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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.