Tuesday, June 26, 2012

pot?

pòt (with an accent) door, opportunity
examples:
Louvri pòt la.
Open the door.


Fèmen pòt la.
Close the door.


pot (without the accent)can be a derivative of pote (to carry, to bring)
examples:
Pot manje a pou mwen.
Bring me the food.


Kisa ou pot la?
What do you carry there?
What did you bring?
What do you have there?


Also 
Some Haitians say pot instead of po to mean a jar, a vase, a clay pot, etc...
The word for jar or vase can be translated as  PO in H. Creole.


Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words

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