Piyay (pee-yah-y) (n.) → freebie, giveaway, handout
Fè piyay (v.) → to invade, to loot, to plunder, to pillage
The words "piyay" comes from the French "pillage" which means looting, free-for-all, pillaging.
Examples:
The man offered me $500 for the car. He must have thought that this is a freebie.
Mesye a mande m $500 pou machin nan. Li te panse se piyay.
During the riot they looted the store. There's nothing left.
Pandan dezòd la yo fè piyay sou magazen an. Pa gen anyen ki rete.
You'll hear these expressions often.
This is not a handout!
Sa se pa piyay non!
Haiti is not there for the taking.
Ayiti pa pou piyay.
The thieves plundered the house.
Vòlè yo fè piyay sou kay la.
They raped the girl.
Yo fè piyay sou tifi a.
Fè piyay (v.) → to invade, to loot, to plunder, to pillage
The words "piyay" comes from the French "pillage" which means looting, free-for-all, pillaging.
Examples:
The man offered me $500 for the car. He must have thought that this is a freebie.
Mesye a mande m $500 pou machin nan. Li te panse se piyay.
During the riot they looted the store. There's nothing left.
Pandan dezòd la yo fè piyay sou magazen an. Pa gen anyen ki rete.
You'll hear these expressions often.
This is not a handout!
Sa se pa piyay non!
Haiti is not there for the taking.
Ayiti pa pou piyay.
The thieves plundered the house.
Vòlè yo fè piyay sou kay la.
They raped the girl.
Yo fè piyay sou tifi a.
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