because in Haiti family means every body, Husband, wise, kids, sibling. Is it the same in America.

Yeah, in Haiti it does mean everybody: nephews, cousins, grandparents, etc...
I think that things have changed a bit here in America. Family may mean mom dad and kids, mom and kids, dad and kids, sometimes two moms or two dads, and don't forget the dog, the cat, and the pet snake. "Family" means something different to each individual.

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When you use the word family in America, it means that the Husband, wise and kids.

It may also mean the "extended family", too.

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how do you say fruit?

fwi

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your Haitian, and you can't speak creole, no. This website is for you.

You're right

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cutie

bebe or ti cheri

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where's my plate?

you could say it many different ways. Here they are:
kote plat mwen an?
kote plat pa m?
kote asyèt mwen an?
kote asyèt pa m?

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are you ok

You can say this many different ways:
Ou byen?

Eske w byen?
Tout bagay byen?
Eske tout bagay byen?
Ou anfòm?

Eske w anfòm?

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hi im haitian but i wasnt born in haiti and i can only say a few things to my grandma but i understand everything she says. what are some words to speed up our convo? like how can i start a convo and keep it going for a while with her?

Keep talking to your grandma and her Haitian friends and family. Say what they say. Talk like they talk. You'll learn a lot from them. Peace

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this food is good

manje sa bon

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Exercise 66 - Turning on and Turning off Appliances

Turn on = limen or ouvè
Turn off = etenn or fèmen

Turn up = monte
Turn down = desann
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Turn on the light – limen limyè a
Turn off the light – etenn limyè a

Turn on the oven – limen fou a
Turn off the oven – etenn fou a

Turn on the TV – limen televizion an
Turn off the TV – etenn televizion an
or
Turn on the TV – ouvè televizyon an
Turn off the TV – fèmen televizyon an

Turn on the AC – limen èkondisyone a
Turn off the AC– etenn èkondisyone a

Turn on the lamp – limen lanp lan
Turn off the lamp – etenn lanp lan

Turn on the computer – ouvè konpitè a
Turn off the computer – fèmen konpitè a

Turn the radio on – ouvè radyo a
Turn off the radio – fèmen radyo a

Turn on the fan – ouvè vantilatè a
Turn off the fan – fèmen vantilatè a

Turn on the cell phone – ouvè telefòn nan
Turn off the cell phone – fèmen telefòn nan

Turn on the water faucet – ouvè tiyo a
Turn off the water faucet – Fèmen tiyo a

Turn up the volume – monte volim nan
Turn down the volume – desann volim nan
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Can you translate the following sentences?
1. You're wasting the water. Turn off the faucet.
2. It's hot. Turn on the fan
3. I am tired and sleepy. Turn off the television.
4. Turn on the light so I can read
5. Turn up the volume so I can hear the song.
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1.w ap gaspiye dlo a. fèmen tiyo a  2.li fè cho. ouvè vantilatè a  3.m fatige e m gen dòmi. etenn televizyon an  or m fatige e m gen dòmi. fèmen televizyon an 4.limen limyè a pou m ka li  5. monte volim nan pou m ka tande chante a

and what is 'zantray'

your guts

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So if you wanted to say 'it shook me to my core' how would say that.

there's an expression for that,
It shook me to my core - tout zantray mwen tresayi

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Hi, in Exercise 10, #16 you've got "nannan" translated as ''nucleus. Does that mean seed or something like that?

Partly. All the following terms describe nannan, pronounced 'nuh-nuh':
the core
the essence
the central point or
the innermost center of an individual, object or region

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chat pa la, rat pren kay, can u use that term on a person.

Yeap, you sure can.
I've heard people use it to mean, "When the husband is not present, the wife does whatever she wants."

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Who is the most important person in the world to you?

Myself. If I can't manage who i am, life would be insignificant.

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