Lesson 13: Travel, Directions & Future
Dialogue 1
Lesson 13 - Dialogue 1.m4aA: Éyou t’apé kouri?
B: M’ap kouri a lagrosri, mé mo pærdi.
A: Pou arivé a lagrosri, kontini dé mil épi tòrn a gosh kan to wa gro sipré-la. Swiv shmin-çála jiska lagrosri la. Di Misyé Charlot bonjou pou sô zanmi Freddy.
B: Byin mærsi!
A: Where are you going?
B: I’m going to the grocery store, but I’m lost.
A: To get to the grocery store, continue two miles and then turn left when you see the big cedar. Follow that road until the grocery store. Tell Mister Charlot hello from his friend Freddy.
B: Thanks a lot!
Dialogue 2
Lesson 13 - Dialogue 2.m4aC: Ki ça vouzòt apé fé pendan lété?
D: No va rodayé jiska Kanada.
C: Ça yé gin laba?
D: Yé gin in ta pou wa é fé. Lavil Montréal gin in gro fèt lamizik djaz, ina bokou park nasyonal, é toukishòj.
C: Mé tem-la fé fré laba, wi?
D: Pa dan lété. Li byin bo.
C: Alòr kombyin jour vou bézwin pou kouri la?
D: N’a prenn trò kat jour.
C: What are you going to do during the summer?
D: We’re going to take a road trip to Canada.
C: What do they have over there?
D: They have a lot to see and do. The city of Montreal has a big jazz music festival, there are a lot of national parks, and everything.
C: But the weather is cold over there, yeah?
D: Not in the summer. It’s really nice.
C: So how many days do y’all need to get there?
D: We’re taking three or four days.
Lagniappe
Louisiana Creole is a special language, deeply steeped in the story of the diverse populations who make up the Gulf South. But did you know that there are French-based creole languages spoken on at least five continents? Each of these languages is unique and not everyone can understand everyone else, but they all also have things in common. All through the Caribbean, to the Indian Ocean, to the streets of Paris, France or the beaches of Miami, Florida... if you listen hard enough, you might just find yourself hearing some familiar sounds…
Vocabulary
Vyin… - Come…
T’olé vini…? - Do you want to come…?
Ki/kèl lœr? - What time?
Ki/kèl jour? - What day?
Kofær? - Why?
Mo sé linmé, mé… - I’d like to, but...
Mo pa kapab parské… - I can’t because...
Mo pe pa parské… - I can’t because...
pòrtré - movie; picture
Ça senm/gin lè... - It seems like...
dwa - ought
gin pou - have to
aswa - tonight
kité, kit - to leave
lésé trankil - to leave alone
Éyou t’apé kouri? - Where are you going?
Mo va… - I’m going...
M’alé… - I’m going...
drwa - right
gosh - left
tòrné, tòrn - turn
kontiné - continue
rodayé, roday - to travel on the road, roam, gallivant
galope chmen-yé - to run the road
vwayajé, vwayaj - to travel
Bon vwayaj! - Have a good trip!
sto - store
lagrosri - grocery store
boutik - store
prenn - to take
trin - train
shar - car
éroplènn - airplane
bato - boat