Korek! – A Beginner’s Guide to Mauritian Creole by Paul Choy

The author moved to Mauritius from UK and created this book. His explanation of understanding the language is perfect and would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn creole or at least get their feet wet.

In my personal experience I’ve noticed an inversion of French grammar, shortening of French words and spelling. For example if il is he in French, in Creole it’s li or the is put after the subject/object. Tifi-la means the girl. So broken down:
Ti (small) comes from Petit and is pronounced (chi)
Fi (girl) comes from Fille
La (the) is put at the end while in French it would come first.
Basically it helps if you know French. It’s very fascinating when you see the connection between Mauritian Creole and it’s connection to the original French word. Also my wife will translate some of their phrases and euphemisms and they are so creative.

Double talk is when a word is repeated to make it informal e.g.
Mo ti koz ar li yer – I talked with him yesterday
Mo ti koz-koze ar li yer – I chatted with him yesterday
Mo pou mars taler – I am going to walk later
Mo pou mars-marse taler – I am going for a stroll later

English – Creole Vocabulary List below the Table of Contents.

Table of Contents Part 1: Language Guide Chapter 1: First Steps Chapter 2: Filling Gaps Chapter 3: Progressing Chapter 4: Dialogue 1 Chapter 5: It’s all getting a bit tense Chapter 6: Quirky Creole Chapter 7: Dialogue 2 Chapter 8: A Story (in Creole) And Finally Part 2: English – Kreol Vocabulary List

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Verbs

able (to be)	kapav
accept	aksepte, aksept
accompany	akonpagne, akonpagn
adjust	aziste, azist
admire	admire, admir
advise (offer council)	konseye, konsey
afraid (to be)	gagn per
allow	permet
annoy	agase, agas
answer	reponn
appear	aparet or paret
apply	aplike, aplik
approach	koste
assure	asire, asir
bathe	lave, lav
be (relating to location)	ete
beat	bate, bat
become	devini or vini
begin	koumanse, koumans
bite	morde, mord
blame	blame, blam
blow	soufle
boast	flate, flat
boil	bwi
boost	stimile, stimil
bored (to be)	agase, agas
borrow	anprinte, anprint
bother	amerde, amerd
bow	inkline, inklin
breathe	repire, respir
bring	amene, amen
broken	kase, kas
brush	brose, bros
build	aranze, aranz or ranze, ranz
burn	brile, bril
burst	eklate, eklat
bury	antere, anter
can (to be able)	kapav
cancel	kensel

caress	karese, karess
carry	sarye
carve	grave, grav
catch	atrape, atrap or maye, may
chain	ansene, ansenn
change	sanze, sanz
chase	pouse, pous
cheat	frode, frod or trike, trik
chew	masse, mass or moule, moul
choose	swazir
circle	anserkle
claim	reklame, reklam
classify	klasifie
clean	netwaye, netway
clear	efase, efas
climb	grinpe, grinp
close	ferme, ferm
collapse	tonbe, tom
collect	kolekte
collide	tape, tap
come	vini
complain	plengne, plengn
complete	konplete, konplet
compress	konpresse, konpress
concern	konserne, konsern
confuse	abriti
congratulate	felisite, felisit
consent	aksepte, aksept
consult	konsilte
control	kontrole, kontrol
cook	kwi
copy	kopie
correct	korize, koriz
cough	touse, tous
count	konte, kont
cover	kouver
crawl	ranpe, ranp
create	kree
crouch	asize lor lipie
crumple	frwase, frwas
crush	frwase, frwas or kraze, kraz

cry	plore, plor
cut	koupe, koup
damage	andomaze, andomaz
dance	danse, dans
dare	oze, oz
deal (with)	gagn zafer avek
deceive	anbete, anbet
decide	deside, desid
declare	deklare, deklar
decorate	dekore, dekor
decrease	diminie
defend	defann
dehydrate	dezidrate, dezidrat
delete	efase, efas
deliver	livre
demonstrate	demontre or montre
depend	depann
descend	desann
desire	desire, desir
despise	meprize, mepriz
destroy	touye, touy
develop	devlope, devlop
die	mor
differ	ki diferan ar
dig	fouye, fouy
digest	dizere, dizer
direct	donn direksion
disagree	pa dakor
disappear	disparet
discuss	diskite, diskit
dislike	pa kontan
disperse	disperse, dispers or fane, fann
dispute	diskite, diskit
distribute	distribie
dive	plonze, plonz
divide	divize, diviz
do	fer
drag	tire, tir
draw	desine, desinn
dream	reve, rev
dress (oneself)	abiye, abiy
dribble	reye, rey

drink	bwar
drip	koule, koul
drive	kondire, kondir
drool	bave, bav
drop	large, larg
drop (allow to fall)	lestonbe
dry	fer sek or met sek
eat	manze, manz
educate	edike, edik
eject	ezekte
embarrass	anbarase, anbaras
embrace	anbrase, anbras
encourage	ankouraze, ankouraz
enter	rantre, rant
escape	sove, sov
exaggerate	exazere, exazer
exchange	esanze, esanz
exist	existe, exist
expect	atann
experience	fer lexperyans
explode	eklate, eklat or exploze, exploz
express	exprime, exprim
fall (down)	tonbe, tom
fish	lapes
forget	bliye
fun (to have)	fer gamat
get	gagne, gagn
give	donne, donn
go	ale, al
grasp	trape, trap
greet	salie
grind	kraze, kraz
grip	sezi
guard (to look after)	veye, vey
hide	kasiet
hope	espere, esper
irritate	agase, agas
join	zwenn
jump	sote, sot
justify	zistifie
keep	garde, gard
kiss	anbrase, anbras or ba

kneel (down)	azenou
knock	tape, tap
know	kone, konn
leak	koule, koul
lift (up)	leve, lev
magnify	grosi
maintain	mintenir
make	fabrike, fabric or fer
manage	dirize, diriz
mark	marke, mark
mark (check accuracy)	korize, koriz
marry	marye
mean (to signify)	sinifie, sinifi
measure	mezire, mezir
meet	zwenn
memorise	memorize, memoriz
mention	mansione, mansionn
merge	zwenn
migrate	emigre
mind	anbarase, anbaras
mingle	melanze avek
minimise	minimize, minimiz
miss (to lack)	manke, mank
miss (to omit)	rate, rat
misunderstand	mal konpran or tronpe, tronp
mix	melanze, melanz
mix up	briye
moan	plengne, plengn
motivate	motive, motiv
mould	moule, moul
mount	monte lor
move	bouze, bouz
move (displace)	deplase, deplas
move (move forward)	avanse, avans
muddle	anbrouye
multiply	miltipliye, miltipliy
murmur	mirmire, mirmir
muster	rasanble, rasanbl
mutter	grogne, grogn
name	apele, apel

navigate	navige
need	bizin
neglect	neglize, negliz
nip	pinse, pins
note	note, not
notice	remarke, remark
notify	notifie
obey	obeir
oblige	oblize, obliz
observe	obzerve, observ
obstruct	bloke, blok
obtain	gagne, gagn
occupy	okipe, okip
occur	arive, ariv
offend	ofanse, ofans
offer	done, donn
operate	opere, oper
oppose	opoze, opoz
organise	organize, organiz
overdo	exazere, exazer
overtake	depasse, depass
own	posede, posed
pacify	kalme
pack	anbale, anbal or ranpli
paint	pintire, pintir
pant	respire avek difikilte
paralyse	paralize, paraliz
pardon	pardone, pardonn
pardon (to excuse)	exkize, exkiz
part	separe, separ
participate	partisipe, partisip
pass	pase, pass
pat	tape, tap
pay	peye, pey
peek	louke, louk
peel	plise, plis
peep	louke, louk
persevere	persevere
persuade	konvink
pick	ramase, ramas
pick up	ramase, ramas
pierce	perse, pers
plant	plante, plant

play	zwe
pluck	kase, kas
polish	poli
pour	vide, vid
pray	priye
precede	presede, presed
precipitate	presipite, presipit
precise	presize, presiz
prepare	prepare, prepar
prescribe	preskrir
preserve	preserve, preserv
pretend	fer samblan
prevent	prevenir
produce	prodir
progress	progrese, progres
prohibit	interdi
promise	promet
protect	proteze, protez
protest	proteste, protest
prove	prouve, prouv
provide	fourni
provoke	agase, agas
pull	rise, ris or tire, tir
push	pouse, pous
put	mete, met
quantify	mizire, mizir
quarrel	lager
query	demann
quit	kite, kit
raze	raze, raz
reach (a destination)	arive, ariv
read	lir
ready	pare
realise	realize, realiz
recall	rapel
receive	resevwar
recharge	resarze
reclaim	reklame, reklam
recline	inkline, inklin
recognise	rekonet
recommend	rekomande, rekomand
record	anrezistre, anrezistr

recover	degaze
reduce	diminie
reflect	reflekte, reflekt
refuse	refize, refiz
regret	regrete, regret
relax	dekontrakte
remain	reste, rest
remember	rapel
remove	tire, tir
rent	lwe
repair	repare, repar
repeat	repete, repet
resemble	resanble, resanbl
rest	repoze, repoz
restrain	anpese, anpes
return	retourne, retourn
reward	rekompanse, rekompans
rinse	rinse, rins
rip	desire, desir
rotate	pivote
rub	frote, frot
ruin	rwine, rwin
run	galoupe, galoup
rush	degaze, degaz
save	sape, sap
save (to economise)	ekonomize, ekonomiz
say	dir
scare	fer per
scratch	grate, grat
seal	sele
search	rode, rod
see	trouve, trouv
seek	rode, rod
seem	paret
seize	sezi
sell	vande, vann
send	anvwaye, anvway or avoye, avoy
separate	separe, separ
settle	etabli
sew	koud
shake	sakouye, sakouy

share	partaze, partaz
sharpen	fite, fit
shatter	kase, kass
shave	raze, raz
shine	briye
shout	kriye, kriy
show	montre
shut	ferme
sing	sante, sant
sit	asize, asiz
slap	kalot
sleep	dormi
slide	glise, glis
smile	sourir
sneeze	terne
snif	santi
solve	rezoud
sow	seme
sparkle	briye or glase
speak	koze, koz
specify	spesifie
spell	eple
spend	depanse, depans
spit (out)	crase, cras
split	fann
spoil	gate, gat
spray	spre
spread	propaze, propaz
squat	akroupi
stab	pwagnarde, pwagnard
stand	deboute, debout
start	koumanse, koumans
stick	kole, kol
stink	santi pi
stir	deleye, deley
stop	arete, aret
straighten	drese, dres or fer vin drwat
stroll	mars-marse
submerge	sibmerze
suck	souse, sous
suggest	sigzere, sigzer
surround	antoure, antour

swallow	avale, aval
sweat	transpire, transpir
sweep	balie
swim	naze, naz
swing	balanse, balans
take	pran
taste	goute, gout
teach	ansegne, ansegn
tease	sikane, sikann or takine, takinn
tell	dir
test	teste, test
thank	remersie
think	panse, pans
threaten	menase, menas
throw	avoye, avoy or lanse, lans
tick	met enn rayt
tire	fatige, fatig
tired (to become)	touye, touy
touch	touse, tous
translate	tradir
transplant	transplante, transplant
travel	vwayaze, vwayaz
tremble	tranble
trick	trike
tumble	tonbe, tom
turn	tourne, tourn
uncover	dekouver
understand	konpran
unite	inir
untie	defer
use	servi
utter	prononse, pronons
verify	verifie
vibrate	vibre
visit	vizite, vizit
vomit	vomi
wait	atann
wait (for)	espere, esper
wake	leve, lev
walk	marse, mars
wander	chake

want	anvi
warn	averti
wash	lave, lav
watch	gete, get
wear	mete, met
weep	plore, plor
weigh	mezire, mezir or peze, pez
welcome	akeyir
whip	fwete, fwet
whisper	koz dousman or mirmire, mirmir
whistle	sifle
win	gagne, gagn
wipe	souyer
withdraw	tire, tir
work	travay
wrap	anbale, anbal
write	ekrir
yawn	baye

Numbers and counting

number	nimero or nonb
one	enn
two	de
three	trwa
four	kat
five	sink
six	sis
seven	set
eight	wit
nine	nef
ten	dis
eleven	onz
twelve	douz
thirteen	trez
fourteen	katorz
fifteen	kinz
sixteen	sez
seventeen	diset
eighteen	dizwit

nineteen	diznef
twenty	vin
twenty-one	vint-e-enn
twenty-two	vennde
twenty-three	venntrwa
twenty-four	vennkat
twenty-five	vennsink
twenty-six	vennsis
twenty-seven	vennset
twenty-eight	vintwit
twenty-nine	vintnef
thirty	trant
forty	karannt
fifty	sinkant
sixty	swasant
seventy	swasanntdis
eighty	katrovin
ninety	katrovin-dis
one hundred	san
one thousand	mil
one million	enn milyon

first	premie
second	deziem
third	trwaziem
fourth	katiem
fifth	sinkiem
sixth	sisiem
seventh	setiem
eighth	witiem
ninth	nefiem
tenth	disiem

Quantities

amount	kantite
big	gro
equal	egal
even	egal or regilie
how (much/many)	komie
much	boukou
multiple	miltip

numerous	boukou
quantity	kantite
quarter	enn kar
rate	tarif
size	latay
small	tipti

Time and date

Monday	Lindi
Tuesday	Mardi
Wednesday	Merkredi
Thursday	Zedi
Friday	Vandredi
Saturday	Samdi
Sunday	Dimans

wikenn	weekend
yesterday	yer

January	Zanvie
February	Fevriye
March	Mars
April	Avril
May	Me
June	Zwin
July	Zilie
August	Out
September	Septam
October	Oktob
November	Novam
December	Desam

month	mwa
monthly	mansiel

afternoon	lapremidi
afternoon (late)	tanto
anytime	ninport kan
before	avan
date	dat
dawn	lob

day	zour
day (the)	lizour
early	boner
evening	aswar
immediately	deswit or toutswit
later	taler
long (time)	longtan
midnight	minwi
minute	minit
moment	letan or moman
morning	gramatin
night	lanwit
noon	midi
now	aster-la
nowadays	zordizour
often	souvan
once	enn sel fwa
recently	fek or resaman
soon	biento
time	ler
today	zordi
tomorrow	demin or dime
week	lasemenn
year	lane

People

anyone	ninport ki sann-la
aunt	matant
baby	baba
boy	garson
boyfriend	kopin or pwinter
brother	frer
brother-in-law	bofrer
child	zenfan
childhood	lafans
cousin	kouzin
daughter	tifi
daughter-in-law	belfi
father	papa
father-in-law	boper
female	femel

fisherman	peser
girlfriend	kopinn
grandchild	ti-zanfan
grandfather	granper
grandmother	granmer
grandparents	granparan
grandson	ti-zanfan
husband	mari or misie
lady	madam
lady (young)	mamzel
male	mal
man	dimounn or zom
man (young)	zennzan
mister	misie
mother	mama
mother-in-law	belmer
nephew	neve
niece	nies
nobody	personn
nurse	ners
people	dimounn
person	dimounn
relative	fami
sister	ser
sister-in-law	belser
son	garson
son-in-law	zann
teenager	adolesan
teens	ladolesans
uncle	tonton
wife	fam
woman	fam

Natural world

animal	zanimo
bird	zwazo
bull	toro
cat	sat
chicken	poul
cow	vas
dog	lisien
duck	kanar

elephant	lelefan
fish	pwason
frog	grenouy
goat	kabri
mammal	mamifer
monkey	zako
mouse	souri
pig	koson
rabbit	lapin
rat	lera
shark	rekin
snake	serpan
tortoise	torti
whale	labalenn

ant	fourmi
bee	mous-dimiel
butterfly	papiyon
centipede	sanpie
insect	bebet
ladybird	poulbondie
mosquito	moustik
snail	kourpa
spider	laregne
worm	lever

branch	brans
bush	bwison
grass	lerb
plant	plant
tree	pie
weed	move lerb

summer	lete
winter	liver

breeze	labriz
cloud	niaz
cyclone	siklonn
dew	laroze
rain	lapli
rainy	lapli / lapli
snow	lanez

storm	tanpet
thunderstorm	loraz
weather	klima
wind	divan

coral	koray
earth	later
gravity	gravite
moon	lalinn
moon (full)	plenn (linn)
nature	lanatir
ocean	losean
sky	lesiel
sun	soley
universe	liniver
world	lemond
worldwide	mondial

The body

abdomen	abdomenn
ankle	sevi
arm	lebra
blood	disan
body	lecor
bone	lezo
brain	laservel or servo
breath	lesouf
cheek	lazou
chest	torax or tors
chin	manton
disease	maladi
dizziness	vertiz
dizzy	tourdi
ear	zorey
elbow	koud
eye	lizie
eyebrow	soursi
eyelash	sil
eyelid	popier
feet	lipie
finger	ledwa
gut	lintestin

hair	seve
hammer	marto
hand	lame
head	latet
heart	leker
intestine	lintestin
jaw	lamaswar
kidney	lerin
knee	zenou
lips	lalev
liver	lefwa
lung	poumon
mind	lespri
moustache	moustas
mouth	labous
muscle	misk
neck	licou
nerve	ner
nose	nene
shoulder	zepol
skeleton	skelet
skin	lapo
stomach	lestoma
tendon	tandon
thigh	lakwis
throat	lagorz
thumb	pous
toe	ledwa lipie
tongue	lalang
tooth	ledan
vein	lavenn
voice	lavwa
waist	latay
wrist	pwagne

Around the house

bathroom	sal-debin
bed sheets	dra
bedroom	lasam
kitchen	lakwizinn
roof	twa
room	lasam

sitting room	salon
toilet	twalet
wall	miray
wash room	twalet
window	lafnet
yard/courtyard	lakour

basket	panie
bath	bin
bed	lili
bin	poubel
binoculars	zimel
blanket	molton
book	liv
bottle	boutey
bowl	bol
box	bwat
bucket	seo
bulb	glob
chair	sez
clock	revey
cushion	kousin
door	laport
drain	drin
drawer	tirwar
envelope	lanvlop
glass	ver
glasses/spectacles	linet
handle	pwagne
key	lakle
knife	kouto
mirror	laglas or mirwar
oven	four
pane (window)	karo vit
pillow	lorye
pin	pinn
pin (safety)	zepeng
plug	pleg
pool	pisinn
pot (flower)	vaz
purse	portmone
refrigerator	frizider
scissors	sizo

screw	vis
screwdriver	tournavis
shower	dous
sink	levie
spade	lapel
spoon	kouyer
stairs	leskalie
suitcase	valiz
table	latab
telephone	telefonn
television	televizion
toilet	twalet
towel	serviet
tweezers	pins
umbrella	parasol
wardrobe	larmwar
wash basin	lavabo
watch (wrist)	mont
wire	difil

Food and drink

bread	dipin
cake	gato
cheese	fromaz
dessert	deser
egg	dizef
olive	zoliv
omelette	omlet
onion	zwayon
pepper	dipwav
potato	pomdeter
rice	diri
soup	lasoup
tomato	tomat
vanilla	lavani

apple	pom
banana	banann
grape	rezin
melon	melon
orange	zoranz

peach	pes
pineapple	zanana
watermelon	melondo

beer	labier
coffee	kafe
juice	zi
milk	dile
tea	dite
water	delo
wine	divin

Clothes

belt	sintir
button	bouton
coat	palto
dress	rob
glove	legan
pocket	poz
pyjamas	pizama
shirt	semiz
shoe	soulie
skirt	zip
sock	soset
sweater	poulover or triko
trousers	pantalon

Colours

colour

kouler

black	nwar
blue	ble
brown	maron
green	ver
grey	gri
orange	zoranz
pink	roz
purple	violet
red	rouz
white	blan

yellow

zonn

Finding your way

left	gos
near	pre
north	lenor
outdoor	an-plener
outside	deor
right	drwat
south	lesid
there	la
underneath	anba
west	lwes

Places

gate	lantre
ground	later
hospital	lopital
market	bazar
mountain	montagn
over	lor
overseas	lot pei
place	plas
sea	lamer
space	lespas
town	lavil
village	vilaz

Measurements

centimetre	santimet
foot	pie
inch	pous
kilometre	kilomet
metre	met
mile	mil
millimetre	milimet

Other general vocabulary

ability	kapasite
absence	absans or labsans
absent	absan
absolutely	absoliman
accident	aksidan
advantage	lavantaz
advice	konsey
agree	dakor
agreement	lakor
air	ler
alcohol	lalkol
alike	parey
all	tou
alone	tousel
already	deza
always	touzour
amazement	etonnman
amusement	lamizman
angle	lang
angry	ankoler
answer	repons
anything	ninport ki zafer
appointment	randevou
approval	lakor
bad	move
bag	sak
balance	balans
basin	kivet
beautiful	zoli
because	akoz or parski
behaviour	konportman
belief	krwayans
bend	kontour
benefit	lavantaz
better	meyer
bicycle	bisiklet
birth	nesans
blame	blam
blind	aveg
blindness	avegleman
blow	kou

blur	flou
boat	bato
boss	patron
brick	blok
bridge	pon
bright	vif
brush	bros
burst	eklatman
business	bizness
but	me
cane	kann
cap	kap or kasket
card	kart
careful	fer attension
careless	foupamal
cast	kast
castle	sato
caution	prekosion
cautious	pridan
cave	lakav
celebration	selebrasion
centre	sant
chain	lasenn
chalk	lakre
chance	sans
charm	sarm
chase	lasas
cheap	bomarse
cheater	voler
chemical	simik
choice	swa
church	legliz
circle	serk
city	site
claim	reklamation
clean	prop
clear	kler
climate	klima
close (to someone)	proz avec
cloth	latwal
clumsy	maladrwa
cold	fre
cold (a)	lagrip

complaint	konplint
completely	konpletman
confuse	konfizion
connection	koneksion
conscious	konsian
cook (a)	kwizinie
cord	lakord
correct	exakt
correction	koreksion
couple	koup
cover	kouvertir
crazy	fou
creation	kreasion
credit	kredi or merit
crime	krim
crowd	lafoul
cruel	kriel
cup	tas
current	kouran
curve	kontour
damage	domaz
damp	mwat or imid
dance	dans
danger	danze
dangerous	danzere
dark	nwar
dead	mor
deaf	sourd
death	lamor
debt	det
decision	desizion
decoration	dekorasion
decorative	dekoratif
deeply	profondeman
defence	defans
defensive	defansi
degree	degre
deliberately	expreseman
delicate	frazil
delicious	bon
delivery	livrezon
demonstration	demonstrasion
dependency	depandans

dependent	depandan
deposit	depo or depozit
desire	dezir
detail	detay
development	devlopman
difference	diferans
different	diferan
difficult	difisil
difficulty	difikilte
direct	direk
directly	direkteman
dirt	salte
dirty	sal
disadvantage	dezavantaz
discovery	dekouver or trouvay
discussion	diskision
disorder	dezord
disorderly	an dezord
distance	distans
distant	distan or lwin
distribution	distribision
doctor	dokter
doubt	dout
drawing	desin
dream	rev
drink (a)	bwason
drop	gout
dry	sek
duplicate	kopi
each	sak
easily	fasilman
easy	fasil
economical	ekonomik
economy	lekonomi
edge	bor or rebor
education	ledikasion
effect	lefe
effective	efektif
effectiveness	lefikasite
electric	elektrik
electrician	elektrisien
electricity	kouran
embarrassment	lanbara

encouragement	lankourazman
end	lafin
engine	moter
English	Angle
enough	ase
environment	lanvironnman
equipment	lekipman
error	erer
event	evennman
ever	dezavantaz
every	sak
evidence	prev
exact	exak
exaggeration	exazerasion
example	lexanp
except	exsepte
exception	exsepsion
excess	anplis
exchange	esanz
existence	lexistans
exit	sorti
expensive	ser
extremely	extra or mari
fashion	lamod
fishing	lapes
flight	vol
game	zwe
gift	kado
girl	tifi
giver	doner
gold	lor
golden	dore
good	bon
great	gran or top
grief	sagrin
how	kouma
however	selman
hunger	fin
hungry	gagn fin
jealous	zalou
jealousy	zalouzi
journey	vwayaz
just	zis

kick	kout or pie
kind	bon
knot	ne
knowledge	konesans
letter	let
lie	manti
like (this or that)	kouma
machine	masinn
mail	kourye
main	prinsipal
mainly	prinsipalman
marriage	maryaz
married	marye
may (be able to)	kapav
maybe	kitfwa
mean	vedir
meaning	sinifikasion
meat	laviann
medicine	medsinn
meeting	reunion
mercy	pitie
mess	dezord
message	mesaz
method	metod
middle	milie
mile	mil
mine	pou mwa
miniature	miniatir
minimum	minimum
miserable	malere or miserab
mistake	fot
most	laplipar
mostly	sirtou
motion	mouvman
motorbike	moto
mouldy	mwazi
mouldy (to go)	gagn mwazi
movement	mouvman
muddle	dezord
music	lamizik
must	bizin or neseser or obligatwar
my	mo bann

myself	momem or mwa
name	nom
narrow	mins or retresi or sere
natural	natirel
naturally	natirelman
naughty	move
neat	an-ord or prop
neatly	an-ord
necessary	neseser
necessity	nesesite
need	lebezwin
negative	negatif
nerve (courage)	kouraz
nerves	trak
nervous	nerve
new	nef or nouvo
newspaper	zournal
next	prosin or swivan
nice	agreab or bon or zoli
no	non
noise	tapaz
noisy	ki fer tapaz
none	okenn
nonsense	ninport
normal	normal
nostril	trou-nene
nothing	nanye
nuisance	nwizans
numb	angourdi
nutrient	aliman nitritif
object	kiksoz or l’obze
observation	lobzervasion
obstacle	obstak
obstruction	obstriksion
obvious	evidan
occasion	lokazion
odd	bizar
odour	loder
off (switch)	tengn
offence	ofans
offensive	ofansif
offer	lof or of
office	biro

official	ofisiel
officially	ofisielman
oil	delwil
old	vie
on	lor
oneself	limem
only	zis
open	ouver
opening	ouvertir
openly	ouvertman
opportunity	loportinite
opposite (of)	kontrer
option	opsion
or	ouswa or swa
ordinary	ordiner
organisation	lorganizasion
organiser	organizateur
original	orizinal
other	lot
our	nou or pou nou
out	deor
outsider	etranze
oval	oval
owe	dwa
owner	proprieter
oxygen	loxizenn
packet	pake
page	paz
pain	douler
painful	penib
paint	lapintir
pair	per
pale	pal
panel	pano
panic	panik
paper	papie
paradise	paradi
paragraph	paragraf
parallel	paralel
parent	paran
part	par
part (of)	an parti
particular	partikilie

partition	klwazon or partision
party	fet
passage	pasaz
passenger	pasaze
passport	paspor
past	lepase
path	santie or semin or sime
patience	patians
pattern	patern
pause	poz or silans
pavement	trotwar
paw	lapat
payment	peyman
peace	lape
peaceful	kalm or trankil
pear	pwar
pedestrian	pieton
peg	pins
pen	plim
pencil	kreyon
pencil case	plimie
pencil sharpener	fitwar
perfect	parfe
perfume	parfime
perhaps	kapav
pester	manz lavi
phone (mobile)	portab
photo	foto
picture	tablo
piece	morso
pile	enn ta
pity	pitie
plan	plan
plane	avion
plaster	plak
plastic	plastik
plate	pla
platform	lestrad
pleasant	agreab
please (formal)	silvouple
please (informal)	silteple
pleasure	plezir
pliers	pins

point	pwin
poison	pwazon
pole	polone
police	lapolis
poor	pov
portion	porsion
position	pozision
possession	posesion
possible	posib
post	lapos
post (job role)	(plas) travay
powder	lapoud
power	pouvwar
praise	eloz
prayer	lapriyer
precise	presi
preparation	preparasion
prescription	lordonans
presence	prezans
present (timeframe)	prezan
press	lapres
price	pri
pride	fierte
priority	priorite
private	prive
problem	problem
procedure	prosedir
process	prosesis
profit	profi
property	propriete
protection	proteksion
public	piblik
publicity	piblisite or reklam
punch	koudpwin
pure	pir
purity	pirte
purple	mov
purpose	lintansion
qualification	kalifikasion
quality	kalite
quarrel	bagar
question	kestion
queue	lake

quick	rapid
quickly	vit
quiet	trankil
race	lekours
radio	radio
rag	sinfon
rage	laraz
rather (than)	plito
raw	kri
razor	razwar
reaction	reaksion
reason	la rezon
reasoning	rezonnman
receipt	resi
recent	resan
recovery	retablisman
reform	reform
regular	regilie
release	liberasion
religion	relizion
request	reket
respect	respe
respectable	respektab
responsible	responsab
rhythm	ritm
rib	kot
rich	ris
ring	bag
river	larivier
riverbank	bor larivier
road	semin or sime
rock	ros
rope	lakord
rough	brouyon
round	ron
rubbish	salte
rude	malelve
ruin	larwinn
rust	larouy
sad	tris
safety	sekirite
salt	disel
same	parey

sand	disab
sauce	lasos
school	lekol
science	sians
screen	lekran
seat	siez
secret	sekre
selection	seleksion
self	mwa
serious	serye
shame	laont
shape	form
sharp	fite
shelf	letazer
shell	koki
shiny	briyan
shiver	frison
shock	sok
shop	laboutik
short	kourt
sick	malad
sickness	maladi
side	kote
sieve	taminn
sigh	soupir
sign	sign
signature	signatir
silence	silans
silent	trankil
silver	larzan
simple	simp
sincere	sinser
sincerity	sinserite
sip	ti-gorze
slice	trans
slim	mins
slope	lapant
slow	dousman
smart	elegan
smell	loder
smoke	lafime
smooth	lis
soap	savon

soft	mol or mou
sole	semel
solid	solid
soluble	solib
something	zafer
song	sante
sort	espes
soul	lespri
sound	son
sour	eg
special	spesial
speech	diskour
spirit	lespri
sponge	leponz
sport	spor
spot	tas
spring	printan
square	kare
star	zetwal
steam	vaper
steel	lasie
step	pa
sticky	kolan
stiff	red
still	ankor
stone	ros
story	zistwar
straight	drwat
strange	etranz
stranger	etranze
street	lari
strong	for
structure	striktir
student	etidian
stupid	kouyon
substance	sibstans
sudden	enn kout
sugar	disik
suggestion	sizestion
superb	siper
surely	sirman
surprise	sirpriz
sweet	dou

talk	kozri
tall	long
tasty	bon
teacher	profeser
team	lekip
tear	larm
teeth	ledan
temper	karakter
temperature	tanperatir
tendency	tandans
that	sa
that (is what)	seki
theatre	teat
theory	teori
thick	epe
thickness	lepeser
thief	voler
thin	mins
thing	kiksoz
thirst	laswaf or swaf
thirsty	gagn swaf
this	sa
threat	menas
through	atraver
tick (a)	rayt
ticket	tiket
tidy	an-ord
tight	sere
tin	bwat konserv
tiny	miniskil
tip	bout
tire	larou
tired	fatige
tiredness	lafatigue
together	ansam
tool	zouti
top	some
torch	tors
tough	dir
train	trin
transport	transpor
trap	pieze
trash	salte

tray	plato
treasury	trezor
trick	trik
trip	exkirsion
trouble	problem
true	vre
trust	konfians
truth	verite
try	seye, sey
type	tip
ugly	vilin
ultimate	final
unbalance	dezekilibre
uncomfortable	infonfortab
unlucky	malsanse
unsure	insertin
untidy	an dezord
until	ziska
upside-down	anba-lao
useful	itil
usual	abitiel
utility	itilite
validity	validite
value	valer
vapour	lavaper
variant	varyant
variation	varyasion
variety	varyete
various	boukou or diferan
vertical	vertikal
vest	zile
vision	vi
visitor	viziter
voyage	vwayaz
wage	lapey
war	lager
warm	tied
wave	vag
weak	feb
weakness	febles
wealth	rises
wedding	maryaz
weight	pwa

weird	bizar
well	bien
well-known	renome
wet	mouye
what	ki
wheel	larou
wheelbarrow	bouret
when	kan
where	kot
who	ki
who (direct question)	ki sann-la
why	kifer
wide	larz
wild	sovaz
wing	lezel
wise	saz
wish	ve
with	ar or avek or ek
without	san
wood	dibwa
wooden	an dibwa
wool	lalenn
word	mo
worker	travayer
wrapper	anbalaz
wrong	pa bon
yes	wi
young	zenn
youth	zenes

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