Lesson 7: Weather & Outdoors

A: Komen tem-la jòrdi?
B: Li mòyær kouvær; ina bokou nwaj.
A: Li fé fré?
B: Non, li fé bo. T’olé kouri o park?
A: Petèt. Ça senm lapli?
B: Mo pa konné, mé mo krò pa. To pens t’a fonn si to mouyé?
A: Non, shær, mé mo p’olé barbouyé mô nouvo bòt-yé!
B: Byin, kòfær to ashté bòt si yé pe pa marshé dan labou?

A: How is the weather?
B: It’s quite cloudy; there’s a lot of clouds.
A: Is it cold?
B: No, the weather is good. Do you want to go to the park?
A: Maybe. Does it seem like it will rain?
B: I don’t know, I don’t think so. Do you think you’ll melt if you’re wet?
A: No, cher, but I don’t want to get my new boots dirty!
B: Well, why did you buy the boots if they can’t walk in mud?

C: Ki kalité plant yé gin dan lakour?
D: Tou kalité. Ina dê narb, dê flœr, dê zærb, tou kishòj.
C: Moun ka manjé ça?
D: Zen dê plant to ka manjé; no sær féy sasafra pou fé lapoud filé é no mèt ça dan gombo. Li gou bon!

C: What kind of plants do they have in the courtyard?
D: All kinds. There are trees, flowers, grass, everything.
C: Can people eat that?
D: There are plants you can eat; we use sassafras leaves to make filé powder and we put it in gumbo. It tastes good!