Haitian Creole

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Just wanted to say I love your blog! It's an incredibly useful resource for aid workers learning Kreyol. Would love more youtube lessons please!

Thanks :)
I'll work on that.

Is there a term for over-lenient parents in Haitian Creole?

The term for any individual that's over-lenient is:

sitirè (for males)
sitirèz (for females)

huge buttocks

big buttocks - gwo dèyè, gwo bouda, or gwo dada. (non vulgar expression)

Sometimes this expression in Haitian Creole might be said of someone that's well-off.

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hope

hope (v.) - espere

hope (n.) - espwa, esperans

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love

love (n.) - lanmou
love (v.) - renmen

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The words 'jou' and 'joune' seem to have the same meaning, but different uses. Can you clarify this?

They practically carry the same meaning.

jou - the day
jounen - the (duration of the) day

Examples:
Have a great day. - Pase yon bon jounen.

I had a bad day. - M te pase yon move jounen.

On what day are you coming? - Ki jou wap vini?

Today is the first day of the year. -Jodi a se premye jou mwa a.

Today is the last day of the year. - Jodi a se dènye jou ane a.

She cried all day. - Li te kriye tout la jounen.

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