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Sunday, July 2, 2017

How do you say "clock/punch in" and "clock/punch out" in creole? For example, "I clock in to work at 11 pm and I clock out from work at 7 am."

punch in - pwente lè w rive
punch out - pwente lè w ap kite

Did you punch in before you start working?
Èske w te pwente anvan w koumanse travay?

You must clock out before you take your break.
Ou dwe pwente anvan ou pran midi.

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10 comments:

  1. God's ServantJuly 2, 2017 at 10:52 AM

    Bonjou Mandaly. SVP di m koman tradui "fe chelbe" an Anglais. Merci

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    1. MandalyJuly 2, 2017 at 5:24 PM

      Fè chèlbè - to show off.

      L'ap fè chèlbè. - S/he is showing off.

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  2. KalJuly 2, 2017 at 8:04 PM

    So "pwente" means "to punch in" and " to punch out" according to your sentences?

    If that is the case, what distinguishes the meaning of the two?

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    1. MandalyJuly 3, 2017 at 1:09 AM

      As is the case for many other words, context would.
      Some Haitians also say ponche, and it's the same translation for punch in or punch out.

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    2. KalJuly 3, 2017 at 8:22 AM

      That is the one I say a lot.

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    3. MandalyJuly 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM

      Yes. Tha's the one I hear most from Haitians in the US.

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  3. KalJuly 3, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    I think I figured out how they might be resolved. Why not say "Ponche/pwente antre/vini" for clocking in and "Ponche/pwente soti/ale" for clocking out? What do you think of this?

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    1. MandalyJuly 3, 2017 at 9:48 PM

      Mmmmm.... let's stick to the conventional way. It's important to know that both words can be used.

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  4. KalJuly 8, 2017 at 3:29 PM

    Yeah I think I might just do that.

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  5. KalJuly 8, 2017 at 4:39 PM

    By the way, since we are talking about job-related things, what are words for "badge", "resume", "unemployment", "unemployed", "to get a raise", "promote", "demote", "retire"?

    -"We use our work badge to clock in and clock out from work."

    -Submit your resume with your job application to the receptionist."

    -"The unemployment rate has gone down by 12 percent."

    -"They have been unemployed for 3 months."

    -"She got a pay raise for her hard work."

    -"The boss promoted him to manager."

    -"Instead of firing him, the manager demoted him to an entry-level position."

    -"He will retire in August after working for this company for 60 years."

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