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Bònn fèt Pak!

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How does one respond to "Sak Pase?" I know it means what's up, but what are some common responses to the question.

Most popular responses to 'Sak Pase?' are:

nap boule - We're holding firm (literal meaning: we're burning)

nou la - we're here

nap kenbe - we're holding on

nap lite - we're fighting, we're struggling

nap debat - we're striving

1. kalOctober 7, 2015 at 4:46 PM

   Here are other expressions for "s'ak pase" that I have compiled: s'ak regle, s'ak rive, s'ak mennen, s'ak ap fèt, s'ak kouran, s'ak nouvo, s'ak genyen, sa nou fè, ki pwogrè w, ki aktivite w, ki nouvèl w, ki lavi w, kijan/kòman n'ap woule, kijan/kòman n'ap mennen, kijan/kòman bagay yo ye, kijan/kòman jounnen w ye, etc. I pretty sure that there are more. Please add on to this list if you know more.

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   kalOctober 7, 2015 at 5:59 PM

   Also, here are some responses to "s'ak pase": Nou nan lalit, mwen anfòm, mwen ok(e), n'ap degaje nou, n'ap demele nou, n'ap debouye nou, n'ap woule, n'ap viv, n'ap mennen, n'ap goumen, n'ap batay, n'ap regle, n'ap dirije, n'ap fè efò, n'ap kòntinye, n'ap pèsevere, n'ap redi, n'ap pwogrese, n'ap avanse, etc. Please correct and/or add more expressions if you know more and that are not on this list.

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Good Friday, What Easter Saturday, and Easter Sunday,

Good Friday - Vandredi Sen

Easter Saturday - Samdi Sen or Samedi Dlo Beni

Easter Sunday - Dimanch Pak

check the following posts out:

http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/good-friday.html
http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com/2011/04/haitian-creole-for-crucifixion-and.html

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HOW TO SAY ALL DAY

day → jou
today → jodi a
all day → tout la jounen
every day → chak jou

during the day
all day long
pandan jounen an

How's your day?

Kijan jounen ou ye?

How was your day?

Kijan jounen ou te ye?

I had a bad day.

Mwen pase yon move jounen.

I had a good day.

Mwen pase yon bon jounen.

What's today?

What day is today?

Ki jou jodi a ye?

This present day
Jounen jodi a

jou vs. jounen

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what is the tranlation for 'stammer'?

stammer (v.) - bege (pronounced bay-gay)

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Haitian Creole for 'crucifixion and resurrection' - Does the Easter Bunny go to Haiti? - Do we do the Easter Breakfast in Haiti? Is there any Easter Egg Hunt in Haiti?

Crucifixion

kwa a

Creole version:  live


English version:

Sung by Pierre Gardy Fontaine

Crucifixion - Krisifiksyon

Resurrection - rezirèksyon

cross - kwa

He rose from the dead. - Li leve soti nan lanmò

Jesus is the Christ. - Jezi se Kris la.

He's alive. - Li vivan.

He was nailed to the cross. - Yo klouwe li sou kwa a.

He died for our sins. - Li mouri pou peche nou.


The Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is not a tradition in Haiti.


Traditional Easter Breakfast
Traditional Easter Sunday food is white rice, dry white beans, any kind of bird, and beet roots at dinner time.

Easter Egg Hunt
The Easter Egg Hunt is not a tradition in Haiti.

u are a christian tell me this: How can a night club turn into church to people for worship.

I hope church people are not renting a night club venue to worship.
That would be weird.

But, if the building was used for a night club and it is not anymore, I think it would be a nice transformation provided that the place is tastefully rebuilt and all reminders of what was there is destroyed.

Actually, it is every Pastor's dream in Haiti to turn a '*peristil' into a church.  Imagine someone going to do a voodoo ceremony in a peristil, she enters and finds a church instead :) 

The idea is the same here.  What do you think?

*peristil - building for voodoo worship.

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Is there another way to say 'good night' when you are wishing someone good night rather than 'bon nwi?'

No, 'bòn nwi' is generally it.

bònn nwi - good night

pase bònn nwi - have a good night

fè bon rèv - have beautiful dreams

bònn sware - have a good evening

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happy easter

Happy Easter! - Bònn fèt Pak!

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water

water - dlo
cup - gode
tea cup - tas
glass (to drink) - vè

a glass of water - yon vè dlo.

a cup of water - yon gode dlo.

Bring me a glass of water - Pote yon vè dlo pou mwen.

Give me some water - Ban m yon ti dlo

Can you give me some water? - Eske ou ka ban m yon ti dlo?

I am thirsty. - M swaf.

cold water - dlo frèt
cold water (to drink) - dlo glase
cool water - dlo fre
icy or frozen water - dlo jele
hot water - dlo cho
lukewarm water - dlo tyèd

Bèl kichòy

kichòy - things

bagay - (also means) things

bèl kichòy - beautiful things

bèl bagay - beautiful things

Ki bagay sa?! - what's going on? (expression)

Kisa bagay sa yo ye? - What are these things?

Bagay sa pa mache. - This thing isn't working?

let's dance

Let's dance! - An nou danse!

How to say, 'You are my sunshine' in Creole

Sun - solèy

Sunshine - reyon solèy

You are my sunshine. - Ou se reyon solèy mwen.

Superlatives - Biggest, Baddest, Coolest, and Most Useful Skill Ever

Yeap! The biggest baddest, coolest, and most useful skill ever is to speak more then one language.  It opens new doors.  You meet new people, discover new traditions and cultures, and learn how the other half of the world live.

The determiner for Haitian Creole superlative is 'pi'.

The ten Haitian Creole superlatives that you must memorize are:

1. pi gwo - biggest

2. pi bon - best

3. pi bèl - most beautiful


Konesans
Pi fò pase tsunami.
Pi bèl pase lanmou.
Pi cho pase solèy.

4. pi piti - smallest

5. pi fò - strongest

6. pi fasil - easiest

7. pi dous - sweetest

8. pi anfòm - coolest

9. pi move - worst

10. pi cho - hottest (has nothing to do with the word 'sexy hot')

What is Haitian creole for 'Feel better' or 'Get well'

To wish someone well in Haitian Creole, you'll say:

Pòte w byen. - Get well.

M espere ke ou fè mye. - I hope you get better.