Tuesday, February 28, 2012

What does toule mean?

toule, tou le (from the French "tous les" meaning "all the")every

tou le jou, toule jou → everyday
tou le swa, touleswa → every night.
toule dimanch → every Sunday
toule lendi → every monday
toule midi → every noon time

This "le" borrowed from French "les", which is the plural definite article, is also used in:
le lendi → on Mondays
le samdi → on Saturdays
leswa → at night
lematen → in the morning

4 comments:

  1. P.S. --->From the French "toute heure", lit., every hour. The most common spelling for it is "toulè."

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  2. Bonjou zanmi,
    Mwen kontan kòmantè ou. Mwen apresye efò w'ap fè pou krabinen inyorans nan lang Kreyòl la. Chapo ba :)

    Based on what I once discussed with Roger Savain Sr. some time last year,
    Toule or tou le is borrowed from the French tous les as in:
    tous les dimanches
    tous les jours
    tous les deux
    tous les matins

    You see them in Creole as:
    toule dimanch, tou le dimanch
    toulejou, tou le jou
    toulede
    toule maten, tou le maten

    Of Course the true Creole is:
    Chak dimanch
    Chak jou
    Toude
    Chak maten

    And Haitian Creole tout lè, and tout è are borrowed from the French toute heure

    Kenbe la zanmi m.

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  3. bonjou mandalay!

    a question...

    so, 'toule dimanch swa' would mean 'every Sunday afternoon' right? thanks

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  4. toule dimanch swa or rather chak dimanch swa means every Sunday night

    toule dimanch apremidi or rather chak dimanch apremidi would be every Sunday afternoon

    Dakò.

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