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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

how do you say forever

forever - pou tout tan, pou tout tan gen tan

You will live forever - Wap viv pou tout tan
or
You will live forever - Wap viv pou tout tan gen tan.

HOW DO YOU SAY NOT HERE

Not here - pa isit la

you dont believe me

You don't believe me - Ou pa kwè mwen.

how do u spell bad boy in creole

'bad boy' - vakabon, aksyonè

roi

'roi' (pronounced 'rwa') is  French for 'king'.

It is written 'wa' in Creole and means 'king'

how do you say haitian princess in creole

Haitian princess - Prensès Ayisyèn, Prinsès lakay, Rèn solèy, Marabou natif natal, or Prensès Kreyòl 

kote

Kote? - asking where
kote (n.) - a place, an area

"Paske m konsa"

Paske m konsa - Because I'm made that way.

or

Paske m konn sa - Because I know about it.

"Kisa w ap di konsa tifi"?

What are you talking about girl?

how do u say how u doing

How are you doing? - Kijan ou ye?

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Too Much / Very Much


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Bonjou tout moun!
Hello everyone!
too - twò
too much - twòp

very: 
anpil (follow verbs and adj.)
trè (placed before the adj.)
very much - anpil

TOO
1. Li twò piti.
    It's too small.

2.  Jip sa twò gran.
    This skirt is too large.

3. Manyè pale! Ou twò timid.
    Talk a little! You are too shy.

4.  Ou kriye twòp.
      You cry too much.

5.  Li pale twòp nan telefòn nan.
     She talks too much on the phone.

VERY
6.  Li janti anpil.
     Li trè janti.
     He's very nice/kind.


7.  Klas sa di anpil.
     Klas sa trè di.
     This class is very hard.

8.  M tris anpil jodi a.
     M trè tris jodi a.
     I'm very sad today.

9.  Kè m fè m mal anpil pou sa.
    I am very sorry for that.
   Literally means: '"My heart hurts for this."


10. Sa dwòl anpil.
      Sa trè dwòl.
      That is very strange/weird.

11. M renmen w anpil.
      I love/like you very much.

Se tout, mèsi e orevwa.
That's all, thanks, and goodbye.

Track:  Nostalgie Creole by Jomimi


how to say "receive the gift"

gift → kado, don

Receive the gift.
Resevwa kado a. or Resevwa don an.

I received your gift.
Mwen resevwa kado ou a.

I have a gift for you.
Mwen gen yon kado pou ou.

I like your gift.
Mwen renmen kado ou a.

Did you receive my gift?
Eske ou te resevwa kado mwen an?

What does "Amoure mwen vle ou" and "Am nan travay" mean?

Amoure mwen vle w. - (it's about expressing desire towards someone) → it means: Honey, I want you.

Ah! M nan travay - (sounds like he/she doesn't want to be bothered, 'cause he/she's at work)

how do u say, 'i like u very much friend but we're two different people.' i want to say it in creole

I like you very much, friend.Mwen renmen w anpil, zanmi.
But we're two different people.Men nou se de moun diferan.

Praise the lord

Glwa a dye