Fire, catch a fire, fireball (Creole)

fire n. → dife (pronounced dee-fay)

fireball or ball of fire → boul dife

catch fire → pran dife

Bonfire → dife bwa

backfire → rebondi, tounen kont

fired up → motive, zele

flame (from fire) → flanm dife

fan the flame → vante dife, mete gaz nan dife

smoke n. → lafimen

smoke v. (non-cigarette smoking) → fè lafimen

smoke a cigarette → fimen sigarèt

smoke a cigar/pipe → fimen siga/pip

Fire v. as in: to shoot → tire

Fire v. as in: to let go → revoke

1.  His house caught fire.
     Kay li pran dife.

2.  We started running when the car caught on fire.
     Nou tonbe kouri lè machin nan te pran dife.

3.  He fired the gun at me, and I fired back.
     Li tire sou mwen, e mwen tire sou li tou.

4.  He shot the dog.
     Li tire chen an.

smoke, smoking hot
5. I got fired.
   Yo revoke m.

6. Did you get fired?
   Eske yo revoke w?

7.  We can't hold on to one more employee.  We have to let you go.
     Nou pa ka kenbe yon amplwaye de plis.  Nou oblije revoke w.

How long have you been...? questions in Creole

There are two ways to ask this question.
How long have you been...?
Depi konbyen tan ou...?
Konbyen tan ou genyen...?

Examples:
How long have you been married?
Depi konbyen tan ou marye?  or
Konbyen tan ou genyen marye?

How long have you been a smoker?
Depi konbyen tan w'ap fimen? or
Konbyen tan ou genyen ap fimen?

How long have you been in the country?
Depi konbyen tan ou nan peyi a?  or
Konbyen tan ou genyen nan peyi a?

How long have you been on Facebook?
Depi konbyen tan ou sou Facebook?  or
Konbyen tan ou genyen sou Facebook?

How long have you been pregnant?
Depi konbyen tan ou ansent?   or
Konbyen tan ou genyen ansent?

How long have you been working?
Depi konbyen tan w'ap travay?  or
Konbyen tan ou genyen ap travay?

How long has he been dead?
Depi konbyen tan li mouri?  or
Konbyen tan li genyen mouri?

Mandaly, what are the words for smoke (verb), such as 'don't smoke' and smoke (noun). how to say: It's smoking. and you are smoking.

smoke (n.) - lafimen

smoke (v. to smoke cigarettes) - fimen

smoke (v. to produce smoke from burning) - fè  lafimen

Don't smoke - Pa fimen
It's smoking - lap fè lafimen

You're smoking (as in you're smoking a cigarette).

Wap fimen.

You're smoking (as in you're hot and sexy).
Ou anfòm.
Ou seksi.

Do you smoke?

Eske ou fimen?

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