Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Mwen kontan que mesaj ou an ekri an kreyol. Mesi deske nou se zanmi.

Translation:
I am glad that your message is written in Creole. Thank you for your friendship.

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4 comments:

  1. Could you explain the use of "deske"? Thank you!

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  2. Deske → because of, since, due to the fact that, on account of.

    The following words are frequently used synonyms of "dèske":
    Paske → because
    Piske → since
    akòz → because of
    poutèt → because

    Examples:
    Mwen paka sòti DESKE mwen malad.
    I can't go out SINCE I'm ill.

    Nou ale lakay nou DESKE pa't gen class.
    We went home SINCE there were no class.

    Mèsi DESKE nou te vini.
    Thanks BECAUSE you came. (Thanks for coming.)

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  3. Mesi anpil. M kontan jodi a, deske w te eksplike byen yon bagay (ki) m pat konprann. :-)

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  4. WOW! Great job on your Creole!
    You demonstrated such an accurate use of "deske".
    And you are right to put "ki" in parentheses. You may omit it altogether.

    Chapo Ba pou ou :)

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