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Friday, April 15, 2011

Pou

'Pou' is Haitian Creole for the preposition 'for'

I have a book for you - M gen yon liv pou ou.

This is for you - Sa se pou ou

love for my country - lanmou pou peyi m

love for my family - lanmou pou fanmi m

love for my friends - lanmou pou zanmi m yo

love for myself - lanmou pou tèt mwen

At a Toby Mac Concert and enjoying it in Clearwater. Unable to answer any questions until after 10 PM ET tonight. thanks, Mandaly :)

Toby rocked it!  great show!

what's up ?

sak pase?

Ask me anything

nonk

nonk is Haitian Creole for uncle.

Other Haitian Creole words for Uncle are: tonton and monnonk

thank you good men

Mèsi, bon moun mwen yo - Thank you my good people.
Mèsi mesye - Thank you, guys.

what is hope in creole

hope (v.) - espere

hope (n.) - espwa, esperans

I will see you tomorrow.

I'll see you tomorrow - N'a wè demen.

I will see you later

I'll see you later - N'a wè pita.

i miss you

I miss you - M sonje w.

patale don bondye vo

I think you mean: Pataje don Bondye yo which means Share God's gifts.

Mesi anpil for the if-then responses! What about "if-then (maybe): "Si ou pale, petet yap vini?" Or is there an "uncertainty" tense?

Thanks,  You got it right.

Si ou wap pale, petèt yap vini.
If you'll speak, maybe they'll come.

Si ou mande yo, petèt yap vini.
If you ask them, maybe they'll come.

Si ou fè moun de byen, petèt ma gen yon sipriz pou ou.
If you behave, maybe I'd have a surprise for you.

Si ou etidye, petèt wa pase
If you study, maybe you'd pass.
Ask me anything

Ki ap fe sa? - what's this you're doing? what are you going to do? who did what?

What are you doing? - Kisa wap fè?

What did you do? - Kisa w te fè?

What are you going to do? - Kisa w pral fè?

What would you do? - Kisa w ta fè?

What should you do? - Kisa w ta dwe fè

Who did that? - Kiyès ki fè sa?  (or)  Kimoun ki fè sa?

Hello,Could you tell me what 'Kay Manman' means?.Greets from Holland,Kay

kay manman - at mother's house

Kay manman m - at my mother's house

kay manman mwen - at my mother's house

kay manman l (li) - at his mother's house

kay manman w (ou) - at your mother's house

kay manman n (nou) - at our mother's house

kay manman yo - at their mother's house