout les bon maten nou kalé nan jaden pou twavay avan nou kalé lékòl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ou pa ni an pilEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li te la wenn pou Jou Ouvè anpil mé tout moun konnet-li ka jwé Minstrel.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vye fanm sa la chis. Li tini an pil lajan. Li ka kacho lajan. Mwen palé asé, sé lè pou ale lakay.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Misyé di, “gadé tifi, ou fini achté? Sa ou vlé, paski lajan wed pou touvé, ou bizwen lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique épi Harry yo té alé pou lans-la ankò.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li sé sézon Pak, épi sé ich-la toupatou ka volé savolan-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Non” di gason-anEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
You don't have much
Every morning we go to the garden to work before we go to school.
That old lady, she stingy, she have plenty money. She hiding money, I talk enough, is time you go home.”
She has been queen of Jou Ouvert many times but everyone knows her for playing Minstrels.
Monique and Harry went to the beach again.
The man said, “Look little girl, you finish buy what you want? Because money hard to come by, you need money.
“No” said the boy.
It is Easter season, and children everywhere flying their kites.
Titja Harry I wivé nèf.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li té vlé Harry pou fè yon savolan vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li tini twa lot gason la ka volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monpè Donald, pwèt pawès la, I té ka di Lames nan leglis Mawaval, le i vini épi li wè konpanni nonm épi i vini faché.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Pozé, mwen kalé pou kò mwen;” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “ Wi, mwen benyen-i. I pwan bon ti ben. Mwen mété dlo bouwi pou manman santi ben.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
li koumansé nèf bonmaten.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
tan a wedEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
She wanted Harry to make a green kite.
Teacher Harry arrived at nine.
Father Donald, the parish priest, had just said Holy Mass at the church in Maraval, he came and saw the group of men and became angry.
It had three other boys there flying kite.
He answered “Yes, I bathe her, she take a good little bath. I hot water for granny that she could bathe.
“Alright, I am going myself;” the old lady said.
times hard
It began at nine in the morning.
menm bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Asou a lot jou, Harry li té alé pou lans-la ankò pou volé savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo kalé lakay pou lakay nan vilaj bò lannwit le sa-yo chanté an pil anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I chisEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
yo té la toutEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nan mitan de’ se’se’ yo, ki les ki te chis?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I té sezon gwiyavEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki kote nan Sent Lisi yo te fe fet la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Another day, Harry went to the beach again to fly kite.
as well, also
she is stingy
They go from house to house in the village at night singing.
Between the two which of them is stingy?
they were there as well
Where in St Lucia did it happen?
It is guava season
pa niEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique édé li pou fè li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
bay yoEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Andan Boutik-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki lè i koumansé pléwé vie fanm la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sé ou mwen enmen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
mesi anpil sa sé yonn laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo di Kwéyòl, mé nan Trindad epi Tobago nou di Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique helped him to make it.
without/there is not
Inside the Shop
give them
It is you I love.
When did the old lady cry?
They call it Kwéyòl, but in Trinidad and Tobago we say Patois.
Thanks very much, that's the one
“Pozé, mwen Yonne kalé pou fè li;” Vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nwèl sé nan mwa dèsanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
fé tiEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
li kéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Di mwen kéchòy sa li té ka di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vyé Fanm-la di “Mwen vlé pou fè yon bonbon; nou kalé pou édé mwen?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique épi Harry yo chak tini yon savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique di sa li pa enmen savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Christmas is in the month of December.
“Alright, I alone going to make it;” the old lady said.
will
to do
The old woman said “I want to make a cake; are you going to help me?”
What was she always saying?
Monique said that she did not like her kite.
Monique and Harry they each have a kite.
Mwa en LannéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen sé douz.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Pa mwen” tifi-a di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Nou kalé pou boutik-la achté li pou mwen?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Se tout?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li wivé lékòl yon ka pou wit.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tout moun nan Pawamin konnet Fredom. Yo chanté kont-li nan vilaj Mawaval:Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Épi faché anpil, li vini andidan lawi pou bawé-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I am twelve.
The Months of the Year
“You going to the shop, buy it for me?”
“Not me” said the girl.
She had arrived at school at a quarter to eight.
Is that all?
With much anger he came into the street to block them.
Everyone in Paramin knows Fredom. They sing a ballad about him in Maraval village.
ki nom la langaj nan Sent Lisi?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Épi sa sé ki sa li fè.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè Jan Savan vini apwè twavay i mandé, “Jan Kouyon, ou benyen manman jòdi nou?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jédi, mama mwen poté-i la pwodwi pou laplas épi viwé-i lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Òktòb denye’ yo kalé pou Sent Lisi pou chanté.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “Mwen las, mwen fini épi ou, sa sé sa.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
i diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gason-an épi tifi-a mandé vyé fanm-la pou bonbon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
And that is what she did.
What is the name of the language in St Lucia?
On Thursday my mother carry the produce to the market and return with money.
When the smart boy came home after working he asked: “Stupid, you bathe granny for us today?”
She said, I am tired I finish with you that is that.
Last October, they went to St Lucia to sing.
The boy and the girl asked the old lady for cake.
he said
Nonm yo pa ka tan épi-l yo kontiné bat banbou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique li té alé lakay fwé épi kontan. Savolan-li sété wèsté bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Paramin sé yon piti vilaj an mon Maraval.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan kouyon di, “Mwen pa fe anyen manman paski pa tini zalimet pou limye dife’ pou bouwi dlo”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Bonjou ou déy pyanmpyanmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry té di gason-an pou volé savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lokasyon-li sé anmitan junction Fatima.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Twa di yo volé savolan-yo asou lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique went home proud and happy, that her kite was still good.
The men had no time with him they continued to beat the bamboo.
Stupid Boy said, “I have not done anything to mama because it had no matches to light the fire to boil the water.”
Paramin is a small village in the mountain of Maraval.
Harry told the boy to fly his kite.
Good morning, you're so-so (greeting exchange)
Three of them fly their kites on the beach.
It is directly in the centre of Fatima Junction.
Yon madam an laj pwédyé épi lagwas.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè yo wive sòti Sent Lisi, yo poté lèspwi pou chanté an pil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madam la di “Bonswè misyé mwen vlé achté kéchoy.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A lot gason li tini yon piti savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa sé bon an pil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kombyen moun te vini?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ou pa pasé Pawamin eksepté ou tan weste’ pitit épi Fredom.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen te alé nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
When they returned from St Lucia they brought with them a great singing spirit.
One old lady prayed with grace.
Another boy had a small kite.
The lady said, “Good night sir, I want to buy something.”
How many people came?
That was very good.
I went to the shop.
You cannot come to Paramin without passing some time at Fredom.
“Pa mwen” gason-an di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry té fè yon savolan pou kò-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Anous Konté apwezanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Si ou vlé pou di cut I sé koupé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo té tini yon kontan jou bò lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry, li té tini yon gwo savolan vèt sala tan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo té enmen li. Yo té enmen sa gwo savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mizik té bèl épi kon sa yo koumansé pou chanté menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry made a kite for himself.
“Not me” said the boy.
If you want to say "cut", it's koupé.
Let us count now
Harry had a big green kite this time.
They had a happy day at the beach.
The music was sweet and so they began chanting as well.
They liked it. They liked that big red kite.
chak laneEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yonn gason, li tini yon gwo savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vini Apwann pou Palé Patois!Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monpè DonaldEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
ka kitéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pouki sa li fé sa?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kombyen atiké li vlé fanm la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen ka wèsté an vilaj Paramin.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
One boy, he had a big kite.
whenever
Father Donald
Come and Let's Speak Patois!
Why did she do it?
he left
I live in Paramin village.
How many items did the lady want?
Li té alé lakay, ka tjenbé savolan-li vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Misyé mandé “Se tout?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monpè Donald, ki les an finèt pwesbité, wè-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li tjenbé Colette, ét vit mété-li andidan yon bwèt, lè li fini, li asiz asou li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Di mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kouwi vitEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
ti benEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
nan ki langaj?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man asked, “Is that all?”
She went home holding her kite.
She held on to Colette and quickly put her into a box. When she finished doing that she sat on it.
Father Donald, who was in the window of the presbitry, saw them.
run quickly
tell me
In what language?
little bath
“Mwen kalé pou mélé bonbon-an.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
An Avwi vennkat 1994 yo chanté Lanmés Patois nan Maruga.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “ou pa ni an pil lajan.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sextan tounen adan lawi légliz épi tout moun tounen menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li te vlé ven atiké nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nan Pawamin I ni moun ki chanté Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan lakay bay yo kado lajan épi manjé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen ka wèsté an ÒpòEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On April 24th 1994 they sang at the Patois mass in Moruga.
“I am going to mix the cake.”
The sextan turned into the church road and every body else turned as well.
He said, “You don’t have much money.”
In Paramin, there are people who sing songs in Patois.
She wanted twenty items from the shop.
I live in Port-of-Spain
People give them gifts of money and food.
Mama-I wè li èpi souwi paski li té gadé konsa kontan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki sa titja Harry te di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gason-an li pa wivé la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li té pousé gason-an.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Twa Klas LivEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo volé savolan jis andidan lawi-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki les ki di, “Bonswè misye, mwen vlé kéchòy.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sé vye fanm la té faché, li kite boutik la me li pa achté anyen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
What did teacher Harry say?
Her mother saw her and smiled because she looked so happy.
He pushed the boy.
The boy was not there.
They fly kite even in the street.
Stage Three Reader
The old lady became angry. She left the shop but she did not buy anything.
Who was it who said goodnight mister I want something?
Andan vilaj Mawaval i ti ni yon fanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Bonbon-an li té fini ka tjwitEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Pozé” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen di, “Mwen vlé ven atiké.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo volé li asou lans-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Konpanni, épi sextan douvan, ka vini lawi légliz.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
tout mounEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè Nwèl apwoché gwoup yo chanté kwèch.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The cake finished cook.
In Maraval village there is a woman.
I said, “I want to get twenty items.”
“Alright” the old lady said.
The band, with the sextan in front, came to the church road.
They fly it on the beach.
When Christmas approaches the group sings Crèche.
everybody
Sa sé liv mwen, sa sé had mwen, sa sé mwen, sa sé mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tout twa di yo, té alé lakay-yo, ka pòté savolan-an vèt, las mé kontan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gwoup yo koumansé chanté mwa Septanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
LI di, “Sa ou vlé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kanmawad mwen Yoland wivé avan mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kombyen sésé ki la?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry té fè yon gwo savolan vèt pou Monique.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
di menmEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
All three of them went home, carrying the green kite, tired but happy.
This is my book. This is my clothes. This is mine. This is mine.
He said, “What do you want?”
The group will begin singing in September.
How many sisters are there?
My friend Yoland arrived before me.
but
Harry made a big green kite for Monique.
Apwè li benyen-i, i meté-i an dandan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nou kontan nou tini ou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jwiyèt épi Awou ké fèmé lékòl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pwéson-an I gouté byen paski I sété lafime adan boukan-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Non-mwen sé Paulette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo té westé lakay gwanmanman-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madam la di “Lajan mwen fini, sé pou sa mwen pa ka achté anyen; me mwen fen.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
ki nom yo?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
We're glad to have you.
After bathing her he dressed her.
The fish tasted good because it was smoked in the buccan (smoking rack).
In July and august school is closed.
They lived at their grandmother’s home.
My name is Paulette.
What are their names?
The lady said, “My money finish, I am unable to buy anything, but I am hungry.”
Mwen lasEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pwèmyé Klas LivEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yonn jou, mwen wivé lékòl senk minit apwé wit.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pa pléwé kon sa, ou ké kwazé tjè mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
tout tanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nonm la di “Sa ou vlé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo wè lezom épi banbou yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gason-an té pousé Harry osi épi Harry té tonbé andidan sab-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Stage One Reader
I am tired
Don't cry like that, you will destroy my heart.
One day I arrived at school five minutes after eight.
The man said, “What you want?”
all the time; all the while
The boy pushed Harry also and he fell in the sand.
They saw the men with their bamboo.
pa vwéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry di pou Monique sa li sété ka fè a lot savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
kwèch chanté-a di nou kont la bon fèt pou Jezi-kwi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan kouyon koumansé fé ti twavay-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen fé lékòl nan Paramin Katolik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vyé fanm-la di “Mwen fini ka tjwit bonbon-an. Mwen fè bonbon-an, mwen kalé manjé li.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madanm Montano sé osi chef pou gwoup folk Mawaval.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Misyé Holly Betaudier épi jan Radio Tempo yo té la tout,Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry said to Monique that he was making another kite.
not true
Stupid boy began to do his little work.
Crèche tells about the birth of Jesus.
The old lady said “I’ve finished cooking the cake. I made the cake, I am going to eat it.”
I go to school at Paramin Roman Catholic.
Mr. Holly Betaudier and people from Radio Tempo were there as well.
Mrs. Montano is also the leader of the Maraval folk group.
Nan ki nom sélébwasyon?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon ti konpanni fanm, té ka wèsté an legliz pou pwédyé, épi sé apwézan alé lakay, wè-yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li té fè yon gwo savolan woujEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
kon saEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sextan, yonn bon nonm katolik, poté siltann kalé kontwé yo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pa mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
wépon mwenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Mwen vlé fawin fwans épi sik,” vyé fanm-la di.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A small band of women, who had remained in church to pray and were now going home, saw them.
What is the name of the celebration?
so
He made a big red kite.
not me
The sextant, a good Catholic man, still in church gown, went to meet them.
“I want flour and sugar,” the old lady said.
answer me
Li te palé Patois byen épi li te konnet kwèche anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nonm la di “Sa ou vlé achté?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
té maladEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
an pilEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sèl savolan-an di Monique wèsté bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen fèt an mwa Désanm.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa pa ayenEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
kay sa-aEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The man said, “What you want to buy?”
She speaks Patois well and knows much Crèche.
plenty, much
was ill
I was born in the month of December.
Only Monique’s kite remained good.
this place
You're welcome (lit. that's nothing)
Mwa nan lanné sé:Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Vandwédi ké fe menm bagay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yonn di lot gason koumansé pou hélé “hive, hive.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon tan èvèk FredomEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
sa sé saEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ban té san dé pa sé plisEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan KouyonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon Gason li té tini zwill asou savolan-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On Friday she does the same.
The months of the year are:
without spending time at Fredom
One of the other boys began to shout “fight, fight.”
I cannot buy anything else
that is that
One of the boys had razor blades on his kite.
Stupid Person
Gadé byen kouman ou ké de pasé lajan. Ou oblijé lonjé lajan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
An Oktob 1994 Gwoup-la sélébwé 25 annivèwsé ak Lanmes Patois nan Pawamin.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pa pléwé kon sa, ou ké kasé tjè mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa ou vléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
yon panEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Chanté an te bèl, tout bagay nan Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “Pa kwédi, alé, kité boutik mwen, ou vlé tout sa épi ou pa tini lajan.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I pòtéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
On October 1994 the Patois mass celebrated at Paramin marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the group.
Look well how you spend money. You have to stretch money.
What do you want?
Don't cry like that, you will break my heart.
The singing was nice, everything in Patois.
once upon a time
She carries
He said, “No credit, go, leave my shop, you want all that and you have no money.”
I te ni anpil moun: Jan ki soti an Òpò.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Teka diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
AI pa kapab pou édé ou épi sa.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tiwé ListwaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry di sa li enmen wouj konsa li sété ka fè yon savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
An ti vilaj sa-a langaj nou ka palé se patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sé li fèt Jézi kwi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lanmès nan Pawamin te bèl.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
was saying
There were many people. People came from Port-of-Spain.
Telling Stories
AI can't help you with that.
In this village, we speak Patois.
Harry said that he liked red so he was making a red kite.
The mass in Paramin was nice.
It is the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Ki lès yo sé chis?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo wè yon tifi épi yon savolan-blan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique li tini lajan pou achté savolan-li.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique mandé tifi-a non-liEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Colette sé chis.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mama mwen li di li té kale’ lékòl pou nèf.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Févwiyé ében Mas sé ki tan nou ké sélébwé Kannaval nan Trindad épi Tobago.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lendi nou ké seklé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
They see a girl with a white kite.
Which of them is stingy?
Monique asked the girl’s name.
Monique had money to buy her kite.
My mother says she went to school for nine.
Colette was selfish.
On Monday we weed.
February or March is when we celebrate carnival in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sa ki nom-li nan Trindad epi Tobago?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
apa diEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Koumansman épi anounsiasyon èk finisman épi lewa.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
ka bouwiEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Chak fwa li ka di sé mwen, sé mwen.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li sété ka fè yon gwo savolan wouj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Dé SéséEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
she said
What is the name of the language in Trinidad?
It begins with the annunciation and ends with the feast of the Kings.
apart from
She was always saying “This is mine”.
boiling
Two Sisters
He was making a big red kite.
Li di, “Lè ou chanjé tout vyé labitid, ou ké sòti. Lè ou pawé, di mwen”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pouki sa li fé-i?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa li ka di vye fanm la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki lè Yoland wivé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nou planté lonyon, pèsi, épi diten.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lòt jou-a vini, Jan Savan alé twavay.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Savolan-an di Marita li ayo.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li sété jòn épi li pa enmen jòn.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Why did she do it?
She said “When you change all the old habits, you could come out, when you ready, tell me.”
When did Yoland arrive?
What did the old lady say?
The following day came, the smart boy went off to work.
We plant chive, parsley, and thyme.
It was yellow and she did not like yellow.
Marita’s kite got away.
pou ki wézonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
yo téEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki les ki di, “Pa kwédi, kité.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa Lynette fé?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki sa yo te chanté?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li sé fanm ki chepé, yon ki les enmen ewitaj.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan Savan épi Jan KouyonEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li te di mwen sa li ka vlé achté.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
they had, they used to
for what reason
What did Lynette do?
Who said, no credit, leave?
She is a woman who excels greatly, one who loves her heritage.
How was the singing?
She told me what she wanted to buy.
Smart One and Stupid One
Moun yo ki chanté Patois, tini nom: gwoup folk de MawavalEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madam la di, “Mwen pa ni lajan, mwen vlé kwédi.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon Lendi kannaval bonmaten, konpanni nonm adan lawi Denmou, ki te ka fèt tout lannwit Dimanch vini andidan lawi ka bat tambou bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
An liv, la ou ké apwann palé Patois.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
li diwe pweské dé nèditan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè Sanmdi vini, mama-mwen, li te ba mwen lajan pou alé nan boutik.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nan Pawamin I te yon boutik koté i ni tout bagay. Sa sé boutik Fredom.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tout moun nan Mawaval konnet Morella.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
The lady said, “I have no money, I want credit.”
The people who sing Patois are called The Maraval Folk Group.
In this book, you will learn to speak Patois.
One carnival Monday morning, a group of men from Denmou Street, who had been partying all Sunday night, came out into the street beating the tambour bamboo.
When Saturday came, my mother gave me money to go to the shop.
It lasted for almost two hours.
Everyone in Maraval knows Morella.
In Paramin, there is a shop where everything happens. This is Fredom’s shop.
chak fwaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen di “lajan mwen fini, ban té san dé pa sé plis.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gwanmanman-yo té malad.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon nonm viniEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Byen bonjou, non-mwen sé Paulette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lékòl koumansé wit é dimi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan Savan té di, “Jan Kouyon meté dlo bouwi pou ba-i yon bon ti ben, pis manman pa sa benyen épi dlo fwet, li ké vini malad plis.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tout bagayEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
I said, “My money finish, I cannot buy anything else.”
always
a man came
Their grandmother was ill.
School begins at eight thirty.
Good day, my name is Paulette.
everything
The Smart One said to the Stupid One, “You must put water to boil in order to give her a good little bath, because grandmother cannot be bathing with water that cold, she will get sicker.”
Yo volé savolan andidan savann-la.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Madanm Montano te enmen jwé Kannaval anpil.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
apan medeoEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki le gwoup kalé Sent Lisi?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo sé dé sésé. Pi gwan sé Colette épi piti-a se’ Lynnette.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tifi-a di sa non-li sété MaritaEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo véyé li alé épi alé jis li té tonbé andidan dlo-a.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Di mwen kéchoy, sa li té ka di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mrs. Montano likes to play Carnival.
They fly kite in the savannah.
When did the group go to St Lucia?
between the two
The girl said her name was Marita.
There were two sisters. The bigger one was Colette. The smaller one was Lynette.
Tell me something, what was she always saying?
They watched it go and go until it fell in the water.
Kon sa, lè Jan Savan sòti twavay-li apwémidi, li di “Jan kouyon, ou benyen manman Jodi-a?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sèt jou adan yonn simenn.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Harry li té vini faché.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li té mandé Harry pou fè li a lot savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon gason asou lans-la li konnet Harry.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li di, “Sa sé zafè-w, se sezon gwiyav, tan a wed, pa kwédi.”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sé pwèmyé fwa sa wive nan Trindad epi Tobago. Sé bon.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
“Ki moun kalé édé mwen mélé bonbon-an?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Seven days in one week.
When Smart Boy returned home in the afternoon, he said, “Stupid Boy, you bathe mama today?”
She asked Harry to make her another kite.
Harry got angry.
He said, “That is your business, it is guava season, times on the ground hard, no credit.”
A boy on the beach knows Harry.
“Who is going to help me mix the cake?”
It was the first time. It was good.
Vye fanm la koumansé pléwé, kon sa mwen livwé kenz goud.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Pwan liv-laEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Monique pa enmen wouj. Li enmen vèt.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Li souwi épi li di,”kouman ou yé Yoland? ki lè i yé?”Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Gason-an pa tini savolan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Tout zòt tini Anthony ka twavay anpil tan.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Kon sa, toulé bon maten, Jan Kouyon benyen manmam-i.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Wépon mwen an AngléEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
take the book
The old lady began to cry so I handed over fifteen dollars.
He smiled and said “How are you Yoland, what is the time?”
Monique does not like red. She likes green.
All of you have Anthony working a lot of the time.
The boy has no kite.
Respond in English
So, every morning, the foolish boy would bathe his grandmother.
Jan Savan touléjou talé twavay. Min ka kité jan kouyon lakay pou benyen gwanmanman.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
jou pozEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yo chanté nan Lanmès Jounen Kwéyòl Opyay Sent Lisi.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
lè viwéEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Apwézan, leglis Katolik pa te enmen kannaval épi pa te enmen tambou bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Ki les ki pwedyé épi lagwas?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Nonm yo pa kouté.Yo kontiné pou bat bambou.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Sa li te di?Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
rest day, day off
Every day the smart boy went to work, while leaving foolish at home to bathe the grandmother.
when he left
They sang at the “Jounen Kwéyol Mass” at Opyay St Lucia.
Who prayed with grace?
Now the Catholic Church did not like the carnival bacchanal and did not like the tambour bamboo.
What did he say?
The men did not listen. They continued to beat the bamboo.
Fèyèt YonnEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Yon tifi sé ka volé yon tjiki tjong.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Mwen palé aséEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Dimanch, nou kalé légliz épi mesi Bondye pou kado li bay-i nou, épi pwédyé pou lapli.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Jan SavanEveryday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
Lè Lanmés fini, Jan Pawamin épi Jan Mawaval westé pou palé.Everyday phrases · TriniKwéyòl
A girl is flying a chiki chong.
Stage One Reader
On Sunday, we go to church and thank God for gifts He gives us and we pray for rain.
I talk enough
When it was over, people from Paramin and people from Maraval stayed to talk.
Smart Person