"Gen" is NOT used in Trinidadian French Creole. It is a Haitian Creole word which means "to have".
Ex:
Ex:
Mwen gen yon gwo kay. - I have a big house.
The word "dakò" (dah-koh) is generally used as an interjection to mean ''okay''.
Ex:
Doudou, mwen ké wè'w pli ta, dakò? - Darling, I'll see you later, ok?
The word "dakò" can also be used as a verb it means "To agree".
Ex:
Nou dakò épi'w. - We agree with you.
The word moun (moon) means person or people.
Ex:
Nou tout sé moun! - We are all people!
La ni bon moun nan fèt-la! - There are lots of people in the party!
The word tounen (too-neh[n]) is a verb, it means "To turn".
Ex:
Maché dwèt dé pa, épi tounen lanmen gòch. - Walk two steps, and then turn to the left.
"Kriyan" is NOT used in Trinidadian French Creole. It is a Haitian Creole word that means screaming.
Ex:
Lè li te tande maman'm te mouri, li te kriyan!
When she heard my mother died, she was screaming!
Chanson is a noun. It means song (from French [la chanson]). The word chanté is heard more often in Creole. It is a verb meaning "to sing", but it is also used as the noun for "song".
Ex:
Mwen kontan chanson-sala! - I like that song!
Keyson is more properly written as kèsyon or kwèsyon. It is a noun meaning question.
Ex:
Sa sé yon bon kèsyon. - That's a good question.
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