Friday, May 17, 2013

What's the difference between vole, voltije and sote?

vole → to fly
vòltije → to leap, to bounce, to fly away
sote → to skip, to jump over, to hop

sote also mean to skip as in:
You may skip one day when taking your meds
Ou mèt sote yon jou lè w'ap pran medikaman ou.

sote also means to be startled or spooked as in:
You startled me.  
Ou fè m sote.

Or

I was startled when I saw the snake.
Mwen te sote lè m te wè koulèv la.

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2 comments:

  1. My kids and their friends use vole for jumping into the pool as well.

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    1. Yes. They surely can use "vole" also.

      Sometimes you'll hear people say "vole wo" which is to jump high.

      And also we use the words, sote, vole, ponpe together sometimes.

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