lose (v.) → pèdi
Mwen pèdi.
I'm lost.
Mwen te pèdi valiz mwen ayè.
I lost my bag yesterday.
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loose (not tight) → lach, lage
loose (morally) → lib, konsa konsa
loosen v.) → lage, lache
Kòd la twò lach, li p'ap ka kenbe.
The rope is too loose, it won't hold.
Ala fanm lib!
What a careless / loose woman!
Li te lage chèn yo pou libere nou.
He loosened the chains to set us free.
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of - is not practically translated in Haitian Creole.
He loosened the chains to set us free.
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of - is not practically translated in Haitian Creole.
off - may be translated many different way in Creole. See these examples:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-time-off-creole.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-do-you-say-turn-off.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/get-off-phone.html
its - possessive adj. See links:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/lesson-16-possessive-adjectives.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/10/exercise-25-reviewing-possessive.html
it's - See link for verb to be
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/08/taking-time-off-creole.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-do-you-say-turn-off.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/get-off-phone.html
its - possessive adj. See links:
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/02/lesson-16-possessive-adjectives.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/10/exercise-25-reviewing-possessive.html
it's - See link for verb to be
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