Yes. You know, In Creole, there's always more :)
tèt kwòt → women with extremely short hair (usually not a compliment to a woman)
tèt gridap → same as tèt kwòt
tèt kokolo (same as tèt kale)
tèt san kò → one who eats a lot but remains skinny or gaunt. There's no evidence where the food goes.
tèt vire → dizziness
Mwen ge tèt vire.
I'm dizzy.
tèt nwè → die suddenly
Li mouri tèt nwè.
He died right then and there.
tèt koupe → very similar
Ti gason an sanble tèt koupe ak papa l.
The boy is a spitting image of his father.
tèt di → hard headed, stubborn
tèt frèt → calm
tèt poze → calm, with no worries
tèt ansanm → unity, teamwork
tèt kole → unity, alliance
tèt nèg → expensive
tèt kay → roof (of a house)
tèt mare → a Christian (equivalent to Toby Mac's "Jesus Freak"), or a poor person
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
tèt kwòt → women with extremely short hair (usually not a compliment to a woman)
tèt gridap → same as tèt kwòt
tèt kokolo (same as tèt kale)
tèt san kò → one who eats a lot but remains skinny or gaunt. There's no evidence where the food goes.
tèt vire → dizziness
Mwen ge tèt vire.
I'm dizzy.
tèt nwè → die suddenly
Li mouri tèt nwè.
He died right then and there.
tèt koupe → very similar
Ti gason an sanble tèt koupe ak papa l.
The boy is a spitting image of his father.
tèt di → hard headed, stubborn
tèt frèt → calm
tèt poze → calm, with no worries
tèt ansanm → unity, teamwork
tèt kole → unity, alliance
tèt nèg → expensive
tèt kay → roof (of a house)
tèt mare → a Christian (equivalent to Toby Mac's "Jesus Freak"), or a poor person
Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
My kids were saying "tet kale woch" alot this week.
ReplyDeleteLOL.... Kids will be kids :)
DeleteAs a kid, I use to say that (tèt kale wòch or tèt kale bobis) to anyone who doesn't have hair.
Do they also know the song:
Tèt kale bobis
men 10 kòb
senkòb savon
achte dlo pou lave l
It's a song we sing whenever we see someone without hair.
So that's like "rock head" basically? :)
ReplyDeleteThey didn't sing the song (that I heard).
-Shane
yes. pretty much.
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