Listen to and Follow The Podcast at SOUVNI ON THE MIKE with Podcast Transcripts available. Advanced Haitian Creole Learners, you have arrived :). Souvni On The Mike stands as a vibrant cultural beacon in the digital soundscape, offering a weekly immersion into the heart of Haitian language and life. This Haitian Creole podcast transforms the airwaves into a dynamic classroom and cultural salon, where education, entertainment, and community connection converge. Follow the podcast.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

why do people say pase pran m, m'a pase cheche w?

It's an expression that means "same same", "birds of a feather"

Haitian Creole ↔ English Reference, Look up Haitian Creole and English Words
Posted by at

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 3, 2013 at 2:37 AM

    I don't agree... It looks like "come pick me up"

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. MandalyMay 3, 2013 at 8:12 AM

      Yes, you're right. That is the literal meaning of one of these sentences:
      Pase pran'm.
      You come pcik me up.

      M'a pase chèche w.
      I'll come pick you up.

      But the sentences are also used in a list of expressions:
      menm plim, menm plimay,
      kabrit tomazo,
      Pase pran m, m'a pase chache'w
      Sometimes they say
      Pase pran m, m'a pase rele w.
      which means something like "we are of the same kind."

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)