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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 family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

How do you say "my son"?

Is this Darth Vader talking?

my son
piti gason mwen
or
pitit gason mwen an
or
pitit gason m nan

I am your father, and you are my son.
Mwen se papa w e ou se pitit gason mwen

Everyone!  Come! Let's celebrate! My son was lost and now he's found.
Tout moun! Vini!  An'n selebre! Pitit gason m nan te pèdi e kounye a mwen jwenn li.

The force IS with you :)

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you will always be my little girl

You will always be my little girl.
W'ap toujou ti pitit fi mwen.

elder

Elder → granmoun, pèsonaj

a daughter (is it just "fi" or "pitit fi")?

daughter → pitit fi
son → pitit gason
boy → ti gason
girl → ti fi

man → nonm, mesye (also misye, msye, or mouche), nèg, monkonpè (or konpè), frewo, jennonm (for younger and for those who feel young), lepè (for older and for those who feel old)

woman → fanm, fi, madanm, dàm, sò, kòmè, makòmè

Young woman → demwazèl (matmwazèl, mademwazèl, or manmzèl), sò, kòmè, jenn dàm, jenn fanm, and jenn fi, and also fanm, fi, or dàm 

older person → granmoun, pèsonaj, grandèt

Older woman → grann (also means grandmother)

Older man → lepè, granpè (also means grandfather)

baby → bebe, ti bebe, ti katkat

child / kid → timoun, pitit, ti pitit

big brother or big sister (Creole)

big brother / big sister
gran frè / gran sè

Little brother / little sister
Ti frè / ti sè

He's my big brother.
Li se gran frè m.

She's my little sister.
Li se ti sè m.

What is the Haitian word for Child?

Child (kid) → timoun, pitit, ti pitit, ti gason (boy), ti fi (girl)

daughter, son (creole)

daughter → pitit fi
son → pitit gason

I have two daughters.
Mwen gen de pitit fi.

I don't have a son.
Mwen pa gen pitit gason.

relationship

Relationship → Relasyon, koneksyon, afilyasyon

how do you say you better in creole?

You better → pito ou, pito w
You better not → pito ...pa,   or   pinga

You better call her tonight.
Pito ou rele l aswè a.

You better put on a hat.
Pito ou mete yon chapo.

You better not tell him about this.
Pito ou pa di l sa.

You better not fall!
Pinga ou tonbe sèlman!

I m having difficulty finding the correct translations for "I wish to see you". I have tried 'swete' from the dictionary and it doesn't sound right.

In that case you mean "desire" or "feel like"
Example: I feel like eating a cookie. or  I desire to see you.

The Haitian creole translation is: anvi.

1. I desire to see you. - M anvi wè w.

2. I feel like eating chocolate cake. - M anvi manje yon ti gato chokola.

3. What do you feel like eating today? - Kisa w anvi manje jodi a?

4. I wish I could see my child. - M anvi wè pitit mwen.

5. I feel like kissing you. - M anvi anbrase w.

6. Do you feel like throwing up? - Eske ou anvi vomi?

7. Do you have to go pee? - Eske ou anvi al pipi?

Sometimes you'll hear:
8. M anvi wè mari m. - I miss my husband. or I wish I could be with my husband.

9. M anvi wè w. - I miss you.  or  I wish I could see you

10. M anvi wè fanmi m. - I wish I could see my family.

Friends and Family - Audio lesson

This audio clip ia available for download at this link:
http://limanecasimi.audioacrobat.com/download/13aebb3b-0032-3130-e4b4-b5e86af10c92.mp3


Press the play button an be ready to listen to the next three sentences in Haitian Creole.  Listen and follow along.



Bonjou ankò zanmi mwen yo - Hello again my friends!
Kijan nou ye? - How are you?
M espere ke tout bagay byen - I hope all is well.


Vocabulary words
1. fanmi - family
2. zanmi - friend
3. santiman - feelings
4. kalme - to soothe
5. fwa - faith


Sentence
1- Yo se fanmi ak zanmi m - they are my friends and family
2. Eksprime santiman w - express your feelings
3. Fè yon diferans - make a difference
4. Kenbe la - hang in there, pressing on
5. kò, nanm, ak lespri - body, mind and spirit

Pase yon bon jounen - have a good day!
Orevwa - good bye!

(track:  An limyè by Jocelyne Béroard)