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Most requested translations added here for your convenience: I love you → Mwen renmen w. I miss you → Mwen sonje w. My love!Lanmou mwen!

Showing posts with label day vs today. Show all posts
Showing posts with label day vs today. Show all posts

Is "all day Saturday" tout jou Samdi?

No.
All day Saturday.
Tout jounen samdi a.

Jodi

jodi (usually jodi a) → today.
Jounen jodi (or jounen jodi a) → this present day

my day is going very well! You?

Wi. Depi nou pa lopital, tout bagay anfòm!

My day is going very well. And you?
Jounen m ap pase byen. E ou menm?
Jounen mwen trè byen.  E ou menm?

how was you day?

jounen jodi a

jounen jodi a - today, on this day

HOW TO SAY ALL DAY

day → jou
today → jodi a
all day → tout la jounen
every day → chak jou

during the day
all day long
pandan jounen an

How's your day?
Kijan jounen ou ye?

How was your day?
Kijan jounen ou te ye?

I had a bad day.
Mwen pase yon move jounen.

I had a good day.
Mwen pase yon bon jounen.

What's today?
What day is today?
Ki jou jodi a ye?

This present day
Jounen jodi a

Ask me anything

The words 'jou' and 'joune' seem to have the same meaning, but different uses. Can you clarify this?

They practically carry the same meaning.

jou -
the day
jounen - the (duration of the) day


Examples:
Have a great day. - Pase yon bon jounen.

I had a bad day. - M te pase yon move jounen.

On what day are you coming?  - Ki jou wap vini?

Today is the first day of the year. -Jodi a se premye jou mwa a.

Today is the last day of the year. - Jodi a se dènye jou ane a.

She cried all day. - Li te kriye tout la jounen.