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Showing posts with label or. Show all posts
Showing posts with label or. Show all posts

"ke l te blan, ke l te nwa" - Is it "Either..or.."?

ke...ke...
kit...kit...
Whether

Ke l te blan, ke l te nwa.
Whether he/she was white or black

Kit ou te nan mòn yo, kit ou nan vale a ou dwe parèt nan reyinyon an.
Whether you were in the hills or the valley, you must come to the meeting.

swa...swa....
oswa... oswa...
Either... or...

Ou dwe chwazi yon bagay, swa w'al lekòl, swa w'al travay.
You must choose one thing, either you go to school or you go to work. 

Different ways to say "or" in Creole→ Oubyen, oswa, osinon, ou

Or → oubyen, oswa( onswa, ouswa), osinon (osnon), ou, o

1. Paper or plastic?
    Papye ou plastik?

2. Coffee or tea?
    Kafe oubyen te?

3. Buying a house or renting a house?
    Achte kay oswa lwe kay?

4. Have children or don't have children?
    Fè timoun osinon pa fè timoun?