Lesson 5: Family, This-That & Singular-Plural

A: Ki moun nonm-çála?
B: Li çé mô frær.
A: Kwa çé sô nom?
B: Sô nom çé Robert, mé sô ti-nom çé Ti-Rob.
A: Kombyin frær to gin?
B: Mo gin ènn frær é dé sœr. Mô frær-yé pi résté isit.
A: Ça-fé, fenm-la çé tô sœr?
B: Non, çé mô kouzinn.

A: Who’s that man?
B: That’s my brother.
A: What’s his name?
B: His name is Robert, but is nickname is Ti-Rob.
A: How many brothers do you have?
B: I have one brother and two sisters. My brothers don’t live here anymore.
A: So, that woman is your sister?
B: No, that’s my cousin.

C: Kombyin moun yé gin dan tô famiy?
D: Ina sink moun: mò, mô pær, mô nonk, mô tant, é mô kouzin.
C: É tô mær?
D: Mô moman mouri trò zan pasé.
C: Ô, mo shagrin.
D: Mærsi; mò osit.

C: How many people do you have in your family?
D: There are five people: me, my father, my uncle, my aunt and my cousin.
C: And your mother?
D: My mother died three years ago.
C: Oh, I’m sorry.
D: Thank you; me too.