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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

romantic, romance, sensual, sensuality, sensual encounter? write few kreyol words and phrases about pure romance, souple. :)

Dakò. But first, I got to take my dusty taboo file out☺

Often, a beautiful and sensual woman in Creole may be referred to as:
yon flè dizè - a 10:00 o'clock flower
yon fanm solèy - a "delightful" woman
yon fanm dous - a "sweetie"
yon bèl Kreyòl - native expression
yon nègès ak bon gangans - native expression

romantic - womantik, santimantal
romance - womans, zafè
sensual - dous
sensuality - dousè, gangans

gangans - beauty, vitality, bounciness, oomph...
What's a sensual encounter anyway? We may have differing views. Let me hear yours first. Thanks :)
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19 comments:

  1. MandalyAugust 17, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    No, it's not.
    Although it literally comes from the French "negro", it is used a a term for "man" in general.

    So "nèg" could be a white or black man.

    Sometimes, you will Haitians say:
    "Yon nèg blan" which means "a white man".

    Haitians will use "nèg" to mean "a friend, a comrade, a confidante, a guy"

    The feminine equivalent of "nèg" is "nègès".

    "nègès" really means "a beautiful native"

    Did that help?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    definitely...your explanations are great, very detailed, witty and highly informative

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  3. MandalyAugust 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Yes. Great! Thanks.
    pase yon bon jounen.

    Gwo kout chapo!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Chapo ba pou ou, Mandy!

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  5. Sadrak SanmdiApril 2, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    wanton, voluptuous, lascivious?

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    1. MandalyApril 2, 2013 at 9:06 AM

      Wanton → devègonde, toujou sou sa, toujou doubout, andyoze
      voluptuous → sansyèl, ki bande, ki sou plezi
      lascivious → chanèl, cho, toujou sou sa, anmoure

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  6. Sadrak SanmdiApril 2, 2013 at 3:27 AM

    slinky, salacious, seductive?

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    1. MandalyApril 2, 2013 at 8:59 AM

      O o! Here they are :)

      Slinky → kaptivan, atiran, toupare
      salacious → sansyèl, toulimen
      seductive → seduizan, chamant, eksitan, dezirab

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  7. Sadrak SanmdiApril 10, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    Flirt?
    Glance flirt?
    Coquette, coquetry?

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  8. MandalyApril 10, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    to flirt - fè flè, koutize, file, fè lakou
    glance flirt - fè flè ak je, bay bèl je dou
    coquetry - chèlbè, bwodè, kapris, galantri

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  9. Sadrak SanmdiApril 10, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    I am having the time of my life time
    She is walking seductively, swaying with hips in rhytmic, sensual and captivating way

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    1. MandalyApril 10, 2013 at 9:22 AM

      Have the time of one's life (to carouse
      banbile, banboche, fè woul, pran plezi nèt al kole

      I'm having the time of my life.
      M'ap banboche.
      M'ap pran plezi m nèt al kole.
      M'ap banbile.
      M'ap fè woul nèt.

      We had the time of our lives.
      We enjoyed ourselves to the full.
      Nou te banboche nèt.
      Nou te pran plezi nou nèt al kole.
      Nou te banbile nèt.
      Nou te fè woul nèt.

      time
      tan

      to walk seductively
      taye banda
      bay payèt
      voye payèt
      bay filing
      fè seksi

      She is walking seductively, swaying with hips in rhytmic, sensual and captivating way
      L'ap bay payèt. L'ap fè banda ak ren li, l'ap souke dada l, l'ap bay filing.

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  10. Sadrak SanmdiApril 10, 2013 at 10:01 AM

    wooow, i am totally speechless, Manda....so quick...I really don't know how to thank you...MESI ANPIL, Manda

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  11. Sadrak SanmdiApril 10, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    secret admirer? :)

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    1. MandalyApril 10, 2013 at 10:34 AM

      secret admirer (in Haitian Creole)
      admiratè sekrè
      admiratè delwen
      admiratè andistans

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  12. Sadrak SanmdiApril 28, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    dandy,casual?

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    1. MandalyApril 28, 2013 at 2:39 PM

      dandy is one of these words you translate as anfòm, mayifik, or esepsyonèl, unless you have something specific in mind.

      casual → òdinè, enfòmèl

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  13. AnonymousAugust 11, 2013 at 10:55 PM

    how do I say "" If you really want it you know where to find me my love"" please help me out

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