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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