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jenjanmNgingerManjé sala ni twòp jenjanm.This food has too much ginger in it.Fr.gingembre
jennADJyoungSé jenn moun-an ka jwé tout tan-an.The young people play all the time.synpitioppgwanvyévyéFr.jeune
jennenVto hinder, to block, to be in the way, to keep someone away from somethingPa jennen mwen asou twavay mwen.Don't hinder me from my work.oppdébawédébouchédéjennenFr.gêner
jennenwasyonN1generationJennenwasyon sala pa ni pyès wèspé pou Bondyé.Put it there for all their generations to see it.2relativeI alé lètèman-an paski mò-a té jennenwasyon'y.He went to the funeral because the dead person was his relative.Fr.génération
jennèsNoppvyéyès1youth, adolesenceNou té ka fè sa an jennès nou.We did that in our youth.oppvyéyès2youth, young personSé jennès atjòlman-an pli fenyan pasé jennès lontan.The youth of today are lazier than those long ago.Fr.jeunesse
jennéwalNgeneralMwen ka palé an jennéwal; mwen pa ni pyèsonn an lidé mwen.I am speaking in general; I don't have any specific person in mind.Fr.général
jennmanNobstacle, hindranceI menm tiwé jennman-an i té mété an chimen-an.He removed the obstacle he himself had put on the road.synbawadFr.gêner
jenntonNJune bugTan lapli sé tan jennton.The rainy season is a time of June bugs.
jèsNsupernatural trickMisyé sala sanm ni an chay jès.This man has a lot of tricks.fè jèssynfè majigwiyento grimace, to make faces, to gesticulateNonm sala toujou ka fè jès!That man always makes faces!synfè majigwiyento manipulate the supernatural in order to do evilNonm sala oblijé ka fè jès.This man must be dealing with evil.
jétéVsynbay on soféséfouté a tè1to throw, to throw awayYo jété zòdi-a bò chimen-an.They threw the garbage by the road.2to addPapa mwen jété an mòso asou kay li.My father added an extension onto his house.Fr.jeterjété pawòlTifi-a té ka jété pawòl ban mwen mé mwen pa di anyen.The girl was saying derogatory things to me but I didn't say anything.jété zyéJété zyé asou chòdyè-a ban mwen souplé.Keep your eye on the pot for me please.
jèwèNmanager, bossJèwè-a kay péyé nou jòdi-a.The boss will pay us today.synchèfmètFr.?gérant
JéziNJesusJézi sé wa-a Bondyé té pwonmèt pou voyé-a.Jesus is the king God had promised to send.synJézi KwiJezi KwiFr.JésusJézi KwiNou ka swiv Jézi Kwi.We follow Jesus Christ.synJézi
jiNjuiceYo ka bwè ji zowanj.They're drinking orange juice.Fr.jus
jibyéNbirdJibyé kontan ti gwenn sala.Birds like that little seed.jibyé lapliLè lapli-a ka pasé, ou kay wè jibyé lapli-a ka volé.When rain passes, you'll see rain birds flying.
jijNjudgeJij-la kondanné'y pou i alé lajòl.The judge condemned him to go to jail.Fr.juge
jijé1Vto judgeBondyé kay jijé nou asou jou jijman-an.God will judge us on the day of judgment.Fr.juger
jijé2NgizzardMwen kontan jijé poul èk diwi.I like chicken gizzards and rice.Fr.gésier
jijéwèCONJmuch lessNou pa sa achté an poul, jijéwè an kay.We can't buy a chicken, much less a house.
jijmanNjudgmentM'a kontan jijman sala jij-la pasé-a.I don't like this judgment the judge passed.Fr.jugement
jik1var. ofjis
jilyéNwaistcoatMwen pa kay mété jilyé jòdi-a paski i ka fè twò cho.I am not going to put on a waistcoat today because it is too hot.Fr.gilet
jimoNtwinMadanm sala ja fè dé jimo.That woman has had two sets of twins.Fr.jumeau
jinisNheiferManman bèf sala ja fè twa pòté épi tout sé piti-a sé jinis.That cow has given birth three times and all the little ones are heifers.opptowoFr.génisse
jip1NskirtI pòté on jip kout.She wore a short skirt.Fr.jupe