Haitian Creole

Ti moun ou ye. - You are a child.
Malte pou ye. - (This sentence may have a different meaning, but it sounds like : "You cannot be any good", "You cannot be any better")

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

what does "ma chere" mean in Hatian

ma chère → is French for "my sweetie", "my darling', "my dear"

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KIYES? KI gAZMAN NAN?

Kiyès ki gazman nan? - who is this "gazman"?

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handling....

handling - regleTo handle → regle, okipe, tcheke
I'm handling this. - Map regle sa.

Are you handling this? → Eske wap regle sa?

I want you to handle this. → M vle pou ou okipe sa.

And handle as in "hold" or "handle a baby" is kenbe.

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thank you my friend

Cool.

Thank you my friend - Mèsi zanmi m.

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ball headed

Ball headed - tèt chòv, tèt kale

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go to sleep

Go to sleep.

Al dòmi

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Ask gen la pitit

sa k gen la pitit? - What's going on child?

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Why are you putting me thru so much

Translation:

Poukisa wap fè m pase tray konsa?

Poukisa wap fè m pase mizè konsa?

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Using the Haitian Creole verb "fini"

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Bonswa mezanmi!
Hello my friends!

Fini → depleted, drained, get done, to wrap up, to conclude

1. Klas la ap fini a 8:00 è.
   The class will wrap up at 8:00 o'clock.

2. Fim nan fini. An ale lakay nou.
    The movie is over. Let's go home.

3. Eske ou fini?
    Are you done?

4. Kilè wap fini?
    When will you be done?

5. Manje a fini.
    There's no more food.

Fini → fin (when used as an auxillary), it is placed before a verb to indicate that one is done with a task.

6. M fin manje.
    I'm done eating.

7. Rele m lè ou fin etidye.
    Call me when you're done studying.

8. Eske ou fin pale?
    Are you done talking?

Sometimes, "fin" may indicate the perfect tense.

9. Ou fin pran tout sa m genyen.
    You have taken all I have.

10. Ou fin kraze kay la.
      You have destroyed the house.

11. M fin ba ou tout sa m genyen.
      I have given you all that I possess.

Se tout, mèsi e orevwa!
That's all, thank you, and goodbye!

Track: Poukisa w pa Pale Manman by Manno Charlemagne