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Louisiana Creole words starting with “S”

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English:use

“Ki vouzòt særv pou kwi tat-yé?”

— What do yall use to make meat pies?

sèt

Number
English:seven

sèz

Noun
English:sixteen

sé

Auxiliary
English:conditional marker

sé

regular verb
English:would

“sé”

— Conditional tense marker used before all verbs and after subjects.

“Mo sé kouri”

— I would go

“Yé té sé kourí”

— They would have gone

English:could
Synonyms:able; can
Antonyms:unable; cannot; could not

“Iná un ta dê plas to sé kouri ashté labyær.”

— There are many places you could go to buy a beer.

“Mo té pa kapab trouvé li.”

— I could not find him.

sé; sé du

regular verb
English:should

“Sé”

— Conditional tense marker used before all verbs and after subjects.

“Sé du”

— Past tense conditional marking.

“Mo sé kwi mé mo las. Mo sé du kwi iyè.”

— I should cook but I'm tired. I should have cooked yesterday.

sédiy

Noun
English:cedille (accent mark)