Health

How are you feeling? Comment ça va? Cohmo[n] sah vah? 

Comment tu te sens? Cohmo[n] tseet so[n]? (If you were sick)

Are you well?  T'es bien? Tih bya[n]?

He is healthy.  Il est gaillard. Eel ih gahyahrd.

She is unwell. Elle sens pas bien. Ah so[n] pah bya[n]. 

She is sick. Elle est malade. Ah lih mahlahd.

Doctor  le docteur  luh dōktuhr

Nurse  la nurse  lah nurse
Medicine  la médecine lah medsin
Hospital   l' hôpital lopeetahl
I'm going to the doctor. Je suis gawn au docteur. Shuh gawn ō dōktuhr.

I'm going to get a shot.  Je suis gawn me met une shot.  Shuh gawn muhmet an shot.

You should go to the doctor. Tu devras aller au docteur.  Tsee duhvruh ahlih ō dōktuhr.
You should take your medicine. Tu devras prends ta médecine. Tsee duhvruh prawn tah medsin.

Take your medicine. Prends ta médecine, toi. Prawn tah medsin, twah.
I'm going to give the medicine to him. Je suis gawn le donner ça médecine. Shoo gawn luh donnih sah medsin.

I'm going to give the medicine to her. Je suis gawn la donner ça médecine. Shoo gawn lah donnih sah medsin.


Rest  reposér  rihpozih

Get some rest. Va te reposér. Vah tuh rihpozih. 

You should rest. Tu devras te reposér. Tsee duhvruh tuh rihpozih.

You need to sleep. Ta besoin dormir. Tah bihzwa[n] dormih.

I need to rest. Je suis besoin me reposér.  Shih bihzwa[n] muh rihpozih.

Drink a lot.  Boire un tas.  Bwahr a[n] tah
Let's drink some water. Allon boire d'leau.  Allo[n] bwahr dloe.

He is thirsty.  Il la soif.  Ee  la swahf.

I'm thirsty. J'ai soif. Shih swahf. 

He should drink more water.  Il devrait boire plus d'leau. Ee duhvruh / duhvrih bwahr ploo dlō.

Don't forget to drink some water. Oublie pas de boire d'leau. Oblay pah duh bwahr dloe.


Don't forget to take (along) your water.  Oublie pas devenir ton d'leau.  Oblay pah davneer to[n] dlō.


Some tea  du thé dzu tih
Soup la soupe lah soop
I don't feel well. Je me sens pas bien. shmuh so[n] pah bya[n]
I feel sick. Je me sens malade. shmuh so[n] mahlahd

My____ hurt(s). Mon_____fait mal. Mo(n)____fih mahl.

My arm hurts.   Mon bras fait mal.   mo[n] brah fih mahl

My heart hurts.  Mon coeur fait mal.   mo[n] cuhr fih mahl

intestines   les intestins   lih a[n] tah sta[n] 

Arm le bras luh brah

Back le dos luh dōh

Legs les jambes lih Ʒahm

Knees les genoux  lihzƷnoo

Neck le cou  luh coo

Head la tête lah teht

Hands les mains lih ma[n]

Feet les pieds lih pyih

Weather

le soleil (luh sō lā) the sun
It is sunny. luh so lay bree
The weather is pretty. luh to[n] ih jolee / jolee to[n] ohjourdzu
The weather was pretty. lun to[n] tih jolee lawt jour.
Rain pwee
It is raining. la pwee tohm
It is drizzling. Sahpray mooyahsih.

les nuage (lā nwā) the clouds
It is cloudy. luh to[n] ih coovahr

Lihtih
leevahr
lotohn
luh prahnto[n]

Temperature
 (shō) Hot
(Sah fā shō) It is hot.
Warm  sho
low ih ked - the water is warm
It is warm. Sah fih sho
Cool fresh
It is cool. Sah fih fresh.
Cold frih
It is cold. Sah fih frih

Wind luh vahn
It is windy. Sih a[n] groh vahn.

Sleet la vahr glahs
It is sleeting. la vahr glahs tohm.

Hail la grehl
It is hailing. la grehl tohm.

Snow la nehj
It is snowing. La nehj tohm.

(ā clar) lightning lez ae clahr
It is lightning. tahpih ihclihrih

Hurricane a[n] ohrahga[n]
There is a hurricane. ee nah a[n] ohrahga[n]
A hurricane is coming. lorahga[n] aprevnihr.

A storm is coming. luh mohvayto[n] ih apres ahreevih.
The weather is bad/ugly. luh to[n] ih veela[n]
The weather was bad/ugly. luh to[n] tih veela[n]
seeds- dih grahn
walnut - lih cahpawn nwahr
dih graws cahpawn - big hickory nut
Fire dzu fuh
There is a fire. Ee nah a[n] fuh
There is a lot of smoke. Ee nah a[n] to[n] bookahn.

It is dry. Sih sek. Luh to[n] ih sek. Sah fih sek a[n] tah. (a lot)

(lāz ehtwell) the stars
brille (brā) shining
(Kuh to[n]ar meh krahz) May the thunder crush me. ***What kind of expression?

Housework

to pick up/"save" things
I'm going to save the groceries.


to wash dishes
You are going to wash the dishes.


to do laundry
He is going to do laundry.


to vacuum
She is going to vacuum.

housework loovrahj duh mayzo[n]
We are going to do housework. Ah vah fahr duh loovrahj duh mayzo[n]

to sweep bahlyih
Y'all are sweeping. Voozawt apres bahlyih

to mop mahp a lo / Shapres pahsih mo[n] mahp.
They are mopping. Ee so[n] apres pahsih luh mahp.

to dust ihpoostih
I am dusting Shapres ihpoostih

to wipe/clean the table Shapres nitwahyiy lah tahb.
You are wiping/cleaning the table. Twah nitwahyiy lah tahb.

to wipe/clean the counter Shapres nitwahyiy luh contwahr
He is wiping/cleaning the counter. Lwee eelih apres nitwahyiy luh contwahr.

to wipe/clean the stove Shapres nitwahyiy luh stove. Shapres nitwahyiy lah shurnih.
She is wiping/cleaning the stove El ahlih apres nitwahyiy luh stove.

to clean the bathroom Shapres nitwahyiy luh shawm duh ba[n]
We are cleaning the bathroom Ahnih apres nitwahyiy luh shawn duh ba[n]

to make the bed Ej vah fahr ahronjih luh lee.
Y'all are making the bed Voozawt apres ahronjih luh lee.

to organize/put things in their places ahronjih
They are organizing things. Ee so[n] apres ahronjih.

Food / Cooking / Kitchen

Euhj vas mo[n]jih - To eat
Shapres mo[n]jih - I am eating
Tah pih mo[n]jih - You are eating
Ee l'apray mo[n]jih - He is eating
Elle a lih mo[n]jih - She is eating
Sih apray mo[n]jih - It is eating
Ahnih apray mo[n]jih - We are eating
Ee so[n] apray mo[n]jih - They are eating

Shih mo[n]jih deja - I ate already
Tah mo[n]jih - You ate
Eel a mo[n]jih - He ate
Elle ah lah mo[n]jih - She ate
Sah mo[n]jih - It ate
Ahnah mo[n]jih - We ate
Eel o[n] mo[n]jihThey ate

Mo[n]j to[n] mo[n]jih / Mo[n]j to[n] plah Eat your food / Eat your plate (of food)
Ahlo[n] mo[n]jih - Let's eat.


Shaprih bwar - I am drinking
Tsee vah espihrih, weh sha - You gonna wait, yeah you.
Tah pih bwar - You are drinking
Ee lah pih bwar - He is drinking
Elle a lah pih bwar - She is drinking
Sih apray bwar - It is drinking
Ahnih apray bwar - We are drinking
Ee so[n] apray bwar - They are drinking


Dzu lih - Some milk
leeshih - to lick / to nurse
d'lō - Water
Dzu tih - Tea
Dzu kahfih - Coffee
Tsee vuh an tas dzu kahfih - You want some coffee?

Dairy
Shoo gawn fahr a[n] gahto - I'm going to make a cake
Yogurt
Dzu frōhmaj - Some cheese
Dzu lih cahyih - Cottage cheese

Shoo gawn kwihr - I'm going to cook...
Shoo gawn mo[n]jih - I'm going to eat...
Kee tsee vuh mo[n]jih - What do you want to eat?
Euhj vuh mo[n]jih - I want to eat...
Dah vyohn - Meat
Lah pōwhl / pool - Lah poolet - Chicken / Young chicken
Dzu kahnar - Duck
Dah vyan dzu zwah - The meat of a goose
Dzu pwahso[n] - Fish
Lah vyan duh bet - Beef
Lah vyan duh kōhsho[n] (o as in ore) Pork
Dzu shivrette - Shrimp
Ihkrihbees - Crawfish
Lah krahb - Crabs
Seafood
Clams
A[n] rootsee - a roast
Jahm dzu rootsee - I like roast
A[n] Stick - Steak
Dah vyan moolih - Ground beef
Lah ho[n]sh - Thigh
An jahm de pōwhl - Drumstick
An el de pōwhl - Chicken wing
Lih stomah de pōwhl - Chicken breast
Feelay - Fillet
Kōhsho[n] - Pork

Jardzunahj -Vegetables
Dih cahrawt - Carrots
Dih nahvih / A[n] nahvih -Turnips
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Dih rahdzee / A[n] rahdzee - Radishes
Celery
Dzu Spinach
Dah Lihtsoo - Lettuce


An tahb - Table
Ahronj lah tahb / Me lah tahb - Set the table.
Ah see twah ah lah tahb - Sit at the table.
Ahlo[n] sah sihr ah lah tahb - Let's sit at the table.
Nihtwie lah tahb - Clean the table.
Les mo[n] tro[n]kil, weh - Leave me alone, yeah
Ahlo[n] nihtwie yih lah tahb - Let's clean the table.
A[n] plah - Plate
An keeyahr - Spoon
An tah / A[n] gōhblih - Glass / Cup
A[n] gōhblihd lih - a glass of milk
An forshet Fork
A[n] kootoh -Knife
An sahrvyet - Napkin
A[n] bahsa[n] - face washing basin
An shōjahr (hot ?) Frying pan
A[n] pōh Pot
An  boolwahr duh kahfih
A[n] pōh chom - a chamber pot
An boolwahr - Kettle

Lah keezin - Kitchen
Vas do[n] lah keezin - Go in the kitchen
Lahv lah visel - Wash the dishes.
Shoo gawn lahvih lah vihsel / Euhj vah lahvih lah visel - I'm going to wash dishes.
Shoo gawn nihtwahyih lah keezin - I'm going to clean the kitchen.
Luh bahsa[n] de vihsel / Luh sink - Sink
Luh fōhsih - the ditch
Luh fahsit - Faucet
Lah glasyahr - Icebox
Luh stove - Stove
Lih cabeenet - Cupboard
Luh tawp duh cabeenet - Countertop
Plo[n]sh dihcoopih - Cutting board

Groceries
I'm going to buy groceries.
I'm going to save (put away) the groceries. Shu gawn sihrih mih grosree.
Let's go get groceries. Allon sharshih dih grosree. 
We bought groceries. An ashtih dih grosree.

Indefinite Pronouns, etc.

tout le monde
(tool mon)
everybody 

N'importe qui  
(Nih pahr tih kee) 
anything / anybody

Je veux n'importe qui viens m'aider? 
(uhƷ vuh nih pahr tih kee vya[n] mihdih) 
Can anyone come help me? (Lit. I want...)

N'importe qui peut faire  ça.
(Nih pahr tih kee puh fair sah) 
Anybody can do that.

Quelqu'un 
(kih kan) somebody

Je veux quelqu'un viens m'aider.
(uhƷ vuh kihkan vya[n] mihdih) 
I want someone to come help me.

Parsonne 
(Parsōn) 
nobody

Parsonne après m'aider.
(Pahrsōn ahprih mihdih)
No one is helping me.

Tu peux m'aider (Inflection at end) 
(Tsee puh mihdih?) 
Can you help me.

Tu peux m'aider  
(Tsee puh mihdih.) 
You can help me.

Tout ça.
(Too sah) 
everything

Je veux tout ça.
(uhƷ vuh too sah) 
I want everything.

"Shih" pas rien.  
(Shih pah ree a[n])
I have nothing.

quelque chose
(kih shawz) 
something

Tu veux quelque chose?
(Tsee vuh kih shawz) 
Do you want something?

Pas rien 
(Pah ah ree a[n]) 
nothing

Tu veux pas rien.
(Tsee vuh pah ah ree a[n]) 
You do not want anything.

Tout le temps 
(tool to[n]) 
all the time

Il mange tout le temps. 
(ee mo[n]Ʒ tool to[n]) 
He eats all the time.

N'importe qui temps 
(nih pahr tih kih to[n]) 
anytime

de fois (dih fwah) 
sometime

Pas du tout 
(Pah dzee too) 
not at all

Tout  ça.
(too sah) 
all / everything

Tu veux tout ça?
(Tsee vuh too sah) 
You want all that?

Chaque 
(shahk) 
each

Chaque chat est noir.
(Shahk shah ih nwahr) 
Each cat is black.

les deux 
(lih duh) 
both

few
(Shih kek rawb poo twah) 
I have a few dresses for you.


(Shih kek zan poo twah) 
I have a few for you.

de ça (not sure)
(dih shah)  
some

beaucoup / "a[n] tah"
(boo koo / a[n] tah) 
many / several

N'est pah??? (not sure about these) (nah pah, nah peu) none ***peu does not have an English equivalent--go here to hear how it sounds http://french.about.com/library/media/wavs/pu.wav


(Tsee nah vuh zo[n]) 
You want some?

Present Progressive (mostly)

(ih kehl tee vuh?)
Which do you want?

Quelle / Quel

(kehl)
Which

J'après marcher. 
(Shahprā mawrshih) 
I am walking.

J'après courir. 
(Shahprā coo rih) 
I am running.

Le char après courir. 
(Luh shahr ahprā coo rih) 
The car is running.

 

J'après acheter. 
(Shahprā ahshtih) 
I am buying.

(Shahprā mo[n] ahlih) 
I am going? (Shuh gawn) 

Could you say "uhƷvah ahshtih dih grōs ree" I will (am going to) buy groceries?

Je suis gawn acheter des groceries. 
(Shuh gawn ahshtih dih grōs ree) 
I am going to buy groceries. 

Il faut... 
(ee fō) 
I have to/It is necessary to...

 

Il faut je vas à la boutique. 
(ee fō uhƷ vah ah lah boo tsihk) 
I have to go to the store. 

On est gawn à la ville. 
(On ā gawn ah lah vihl) 
We are going to town. ***On ā? Ahnih?

Note: J'après is a contraction of Je suis après

J'après grimper. 
(Shahprā grampih) 
I am climbing. 

J'après sauter. 
(Shahprā sōtih) 
I am jumping. 

Elle est aller après nager. 
(Ehl ahlih ahprā nahƷih) 
(Ehl ahlih gawn nahƷih)
She is going swimming.  

 

Non, elle aller pas après plonger.

(No[n], ehl ahlih pah aprā plo[n] Ʒih)

No, she is not diving.

J'après dormir. 
(Shahprā door mih) 
I am sleeping.

J'après drive. 
(Shahprā drive) 
I am driving.

Il est après nous regarder. 
(eel-ih ahprā nuz-uhr gard ih) 
He is watching us.

Il est après regarder un z-oiseau. 
(eel-ih aprā uhr gard ih a[n] zwah zō) 
He is watching a bird.

J'après lire. 
(Shahprā lihr) 
I am reading.

J'après lire un livre. 
(Shahprā lihr a[n] lihv) 
I am reading a book.

Il est après lire la gazette. 
(eel-ih ahprā lihr lah gah zeht) 
He is reading the newspaper.

Il est après lire la papier. 
(eel-ih ahprā lihr lah pah pyay) 
He is reading the (news)paper.

J'après lire un catalogue.

(Shaprā lihr a[n] kah tah lawg) 
I am reading a catalog / magazine 
(bigger than a newspaper but smaller than a book)

Elle est après lire une affiche. 
(Ah-lih aprā lihr an ah feesh) 
She is reading an advertisement/newspaper insert. 

J'après lire un morceau dans le papier. 
(Shaprā lihr a[n] mor sō do[n] luh pah pyay) 
I am reading a small part/ a piece of the (news)paper.

J'après parler. 
(Shahprā parlā) 
I am talking.

J'après m'asseoir. 
(Shaprā mah sihr) 
I am sitting.

Je vais m'asseoir. 
(uhƷ vah mah sihr) 
I am going to sit. (future tense) I will sit.

Je suis assis. 
(Shuh ah see) 
I sit.

Je suis plante.
(Shuh plo[n] tih) 
I stand.

J'après m'planter. (unsure of spelling)
(Shaprā muh plo[n] tih) 
I am standing. 

Vas planter la bas.
(Vaht plo[n] tih lah bah) 
Go stand over there.  

Eh bien.
(Ah ba[n]) 
Well, then.

J'après brosser. 
(Shahprā brōh sih) 
I am brushing.

J'après brosser mes cheveux. 
(Shahprā brōh sih mih shfuh) 
I am brushing my hair.

J'après brosser le chat. 
(Shahprā brōh sih luh shah) 
I am brushing the cat.

J'après brosser le chien. 
(Shahprā brōh sih luh shye[n]) 
I am brushing the dog.

Il après rire. 
(Eel-lih ahprā rihr) 
He is laughing. 

Il rit. (Ee ree) 
He laughed. 

 

Elle braille. 
(Ah brī) 
She cries. 

Elle est après brailler. 
(Ah-lih ahprā brī yih) 
She is crying.

Note: son'près  is a contraction of sont après

Ils son'près jouer.
(ee so[n]prā Ʒwih) 
They are  playing.

Ils son'près jouer la pelote.
(ee so[n]prā Ʒwih lah plawt) 
They are playing ball.

On est (Ahnih)
We are

On est après jouer da* musique. *I'm assuming da is a contraction of de la?
(Ahnih ahprā Ʒwih dah myoo zihk) 
We are playing music. 

Ils son'près jouer le violon. 
(ee so[n]prā Ʒwih luh vee ō lo[n]) 
We are playing the fiddle 

On est après jouer un game.
(Ahnih ahprā Ʒwih an gihm) 
We are playing a game.

Ils son'près jouer avec eux-autres amis. 
(ee so[n]prā Ʒwih ahvek ōzawt ahmee) 
They are playing with some friends.

On est après danser.
(Ahnih ahprā do[n] sih) 
We are dancing.

Elle est après baigner. 
(Ahl-ih ahprā ba[n] yih) 
She is bathing.

barbouiller
(bawr boo yih) 
to make a mess / to make dirty

débarbouiller
(dih bawr boo yih) 
to clean a mess

Vas débarbouiller la figure. 
(vah dih bawr boo yih lah fee guhr) 
Go clean (your) face.

Vas débarbouiller tes pieds oui toi, ou je vais tuer.
(vah dih bawr boo yih tih pyih weh twah, oo uhƷ vah chwih) 
Go clean your feet, yeah you, or I'm going to kill you.  

Vas laver tes pieds.
(Vah lah vih tih pyih) 
Go wash your feet.  

lange
(la[n]Ʒ) 
wash cloth (particle? an or a[n])

lange à laver
(la[n]Ʒ ah lahvih)
wash cloth

lange à bain
(la[n]Ʒ ah ba[n])
bath cloth

lavette (lahveht)
kitchen wash cloth

essuie-mains
(ihsweema[n])
towel

Ça sont viens (?)
(sah so[n] vya[n]) 
They come. 

Ils sont à venir. 
(ee so[n]prā ā vnih) 
They are coming. 

ils son'près gone.
(ee so[n]prā gawn) 
They are leaving.

Ils son'près son (?) aller. 
(ee son[n]prā so[n] ahlih) 
They are leaving.

On est après manger ensemble. 
(Ahn-ih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih ah som) 

We are eating together. 

On est après manger da viande. (again, I think da is a contraction of de la)
(Ahn-ih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih dah vyahn) 
We are eating some meat.

On est après manger du riz.
(Ahn-ih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih dzoo ree) 
We are eating rice. 

On est après manger du riz et la sauce [ou graisse]. (la graisse)
(Ahn-ih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih dzoo ree eh lah saws [or grehs]) 
We are eating rice and gravy. 

Vous-autres est après manger des patates douces. 
(Voozawt-ih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih dih pahtaht doos) 
Y'all are eating sweet potatoes. 

T'es après
(tih ahprā)
T'après
(t'ahprā)
You are

T'es après manger da moutard verte.
(tih ahprā mo[n]Ʒih dah mootard var) 
You are eating mustard greens. 

T'es après manger des choux. 
(tih āhprā mo[n]Ʒih dih shoo) 
You are eating cabbage. 

T'es après manger da laitue. 
(tih āhprā mo[n]Ʒā dah lihtoos) 
You are eating lettuce. 

T'es après manger des oignons verts. 
(tih āhprā mo[n]Ʒā dayz oh[n]yo[n] var) 
You are eating green onions.

T'es après manger parsil. 
(tih āhprā mo[n]Ʒā parsee) 
You are eating parsley.

 
Vous-autres après boire. 

(Voozawt-ih āhprā bwahr) 
Y'all are drinking.

J'après mon aller. 
(Shaprā mo[n] ahlih) 
Me, I am going. 

Mon, j'après gone. 
(Mo[n], shaprā gawn)
Me, I'm going.

J'suis asteur un diet.
(Shuh ah suhr a[n] diet) 
I am on a diet. 

Il est après allonger. 
(eel-ih ahprā ihlo[n]Ʒih) 
He is stretching.

Le chat est après allonger. 
(luh shah ih ahprā ihlo[n]Ʒih) 
The cat is stretching.

Elle est après exercise. 
(ahl-ih ahprā exercise) 
She is exercising. 

On est après récolter.
(Ahn-ih ahprā rih cōl tər) 
We are farming.

On est après récolter de riz.  (unsure of de or du--probably de since du is pronounced dzoo)
(Ahn-ih ahprā rih cōl tər duh ree) 
We are farming rice.

Vous-autres est après élever des bétailles. 
(Voozawt-ih ahprā ilvih dih bihtī) 
Y'all are raising some animals.

J'après faire(?) manger mes bétailles.
(Shaprā far mo[n]Ʒā mih bihtī) 
I am feeding my animals. 

J'après faire(?) manger ma bétaille.
(Shaprā far mo[n]Ʒā mah bihtī)
I am feeding my animal.

J'après amener du manger à les bétailles.
(Shaprā ahmnih doo mo[n]Ʒā ah lih bihtī) 
I am bringing food to the animals. 

J'après élever un jardin. 
(Shaprā ilvih a[n] Ʒawrdi[n]) 

I am growing a garden.

J'après hose les plantes. 
(Shaprā hose lih plo[n]) 
I am hosing (watering) the plants.

J'après arroser les plantes. 
(Shaprā ah rō zih lih plo[n]) 
I am watering the plants.