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Monday, March 21, 2011

what do people think about the creole language

-It is a language just like any others in this world.

-Creole speakers use it to communicate everyday.

-Creole writers and musicians use it to express themselves.

-It is the language of slaves, illiterates, and poor that is now etched forever in blood and ink to tell of a story of survival.

-It is now alphabetized and has been introduced in the Haitian school system as one of the official languages of the island.

-It is widely spoken by natives and foreigners.  Some of the countries where Creole is spoken are Guadeloupe, Seychelles, Martinique, Haiti, and Louisiana, USA.

WHAT'S UP

Sak pase?

Ask me anything

Thanks You, it is a beatiful language to learn.

Yes, and it becomes easier to learn when you interact often with speakers of that language.
I hope learning is fun for you.

Ask me anything

what does ki laj ou ou menm?mean?

Ki laj ou? - How old are you?
Ki laj ou ou menm? - How old are you?
Both Creole sentences have the same meaning.
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Ou menm - yourself
Ki laj ou ou menm - (literal translation) How about yourself, how old are you?

This isn't an every day language. You do releaze that, right?

yes. It's a beautiful language spoken by Haitians everyday :)

Success doesn't come over night,has it been this way for you?

did you want me to translate that:)
translation: siksè pa annik tonbe sot nan syèl la, eske se konsa sa te ye pou ou? 

Expertise, Waste, Discourage, Patience, Violence, Send in the creole translation, please, Thanks you.

expertise - spesyalite, branch
waste (v.) - jete
waste (n.) - fatra
discourage - dekouraje
patience - pasyans
violence - vyolans

Sunday, March 20, 2011

mwen se le

mwen se - I am
mwen sele - I am sealed

*often times when someone says, "mwen sele", it either means that they are filled with the spirit or God has placed a seal on them.

what does pou mean

pou - for (preposition), so that, in order to


Mwen gen yon sipriz pou ou.
I have a surprise for you.


M'ap etidye di pou m kapap pase egzamen an
I'm study hard so that I may pass the exam.


Pou ou kapab sove, fòk ou kwè.
In order to be saved, you must believe.


"Pou" has also other meanings in Creole:
pou → pulse
pou → lice

bonjou ti moun

Bonjou ti moun yo! - Hello kids!   (or)

Bonjou ti pitit! - Hello child!

my friends

zanmi m yo

Ask me anything

corman elcsio

(not a Haitian Creole phrase)

What is the braiding style, "cornrows", called in Kreyol?

Cornrows - ti kouri, or kòdonèt

how do you spell hope, faith, courage, prayer and stenght in creole

hope (n) - espwa, esperans

hope (v.) - espere

faith - fwa

courage - kouraj

prayer - priyè (or) lapriyè

strength - fòs

strong -

how do you say atrium and ventricule

atrium - atriyòm kè a

right atrium - atriyòm dwat

left atrium - atriyòm goch
ventricle - vantrikil kè a