Kò a ak deskripsyon aparans fizik
Pati kò yo ak mo ou bezwen pou dekri yon moun, ak distenksyon have / be ki fè moun ki pale kreyòl bite.
Vokabilè kò a rapòte de fwa : li sèvi pou dekri moun, e li sèvi nan moman menm kote yon bagay ap fè ou mal.
Kò a
Tèt : hair, face, eye, ear, nose, mouth, tooth (teeth), neck Anwo kò a : shoulder, arm, elbow, hand, finger, chest, back, stomach Anba kò a : leg, knee, foot (feet), toe
De pliryèl iregilye : tooth → teeth, foot → feet. Kreyòl la pa gen pliryèl konsa : dan yo, pye yo.
Have oswa be ?
Se modèl sa a ki deside si ou sonnen natirèl oswa non.
have + yon trè ou posede :
She has long hair. · He has blue eyes. · They have a beard.
be + yon kalite ou ye :
She is tall. · He is slim. · They are in their thirties.
❌ She is long hair. → ✅ She has long hair. ❌ He has tall. → ✅ He is tall. ❌ He tall. → ✅ He is tall.
An kreyòl, trè fizik yo ale ak gen (Li gen cheve long, Li gen je ble), e sa swiv menm modèl ak angle : She has long hair. Men kalite yo pa pran okenn vèb (Li wo, Li mèg), e laj la tou itilize gen (Li gen karant an) : an angle sa a mande be, He is forty, jamè he has forty years ak jamè He tall.
Wotè ak kòpilans
tall · of medium height · short · slim · well-built · heavy
Atansyon ak konotasyon an : slim flate, thin netral, skinny pa flate. Pou pwa a, large endirèk (isit la li vle di « kòpilan », pa « laj ») e fat dirèk. Kreyòl la di gwo pou gwo ak pou gra : angle chwazi.
Cheve
Lòd mo yo se : longè — kalite — koulè
long straight black hair · short curly grey hair
Adjektif yo toujou vini avan non an, pandan kreyòl la mete yo apre l (cheve long dwat nwa). Koulè : blonde, brown, black, red, grey, white. Kalite : straight, curly, wavy, bald. Hair pa ka konte : Her hair is long, pa her hairs are long.
Lòt trè
glasses · a beard · a moustache · freckles · a tattoo · dimples · a scar
Tout konstwi ak have, e glasses toujou nan pliryèl, tankou linèt nan kreyòl : She has glasses. · He has a short beard.
Twa kesyon ki pa menm
Twa sa a dekonsète prèske tout moun, paske nan de kesyon yo angle itilize like ak sans diferan. Kreyòl la gen yon sèl kesyon, « Ki jan li ye ? », pou premye de yo.
| Kesyon | Sa li mande | Repons |
|---|---|---|
| What does she look like? | aparans fizik | Tall, dark hair. |
| What is she like? | karaktè | Really friendly. |
| What does she like? | gou | Cycling and old films. |
Epi look poukont li dekri yon enpresyon nan moman an, pa yon trè pèmanan : You look tired. · He looks happy today.
Anplis, look like + non eksprime resanblans : She looks like her mother.
Laj
- She's in her twenties.
- He's about forty.
- a young man · a middle-aged woman · an elderly man
An angle, ou ye laj ou (I'm thirty), ou pa genyen l tankou an kreyòl (Mwen gen trant an).
Elderly se yon mo politè ; old pou yon moun ka sonnen brital.
Lè yon bagay fè mal
Isit la, menm vokabilè a ranpli yon dezyèm fonksyon, e angle gen twa modèl :
- My + pati kò + hurts : My back hurts. · My feet hurt.
- I've got a sore… : I've got a sore throat.
- mo ki fini an -ache : a headache, toothache, stomach ache, backache
Kreyòl la gen mo menm jan an (mal tèt, mal dan, mal vant, mal do), men li mete pati kò a apre mal ; an angle li vini avan : headache, pa ache head. Opsyon òdinè a se I've got a headache. Fraz I have pain in my head konprann, men se yon kalk de « mwen gen doulè nan tèt » e li sonnen tankou yon tradiksyon.
Dekri, pa jije. Angle separe klèman deskripsyon netral la (tall, slim, in her forties) ak jijman an (skinny, fat, old). Rete nan kolòn netral la se pa politès pou politès : se sa ki anpeche yon deskripsyon òdinè sonnen tankou yon ofans.
Mete tout ansanm
He's tall and well-built, with short dark hair and a beard. He's probably in his forties.
Yon be, yon have ak lòd mo yo pou cheve a. Se yon deskripsyon konplè.
Ki jan pou rekonèt yon moun ou pa janm wè
A: How will I know him?
B: He's quite tall, with grey hair and glasses. He'll be wearing a blue coat.
A: And what's he like?
B: Very easy-going. Don't worry — he looks friendlier than he sounds on the phone.
Be pou wotè a, have pou cheve ak linèt, what's he like pou karaktè a ak looks pou enpresyon an. Manto ble nan dyalòg la deja fè pati vokabilè rad yo, yon ansanm apa.
Teste sa ou konnen
Tès ki anba a pote sitou sou have ak be.