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Thursday, May 26, 2011

tale

Haitian Creole word 'tale' - contraction for "te ale" which means "went" (the past tense of the verb to go)

Or

Was this the English word 'tale' which is translated as, "istwa" or "kont" in Creole?

how do you say what are you doing in creole

What are you doing? - Sa wap fè la?

write me a sentence with the verb 'I thought', ok.

I thought you understood me.
M panse ou te konprann mwen.


I thought you were here.
M panse ou te la.

I thought you loved me.
M panse ou te renmen m.

I thought he died.
M panse li te mouri.

I thought you spoke Creole.
M panse ou te pale Kreyòl.

I thought we were lost.
M panse nou te pèdi.

how do you say daddy i'm sorry?

Eskize mwen, papa.

i meant everythign i said, even the part you didnt like

Tout sa mwen te di yo, mwen di yo nèt; menm sa ou pat renmen tande a.

how do you say mommy help me?

Mommy, help me - Manman, ede mwen or Manman, ede m.

How do you say "Talk to you later" in Haitian Creole?

Talk to you later - Na pale pita.

how you say sugar in creole

Sugar - sik

what la pou mwen deja means

This is a sentence fragment. What's the context?

la pou mwen deja - there for me already.

gwo

Koman yo di: "Recognize civic leaders and dedicated volunteers!" (as part of an event flyer)

Rekonèt otorite sivik ak travayè volontè yo!

Ask me anything

God loves you and so do we.

Bondye renmen ou, e nou menm nou renmen ou tou.

hands

hands - men

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

I'm waiting for good news

I'm waiting for good news.  - Map tann bònn nouvèl

"nothing much" in Haitian Creole

nothing much - anyen de bon

Usually after you greet someone and say hello, they would ask you:
-Sa ou fè? - What are you up to?  or  What have you been doing?
and you'll answer:
-Anyen de bon - nothing much