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Showing posts with label take a shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label take a shower. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

how do you say did you take a shower

take a shower
benyen, douche, pran yon beny, or pran yon douch

I took a shower.
Mwen te benyen.

He/She already took a shower.
Li benyen deja.

Did you take a shower.
Eske ou te benyen?

Go take a shower.
Ale benyen.

I'm taking a shower.
M'ap benyen

He/She's taking a shower.
L'ap benyen.

Bath → Twalèt

Take a bath → fè twalèt

She's taking a bath.
L'ap fèt twalèt li.

Did you bathe the patient?
Eske ou te fè twalèt pasyan an?

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011

take a shower

take a shower (v.) - benyen (pronounced benh-yenh, do not vocalize the 'n' sound)

a shower (n.) - beny (pronounced benh -y)
The Haitian Creole noun 'beny' is often used to describe a medicinal or ceremonial (voodoo) bath.

Example:

He's taking a shower. - lap benyen.


Nèg sa ap benyen
 I'm taking a shower. - map benyen.

She's in the shower. - lap benyen.

Go take a shower. - Al benyen.

I'm going to take a shower. - M pral benyen

when I get home, I'll take a nice shower.
Lè m rive lakay mwen, m pral pran yon bon beny
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