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Touswit
(too-sweet)
right away
Imédyètman
(imeh-dee-yet-man)
immediately
Sibitman
(see-bit-man)
suddenly
Denyè fwa
(den-yeh fwa)
last time
Pwochen fwa
(pwoh-shen fwa)
last time
Apwé sa
(ah-pweh sa)
afterwards
Avan sa
(ah-van sa)
beforehand
Bonnè
(boh-neh)
early
Ta
(tah)
late
Pli bonnè
(plee boh-neh)
earlier
Pli ta
(plee tah)
later
Twen-la té wivé ta , nou té chansé
The train arrived late, we were lucky
Mon wè polis-la vini épi imédyètman tjenbé volè-a
I saw the police come and immediately grab the thief
Denyè fwa mon kité bisiklèt mwen déwò é an moun pwan’y
Last time I left my bicycle outside and someone took it
Bon maten
(bon mah-ten)
morning
apwé-midi
(ah-pweh me-dee)
afternoon
Oswè
(oh sweh)
evening
Lannwit
(lahn-nweet)
night
Ki lè i yé?
When is it?
Yonnè (yon-eh)
Dézè (deh-zeh)
Twazè (twah-zeh)
Katwè (kah-tweh)
Senkè (sen-keh)
1 o clock
2 o clock
3 o clock
4 o clock
5 o clock
Sizè (see-zeh)
Sétè (seh-teh)
Ywitè (wee-teh)
Névè (neh-veh)
Dizè (dee-zeh)
6 o clock
7 o clock
8 o clock
9 o clock
10 o clock
Wonzè (wonz-eh)
Douzè (doo-zeh)
11 o clock
12 o clock
Midi (me-dee)
midday
Mennwit (men-weet)
midnight
Dézè é dimi
2:30/ half 2
Yon ka apwé névè OR
Kenz minit apwé névè
9:15/ quarter past 9
Yon ka pou douzè OR
Kenz minit pou douzè
11:45/ quarter to 12
Mon té pati jamayik a yonnè é mon wivé kiba dézè é dimi
I left Jamaica at 1 o clock and I arrived arrived in Cuba at 2:30
Mwen ka koumansé twavay a névè bonmaten epi mwen pa ka fini jik senkè oswè a
I’m starting work at 9 in the morning and not finishing until 5 in the evening