On Weekends, during the day, and at night

Days of the week

Jou nan semèn nan

during the day → lajounen
in the evening → leswa
in the afternoons → lezapremidi, le apremidi
at night → lannuit, nannuit
on the weekends → lewikenn
on weekdays → lasemenn
on Sundays → ledimanch
in the morning → lematen
Sunday → jou dimanch lan
Saturday → jou samdi a

1. Jou dimanch lan se jou pou m repoze.
    Sunday is my day to rest.

2. What do you do on Tuesdays?

    Kisa ou fè lemadi?

3. What do you do in the morning?
     Kisa w fè lematen?

4. I have a Creole class on Fridays.

   Mwen gen yon klas Kreyòl levandredi.

5. The market is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

     Gen mache lemèkredi ak samdi.

6. We take the course on Monday afternoons.
    Nou pran kou a lelendi apremidi.

7. We'll leave on Monday.

    N'ap pati lendi.

8. I'll see you at church on Sunday.

    M'a wè w legliz la dimanch.

9. On Thursday she called me. But I haven't heard from her since.

     Jedi l te rele m.  Men depi lè sa, mwen pa janm tande l ankò.

10. Konbyen jou ki gen nan semèn nan?

    How many days are there in the week?

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I'm having a great day

I'm having a great day.

Map pase yon bon jounen

How to 'say' the days of the week in Creole?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-7OQnIumA

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DAYS OF WEEK- HOW TO SPELL THEM?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-7OQnIumA

Monday - lendi
Tuesday - madiWednesday - mèkrediThursday - jediFriday - vandrediSaturday - samdiSunday - dimanch

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How would you list, on a schedule, that a clinic is not open? For example: Monday - 9 to 5Tuesday - ClosedWednesday - 10 - 2

Open - Ouvè
Closed - Fèmen
From 9 to 5 - De 9 a 5

Schedule - Orè

(Days of the week, starting with Monday)
Lendi         9 a 5

Madi          Fèmen

Mekredi     10 a 2

Jedi            9 a 5

Vandredi    10 a 2

Samdi         Fèmen

Dimanch    Fèmen

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good friday

Good Friday - Vandredi sen
Actually the whole week in Haiti is also considered a holy week. It's called "semèn sent".
Name of the days in the holy week starting with Palm Sunday which precedes Easter Sunday.

Palm Sunday - Dimanch Ramo or Dimanch dè Ramo

Holy Monday - Lendi sen

Holy Tuesday - Madi sen

Holy Wednesday - Mèkredi sen

Maundy or Holy Thursday - Jedi sen

Good Friday - Vandredi sen

Holy Saturday - Samedi sen

Holy Saturday - (also called) Samdi dlo beni (Blessed water Saturday)

Easter Sunday - Dimanch Pak

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HOW DO I SAY DAYS OF THE WEEK

dimanch - Sunday
lendi - Monday
madi - Tuesday
mèkredi - Wednesday
jedi - Thursday
vandredi - Friday
samdi - Saturday

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Exercise 34 - Answers to Exercise 33

Here they are. The answers to questions in Exercise 33.
Please note the prepositions in the English translations.

1. Ki jou Zette te ale lekòl? (what day did Zette go to school?)
Answer: Zette te ale lekòl lendi. (Zette went to school on Monday)

2. Ki kote Zette te ale madi? (Where did Zette go on Tuesday?)
Answer: Madi Zette te ale nan plaj la. (Tuesday Zette went to the beach)
3. Kombyen zanmi Zette te fè madi? (How many friends did Zette make on Tuesday?)
Answer: Li te fè twa(3) zanmi madi. (She made three friends on Tuesday.)

4. Eske Zette te renmen fim nan? (Did Zette like the movie?)
Answer: Non. Li pa te renmen li. (No. She didn't like it.)

5. Ki jou Zette te ale nan konsè a? (what day did Zette go to the concert?)
Answer: Zette te ale nan konsè a jedi. (Zette went to concert on Thursday)

6. Ki kote Zette te ale vandredi? (where did Zette go on Friday?)
Answer: Vandredi Zette te ale kay yon dantis. (On Friday Zette went to a dentist)

7. Ki jan dantis la rele? (What was the dentist's name?)
Answer: Li te rele Felix. (His name was Felix)

8. Ki kote Zette te ale samdi? (where did Zette go on Saturday?)
Answer: Samdi Zette te ale nan yon jwèt foutbòl. (On Saturday Zette went to a soccer game)

9. Ki kote Zette te ale dimanch? (where did Zette go on Sunday)
Answer: Dimanch Zette te ale legliz. (On Sunday Zette went to church)

10. Kisa Zette ak Fanò te fè dimanch? (What did Zette and Fanò do on Sunday?)
Answer: Yo te marye. (They got married)