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How so I write this in Creole? CEA is helping you with your application for benefits through the DCF. DCF's web site MyAccess gives applicants and their authorized representatives a secure way to access case information through the internet.

sa va mandaly? When saying for example, NONE OF THEM, must we use PA in addition to OKENN? Example OKENN NAN YO TE KONPRANN or OKENN NAN YO PA TE KONPRANN ? mèsi!

Pawòl tafya...?

luggage cart?

Rann sèvis bay chagren...?

Do the words ¨vin¨ and ¨vini¨ mean the same thing? Are they used in different cases?

mwen abitye travay kom sekirite espesyalman haiti

gen ou moun kap mande pou ou dyo-a

Pa gen pwoblèm

I want to express "I can be (noun/adj)." Is this "M ka (fache)" and "M ka se (yon bon zanmi)?"

Petèt yon sèl jou a nou pral jwenn kèk pwason ki soti Ayiti

what does mwen sonje nou chita pale yo men m ap pran i

How do you say ¨Can I have your cell phone number in Haitian Creole?

Can you explain the (subtle?) difference between "Li t ap pase pou l-al kay fanm li" and "Li t ap ale kay fanm li." Do these sentences require "nan" for "nan kay fanm li"? Why or why not?

ou fe kom si ou pa konprann

what does smoi mwen pral mean in english

How would you say: Blow out the candles! (Like on a birthday cake)

what does fe'm kado'w mean?

mwen pa ti moun ki rete ak moun

kijan jounen w te pase?

how do you say look at his face

translate Ou konnen ou renmen mwen... Pa manti to english

Best friends, my best friend

How do you translate 'just' as in 'I just sent you a letter.' Mesi anpil!

ou fe sa ou fason pou ou kapab antrave'm

What is the word for scripture?

Boubout mwen vle pati kite mwen.li we lot fanm. mwen pa ta vle li ale. mwen bezoin yon poem creole pou li.

Eske 'anpentad' vle di menm bagay avek 'ansoudin'

Pou kokennchenn sit sa ou fè la, mandalie, m'espere ou gen anpil moun ki sipote w

Good and how about you??

bay kou blye pote mak sonje

all the lyrics to I have decided to follow Jesus.

How do you use the expression bout pou bout?

What is the word 'tapan' as in nevè tapan? Thanks

Does "N ap pike pou pi douvan" mean something like we're pushing forward?

What does Map pense a toi mean?

you have a lot of admirers

sa je pa we ke pa tounen

"Ou pa fèt pou di sa" is You must not say that? Fèt means must here, does it?

Could you give a few examples of how to use "renk" or "renk sa" in a sentence?

how do you say, "I don't want help." or "Don't help". I want to let the men know at the airport that I just want to take my own luggage. thanks.

what does jab mean?

how do you say "have patience" in Hatian Creole?

In reading, I often see "pa fouti," such as "M pa fouti di ou ki kote li te ale." Is "pa fouti" vulgar or inappropriate in certain contexts? (noticing that "fout" might be a root)

I'm proposing to my girl in kreyol. I need to know how to say ABOUT in this phrase "I love everything about you". I have two choices here: "mwen renmen tout bagay sou ou" or should I say "mwen renmen tout bagay osijè ou"? Thanks.

Do you know where on haiti map i will find Duvaliervil? Thanks.

i bet you do ...?

What would jackie be in creloe?

Mandaly I missed you on Saturday morning girl? I asked you a question you never answered. I'm still waiting for the answer.

Is there a difference between "fout" and "merdes" . which is more acceptable?

how do you say " send in the prescription" in creole

se pa't sa mwen te espere mwen ta pral jwenn nan men ou

...and one more: fè fèt? (Nou te fè fèt - We made a party?)

Have a happy birthday /Did you have a happy birthday? / I hope you had a happy birthday.

mwen panse te ka gen diferans ant mwen ak lot yo

Grammatically, what is going on here: "Labatwa la ba a ap ou twasan dola." pg 31, "Rete! Kote Lamèsi!"

I am wanting to express "If you hadn't done ___ then what would you have ___." Such as, "If you had not gone to school, what would you have done with your life?"

li longe dwet nan figi mwen

I am glad to see you.

mwen fe dezan ap travay nan faktori-a, mwen kapab di : mwen revoke depi menm jou mwen antre-a

Our church is having a Visiting Missionary from Gris-Gris coming this weekend and I wanted to say a few words in Creole. How would you say, "Welcome to Minnesota and the Church of the Risen Savior."?

Yon ti jès pou yo :)

Are these three phrases talking about the same thing? 1) Eske se sa n fè n ap peye? 2) Se sa w fè w ap peye 3) M ap mande sa m fè m ap peye?

how to say "pop" in hatian creole

Mwen renmen sit entènèt sa a. Chak jou mwen aprann yom bagay nouvo. Mèsi anpil Mandaly pou dedikasyon ou a.

What is the word for "kind" or "type". As in: "what type of food do you like?". Mesi!

what does "diab la" mean?

What is going on here: "Ou va mechan pa w!" or "Ou a bèl pa w!"

This construction is confusing me "pou 'nou' (def art) sa 'verb'" example "Fòk mwen travay pou chofè a sa peye m." or "Mwen chita pou m sa manje." What is going on with this word order?

God bless you

are you feeling better?

My question concerns "Pinga" and (double) negation. An example you used is "Pinga ou fè sa!" Is this different from "Pinga ou pa fè sa!"

how to say broke is not a option

how do u say good morning love in Hatian creole

after the rain the sun will come out

ambush in the night

whoa! I put "worm" in google translate to get accented an "è" and if gave me this: "vè k'ap manje kadav"

In saying: Since when did the minority become majority?, do I use "depi lè" or "depi kilè"?

hey i love you

Take until all gone.

what the definition of lava in creole

I keep hearing something that sounds like "koun ya la". I don't think it's "kounye a"... any ideas?

how do you say iam sorry and hope one day you can forgive me

how do u say haitian creole" i understand what you said yesterday and iam truly sorry for what happen"

how do you say let me drink with you

reset ayisien

Ou menm tou fè mal. Ou te gen image tradiktè a rapidement

manje an byen map tann lè ou fini

Kijan yo di: "which one is better?" Mesi

Do you have the song Ou Se Tout Pou Mwen?

Bonjour, Est-ce que vous avez les paroles que Mr. Toussaint Louverture avait prononcé lorsqu'il etait arrêté. Elles font réference à une racine je crois... Merci.

and until that day, african continent will not know peace, we africans will fight we find it necessary and we know we shall win as we are confident in the victory

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How do you say "Jesus does" in creole?

What measure do Haitians use for temperature? Fahrenheit or Celsius? How would I say this in creole according to their measurement. "In Haiti it is usually 80 or 90 degrees, but here it is only around 35 degrees."

How can I say: I will help you with anything you need. There are several ways to say "anything" right?

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Do you know the lyrics to children's song Passez pa la fenetre

How would you say, "I would like to share an encouraging thought from the Bible with you?"

mwen gen pou'm deplase. Men se pa kounye'a. What is GEN POU?

on your Property?

Is this kreyole anything like swahili? How long does it take to learn kreyole? Where can I find some classes?

Here's a question for you dear. the Haitian proverb "bwe dlo nan ve respekte ve", now I know what it says in English but I need to know what it's referring to. Th

What is poison kraze nan bouyon in English?

What is the Creole term for underage? thanks!

"De je kontre manti kaba"

What is the name of the c'est la vie song?

kouman m ka di "I shouldn't" kom "I shouldn't have done that" mesi anpil

How do you say back?

Mandaly, kilès ou pa ka viv san li: lapè nan tèt oubyen lapè nan vant?

How would you say: "work hard" "I feel so much better now"

travay rete travay, pa dwe gen moun pa nan kesyon travay.

elus ...?

Just checking here, in "Projè a tonbe nan dlo", TONBE NAN DLO in this sentence means that the project did not materialize?

It's kind of sad that I have to ask an English question on the Kreyol site, but what is the difference between an intransitive and transitive verb?

How would you say for your own good, as in "it's for your own good"?

Is there another way to say ELDERLY other than GRANMOUN?

I am looking for examples of idioms in Creole. Phrases that when translated literally would not be understood very well. For example in English one can say, "I have a bone to pick" which has nothing to do with picking bones, but about confronting someon

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Se pa fot mwen...?

koman ou kapab interest mwen nan kontinye pou aprann creole? Eske ou kapab ede mwen to continue aprann?

Dante said in his monumental work "Non ti curar di lor ma guarda e passa" which vle di in english "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass." or "Don't care about them, just look and go on." how to say it in kreyol

What is the Haitian term for a baby sitter?

Is that so?

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