Haitian Creole

Saturday, July 16, 2011

kind of dresses

Kind of dresses - Diferan kalite rad

School clothes - rad lekòl

wedding dress - rad maryaj

fancy dress - rad sòti, rad pou sòti

casual clothes - rad drive

Types of clothing -jan de rad, diferan kalite rad
shirt - chemiz
T-shirt - mayo
Socks - chosèt
Men's underwear - slip, kanson, kalson
Ladies' underwear - kilòt, pantalèt
Tie - kòl, kravat
Brassiers - soutyen
Slip - jipon
skirts - jip
pants - pantalon
nightgown - ròb de nwi

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Can you tell me the literal translation of "sa k ap fèt?" and what are some common responses?

Sa k ap fèt (Kisa ki ap fèt) ?
What's happening?
(Literally, "what's doing?)

Common responses:

Nou la - We're here

Nap kenbe - we're holding on

Nap kenbe piti piti. - We're holding on little by little.

Nap boule - we're holding strong (literally, we're burning)

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Ou dis mwen pa Ayisien parce que m'pa fet dans payi a men payi la se dans toute sen mwen...Dessaline se papa'm Ayiti se manman'm

Translation:
You say that I'm not Haitian because i was not born in Haiti. But the counrty's blood runs through my vein. Dessalines is my father and Haiti is my Mom.

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se plezi tet poze...can you translate this for me please

Translation:

It's pure pleasure.
Its pure fun.
It's pleasure without worry.

plezi tèt poze → pure pleasure, pure fun, no worries

plezi tèt kale → ulimited fun, unrestricted fun

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you're right?

You're right! → Ou gen rezon!

Am I right? → Eske m gen rezon?

Is that right? → Eske se sa?

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about what girl you are talking?

Translation:

De ki ti fi wap pale a?

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Pumpkin soup (also called Soup Joumou)

Pumpkin Soup
Soup Joumou

Ingredients:
1 lb lean beef for stew, or beef chunks
1 cut-up limes
A mixture of chopped green onions, garlic, parsley, and salt
2 packets of frozen cooked squash
1 lb. of baby potatoes
1 packet of Chinese cabbage, or bok choy (chopped)
1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
3 medium carrots (cut-up)
6 small radishes
2 large turnips
1/2 cup of chopped celery
minced shallots

Preparation:

Trim off any excess fat from the meat. Rub the cut-up limes on the meat and let it marinate for a few minutes. Rinse off the marinade with warm water. Bring the meat to a saucepan. Season the meat with the mixture of chopped green onions, garlic, parsley and salt. Add four cups of water and cook until tender.

In a hot large saucepan, add one tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Sautee the shallots and the tender meat until browned. Add four cups of water, baby potatoes, carrots, squash, celery, turnips, radishes and Chinese cabbage. Bring to a boil. The soup is ready when the vegetables are tender. Throw in a hot pepper if you can tolerate it. Salt to taste.