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English words starting with “A

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a while

Noun Phrase
Louisiana Creole:bout-d-tem

abandon

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:bandonné

Mo va jamé bandonné twa.

I will never abandon you.

Li té pa bandonné sô piti-yé.

She never left her children.

able

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:kapab, ka, kap; pé, pe
Synonyms:capable; competent; adept
Antonyms:incompetent

Li kapab parlé mérikin.

He can speak English.

Mo té pe pa kouri a lékòl.

I could not go to school.

To byin kapab, wé.

Oh, yeah, you can do it.

about

adjective
Louisiana Creole:apepré; aproshan; pròsh
Synonyms:approximately; roughly; around

Li pròsh 3 œr dlaprémidi.

It is about (approximately) three in the afternoon

Apepré 2 anné pasé mô maman mourí.

About 2 years ago my mother died.

To bezwin mèt apepré 3 kiyær endan.

You need to put about 3 tablespoons inside.

above

adjective
Louisiana Creole:dési; désu; enho
Antonyms:below

Gro shènn-la apé pousé dési lamézon.

The big oak tree is growing above the house.