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.

Days of the Week

Lundi (la[n]dee) Monday
Mardi (mahr dee) Tuesday
Mercredi (mahr krə dee) Wednesday
Jeudi (Ʒuh dee) Thursday
Vendredi (vo[n] drə dee) Friday
Samedi (sahm dee) Saturday
Dimanche (dee mo[n]sh) Sunday

De bonheure lundi matin (duh bon ər la[n]dee mah ta[n]) early Monday morning
Lundi matin (la[n]dee mah ta[n]) Monday morning
Lundi après-midi (la[n]dee ahprā meedee) Monday afternoon
Lundi soir (la[n]dee swahr) Monday night
Lundi soir tard (la[n]dee swahr tawr) late Monday night
Lundi midi (la[n]dee meedee) Monday at noon
Lundi prochain (la[n]dee prō sha[n]) next Monday
Lundi passé (la[n]dee pah sā) last Monday
Lundi en huit (la[n]dee o[n] weet) a week from Monday
Lundi a quatre heure (la[n]dee ah kahtrər) Monday at 4:00
Tout la journée lundi (too lah  Ʒor nih la[n]dee) all day Monday
Tous les lundis (too lā la[n]di) every Monday


Jour aprés jour (Ʒor aprā Ʒor) day after day

Words and Phrases 3: Questions

Qui or Quoi (Kee or Kwah) What?

Qui ya (Kee yah) What's wrong?

Est où (ā yoo or ī yoo) Where?

Qui (Kee) Who?

Aquand (eh co[n]) When?

Comment (Com mo[n]) How? 
   
(ā kel) Which?

Est où ta ? (ī yoo tah ātih) Where did you go?

Est où tu? (ā yoo tih) Where are you?

Est où tu gawn? (ā yoo tih gawn) Where are you going?

Est où le chat? (ā yoo luh shah) Where is the cat?

Est où l'chat? (ā yool shah) Where's the cat?

Est où la boîte? (ā yoo la bwet) Where is the box?

Aquand tu vas ? venir? (Eh co[n] tsee vah ed vih nihr) When will you be back?

Qui tu veux manger? (Kee tsee vuh mo[n]Ʒih) What do you want to eat?

Qui t'apres regarder? (Kee tahprih uhr gar dih) What are you watching?

Qui t'apres lire? (Kee tah prih lihr) What are you reading?

Qui c'est ça? (Kee seh sah) Who is that?

Comment tu...?(Com mo[n] tsee...) How do you...?

Comment tu se ça? (Com mo[n] tsee seh sah) How do you do that?

Comment ton chat? (Com mo[n] tō shah) How is your cat? 

(Com mya[n]) How much...? ***

(Com mya[n] seh sah) How much is that? ***

Aquel tu veux? (ā kel tee vuh) Which one you want?

Tu vas...? (Tsee vah) Will you...? 

Tu peux...? (Tsee puh) Can you...?

Tu peux mettre la tasse sur la table? (Tsee puh met lah tahs soo lah tahb) Can you put the cup on the table? 

Ça mouiller? (Sah mooey) Is it raining?

dehors (day yawhr) outside

Ça mouiller dehors? (Sah mooey day yawhr) Is it raining outside?

-Le temps est vilain. (Luh to[n] ā veela[n]) The weather is ugly.
-Ça mouiller? (Sah mooey) It's raining?
-Oui. (Weh) Yes.  
 

Verbs: Pourvoir = to be able to / can

will feeze  vah glahsih

almost prawsh 

Gombo fihvee    roux okra

water
big bag frozen okra-fry in oil until slime leaves with little tomato paste
salt 
pepper
onion powder
1 big bell pepper
green onions
seasoning blend
1 can of tomato paste
2 cans tomato sauce
1 can rotel
1/2 cup ketchup
mix 
chicken
sausage
boil for 1 hour
for 2 gallon pot



Pourvoir = to be able to / can

puh - can 
Ee lah beestuhd et kahpab duh fair sa. He used to be able to do that.



Shpuh fair kih shawz  I can do something.

Kee shpuh fair? What can I do?

Shpuh fair sa astuhr. I can now

Shpuhrih fair sa. I could do that.

Shoo kahpab duh fair sa. I am able to do that.

Shpoorah fair sa. I will be able to

Tsee puh fair sa. You can do that.

Tsee puh fair sah ahstur You can do that now.

Tsee poorah fair sa. You could do that.

Tsee suhrah kahpab duh fair sa. You will be able to do that.

Ee puh fair sa. He can do that.

Ee puh fair sa ahstuhr. He can do that now.

Ee poorih    He could 

Ee suhrah kahpab. Ee poorah   He will be able to

Ah puh fair sa. She can do that.

Ah puh fair sa ahstuhr. She can do that now.

Ah poorih She could

Ah suhrah kahpab. Ah poorah  She will be able to 

Ah puh fair sa. We can do that.

Ah puh fair sa ahstuhr. We can now

Ah poorih ahlih ah lihcohl. We could go to school.

Ah suhrah kahpab do[n] ahlih avek twah. Ah poorah ahlih avek twah. We will be able to go with you. 
Noozawt o[n] suhrah kahpab duh fair sa. We will be able to

Voozawt puh fair sa. Y'all can do that.

Voozawt puh fair sa ahstuhr. Y'all can do that now.

Voozawt poorih vneer avek noozawt  Y'all could come with us.

Voozawt suhrah kahpab duh fair sa. Voozawt poorah vneer avek noozawtY'all will be able to

Ozawt sah puh fair sa. They can do that.

Ozawt sah puh fair sa ahstuhr. They can do that now.

Ozawt sa poorih They could

Ozawt lah bah sah poorah fair sa. Them over there they can do that.

Ozawt lah bah eesro[n] kahpab duh fair sa. Them over there they will be able to