hello how are you?

Kijan m ye?
Enben, mwen la, m'ap boule, m'ap byen mennen, ...m'ap degaje m ase byen.
Nan yon mo, m'anfòm :)

Hello, how are you?
Bonjou kouman w ye?

I'm doing well
M'ap boule
m'ap byen mennen
m'anfòm
m'ap degaje m ase byen

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SI youn moun byen mennen, that s good right?

Men wi, that's good :)
Si yon moun ap byen mennen, sa vle di tout bagay ap mache byen.  Pa gen danje, ni grangou, ni tèt chaje.
Men si yon moun ap mal mennen, sa vle di y'ap viv nan lamizè, onswa yo pa gen siksè nan lavi a.

Gendefwa ou ka di konsa, "Mari m ak malmennen avè m" onswa "Mari m ak malmennen'm nan kay la.".  Sa vle di Mari a ap maltrete w onswa li pa byen viv avè w.
Konsa tou, ou ka di, "Yannick gen chans paske li jwenn yon mari ki byen mennen avè l.".  Sa vle di, Yannick jwen yon nèg ki byen boule avè l, yon nèg ki trete l  e pran swen l byen.

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what does wap byen mennin

Byen mennen (also mennen)
to be doing well
going strong
to thrive

W'ap byen mennen.
W'ap mennen.
You're doing well.

Se ekip mwen an k'ap mennen.
It is my team that's leading

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Nou la wi!

Nou |  la      | wi   |
We  |  here  | yes  |


"Nou la wi" is same as "Nou la"  meaning "We're here."  or "we're still here."

Let's try:

I am here.
Mwen la.

I am still here.
Mwen la toujou.

Are you here?
Eske ou la?
or
Ou la?

I'm hanging in there.
Mwen la.
Mwen la toujou.
M'ap kenbe.
M'ap boule.

We're hanging in there.
Nou la.
Nou la toujou.
N'ap kenbe.
N'ap boule.
N'ap mennen

You may use the above two translations to answer to "Sa'k pase? - What's up?"

See more about responses to "Sa'k pase?"

"Fè dèyè" is expression for ?

Literally: making buttocks, growing a butt
Meaning: gaining weight

It is not meant to be offensive.
Some people might even take it as a compliment. 

Example:
Bagay yo dwe ap mache byen pou Mimine. L'ap fè dèyè.
Things must be going well for Mimine.  She's gained some weight.

You might also hear:
Fè vant → growing a belly
same expression

living the good life.

living the good life → mennen (v.), alèz kòm blèz (v.), byen mennen (v)

She's living the good life.
L'ap mennen.
or
Li alèz kòm blèz

Edith won the lottery last year.  Now she's living large.
Edith te genyen nan lotri ane pase.  Kounye a l'ap byen mennen.

We're living well.
N'ap byen mennen.

They're living the good life.
Y'ap byen mennen.

Creole synonyms for byen mennen:  byen viv, boloze, nan luil


The expression byen viv is also used to translate:  to treat well, to be considerate

1.  Her husband treats her right.
     Mari li byen viv avè l.

2.  They treat me well.
     Yo byen mennen avè m.

3.  Does he treat you well?
     Eske li byen boule avè w?

Creole synonyms for treat well, be considerate of:  byen viv avèk, byen boule avèk, byen mennen avèk