You didn't see that - Ou pat wè sa.
'pat' is the contraction for 'pa te'
Friday, April 29, 2011
Do you know of a really cheap way to call Haiti? (Not translation.. Just a question.)
Sometimes I'd use a pre-paid calling card. But they stack up quickly and I have to keep buying them. And sometimes I have 1 min left in one card and 3 min left in the other.
But I do have an international calling plan with my current cell phone service provider which I find that to be the cheapest.
But I do have an international calling plan with my current cell phone service provider which I find that to be the cheapest.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
And is there a way to say MARTIAL ARTS?
Martial arts - Karate, jido, or Kung fu (popular translation)
Martial arts - a masyal (Creole) so-called after the French: Art Martial (pronounced ah-mah-syal in both French and Creole)
Martial arts - a masyal (Creole) so-called after the French: Art Martial (pronounced ah-mah-syal in both French and Creole)
Hi Mandaly,I love your site. 1. How do you say Martial Arts in Creole2. When someones says his or her age, the AN word is linked to the ending consonant sound of the figure. For ex: diZ an, tranT an. But how can I explain twa ZAN or kat TRAN?
Thanks,
In Haiti, Martial Arts is called Karate, Jido, or Kung fu.
Rarely someone would call it by its French name: Art Martial (pronounced Ah-mah-syal both in French and Creole).
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The Haitian Creole word twa (3) comes from the French word trois. So it is really the French sound that you are hearing. The same goes for all numbers in Creole. We sound them all after their French spelling.
In Haiti, Martial Arts is called Karate, Jido, or Kung fu.
Rarely someone would call it by its French name: Art Martial (pronounced Ah-mah-syal both in French and Creole).
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The Haitian Creole word twa (3) comes from the French word trois. So it is really the French sound that you are hearing. The same goes for all numbers in Creole. We sound them all after their French spelling.
I am posting the French translation of some numbers so you may see how the laison is formed.
French # Creole # number and year in Creole
1 (un) en enan - one year
2 (deux) de dezan - two years
3 (trois) twa twazan - three years
4 (quatre) kat katran - four years
5 (cinq) senk senkan - five years
100 (cent) san santan - 100 years
"Pafwa men goch pa pale ak men dwat." Is that right? Does the expression translate to Creole?
That's right and, yes it does.
It says: 'The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing'.
It is generally about lack of communication.
It says: 'The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing'.
It is generally about lack of communication.
I know how to kontinye sou otowout la, but how do I TAKE a road? "Take Highway 3 to the exit for Carrefou"?
Take Highway 3 to exit to Carrefour - Pran otowout 3 pou antre Kafou.
I know that Haitians say "pran" medikaman, but I have heard that it is common to say "bwè" medikaman, even for pills. Is this true...?
Pran medikaman is the more popular way to say it.
Most medications in Haiti were usually tea made from leaves. So people are accustomed to saying, "drink it".
Also, if you take your pills with any kind of liquid, they still consider it, "drinking".
Most medications in Haiti were usually tea made from leaves. So people are accustomed to saying, "drink it".
Also, if you take your pills with any kind of liquid, they still consider it, "drinking".
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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