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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

mwen renmen ou anpil pou zanmi mwen

I love you very much my friend.

Ask me anything

Difference between “pou kont ou”, “tet-ou” and “ou-mem”? I think these all mean "yourself".

Yes. You're right.

POU KONT OU
pou kont ou - by yourself
pou kont mwen - by myself
pou kont li - by himself/ herself.
example:
I'm by myself. - M pou kont mwen.
She's going by herself. - Li prale pou kont li.

TET OU
tèt ou - yourself
tèt li - himself.
example:
He killed himself - Li touye tèt li
I'm talking to myself - map pale ak tèt mwen.


OU MENM
ou menm - you, yourself
li menm - him, her, himself, herself
mwen menm - me, myself
example:
It's me! - Se mwen menm!

"more" and "most"

more - pi, plis
most - pi, plis, or pi plis

example:
more people - plis moun

I want more.
M vle plis.

I love you more than anything.
M renmen w plis pase tout bagay.

Most people here speak Creole.
Plis moun la pale Kreyòl.

She is the most beautiful woman.
Li se fanm ki pi bèl

The cat is smaller than the dog.
Chat la pi piti pase chyen an.

dirtier - pi sal
dirtiest - pi sal
stranger - pi etranj
strangest - pi etranj
funniest - pi komik
fastest - pi vit
more interesting - pi enteresan

DAYS OF WEEK- HOW TO SPELL THEM?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-7OQnIumA

Monday - lendi
Tuesday - madiWednesday - mèkrediThursday - jediFriday - vandrediSaturday - samdiSunday - dimanch

HOW TO SAY AND SPELL LEFT AND RIGHT

left - goch (pronounced geau-sh)
right - dwat (pronounced dw-ah-t)

'GWO KOZE' which translates 'big talk' seems to have a different meaning. Is it a idiom?

It sure is.

gwo koze - remarkable, impressive, cool, grand.
Se gwo koze! - It's beyond belief!, It's extravagant!, Bombastic!, Awesome! (depending on context)

ki' sa wap fe la

what are you doing here?
or just...
what are you doing?