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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

how to write welcome letter in creole

First write the welcoming letter in your own language.
Express a positive reception. Invite your guest to see the surroundings. keep it short and to the point.
Then translate the letter in Creole.
If you have the letter in English, I'll be able to translate it for you.
But you'll have to send it via my e-mail.   Thanks.

Here's a link to a few examples of greetings that might go at the beginning of a letter

Shouldn't the person name printed on the check, creole translation.

English: Shouldn't the name of the check owner be printed on the check itself?
Haitian Creole: Eske non mèt chèk la pa ta dwe enprime sou chèk la?

Rephrasing the above sentence,

English:  The name of the check owner should be printed onto the check.
Haitian Creole:  Non mèt chèk la ta dwe enprime sou chèk la.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

what is the name of the haitian languig

Official language - Haitian Creole (newly made official)
National language - French

if you ask me

if you ask me - si ou mande mwen

if you ask me - si w mande m (contracted form of the above Creole sentence.  Mostly used form)

chicrobe

Not a Haitian Creole word

no public restrooms thank you

Pa gen twalèt piblik, mèsi
there's no public restrooms, thank you


Nou pa gen twalèt piblik, mèsi
we do not have public restrooms, thank you
also,

Pa gen lavabo piblik, mèsi
there's no public restrooms, mèsi


Nou pa gen lavabo piblik, mèsi 
we do not have public restrooms, thank you


We have limited bandwidth here and I was looking for another option to listen to your recordings. I can upload them free after 12 midnight to 4am but don't know how to save them for later listening.

I think I could choose a downloadable option when I publish my recordings. I'll see about making them downloadable. Check back later. ...way later tonight :)

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do you have audio material for sale?

No. What are you looking for. If it's not too extensive I might be able to upload it for you.

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see

Greetings and Introduction

This audio clip can be downloaded here:
http://limanecasimi.audioacrobat.com/download/4871fef8-26be-1541-cbe6-46285311dd47.mp3

Click on the play button, listen and follow along.
1. Bonjou! - good morning!
2. Bonswa! - good afternoon, good evening!
3. Allo! - hi, hello!
4. Salut! - hi, hello!

5. Bonjou mesye - good morning Sir, good morning Mr...
6. Bonjou madanm - good morning Man'm, good morning Mrs...
7.Bonswa matmwazèl - good evening miss
8. Bonjou ti pitit! - hello kid!
9. Mèsi - thank you
10. Padekwa - don't mention it, you're welcome

11. Silvouplè - please
12. Tanpri - please
13. Tanpri souple - please
14. Ban m yon ti dlo tanpri souple! - give me some water please!

15. Kouman ou ye? - how are you?
16. Kijan ou ye? - how are you?

17. Nou la - we're ok
18. Nou byen - we're doing well
19. Nou pa pi mal - - we're not too bad
20. Konsa konsa - we're so so

21. M rele Ursule. E ou menm kijan ou rele?
My name is Ursule. How about you, what your name?
22. M rele Jean Joseph Georges
My name is Jean Joseph Georges.

23. M kontan rekonèt ou - I'm pleased to meet you
24. Mwen menm tou - Me too

25. Na wè - we'll see you one day
26. Na wè pita - we'll see you later
27. Na wè demen - we'll see you tomorrow
28. Na wè ankò - we'll see you again

29. Orevwa - goodbye

30. Orevwa zanmi! - goodbye my friends!

Track: Fanm Peyi m by Ansy Dérose

Popular entertainer Michel Martelly is not fit to be president Haiti. He's only promoting his Last album BANDI LEGAL means HIP-HOP. Every weekened if he is president i think there's going to be parties inside Parliament.

You danm right, there will be more than "parties".

These things can only happen in Haiti: If you can wear a suit and carry a VIP card then you're fit to be president. The poor Haitian people of Haiti have been drinking water for chocolate for so long, they don't know what chocolate tastes like. But is there really a qualified Haitian in Haiti that can lead the people out of its dark hole? Is there someone in Haiti who is smart enough to know to bring in the right experts to get rid of a system that's not working and establish one that'll employ the Haitian people while restructuring and reviving this dead nation?

Though Manigat' s experienced and could bring stability, things would be same-same under her. But Martelly does stand for vigor, this present generation , and change. Would he bring the right kind of change? We don't know. But he could be the start of a new era in Haiti.

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/tet-kale.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-looking-at-ur-statement-you-can-wear.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/bandi-legal.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/mandaly-i-think-michel-martelly-is-all.html




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I gotta go to bed.

I gotta go to bed - Fòk mal dòmi

how are you

kijan ou ye?
kouman ou ye?
sak pase?
sa kap fèt?

small

small - ti (as an adjective, placed in front of a noun)
small - piti (as an attribute or adverb)

Monday, March 28, 2011

how do you say I care about you

I care about you - Mwen sousye m de ou
(or)
I care about you - Mwen sansib pou ou