WHERE as KOTE and BÒ

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Bonjou!  Kouman nou ye? M’espere tout moun ap pase yon bon jounen.  Pa vre?

Hello!  How are you? I hope everyone's having a good day.  Isn't it true?

KOTE and BÒ

kote / bò → location, position, border, edge,side/facade, margin, border

Ki bò* / ki kote → which side, which location, where, which place
*Sometimes, you'll see ki bò as one word kibò

To ask WHERE:

1. Ki bò kay la ye?

     Where is the house located?

2. Ki kote  restoran an ye?

    Where is the restaurant located?

3. Kote mache a ye?

     Where is the market located?

               

                Sometimes Creole speakers omit “YE”:

                3a. Kote ou? instead of Kote ou ye? - Where are you?

                3b. Kote papa ou? instead of Kote papa ou ye? – Where’s your dad?

                3c.  Kote manje pa’m? instead of Kote manje pa’m ye? – Where’s my food?

So, is there difference between "Kote ou ye?" and "Kote ou?"

4.  Kote’l soti? (or Kote li soti?)

     Ki kote'l soti? (or Ki kote li soti?)

     Ki bò'l soti? (or Ki bò li soti?)

     Where does he/she/it come from?

      

     

Bò kote →  Prepositions: near, next to, close to, by

5. Vin chita bò kote m.

     Vin chita bò kote mwen.

     Come sit near me.

6. Legliz la bò kote yon estasyon gazolin.

    The church is near a gas station.

7. Sou wout nou, nou te pase bò kote yon ti chapèl.  Eske se te li?

     On our way, we passed near a little chapel.  Was that it?

Kote → location, place, area

8. Mwen bezwen yon kote pou’m  poze tèt mwen.

    I need a place to rest.

9. Kote ou ale,  m’va ale tou.

    Where you go, I’ll go.

10. Di’m ki kote ou gen doulè.

       Di'm kote ou gen doulè.

      Tell me where does it hurt.

      Tell me the location of your pain.

11.  Mwen gen doulè sou bò kote goch mwen.

        Mwen gen doulè sou bò goch mwen.

        Mwen gen doulè sou kote goch mwen.

        I have pain on my left side.

Kote as adverb

12.  Yon lopital se yon plas kote yo swanye moun malad.

        A hospital is a place where they care for sick people.

13.  Sa a se magazen kote’m te achte biyè lotri a.

       This is the store where I bought the lottery ticket.

Se tout pou jodi a. Mèsi tout moun.  Pase yon bon jounen, e orevwa :)

That's all for today.  Thanks everyone. Have a great day, and goodbye.


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Mwen soti Okay
M' ateri Jeremi
Kisa m'al fè?
M'al travay nan Shada
Se hach* m'ap voye  *hach → axe
Se pikwa* m'ap voye  *pikwa → hoe
Se bwa m'ap jete
Se wòch m'ap kraze
M' travay anpil, lajan'm piti
Kijan pou'm fè, pou m'al nan peyi'm?


Pitit mwen malad
Men wi, madanm mwen kouche
Mwen gen preskripsyon
Yo bezwen manje
Solèy ap boule'm
Mwen pa gen lajan
Lapli ap mouye'm
Mwen pa sa pare

M' travay anpil, lajan'm piti

Kijan pou'm fè, pou m'al nan peyi'm?

ki kote ou prale

ki kote ou prale?
Where are you going?
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2012/02/where-are-you-going.html

Ask me anything

where are you going?

Where are you going?

Ki kote ou prale?

or

Ki kote ou prale la?

Ask me anything

Could you write about use of k ap and also bó. Thanks. SAre you going to post any audio lessons soon? They are great!

Thanks :)
Yes , I will.   I plan to continue uploading audio post by second week of January.  The recordings on my computer has been full of loud staticky noise even though I replaced my headphones.  I finally took care of that :)

K'ap is a contraction for ki ap.

Ki is the relative pronoun that, who, which, whom

Ap is the marker for progressive and / or future tense.

This is the woman who is carrying my baby.

Sa se fanm ki ap pote bebe mwen an. (uncontracted)

Sa se fanm k'ap pote bebe m nan. (contracted)

The girl who's dancing is my girlfriend.

Ti fi ki ap danse a se menaj mwen. (uncontracted)

Ti fi k'ap danse a se menaj mwen. (contracted)

Who is knocking at the door?

Ki moun ki ap frape pòt la? (uncontracted)

Ki moun k'ap frape pòt la? (contracted)

The cup that is leaking is mine.

Gode ki ap koule a se pa m nan. (uncontracted)

Gode k'ap koule a se pa m nan. (contracted)

Bò (with an accent on the "o") means side, place, location, area...

Bò is a synonym for the creole words kote and plas

You could ask the question "where..." by saying "kibò..."

Bò also means near, next to, close to

You could say:

Ki bò ou prale?

Literally:    What location are you going?

meaning:    Where are you going?

You can also ask in Creole:  Ki kote ou prale?

Ki bò ou rete?

literally: What location do you reside?

meaning: Where do you live

You can also ask in Creole:  Ki kote ou rete?

Ki bò ou vle chita?

Literally:  What location do you want to sit?

meaning:  Where do you want to sit?

You can also ask in Creole:  Ki kote ou vle chita?

Bò as next to, near, close to.

Vin chita bò kote m

literally: Come sit near my side.

meaning: Come sit near me.

Li abite bò kote nou.

literally:  She lives near our side.

meaning:  She lives next to us.

Mwen te wè yon chyen bò dlo a.

I saw a puppy by the water.

Li te mete liv li a bò kote liv mwen an.

He placed his book next to my book.

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where

where → ki kote, kote, or kibò

Where is it?
Kote li ye?
or
Ki kote li ye?
or
Kibò li ye?

Where should I meet you?
Kote mwen dwe rankontre w?
or
Ki kote mwen rankontre w?
or
Kibò mwen dwe rankontre w?

I don't where I am.
Mwen pa konn kote mwen ye.
or
Mwen pa konn kibò mwen ye.

This is the place where I found it.
Sa se plas kote mwen te jwenn li a.
Sa se plas ki kote kote mwen te jwenn li a.
Sa se plas kibò kote mwen te jwenn li a.

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What is the difference between "Ki kote" and "kote"?

No difference. "kote" is a contracted form or short version of "ki kote" which means "where".
See the examples below and see the following link on WHERE

Ki kote ou prale?

Kote ou prale?

Where are you going?

Ki kote ou te jwenn li?

Kote ou te jwenn li?

Where did you find it?

Mwen pa konn kote li ye.

Mwen pa konn ki kote li ye.

I don't know where it is.

kote as a noun means place, location, somewhere, etc..

Mwen prale yon kote.

I'm going somewhere.

Mwen te sere li nan yon kote ki sekrè.

I hid it in a secret location.

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Where? - Ki bò? or Ki kote?

There are two ways to ask "where" in Haitian Creole.

Where → ki bò?

Where → ki kote?  (if you use "ki kote", you may drop the word "ki", see example below)

Use either of them in any sentences you choose.

1. Where are you from?

    Ki kote ou sòti?  or

    Kote ou sòti?

2. Where are you going?

    Ki kote ou prale?  or

    Kote ou prale?

3. Where should we sit?

    Ki  bò nou dwe chita?

4. Where can I find good Haitian food?

    Ki bò mwen kab jwenn bon manje Ayisyen?

5. Where is this going?

    Ki kote sa prale? or

    Kote sa prale?

and if your sentence is not a question...

6. I can see where this is going.

   Mwen ka wè kote sa prale.

7. I didn't know where you were.

    Mwen  pat konnen ki bò ou ye?

ki kote ou rete

Translation:

Where do you live?

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where have you been?

Ki kote ou te ye?

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kowte`w soti

Kote w sòti? or Ki kote w sòti?

Where have you been? or Where did you go?

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kote

Kote? - asking where
kote (n.) - a place, an area

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how to say, 'Where are you located'?

Where are you located? - Ki kote ou ye?
Where are you? - Ki kote ou ye?Where were you? - Ki kote ou te ye?

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where can i", translation

where can i? - ki kote m kapab?
where can I see a movie? - ki kote m kapab wè yon fim?
where can i buy a book? - ki kote m kapab achte yon liv?

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Whatever, whoever, whereever

Whatever - nenpòt kisa
whoever - nenpòt kimoun, or nenpòt kilès
wherever - nenpòt kikote
anyhow - nenpòt kijan, or nenpòt kouman, or nenpòt kifason