okontwè1var.ankontwèCONJsynkanmenm1on the contrary, howeverI di i pa ka palé ban mwen. Okontwè sé mwen ki pa ka palé ba li.She said she is not speaking to me. On the contrary, it is I who am not speaking to her.synkanmenmmé2as a matter of factÈs mwen sa tjouwi on koko? Wi, okontwè, ou sa tjouwi tout koko-a.Can I pick a coconut? Yes, as a matter of fact you can pick all of the coconuts.Fr.au contraire
okouwanADJfamiliarMwen pa okouwan épi chimen sala.I am not familiar with this road.Fr.au courant
olanmòADVunto deathJézi di népòt moun ki pa pawé pou swiv li jis olanmò pa vo pou sé disip li.Jesus said anyone who is not ready to follow him even unto death is not worthy to be his disciple.Fr.au la mort
olètADJimmature (in reference to fruit), unripeSé pa pou tjouwi mango-a olèt.You mustn't pick the mangoes before they are mature.
osi1ADValso, as well, tooI vlé alé osi.He wants to go too.syntouFr.aussi
òswèNeveningI kay vini denmen òswè.He will come tomorrow evening.oppbonmatenFr.au soirli òswèLi òswè nou wivé Babad épi nou dòmi la.In the evening we arrived in Barbados and we slept there.òswè-aI kay vini òswè-a.He will come this evening.
otanADVsynmiziositèlmanhow, how much, to what extentNou wè otan ho kay-la ho.We saw how high the house is.synkantitémiziADJso much, so manyM'a té sav i té ni otan lajan.I didn't know he had so much money.syntèlmanFr.autantdé otanLè nou fini, nou kay ni dé otan lajan-an nou té ni an koumansman.When we finish, we will have twice as much money as we had before.ki otanKi otan lajan ou vlé pou fè konmisyon-an?How much money do you want to do the errand?synki kantitéki mizikonmen
otéVto belchGason-an koumansé oté.The boy began to belch.Fr.roter
oti1Vto tell on, to tattleMwen kay oti papa'w ba'w!I'll tell your father on you!
oti2Vto visit, to pay a visit, to see (someone for something)Tèt li té ka fè'y mal tèlman i té oblijé ay oti dòktè-a.His head was hurting him so much he had to go pay a visit to the doctor.
