What's going on?

What's going on?
Kisa ki ap pase la? (uncontracted)
Kisa k'ap pase la? (contracted)
Sa k'ap pase la? (more contracted)


Kisa ki genyen la?(uncontracted)
Sa ki genyen la? (contracted)
S'ak gen la? (more contracted)


Kisa ki ap pase?(uncontracted)
Sa ki ap pase?(contracted)
Sa k'ap pase?(more contracted)
S'ak pase?(more contracted)


Kisa ki ap fèt?(uncontracted)
Sa k'ap fèt?(contracted)

what are you doing?

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Kisa w'ap fè la?  
Sa w'ap fè la?
or
Kisa w'ap fè?  

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What does 'sak pase' mean in creole

Sa'k pase?

What's happening?

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Mwen pa tande ou. → I haven't heard from you.

Kouman ou ye? → How are you doing?

S'ak pase? → What are you up to?

Mwen pa tande ou. → I haven't heard from you.

Mwen pa tande w menm. → I haven't heard from you at all.

Mwen pa wè depi kèk tan. → I haven't seen you  in quite some time.

translate 'Sak Pase?' in different tenses

Present tense: Kisa ki pase?
Kisa  |  ki                       |  pase? 
Sa      |  k                       |  pase? contracted
what  | that/which/ who| happen
What's happened?
What's going on?

Also:
Past tense: Kisa ki te pase? 
Kisa ki te pase la?
Sa'k te pase la? (contracted)
What happened there?

Future tense: kisa ki va pase? or kisa ki pral pase?
Kisa ki va pase lè ou rive lakay ou?
Sa k va pase lè w rive lakay ou? (contracted)
What will happen when you arrive home.

and also:
Present Progressive: Kisa ki ap pase?
Kisa ki ap pase Ayiti kounye a?
Sa k'ap pase Ayiti kounye a? (contracted)
What's happening in Haiti now?

and
Past progressive: Kisa ki te ap pase?
Kisa ki te ap pase nan lekòl ou a yè?
Sa k t'ap pase nan lekòl ou a yè? (contracted)
What was happening at your school yesterday?

Other ways to say What's going on / What's happening in Creole.
Kisa ki genyen?
or 
Sa'k genyen? (contracted)

Kisa ki ap fèt?
or
Sa k'ap fèt? (contracted)

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what does saw genyen ti manman mean?

Sa'w genyen? → (contraction for: kisa ou genyen?) → What's wrong?

Sa'w genyen ti manman? → what's wrong little lady?

"Ti manman", here, must be a nickname /special name you're used to.

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"Kisa w'ap fè la" is "What are you doing" right?

Right.

Sak gen la

Sa'k gen la?
What's going on here?

Other ways to say "what's going on here?"

What's going on here?

Sa k genyen la?

Sa k'ap pase la?

Sa k'ap fèt la?

The letter "k" in the above sentences is a contraction for Creole relative pronoun "ki".

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Best way to say "WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?" in Creole

What are you up to?
Kisa w'ap regle? (contraction for "Kisa ou ap regle?)
Sa w'ap regle? (contraction for "Kisa ou ap regle?)
Sa ou fè? (contraction for "kisa ou fè?)
Sa w fè? (contraction for "kisa ou fè?)

Another way to say "what's up?" in Creole

Sa ki genyen? (uncontracted)
Sa'k genyen? (contracted)
What's up?
What's happening?
What's going on?

Sa ou genyen? (uncontracted)
Sa'w genyen? (contracted)
What's wrong?
What's up with you?
What's going on with you?

Sa li genyen? (uncontracted)
Sa'l genyen? (contracted)
What's wrong with him?
What's going on with him?

Sa John genyen?
What's wrong with John?

Mwen pa gen anyen.
Nothing wrong with me.

Li pa gen anyen.
Nothing wrong with him.

Sa'w fout genyen?
What the hell is wrong with you?

what is "kisa"?

Kisa - what

Kisa sa ye?

What is this?

Kisa ou vle?

What do you want?

Kisa w'ap fè la?
What are you doing?

Kisa w'ap manje?

What are you eating?

Mwen konnen kisa sa ye.

I know what this is.

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hello lovely what are you doing

Hello lovely, what are you doing?

Bonjou bèl ti pitit, kijan ou ye?

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"Sa kap fet" & "sak pase"

Sa k'ap fèt? → What's happenning?

Sa'k pase? → what's up, what's happening, How are you doing?

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What are you doing?

What are you doing?
Kisa w'ap fè la?
Kisa w'ap fè la a?
Sa w'ap fè la a?

What are you doing tonight?
Kisa w'ap fè aswè a?

What are you doing later?

Kisa w'ap fè pita?

What you doing tomorrow?
Kisa w'ap fè demen?

When do you say Kisa vs Kisa ki?

What - Kisa
When “what” acts as a subject pronoun, we add “ki” after it.

1. What is in the car?

Kisa ki nan machin nan?

2. What makes you happy?

    Kisa ki fè ou kontan?

3. What’s in your pocket?

    Kisa ki nan pòch ou?

4. What is happening?

    Kisa ki pase?

5. What is going on?

    Kisa ki genyen?

6. What is inside that box?
    Kisa ki nan bwat la?

When “what” acts more as an interrogative pronoun, it may be used on its own.

7. What do you think?
    Kisa ou panse?

8. What did he say to you?

    Kisa li te di ou?

9. What can you do?

    Kisa ou ka fè?

10. What will you wear?

     Kisa ou pral mete?

11. What would you do with a million dollars?

      Kisa ou ta fè avèk yon milyon dola?

FYI:  It is important to know that "Kisa" is very often contracted to "sa".  So you may hear:

What do you want?

Kisa ou vle? or

Sa ou vle?

I know what you want.

mwen konnen kisa ou vle.  or

Mwen konnen sa ou vle.

FYI:  It is important to know that "Kisa ki" is very often contracted to "Sa k".  So you may hear:

What's up?

Kisa ki pase? or

Sa k pase?

What's going on?

Kisa ki genyen? or

Sa k genyen?

I know what happened.

Mwen konnen kisa ki pase.  or

Mwen konnen sa k pase.

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Ki sa w'ap fè kounye a?

Kisa w'ap fè kounye a?

What are you doing right now?

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can you un-contract sa kap fet! and break it down word by word please?

Sa kap fèt  → Kisa ki ap fèt

Sa - is contraction for kisa which means what.

Ki - is a relative pronoun that means that, who, or which

ap - is the determiner for the progressive tense

fèt (v.) - as a verb means to do, to happen, to occur

Kisa ki ap fèt? - literally means "what that happening?"

Kisa ki ap fèt? - is the expression for "what's happening?"
The verb to be (se) is not written in this expression. 

It is not required.

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Same goes for "sak pase?"

Sak pase? → Kisa ki pase?

literally "what that passed"

Sak pase? - is the expression for "what's going on?" "What is happening" "What is up?"

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im burning

I'm burning - Map boule (translation may change depending on whether you're burning with fire, desire, or just living life)

Map boule - is also what you sometimes answer when someone asks you, "Sa k pase?"

Example:

-Sa k pase? (what's going on?, what's up?, what's happening?)

-Map boule.- (I'm holding strong)

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Kisa ou genyen

Kisa ou genyen? - What's wrong? What's up with you?

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Can you tell me the literal translation of "sa k ap fèt?" and what are some common responses?

Sa k ap fèt (Kisa ki ap fèt) ?
What's happening?
(Literally, "what's doing?)

Common responses:

Nou la - We're here

Nap kenbe - we're holding on

Nap kenbe piti piti. - We're holding on little by little.

Nap boule - we're holding strong (literally, we're burning)

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