Wednesday, 27 March 2013

lesson 34 - Bodily functions

Bonjou tout moun, sa ka fèt? - Hello everyone, what's up?


Today we are going to learn a few words related to bodily functions. Listed below are verbs directly related to bodily functions.

To hug - anbwasé [ahn-bwah-say]

To touch - touché [too-shay]

To handle - manyen [mahn-yehn]

To look - gadé [gah-day]

To see - wè [weh]

To speak or talk - palé [pah-lay]

To listen - kouté [coo-tay]

To hear - tann or tandé [tahnn / tahn-day]

To smell - santi [sahn-tee]

To walk - maché [mah-shay]

To eat - manjé [mahn-zhay]

To bite - modé [moh-day]

To chew - machikoté [mah-shee-koh-té]

To sit - asiz [ah-seez]

To hold - tjenbé [cheh-bay]

To drink - bwè [bweh]

To sweat - swè [sweh]

To clap (hands) - aplodi [ah-ploh-dee]

To Shake hands - soukwé lanmen [sook-way / lah-mehn]

To shake head - soukwé tèt [sook-way /teht]

To kiss (lips) - bo [boh]

To suck - sisé [see-say]

To taste - gouté [goo-tay]

To jump (over) - janbé [zhan-bay]

To jump (general) - sòté [sau-tay]

To lick - niché or liché [nee-shay / lee-shay]

To swallow - valé [vah-lay]

To turn one's head - viwé tèt [vee-way/teht]

To whisper - chouchou [shoo-shoo]

To pass urine - pisé [pee-say]

To defecate - fè bizwen [feh/ beez-weh] 

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Here is a short list of body parts

Armpit - Anba-bwa [ahn-bah/bwa] 

Ear - Zòwèy [zau-wehee]

Eye - Zyé [zyea]

Esophagus - Fal [fahl]

Elbow - Koud [kood]

Body - Kò [kau]

Back - Do [do]

Chest - Lèstomak [les-tau-mahk]

Buttocks - Fès [fehs]

Finger - Dwèt [dweht]

Face - Fidji [fee-jee]

Forehead - Fon [fohn]

Foot - Pyé [pyay]

Gums - Jensiv [zhen-seev] 

Hair (head) - Chivé [shee-vay]

Hair (body) - Pwèl [pwell]
 
Head - Tèt [teht]

Heart - Tjè [sheh]

Hand - lanmen [lah-mehn]

Hip - Hanch [hahnsh]

Skin - Lapo [lah-poh]

Tongue - Lanng [lahnng]

Leg - Janm [zhahm]

Lip - Lèv [lehv]

Neck -Kou [koo]

Nose - Nen [nehn]

Soul - Nanm [nahm]


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Select the name of a body part from the list and FILL IN THE BLANKS.  

  Mwen ka tann épi ______________________ mwen.

  Mwen ka pale èvèk ________________________ mwen.

Ou ka dansé èvèk ____________________ ou.

François ka asiz asou _________________ li.

Nou ka santi lòdè èvèk ________________ nou.

Anne té ka aplodi épi ________________ li

Zò ké manjé épi _____________________ zòt

Li té gadé mwen avèk ___________ y.

 Sé ti moun-an  té ka kouté istwa-a épi ____________ yo.




The correct answers will be posted in no more than four days.







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