Haitian Creole

Monday, July 11, 2011

dim voyel

Di m (di mwen) - tell me

voye l (voye li) - send it

Di m voye l - tell me to send it.
(I don't know what the context is, I hope this makes sense to you.)

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Talk → pale or koze
talk to you → pale avè w.

I'm talking to you.
Map pale avè w.

I can't talk to you right now.
M paka pale avè w pou le moman.

I'd like to talk to you .
M ta renmen pale avè w.

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genyen

genyen or gen → to have

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mwen vle'w mwen pou mwen suel

Correct way to say it:

Mwen vle ou pou mwen sèl.

I want you all to myself.

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I've heard of a Haitian proverb, "Little by little a bird builds its nest." I've seen the word for bird as "wazo" within it. Why is it wazo as opposed to swazo? Thanks!

Actually the correct Haitian Creole word is "zwazo".
It is derived from the french word "Oiseau", which is pronounced "wazo".
So, literally, "wazo" is also correct.

The proverb goes:

Little by little a birds builds its nest.

Piti piti zwazo fè nich li.

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I would like to say that you are truley a blessing to people like me who really want to learn creole. My son father is haitian and he doesnt have the patience to teach me. Your blog is truley ammazing and please never give up on it, cause you are really h

Thanks!

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Dear, This is not really a questions. I was looking for a website where I can learn Creole to accomplish a volunteer work and I found your blog. This site is helping me a lot and I can't help it but thank you for the hard work you put into making this!!!

I appreciate that you've taken the time to write me a "thank you" note. I'm glad you've found this site helpful. You are welcome, and keep on learning!☺

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where can i find children's books written in Creole?

EDUCAVISION: http://www.educavision.com/
and also
Libreri mapou: http://www.librerimapou.com/
You will find tons of Creole children's book at either places.

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