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Showing posts with label turn off. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turn off. Show all posts

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

how do you say turn off

It depends. You could say:
fèmen - turn off  (or)
etenn - turn off
check out exercise 66  on 2/22/2011 blog at:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/02/exercise-66-turning-on-and-turning-off.html

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Exercise 66 - Turning on and Turning off Appliances

Turn on = limen or ouvè
Turn off = etenn or fèmen

Turn up = monte
Turn down = desann
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Turn on the light – limen limyè a
Turn off the light – etenn limyè a

Turn on the oven – limen fou a
Turn off the oven – etenn fou a

Turn on the TV – limen televizion an
Turn off the TV – etenn televizion an
or
Turn on the TV – ouvè televizyon an
Turn off the TV – fèmen televizyon an

Turn on the AC – limen èkondisyone a
Turn off the AC– etenn èkondisyone a

Turn on the lamp – limen lanp lan
Turn off the lamp – etenn lanp lan

Turn on the computer – ouvè konpitè a
Turn off the computer – fèmen konpitè a

Turn the radio on – ouvè radyo a
Turn off the radio – fèmen radyo a

Turn on the fan – ouvè vantilatè a
Turn off the fan – fèmen vantilatè a

Turn on the cell phone – ouvè telefòn nan
Turn off the cell phone – fèmen telefòn nan

Turn on the water faucet – ouvè tiyo a
Turn off the water faucet – Fèmen tiyo a

Turn up the volume – monte volim nan
Turn down the volume – desann volim nan
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Can you translate the following sentences?
1. You're wasting the water. Turn off the faucet.
2. It's hot. Turn on the fan
3. I am tired and sleepy. Turn off the television.
4. Turn on the light so I can read
5. Turn up the volume so I can hear the song.
Answers are at the bottom of this page









1.w ap gaspiye dlo a. fèmen tiyo a  2.li fè cho. ouvè vantilatè a  3.m fatige e m gen dòmi. etenn televizyon an  or m fatige e m gen dòmi. fèmen televizyon an 4.limen limyè a pou m ka li  5. monte volim nan pou m ka tande chante a