Tout tan, toutan, toutotan, tout bon?

Tout tan → all the time, regularly, constantly, continually

Nou manje nan restoran sa tout tan.
We eat at this restaurant all the time.

Se tout tan l'ap fè sa wi!
He/ She does that all the time.

Mwen wè ou gen yon tous tout tan.  Fòk ou wè yon doktè pou sa.
I see you have a constant cough.  You must see a doctor about it.


Tout bon → really, truly, honestly, without a doubt

Mwen renmen w tout bon wi.
I truly love you.

Se tout bon?
Is it true?

Wi, se tout bon.
Yes, it's true.

Li malad tout bon.
She's really sick.


Toutan, toutotan (also Hatian Creole depi)→ as long as

Toutotan ou toujou marye ak nèg sa, ou p'ap pwogrese.
As long as you're still married to this man, you won't make any progress.

Toutan ou pa peye m, mwen pa prale.
As long as you don't pay me I will not leave.
I will not leave until you pay me.

how do you say real in creole

real → reyèl, vre, tout bon, tout bon vre

It's real (It's true). → Se tout bon, se tout bon vre

He's really mad. → Li fache tout bon vre

He's really dead. → Se tout bon li mouri vre.

Is this real?
Is this true?

Eske se vre?

Eske se tout bon?

Eske se tout bon vre?

Eske li reyèl?

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What does mean?li pa anceint vre

Li pa ansent vre.

She's not really pregnant.

Really (for real) → vre, tout bon vre, tout bon (usually placed at the end of sentence)

Really (for real) → vrèman, reyèlman (usually placed after subjects and auxillaries)

1. Li pa fache vre.

    Li pa reyèlman fache.

    He's not really angry.

2. Nou pa gen lajan tout bon vre.

    Nou vrèman pa gen lajan.

    We really don't have any money.

3. Mwen pa te wè li vre.

     Mwen pa te reyèlman wè li.

    I didn't really see it/him/her.

4.Fwa sa a se vre.

   This time it's for real.

5. Mwen sezi tout bon.

    Mwen vrèman sezi.

    I'm really shocked.

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