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Sunday, April 17, 2011

What is the word for "Hi" in Haitian

There's no equivalent for the word, "Hi" in Haitian Creole.

Greet someone in Haitian Creole with the followings:

Allo - Hello!
Sali - Greetings!
Sak pase? - What's up?
Bonjou - Good morning
Bonswa - Good afternoon

i mean how do i write be quiet

Be quiet - Fè silans

When I ask a group of people to 'be quiet', I don't want to say 'shut up'. What is a more polite way to ask people to 'keep it down'.

more polite
Keep it down please. - Fè yon ti silans silvouplè.
Be quiet. - Fè silans

less polite
shut your mouth - pe bouch ou, fèmen bouch ou
shut it - pe la


(The following two are downright vulgar.)
shut up -
pe dyòl ou
shut up - pe bèk ou
Shut up - fèmen dan'w
Shut up! - Pe dan'w la!

how to say sermon

sermon - mesaj, prèch

Is there a Creole expresion for "safe and sound"?

Yes.

"Safe and sound" -
Sen e sof

how to say, 'Where are you located'?

Where are you located? - Ki kote ou ye?
Where are you? - Ki kote ou ye?Where were you? - Ki kote ou te ye?

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Seven Different Ways to Make Exciting 'Rice à La Haiti'

In Haiti, we prepare two types of rice:

1.  Diri blan (white rice) is prepared with the white grain rice.  It is pure white rice boiled in water, salt, oil and a little salt.

2. Diri Kole (mixed rice) is prepared with either white or brown rice. Diri kole is prepared by mixing the rice with beans, vegetables, mushrooms, herring, or your favorite vegetables while cooking it.

Rice has 0 fat and 0 cholesterol.

1. You can make white rice
See preparation




2. Rice with Spinach and Sweet Peas



 
3. Rice with Lima beans and Tomato Sauce


4. Rice with Mixed Vegetables
and Anchovies



5. Rice with Red Pinto Beans
See Preparation
 
6.   Black Beans and Rice
See preparation


7. Rice with Lima Beans and Black Mushrooms
See preparation

little by little

little by little - piti a piti

little bit by little bit - tikal pa tikal

How to say, it's raining outside....

It's raining outside. - lap fè lapli deyò a.

how to say my house in creole

kay mwen or

lakay mwen

The Auxillary Verb "Can"

can - kapab
can - kab (contracted form of kapab)
can - ka (contracted form of kab)

*Use either form (kapab, kab, ka) to translate "can".

1. I can speak. - M ka pale.

2. I can read. - M ka li.

3.  I can walk. - M ka mache.

4. I can't understand you. - M pa ka konprann ou.

5. I can't see. - M pa ka wè.

6. I can't fly. - M pa ka vole.

7. She can read. - Li ka li.

8. She can't read. - Li pa ka li.

9.  We can help you. - No ka ede w.

10. They can dance. - Yo kapab danse.


11. Can i help you? - Eske m ka ede w?
12. Can I see you? - Eske m kapab wè w?
13.  Can I come in? - Eske m ka antre?
14. Can we sit down? - Eske nou ka chita?

Quiz!
Translate: (remenber, you can use any three of Haitian Creole translations for 'can').
1. I can't sleep.
2. I can't understand Creole.
3. Can you speak louder?
4. We can't hear you.
5. He can dance.
Scroll down for answers.






Answers:  1. M pa ka dòmi.    2. M pa ka konprann Kreyòl.   3. Eske ou ka pale pi fò?    4. Nou pa ka tande w.   5. Li ka danse.

ou ka wem le'w vle wi mwen sonje'w.

Ou ka wè m lè w vle. - You can see me when you want.

YON LOT TRAVAY

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Hello! I like your page. There's nothing like it on the web. How do you say: Let's get out of here!I got An nou, but after that I'm stuck!

Thanks!

Let's get out of here - An nou soti la .
Let's leave this place - An nou kite plas sa.
Let's go. - An nou ale

Other expressions for let's get out of here:

Let's get ourselves out of here - An nou sòti kò nou la.

Let's take ourselves away from here. - An nou retire kò nou la .

Let's take ourselves away from here. - An nou wete kò nou la.
Ask me anything

how do you say whats up in creole

What's up? - Sak pase?